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This is a list of notable people who follow the straight edge lifestyle. Straight edge is a subculture and subgenre of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational/non-prescribed drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock.[1][2] For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a vegetarian or vegan diet, and not using caffeine or prescription drugs.[1]
Aaron Bedard | Lead singer of Bane.[3] |
Aaron Dalbec | Guitarist for Bane and Only Crime, former member of Converge.[3] |
Aaron North | Guitarist.[4] |
Alec Empire | German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot.[5] |
Alejandro Aranda | American singer and songwriter, also known as Scarypoolparty.[6] |
Alissa White-Gluz | Canadian vocalist.[7][8] |
Andy Hurley | Drummer for American pop punk band Fall Out Boy.[9] |
Anthony Fantano | American music reviewer.[10] |
Austin Theory | American professional wrestler.[11] |
Awsten Knight | Lead singer of Waterparks.[12] |
Beau Bokan | American singer best known as the frontman of post-hardcore band Blessthefall.[13] |
Ben Myers | English writer and journalist.[14] |
Bif Naked | Canadian singer, actress and motivational speaker.[15] |
Billie Eilish | American singer and songwriter.[16] |
Blake Lively | American actress.[17] |
Bobby Blood | Filmmaker, drummer for metalcore bands First Blood and Merauder.[18] |
Brett Ratner | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, and music video director.[19] |
Brody King | Professional wrestler and vocalist for hardcore band God's Hate.[20] |
C. J. Wilson | Former professional baseball pitcher.[21] |
Carah Faye Charnow | Vocalist for indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns.[22] |
Chad Gilbert | Founder, lead guitarist and backing vocalist for punk rock band New Found Glory.[23] |
Christy Mack | Nude model, feature dancer, and former pornographic actress.[24] |
CM Punk | Professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.[25] |
Curtis Lepore | Bass player and Vegan Athlete.[26] |
Dan Askew | Founder of Second Nature Recordings.[27] |
Dan Briggs | Bassist for progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me.[28][29] |
Dan "Soupy" Campbell | Lead singer for pop punk band The Wonder Years.[30] |
Danny Wylde | Writer, musician, filmmaker, and a former pornographic actor.[31] |
Dan Smith | New Zealander tattooist and musician, founder of the rock band The Dear & Departed.[32] |
Daniel Andreas San Diego | American domestic terrorist and animal liberationist.[33] |
Darby Allin | American professional wrestler.[34] |
Dave Peters | Vocalist for groove metal band Throwdown.[35][36] |
Davey Havok | Lead vocalist for punk rock band AFI.[37] |
Denzel Curry | American rapper, singer, and songwriter.[38] |
Derek Youngsma | American drummer for the metalcore band Bleeding Through.[39] |
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein | Guitarist for the horror punk band the Misfits.[8] |
Elgin James | American filmmaker, musician, founder of the street gang Friends Stand United.[40] |
Fred Mascherino | Lead vocalist and guitarist of the band The Color Fred. Former guitarist and vocalist of the bands Taking Back Sunday and Breaking Pangaea.[41] |
Front Porch Step | Pseudonymous of Jake Mcelfresh, acoustic and pop rock musician.[42] |
Gabriel Kuhn | Political writer and translator. Author of the book Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics.[43] |
Gail Greenwood | Bassist for bands like Belly and L7.[44] |
George Stroumboulopoulos | Canadian television and radio personality.[45] |
Glen E. Friedman | Photographer, artist and political activist.[46][47] |
Greg Graffin | Musician, college lecturer, and author mostly known for the band Bad Religion.[48] |
Hal Sparks | Actor, comedian, musician and television personality.[49] |
Hanson | Professional wrestler.[50] |
Howard Jones | Vocalist.[51] |
Ian MacKaye | Frontman of post-hardcore band Fugazi and of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat.[52] |
J Mascis | Singer, guitarist and main songwriter of alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr.[53][54] |
Jacob Bannon | Vocalist, lyricist, and graphic artist for the American metalcore band Converge.[55] |
Jade Puget | Lead guitarist for punk rock band AFI.[56] |
James Hart | Lead vocalist for hardcore/metalcore band Eighteen Visions and Burn Halo.[57] |
Jamie Thomas | Skateboarder and owner and founder of Zero Skateboards.[58] |
Jason Shrout | Drummer for multiple bands as Eighteen Visions and Trial.[59] |
Jeff Tuttle | Musician and filmmaker, former guitarist of mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan.[60] |
Jeremy Bolm | Vocalist of post hardcore band Touché Amoré.[61] |
Jeremy McKinnon | Vocalist of metalcore band A Day to Remember.[62] |
Jim Norton | American comedian and actor.[63] |
