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List of Republican celebrities
This list of Republican celebrities includes living Americans widely renowned outside of politics who are members of the United States Republican Party, as well as those who identify themselves as libertarian, conservative or politically independent but who generally vote or support Republicans rather than Democrats.
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Actors
- Danny Aiello
- Joan Allen
- Scott Baio
- Stephen Baldwin
- James Belushi
- Tom Berenger
- Ernest Borgnine
- Bruce Boxleitner
- Wilford Brimley
- Morgan Brittany
- Delta Burke
- Dean Cain
- Kirk Cameron
- Drew Carey
- Nancy Cartwright
- Dana Carvey
- Emma Caulfield
- James Caviezel
- Mike Connors
- Robert Conrad
- Kevin Costner
- Tony Danza
- Robert Davi
- Doris Day
- Bo Derek
- Shannen Doherty
- Fred Dryer (also football player)
- Robert Duvall
- Leslie Easterbrook
- Clint Eastwood
- Chad Everett
- Jamie Farr
- Glenn Ford
- Peter Ford
- Jeff Foxworthy
- Dennis Franz
- John Gavin
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Mel Gibson
- Melissa Gilbert
- Kelsey Grammer
- Fred Grandy, also a former congressman from Iowa
- George Hamilton
- Angie Harmon
- Patricia Heaton
- Charlton Heston
- Catherine Hicks
- Hal Holbrook
- Dennis Hopper
- Jonathan Jackson
- Dean Jones
- James Earl Jones
- Shirley Jones
- Yaphet Kotto
- Cheryl Ladd
- Heather Locklear
- Rob Lowe (debatable: longtime Democrat who supported Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2003 campaign for governor)
- Norm MacDonald
- John Malkovich
- Jackie Mason
- Matthew McConaughey
- Gerald McRaney
- Dennis Miller
- Larry Miller
- Yvette Mimieux
- Ricardo Montalban
- Michael Moriarty
- Jim Nabors
- Leslie Nielsen
- Chuck Norris
- Maureen O'Hara
- Fess Parker
- Jason Priestley
- Freddie Prinze, Jr.
- Dennis Quaid
- The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)
- Wayne Rogers
- Mickey Rooney
- Jane Russell
- Adam Sandler
- John Schneider
- Rick Schroder
- Dwight Schultz
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California
- Tracy Scoggins
- Tom Selleck
- Ron Silver
- Gary Sinise
- Tony Sirico
- Jaclyn Smith
- Kevin Sorbo
- Paul Sorvino
- David Spade
- Sylvester Stallone
- Ben Stein
- Jaclyn Smith
- Shirley Temple
- Dave Thomas
- Fred Thompson, also a U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1994-2001
- Tommy Tune
- Janine Turner
- Hunter Tylo
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Vince Vaughn
- Jimmie Walker
- Denzel Washington
- Cindy Williams
- Bruce Willis
- James Woods, some sources say he is, another says he claimed to be a lifelong Democrat on Charlie Rose
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
TV/Radio Personalities
- Neal Boortz
- Dick Clark
- Rick Dees
- Larry Elder
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck
- Kim Komando
- Rush Limbaugh
- Dr. Phil McGraw
- Al Michaels
- Jim Nantz
- Bill O'Reilly
- Regis Philbin
- Maury Povich
- Michael Reagan
- Pat Sajak
- Pat Summerall
- Alex Trebek
Athletes
Baseball
- Hank Aaron
- Ernie Banks
- Johnny Bench
- Yogi Berra
- Craig Biggio
- Ralph Branca
- George Brett
- Jim Bunning, also a Senator from Kentucky
- Steve Carlton
- Gary Carter
- Roger Clemens
- Dennis Eckersley
- Bob Feller
- Rollie Fingers
- Carlton Fisk
- Whitey Ford
- Tom Glavine
- Bo Jackson
- Derek Jeter
- Jeff Kent
- Harmon Killebrew
- Tommy Lasorda
- Don Mattingly
- Mark McGwire
- Dale Murphy
- Mike Piazza
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Phil Rizzuto
- Brooks Robinson
- Alex Rodriguez
- Nolan Ryan
- Ozzie Smith
- Bobby Thomson
- Joe Torre (manager)
- Bobby Valentine
- Dave Winfield
Basketball
- Greg Anthony
- Charles Barkley
- Rick Barry
- Bob Cousy
- John Havlicek
- Magic Johnson
- Bobby Knight (coach)
- Karl Malone
- Cheryl Miller
- Digger Phelps (coach)
- Rick Pitino (coach)
- Pat Riley (coach)
- David Robinson
Football (American)
- Troy Aikman
- Bill Belichick (coach)
- Jerome Bettis
- Bobby Bowden (coach)
- Dick Butkus
- Harry Carson
- Mike Ditka (also coach)
- Fred Dryer (also actor)
- John Elway
- Brett Favre
- Hayden Fry (coach)
- Joe Gibbs (coach)
- Frank Gifford
- Franco Harris
- Lou Holtz (coach)
- Bo Jackson
- Deacon Jones
- Jim Kelly
- Jack Kemp, later became a House of Representatives member from New York state, unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States in 1996 with presidential nominee Bob Dole.
