19 LISTS Lefty LooseyLists of famous and notable people who naturally favor the more sinister side of their bodies.
Famous Lefties The Struggles of Life as a Lefty Left-Handed Celebrities Left-Handed Guitarists Left-Handed Athletes Left-Handed Politicians Left-Handed Baseball Players Left-Handed Pitchers Lefties Playing in the NBA Now Left-Handed Racecar Drivers Left-Handed Writers Left-Handed Artists Left-Handed Football Players Left-Handed Criminals Left-Handed Boxers Left-Handed Basketball Players Left-Handed Bowlers Left-Handed Golfers Left-Handed Hockey Players
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A list of left handed presidents with pictures, including President Obama. People with left handedness, aka "left handers", "lefties", "a lefty", or even "southpaws" have long had to deal with negative connotations within the western world. The latin word for left, "sinistra" is where we get the modern word "sinister". By contrast, "dexterity" comes from the latin word for right handed, "dexter". Today, roughly 11% of the world's population is left handed. That number surged throughout the 20th century as adults stopped forcing left handed children to use their right hand. Left handedness has become unusually prominent within some professions. Of the seven most recent Presidents of the United States, five were left handers. Many other world leaders are lefties as well. Generally speaking, left handed people today tend to be seen as more "right brained". A recent study showed that college educated left handers in the United States earn on average 10-15% more than their right handed equivalents.
Barack Obama age 58
Bill Clinton age 73
George H. W. Bush age 95
Ronald Reagan Dec. at 93 (1911-2004)
Gerald Ford Dec. at 93 (1913-2006)
Harry S. Truman Dec. at 88 (1884-1972)
Herbert Hoover Dec. at 90 (1874-1964)
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