Donald Watson

Donald Watson

male, deceased (2005)
Donald Watson, founder of the Vegan Society and inventor of the word vegan, was born in South Yorkshire, England into a meat-eating family. His...
Ingrid Newkirk

Ingrid Newkirk

female, 60 years old
Ingrid Newkirk (born July 11, 1949) is a British-born animal rights activist, author, and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals...
Isa Chandra Moskowitz

Isa Chandra Moskowitz

female, 36 years old
Isa Chandra Moskowitz is an American born cookbook author and the co-host of a New York City based cable access cooking show. Born at Coney Island...

Erik Marcus

male
Erik Marcus runs the website Vegan.com, which discusses veganism news, vegan topics of interest, animal rights and animal welfare through a...

Bob Torres

male
Robert "Bob" Torres is the co-author, along with his wife Jenna Torres, of Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World. He is also currently...
Gary L. Francione

Gary L. Francione

male, 55 years old
Professor Francione has been teaching animal rights and the law for more than 20 years, and he was the first academic to teach animal rights theory...
Joanne Stepaniak

Joanne Stepaniak

female
Joanne Stepaniak is the author of books on veganism, including "The Vegan Sourcebook" and several cookbooks. She emphasizes compassion towards...

Carol Adams

female, 58 years old
Carol J. Adams (born 10 May, 1951) is an author writing about feminism and vegetarianism. She is best known for her first book "The Sexual Politics...
Joi Ito

Joi Ito

male
Joi Ito , an activist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, has received much recognition for his role as an entrepreneur of Internet and...

Jenna Torres

female (Canton, New York, United States)
Jenna Torres is the coauthor, along with her husband Bob Torres, of Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World. Bob and Jenna Torres produce a...