Many people around the world are accustomed to use their left hands very flexibly than their right hands. This habit is called as left handedness and generally there is a myth among people that these left handed people can not be successful in their career or life as almost all the devices, tools, machinery etc have been designed for the convenience of the right handed people. Around 10 to 15% of the world’s population is left handed now.

     The left handed people previously faced many hindrances in their lives, as the society, parents, teachers, friends etc ridiculed them and forced them to do the work with right hand. But now the times are changing and the people with left handedness no more feel guilty or sad. The world’s history has brought out many popular people’s left handedness into lime light.

Famous left handed people:

     The famous left handed people include Alexander, the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, Bill Clinton, George W.Bush, Ronald Regan, Gerald Ford, Mahatma Gandhi, Fidel Castro, Prince Charles, Prince William, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Aristotle, Mozart, Beethoven, Beatle, Paul McCartney, Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, Charlie Chaplin, Bill Gates. The 44th president of United States of America, President Barrack Obama is the 9th left handed president of USA.

     For those who feel that the left handedness is a hindrance, the above mentioned list of names can be an eye opener. All these people have excelled in their professions and careers beyond imagination. It is not an exaggeration if we say that most of the well known, popular and noteworthy personalities of the world are left handed.


Myths about left handed people:

     Left handed people are generally associated with clumsiness. Using the left hand for eating is immoral and unholy. It is very difficult for them to learn alphabet. The left handed people can not master the hand to hand combats like boxing. These are all untrue as we have seen many examples of left handed gems.

Facts about left handed people:

     Today, the technology has developed the tools and devices which are comfortable for the left handed people. Most of the left handed people are high achievers. They are good at applying themselves to many tasks by breaking down the information and finding a solution.