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International Left Hander’s Day was first celebrated on August 13, 1976. It was started by Lefthander’s International. This yearly event celebrates left-handedness and raises awareness of the difficulties and frustrations left-handers experience every day in a world designed for right-handers. So take a minute to appreciate your left-handed friends and loved ones. Don’t forget to send them a Left-Handed Day Ecard to show your respect.
In Technology
- 4 of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer were left-handed
- Bill Gates is left-handed
- On a QWERTY keyboard, there are 1447 English words typed solely with the left hand, whilst only 187 are typed with the right hand.
Notable Facts
- Tests conducted by St. Lawrence University in New York found that there were more left-handed people with IQs over 140 than right-handed people. Famous left-handed intellectuals include Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Benjamin Franklin
- Left-handedness runs in families. Lefties in the British royal family include the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Prince William.
- 1 in 4 Apollo astronauts was left-handed – 250{ad6ec37a2bd3ecfa3332b96b9ac48dbf74f925fa7e3098eb9d9871fb3d85bcba} more than the normal level.
- The lengthy list of left-handed leaders includes four of the last seven commanders in chief — President Obama, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Gerald Ford — as well as past presidents James Garfield, Harry Truman, Henry Ford and Thomas Jefferson (ambidextrous). In fact, there’s a rumor that Ronald Regan was born a leftie, but stringent schoolteachers converted him to a righty when he was young.
- Between 10-12{ad6ec37a2bd3ecfa3332b96b9ac48dbf74f925fa7e3098eb9d9871fb3d85bcba} of people on earth are “lefties.” Women are more likely to be right-handed than men by about 4 percentage points.
- Left-handed college graduates go on to become 26{ad6ec37a2bd3ecfa3332b96b9ac48dbf74f925fa7e3098eb9d9871fb3d85bcba} richer than right-handed graduates
- Juniata College in Huntington, Pennsylvania awards up to $1,475 in academic scholarships to students who have top academic records and who are left-handed.
Career Facts
- More likely to pursue creative careers. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Mozart, and Beethoven are amongst these creative left-handers.
- Lefties are also called “southpaws”. The term was coined in baseball to describe a left-handed pitcher. Manny Pacquiao is left-handed.
- Make especially good baseball players, tennis players, swimmers, boxers and fencers (almost 40{ad6ec37a2bd3ecfa3332b96b9ac48dbf74f925fa7e3098eb9d9871fb3d85bcba} of the top tennis players are lefties)
- While many people are left-handed, very few are 100{ad6ec37a2bd3ecfa3332b96b9ac48dbf74f925fa7e3098eb9d9871fb3d85bcba} left-handed. For example, many Left handers golf and bat right-handed. On the other hand, there is a high percentage of righties who are 100{ad6ec37a2bd3ecfa3332b96b9ac48dbf74f925fa7e3098eb9d9871fb3d85bcba} right-handed.
Politicians Left-Handed U.S. Presidents James A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20th Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) 31st Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rd Gerald Ford (1913-2006) 38th Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) 40th George H.W. Bush (1924- ) 41st Bill Clinton (1946- ) 42nd Barack Obama (1961- ) 44th | Left-Handed U.S. Politicians Senator Bill Bradley, Rhodes scholar, basketball star McGeorge Bundy, presidential advisor Benjamin Franklin, statesman/publisher/scientist Steve Forbes, businessman/publisher Jean-Marc Froidevaux , Suiss politician Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice Senator Daniel Inouye Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Brigadier Gen. Lee Hsien Loon, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense Col. Oliver North, White House aid H. Ross Perot, businessman William Perry, Secretary of Defense Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President Senator Hugh Scott Robert Wagner, New York mayor Henry Wallace, Vice President [Senator Bob Dole – switched to left due to injury] |
Creative Left-Handed Authors James Baldwin, novelist Bet Bowen, horror novelist Peter Benchley, novelist | Lewis Carroll Richard Condon, novelist Jean Genet Marshall McLuhan Diane Paul Helen Hooven Santmyer, novelist Viktoria Stefanov | Mark Twain, novelist Samuel C. Warner , poet H.G. Wells Jessamyn West Eudora Welty, see One Writer’s Beginnings (1983:27) Thomas Carlyle |
