As a vegan, who is not ashamed to admit that I am still learning so much, there are so many inspirational celebrity vegans who have really helped me reach where I am today. They are fairly much institutional names when you mention anything vegan, you can find their names quite easily. As for me, I am really inspired by these people and look up to them as a health enthusiast, a vegan and a person in general. I am happy to share with you some of the most inspirational celebrity vegans that I know of.

Alicia Silverstone – The Clueless star, which I loved her in by the way, who didn’t? Anyhow Alicia Silverstone has been a vegan since she was 21 years old, and using her influence as a movie star, she started her blog and started to share her life as a vegan, often posting inspirational stories, events and more to really get your motivation going. It is good to see that her early life of fame did not hinder her from following the vegan lifestyle and as well as a being an advocate for that kind life. Again I am a super fan of hers and she continues to be a strong inspirational source for me, while being who she is. Kudos to her!

Paul McCartney – Sir Paul McCartney, perhaps at one point was indeed a vegan but is now more of an advocate for vegetarian lifestyle. He is still a wonderfully bright beacon of motivation for a lot of people. He knows how cruel and inhumane the treatment of animals are within slaughterhouses and urges people to choose the vegetarian lifestyle. Add to that his immense popularity from the ever popular Beatles, this man is an institute beyond a healthy lifestyle, pretty much every household knows his name and I hope he continues the good fight to really get a lot of people to turn towards the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle, he is a wonderful influencer and inspirational to boot.

Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory star has been a vegan since she was 19-years-old, can you imagine that? I don’t know about you but I was still a vegetarian then and still learning the ropes, but again at that young age she already went for the vegan lifestyle, that alone is amazing in itself. She has released a vegan cookbook since then and continues to be an inspirational source of veganism, I hope that she continues to provide motivation to others follow her stead and get some more people to try the vegan lifestyle. And I cannot stop loving her character from the popular TV show, I mean who could, right?

James Cromwell – “That’ll do pig, that’ll do…” oh shivers. This actor is an animal rights activist and a very outspoken vegan. I really think he is an inspirational man to everyone, given that he has been a wonderful actor for so many years, he continues to be a driving motivation for so many people like myself, who just want to let others know that together we can change a lot of things with something as simple as our daily choices.

Ariana Grande – The popular singer is indeed a vegan since 2013 and the wonderful thing is, she continues the lifestyle to this day. Her love of animals has turned her to the healthier lifestyle and has chosen to continue her fight for their rights as well as the continued advocacy of the vegan lifestyle. A wonderfully inspirational young celebrity that a lot of kids look up to, I hope she keeps up her motivational lifestyle and that a lot of people choose to follow her.

Woody Harrelson – The Hunger Games star has been a vegan for over 10 years, that’s an amazing achievement on its own but he continues to this day to live the healthy lifestyle. Providing motivation to the manliest of men, this actor has been a wonderful role model for a lot of people. There is even some news that he inspired Liam Hemsworth to choose the vegan lifestyle, if that isn’t enough of an inspirational reason for you to join then I’m not sure what is.

Ellen Page – Another actress who is a strong supporter of her vegan lifestyle, she is outspoken and inspirational for a lot of people, myself included. She continues to share her views on the vegan lifestyle and how it affects not only herself but everyone on the planet, in the hopes that it will turn others towards this moral choice. A motivation to teens to young adults and maybe even further, I really applaud her for using her influence in the right way.

Moby – The famous musician has and still is a vegan for over 30 staggering years. He shares with The Rolling Stone his reasons for choosing the vegan lifestyle after a long stint of vegetarianism, as he does not want to be part of the animals suffering in anyway. A motivation both musically and lifestyle-wise, this man is a powerful driving factor for the vegan lifestyle.

Peter Dinklage – The Game of Thrones star, or should I say superstar? Is a very outspoken, according to PETA and he continues to support the lifestyle. As perhaps one of the favorite celebrities of our time, the actor keeps going towards the heights of coolness when you know that he had a vegetarian diet even as a child, isn’t that simply amazing?

James Cameron – The director of the ever-famous Titanic shares that the option to eat animals is just that, a choice and now that moves on to question the morality of that choice. A vegan to this day, he continues to support the efforts of others as a motivation and source of inspiration.

Sia – The quirky singer with the trademark look but still hidden face, has been a vegan since 2014, perhaps one of the more normal things as others point out but again the singing superstar has indeed left a wonderful inspiration to a lot of people. I hope her lifestyle proves to be a motivation for others to put down the animal products in their life and turn to a cruelty free standard of living.

Joaquin Phoenix – Since the age of 3, Joaquin Phoenix has been a vegan. Let that sink in for a bit. He has single handedly been a motivation for other actors and actresses to turn towards the healthier way of life, and has even made a critically acclaimed documentary that just proves to be an inspirational beacon for others to follow.

Ffor those of you who want to really find inspirational people or celebrities to follow on the road of becoming a vegan, look to this list. There are still so many other celebrities who are vegan and stand as wonderful motivation for so many people. Again I look towards them and hope they continue the good fight, we need all the help we can get to promote this healthy standard of living and we want more people to join our side. Additionally if you plan to start becoming a vegan, it wouldn’t hurt to do some research on how to get you on this green healthy lifestyle. Stay healthy!