Answer: Robert Redford, Ludwig von Beethoven, M.C. Escher AND Helen Keller were all lefties! Scroll down for a few more notable southpaws: You might be surprised!

Have I forgotten any of your favorite left-handers? Is one of the people here not really a lefty? Let me know.

Authors Mark Twain H.G. Wells Hans Christian Andersen Lewis Carrol Bernadette de Wit Bill Bryson Richard Condon Pablo Casals

Scientists and Philosophers Albert Einstein Friedrich Nietzsche Benjamin Franklin

Artists Paul Klee Albrecht Durer Leonardo da Vinci Hans Holbein M. C. Escher

Musicians & Composers Karl Phillip Emmanuel Bach Ludwig von Beethoven Sergej Rachmaninoff Sergej Prokoffiev Maurice Ravel Niccollo Paganini Benjamin Britten Phil Collins Natalie Cole Bob Dylan Paul McCartney Sting Kurt Cobain George Michael Paul Simon Jimi Hendrix Carly Simon Cole Porter Robert Plant

Politicians Alexander the Great Napolean Bonaparte George Bush* Julius Caeser Charlemagne Winston Churchill Bill Clinton* Dwight D. Davis Gerald Ford* James Garfield* Thomas Jefferson* King Louis XVI of France H. Ross Perot Ronald Reagan* Nelson Rockefeller Harry Truman* (* people were US presidents. Supposedly, 10% of the population is left-handed, yet about 17% of US presidents were.)

Celebrities & Actors Peter Fonda Marilyn Monroe Rex Harrison Dick van Dyke Cary Grant Greta Garbo Rock Hudson Shirley MacLaine Carol Burnett George Burns Charlie Chaplin Brent Spiner Dan Ackroyd Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Bruce Willis Julia Roberts Robert de Niro Pierce Brosnan Richard Dreyfuss Whoopi Goldberg Keanu Reeves Sarah Jessica Parker Matthew Broderick Tim Allen Goldie Hawn Diane Keaton Oprah Winfrey Jim Henson Jerry Seinfeld Jay Leno Lou Gehrig Babe Ruth Monica Seles O. J. Simpson Marc Spitzsp