Left-Handed Musicians Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composer David Byrne (Talking Heads) Glen Campbell Vicki Carr Natale Cole Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) Phil Collins (Genesis) Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) Dick Dale (guitarist) Don Everly (The Everly Brothers) Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers) Bela Fleck, jazz musician Glenn Frey (the Eagles) Eric Gale, guitarist Noel Gallagher (Oasis) | Errol Garner, jazz pianist Joe Perry (Aerosmith) Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)Judy Garland Crysal Gayle Kevin Griffin, guitarist & lead singer (Better than Ezra) Thomas Hedley, vocalist/musician Jimi Hendrix Isaac Hayes Tony Iommi, guitarist (Black Sabbath) Albert King, guitarist Melissa Manchester Chuck Mangione, trumpet Martina McBride , country music singer Paul McCartney (the Beatles; Wings) Christie Marie Melonson (opera) | George Michael (Wham!) Peter Nero, conductor Cole Porter, song-writer Sergei Rachmaninoff , composer Maurice Ravel , composer Lou Rawls John Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd.) Rich Szabo, trumpeter Seal Ringo Starr (the Beatles) Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel) Tiny Tim Rudy Valee Lenny White, drummer Paul Williams, song-writer |
Left-Handed Artists Albrecht Dürer M.C. Escher Hans Holbein | Paul Klee Michelangelo LeRoy Neiman | Raphael Leonardo da Vinci |
SportsAmerican Football Frankie Albert Terry Baker Mark Brunell (quarterback) Bobby Douglass Norman “Boomer” Esiason Jim Del Gaizon David Humm Paul McDonald Scott Mitchell Gayle Sayers Allie Sherman, coach Kenny Stabler Steve Young Jim ZornBaseball Steve Carlton (pitcher) Whitey Ford (pitcher) Paul Gibson (pitcher) Lefty Grove (pitcher) Ron Guidry (pitcher) Al Habrosky (pitcher) Steve Howe (pitcher) Bruce Hurst (pitcher) Carl Hubbell (pitcher) Randy Johnson (pitcher) Tommy John (pitcher) Bob Kipper (pitcher) Joe Magrane (pitcher) Greg Swindell (pitcher) Brady Anderson Steve Avery Harold Baines Barry Bonds Wade Boggs Lou Brock Brett Butler Will Clark Ty Cobb Adrian Dantley Lenny Dykstra John Franco Tom Glavine Lefty Gomez Leon “Goose” Goslin Ken Griffey, Jr. Tony Gwynn Rickey Henderson Kent Hrbek “Shoeless” Joe Jackson Reggie Jackson David Justice Wally Joyner Sandy Koufax John Kruk Kenny Lofton Fred Lynn Kevin Maas John McGras Fred McGriff Heinie Manush Dave Martinez Don Mattingly Jackie Mitchell Stan Musial Troy O’Leary Paul O’Neil John Olerud Mel Ott Rafael Palmeiro Dan Pasqua Babe Ruth “Neon” Deion Sanders (baseball/Am.football) Warren Spahn Casey Stengel Darryl Strawberry Lou Whitaker Ted Williams Fernando Valenzuela Tommy Lasorda (baseball manager) | Badminton Erik Poul Hoejer (badminton) Peter Rasmussen (badminton) Donna Stacey (netball)Basketball Nate Archibald Walter Berry Larry Bird Adrian Branch Calbert Cheaney Dave Cowens Adrian Dantley Charles “Lefty” Driesell Mark Eaton Nick Van Exel Gail Goodrich Ron Kellogg Toni Kukoc Bob Lanier Brad Lohaus Harold Minor Dick Motta Chris Mullen Sam Perkins Digger Phelps Willis Reed Guy Rodgers Bill Russell Wayman Tisdale Bill Walton Lenny Wilkins Manuel ZuletaBilliards Steve Mizerak, Jr. Kun-Fang Lee Bonnie Arnold Reynaldo GrandeeBowling Bill Allen Patrick Allen Earl Anthony Mike Aulby Steve Cook Patty Costello Dave Davis Cara Honeychurch Tish Johnson Johnny Petraglia Andy Varipapa Fencing Cécile Argiolas Laura Flessel-Colovic Fabrice Gazin Matthieu Gourdain Fabrice Jeannet Giuseppe Mangiarotti Hugues Obry Anne-Lise Touya Adeline WuillemeGolf Bonny Bryant Bob Charles Russ Cochran Connie Decker NOT Ben Hogan, who is included on many published lists Phil Mickelson (while golfing only)Hockey Tom Barrasso Phil Esposito Cam Neely Terry Sawchuk Roman TurekCycling Thomas Voeckler | Boxers Carmen Basilio James “Gentleman Jim” Corbett Marvin Hagler Oscar de la Hoya Reggie Johnson Rafael “Bazooka” Limon Freddie Miller Jacker Patterson Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker Manny Pacquiao Cricket Alan Border Alistair Campbell Denis Compton Saurav Ganguly David Gower Gary SobersDriver Johnny Herbert (Formula 1 driver) Terry Labonte (NASCAR race car driver) Ayrton Senna (Formula 1 driver) Karl Wendlinger (Formula 1 driver) Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racer)Olympics Francis X. Gorman (diving) Greg Louganis (diving) Mark Spitz (swimming) Bruce Jenner (decathlon) Nikita Kohloff (wrestling) Dorothy Hamill (skating)Soccer Jans van Breukelen Dan Burbott Johan Cruyff Willem van Hanegem Hernan Medford Pelé -Edson Arantes do Nascimento Diego Armando Maradona Romario Hugo Sanchez Richard Witschge Tennis Kenneth Carlsen Jimmy Connors Norman Brookes Courtney De Mone Guy Forget Andres Gomez (Santos) Goran Ivanesivic Rod Laver Henri LeConte John McEnroe Thomas Muster Martina Navratilova – ambidexterous Manuel Orantes Niki Pilic Renee Richards Marcello Chino Rios Monica Seles Roscoe Tanner Guillermo Vilas Mark Woodforde |
