Special on Left Handers Day-August 13th 2016
Amritsar: 13th August 2016:
Left-handed (or lefty, or southpaw, or sinistral) is a term used forpeople who prefer using their left hand over their right to perform majority of day-to-day actions like eating, writing, playing, painting, etc. They are known as left-hand dominant as their left hand is more dexterous. 90% of the world population comprises right-handed people.
Facts about Being Left-handed
There are theories that suggest the advantages of being left-handed. But, some of these are mere factoids or observations, and are not proven with credible research or studies. Studies say that these people can adjust readily underwater than right-handed people. It is found that people who scale to the extremes on an IQ text are
usually left-handed. Athletes (specially left-handed tennis players, batsmen, bowlers, etc.) have an advantage over right-handed ones, as they are more practiced to deal with right-handed players. Secondly, in sports, it also happens that a shot by a right-handed player goes to the stronger hand of the left-handed player; with the
latter gaining advantage of it. Facts do suggest that among left-handed population, majority are males
than females. Left-handedness (or any handedness) is not inherited from parents to the child.
Famous Left handers in the history
Rulers U.S Presidents Athletes Alexander, the Great Barack Obama John McEnroe Napoleon Bonaparte Bill Clinton Martina Navratilova Julius Caesar George H. W. Bush Monica Seles Charlemagne Harry Truman Mark Spitz
Fidel Castro Gerald Ford Babe Ruth Queen Victoria James A. Garfield Randy Johnson King George VI Herbert Hoover Larry Bird
Artists / Writers Actors Misc
Leonardo Da Vinci Charlie Chaplin Bill Gates Michelangelo Tom Cruise Henry Ford Mozart Robert De Niro David Rockefeller Ludwig van Beethoven Greta Garbo Sir Isaac Newton Paul McCartney Amitabh Bachchan Marie Curie
Ringo Starr Whoopi Goldberg Joséphine de Beauharnais Lewis Carroll Angelina Jolie Oprah Winfrey
H.G Wells Nicole Kidman David Cameron Jimi Hendrix Keanu Reeves Edwin Aldrin
Justin Bieber Bruce Willis Prince William
Parents should make sure NOT TO FORCE their kid to alter his handedness.
Following is the list of famous left handed people -
Royalty and nobility
George II of Great Britain, George VI of the United Kingdom, Victoria of the United Kingdom, Prince Charles of Wales and Prince William of Wales
Political and governmental leaders
George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, H. Ross Perot and Ronald Reagan Julius Caesar, Hugo Chávez, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot
Most haunted & wanted
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, John Dillinger and Osama bin Laden :shock:
Artists
Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo
Authors
J.K. Rowling, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells
Musicians and composers
50 Cent, David Bowie, Charlie Chaplin, Kurt Cobain, Phil Collins, Bob
Dylan, Eminem, Jimi Hendrix, Ricky Martin, George Michael, Osmonds,
Johnny Rotten, Paul Mcartney and Ringo Starr
IT
Bill Gates, steve jobs and Steve Wozniak [ WOW! :mrgreen: ]
Actors
Woody Allen,Dan Aykroyd, Matthew Broderick, Pierce Brosnan (Removed.
Thanks, Myrtle), George Burns, Drew Carey, Robert , Matt Dillon,
Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Greta Garbo, Jim Henson, Hugh
Jackman, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Ray Liotta, Ryan O’Neal,
Anthony Perkins, Dennis Quaid, Robert Redford, – Keanu Reeves, Kurt
Russell, David Spade, Jodie Sweetin, Chris Tucker, Shannon Tweed, Mark
Wahlberg and Oprah Winfrey and Amitabh Bachchan!
Film directors
James Cameron, Spike Lee and Ridley Scott
Baseball Players
Barry Bonds,Wade Boggs, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Jason Giambi, Jeremy
Giambi, Ken Griffey, Jr., Tony Gwynn, Rickey Henderson, Joe Jackson,
Reggie Jackson, Babe Ruth, Deion Sanders, Darryl Strawberry, Ted
Williams and Dontrelle Willis
Basketball Players
Kenny Anderson, Larry Bird, Emanuel Ginobili, LeBron James, Toni
Kukoc, David Robinson, Bill Russell, Bill Walton and Lenny Wilkens
Boxing
Marvin Hagler, Oscar de la Hoya and Mike Tyson
Football (soccer)
John Barnes, Ryan Giggs, Diego Maradona and Roberto Carlos
American Football
Sebastian Janikowski, Donovan McNabb, Deion Sanders, Gale Sayers,
Michael Vick and Steve Young
Rugby Union
Daniel Carter,Jonah Lomu, Percy Montgomery and Jonny Wilkinson
Other sports
Gary Kasparov (Big K Comments: He wins because he plays left handed!),
Greg Louganis, Mark Spitz and Sir Clive Woodward, Sachin Tendulkar.
Miscellaneous
Buzz Aldrin, Henry Ford, Alan Greenspan, Matt Groening, Ken Jennings,
Helen Keller, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Jay Leno, Shigeru Miyamoto, David
Rockefeller, John Romero and Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Disputed left-handed people / Ambidextrous
Alexander the Great, Lord Baden-Powell, Sylvester Stallone, Billy the
Kid , Napoleon Bonaparte, Albert Einstein, Joan of Arc , Jack the
Ripper and Pablo Picasso
5. Prince George - Future left-handed King?
We offer our best wishes to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son Prince George on 22 July. With a left-handed father (Prince William) and other left-handers back in the family tree, will the future King be a lefthander as well?
It certainly looks to us like he is sucking his left thumb in this picture and that was a definite and very early indicator with both of our own children. We will keep an eye on him as he grows up!
*Dr. Jagdeepak Singh
Prof of ENT
Medical College Amritsar
Member International Left handed organization.
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