- Steve Largent, also a former congressman from Oklahoma
- Marv Levy (coach)
- Dan Marino
- Joe Montana
- Tom Osborne (coach)
- Joe Paterno
- Gale Sayers
- Bo Schembechler (coach)
- Jason Sehorn
- Don Shula (coach)
- Bart Starr
- Roger Staubach
- Lynn Swann
- Joe Theismann
- Dick Vermeil (coach)
- Herschel Walker
- Reggie White
- Steve Young
Golf
- Ben Crenshaw
- Phil Mickelson
- Jack Nicklaus
- Greg Norman
- Arnold Palmer
- Tiger Woods
Ice hockey
Soccer/Football
- Brandi Chastain
- Julie Foudy
Tennis
Other
- Dorothy Hamill (Olympic figure skating)
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track and field)
- Chris Nowinski (World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler)
- Richard Petty (auto racing)
- Daize Shayne (surfing)
Authors
- Tom Clancy
- Mary Higgins Clark
- Catherine Coulter
Filmmakers and Entertainment Executives
- Milos Forman
- William Friedkin
- Vincent Gallo
- Mel Gibson
- Merv Griffin
- Ron Howard
- David Lynch
- Sydney Pollack, donated money to Republican candidate John McCain
- Robert Zemeckis
Musical Artists
Country and Western
- Clint Black
- Dixie Carter
- Sara Evans
- Crystal Gayle
- Lee Greenwood
- Merle Haggard
- Naomi Judd
- Lyle Lovett
- Loretta Lynn
- Barbara Mandrell
- Martina McBride
- Reba McEntire
- Ricky Skaggs
- Randy Travis
- Travis Tritt
- Hank Williams, Jr.
- Lee Ann Womack
Pop and Rock
- Frankie Avalon
- John Perry Barlow, former Grateful Dead lyricist and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
- Pat Boone
- Belinda Carlisle
- Gary Cherone
- Alice Cooper
- Destiny's Child
- Pat DiNizio , lead singer of The Smithereens
- Dana Glover
- Amy Grant
- Sammy Hagar
- James Hetfield, lead singer of Metallica
- Chaka Khan
- Kid Rock
- Nick Lachey (98 Degrees)
- Mike Love (The Beach Boys)
- Johnny Mathis
- Meat Loaf
- Van Morrison
- Wayne Newton
- Ted Nugent
- Marie Osmond
- John Popper, lead singer of Blues Traveler
- Jon Secada
- Gene Simmons
- Jessica Simpson
- Michael W. Smith
- Britney Spears
- Frank Wyatt
Other
- Van Cliburn, classical pianist
- Wynton Marsalis, jazz trumpeter
- Ronan Tynan, tenor vocalist
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, Broadway composer
Journalists
Other
- Buzz Aldrin
- Kim Alexis
- Neil Armstrong
- Debbie Brannigan , founder of the Capitalist Chicks website
- Todd Brendan Fahey , founder of Friends of Liberty, "the voice of the right"
- Rachel Hunter
- Kathy Ireland
- Nicole Johnson , former Miss America
- Don King
- Audra Lynn , Playboy playmate
- Peter Ueberroth
- Heather Whitestone, former Miss America
- Ericka Harold , former Miss America
See also
Sources
- Britney Spears - supports Bush
- Is a Republican
- Celebrity supporters in 2000 campaign
- Political Fundraising - Republican Strategists
- Conservative Celebrities
Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45