More Notable Lefties Joan of Arc , French heroine Lloque Yapanqui , Inca monarch Ramses II , Egyptian pharaoh Tiberius , Roman emperor Alexander the Great Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor Julius Caesar, Roman general Napoléon Bonaparte , French emperor Josephine de Beauharnais King Louis XVI of France Queen Victoria of England King George II of England King George VI of England Prince Charles of England Prince William of England Fidel Castro, Cuban leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime-minister Ehud Olmert, Israeli prime-minister Nicole d’Oresme, mathematician Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer David Rockefeller, banker Dwight F. Davis, founder of the Davis Cup in tennis | Helen Keller, advocate for the blind Dr. Albert Schweitzer, physician/missionary August Piccard, inventor of stratosphere, bathosphere Edwin Buzz Aldrin, astronaut Wally Schirra, astronaut Dr. Mark Silver, surgeon Paul Prudhomme, chef Cecil Beaton, photographer/costume designer Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidexterous) Dave Barry, journalist David Broder, journalist Edward R. Murrow, correspondent Ted Koppel, journalist Forrest Sawyer, journalist Ray Suarez, journalist John F. Kennedy, Jr., lawyer/publisher Caroline Kennedy, lawyer/author Ron Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan Vin Scully, sports broadcaster David Letterman , host Jay Leno, host Lenny Bruce, comedian Allen Ludden, host Joel Hodgson, host of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Wink Martindale, game show host Uri Geller, psychokinetic performer | Richard Simmons, exercise guru Euell Gibbons, naturalist Marie Dionne, one of the Dionne quintuplets General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Clarence Darrow, lawyer F. Lee Bailey, lawyer Melvin Belli, lawyer Marcia Clark, lawyer Alan Funt, television producer Milt Caniff, cartoonist Bill Mauldin, cartoonist Cathy Guisevite, cartoonist Matt Groening, cartoonist Jean Plantureux (Plantu), political cartoonist Pat Oliphand, political cartoonist Ronald Searle, cartoonist Pat Robertson, evangelist/politician N.B. Forrest, Confederate general John Dillinger, criminal/bank robber Boston Strangler (Albert Henry DeSalvo), serial killer Jack-the-Ripper, serial killer John Wesley Hardin, Western gunslinger Bart Simpson, cartoon character King Edward III of England Osama Bin Ladin |
Health
- Recover from strokes faster
- Nails grow faster on the left hand than the right
- Stuttering and dyslexia occur more often in left-handers (particularly if they are forced to change their writing hand as a child, like King of England George VI).
- Left-handers usually reach puberty 4 to 5 months after right-handers
- Mothers who are over 40 at the time of a child’s birth are 128{ad6ec37a2bd3ecfa3332b96b9ac48dbf74f925fa7e3098eb9d9871fb3d85bcba} more likely to have a left-handed baby than a woman in her 20s
- There is a high tendency in twins for one to be left-handed
- When placed on their tummies, right-handed babies tend to turn their heads to the right. Left-handed babies usually turn their heads to the left or they don’t show any preference.
- Research suggests that left-handers are slightly more prone to allergies and asthma than right-handers are.
- Studies have shown that if a left-hander injures his dominant hand, he has an easier time learning to use the other hand than his right-handed counterparts.
- Right-handed people operate on the left side of the brain. Left-handed people use the right side.
- Left-handers adjust more readily to seeing underwater.
Other Random Facts
- It is believed that all polar bears are left-handed. Also, see Polar Bear Day.
- Tuesdays are Lefties luck day.
- There is a rumor that octopuses have but one right hand. Scientists are diligently studying this issue.
- Most left-handers draw figures facing to the right.
- Everyone is a Left Hander in Left Hand, West Virginia.
- In school, have you ever seen a left-handed desk they don’t exist.
- Novelty coffee mugs are made with the picture or text for a right-handed pick-up.
- Scissors are for right-handers.
- Sinistrophobia is the fear of left-handedness or things on the left side.
- During the 1600’s people, thought left-handers were witches and warlocks.
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