Southpaw Celebration: 9 Famous Lefties For International Left Handers Day

August 13 is International Left Handers Day. A day for all of those out there that prefer to do things the southpaw way.  

Thursday, August 13th 2015, 2:00 pm

By: News 9


August 13 is International Left Handers Day. A day for all of those out there that prefer to do things the southpaw way.  

Studies suggest that only about 10 to 15 percent of the world’s population prefer using their left hand. But a disproportionate amount of those natural lefties go on to do some pretty amazing things.

There are far too many to list, but here are 9 famous lefties you are sure to recognize.

  1. President Barack Obama
  2. Bill Gates
  3. Babe Ruth
  4. Oprah Winfrey
  5. Napoleon Bonaparte
  6. David Letterman
  7. Leonardo da Vinci
  8. Robert DeNiro
  9. Mark Zuckerberg
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