Jim Smallman | British stand-up comedian, wrestling promoter, radio presenter and voiceover artist.[64] |
Jinder Mahal | Canadian professional wrestler.[65] |
Joe Mulherin | Musician who performs under the name Nothing,Nowhere and filmmaker.[66] |
Joe Principe | Founder, bassist and backing vocalist for the punk rock band Rise Against.[67] |
John 5 | Guitarist.[68][69][70] |
John Pettibone | Vocalist.[71][72] |
John Porcelly | Musician for the American 1980s and 1990s hardcore bands Project X, Youth of Today, Judge and Shelter.[73] |
Jona Weinhofen | Lead guitarist for Australian melodic metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen.[74][75] |
Jonathan Pollak | Israeli activist against the Israeli West Bank barrier.[76] |
Jonathan Vigil | Vocalist and founding member of metalcore band The Ghost Inside.[77] |
Jonny McBee | Founding member for experimental band The Browning and former singer for As Blood Runs Black.[78] |
JT Woodruff | Vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Hawthorne Heights.[79] |
Justin Beck | Musician and businessman, guitarist for Glassjaw.[80] |
Karl Buechner | Metalcore musician, vocalist for bands Earth Crisis, Freya and Path of Resistance.[81][82] |
Kaskade | American DJ, record producer and remixer.[83] |
Keiji Haino | Japanese musician. |
Kenny Omega | Canadian professional wrestler.[84] |
Kent McClard | Record label owner and zine publisher from Goleta, California.[85] |
Kimya Dawson | Singer-songwriter, best known as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches.[86] |
Kurt Ballou | Musician and producer, best known as the guitarist from Converge.[55] |
Lee Chung-Yong | South Korean professional soccer player.[87] |
Liam Cormier | Lead vocalist of metalcore band Cancer Bats and metal supergroup AxeWound.[88][89] |
Mat Bruso | Vocalist for hardcore punk band Bury Your Dead.[90][91] |
Matt Capiccioni (M-Dogg 20) | Professional wrestler, better known by his ring names M-Dogg 20 and Matt Cross.[92][93] |
Matt Fox | Lead guitarist for American hardcore punk band Shai Hulud.[94] |
Matt Jackson | Professional wrestler, member of The Young Bucks.[95] |
Mat Kerekes | Musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Citizen.[96] |
Matt Mentley | Bassist for groove metal band Throwdown.[97] |
Matt Saincome | Journalist and satirist.[98] |
MC Lars | American post-punk laptop rapper.[99][100] |
Merzbow | Japanese noise musician.[101] |
Michael Crafter | Australian vocalist for metalcore and hardcore bands such as I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian, Bury Your Dead and Confession.[102] |
MickDeth (Mick Morris) | Former bassist for alternative metal band Eighteen Visions.[103] |
Mike Lewis | Rhythm guitarist.[104] |
Moshe Kasher | Stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.[105] |
My Summer as a Salvation Soldier | Pseudonym of Þórir Georg Jónsson, Icelandic singer-songwriter.[106] |
Nate Newton | Musician.[107] |
Nathan Aké | Dutch professional soccer player.[108] |
Nick Jackson | Professional wrestler, member of The Young Bucks.[109] |
Nick Jett | Drummer for hardcore punk band Terror.[110] |
Noah Kin | Finnish-Nigerian alternative rapper and producer.[111] |
Noah Levine | American Buddhist teacher.[112] |
Palmer Luckey | American entrepreneur, founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift.[113] |
Pandie James | New Zealand-born writer, actress and producer.[114] |
Patty Walters | Lead vocalist for the British rock band As It Is and YouTuber.[115][116] |
Paul Baribeau | Folk punk singer.[86][117] |
Paul Koehler | Drummer and founding member of Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein.[118] |
Paul Waggoner | Guitarist for progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me.[29][119] |
Penn Jillette | Magician, comedian, actor and best-selling author.[120] |
Peter Daniel Young | American animal rights activist.[121] |
Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri | Frontman and leader of hardcore punk band Warzone. He became straight edge after years of alcohol and drug use.[122] |
Raymond Rowe | Professional wrestler.[50][123] |
Russ Rankin | Singer for punk rock band Good Riddance.[124] |
Sage Francis | Rapper and spoken word poet.[125] |
Shannon Lucas | Former drummer for bands The Black Dahlia Murder and All That Remains.[126] |
Showyousuck | Rapper.[127] |
Sibylle Berg | German-Swiss author and playwright.[128] |
Soko | French indie pop singer-songwriter.[129] |
Steve Aoki | Electro house musician, record producer, and music executive.[130][131] |
Stick to Your Guns | Hardcore punk band formed in 2003. All its members follow a straight edge lifestyle.[132] |
Tarjei Strøm | Drummer for the Norwegian bands Datarock and Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band.[133] |
Tecia Torres | Puerto Rican-American mixed martial artist.[134] |
Tim McIlrath | Founder, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and lead vocalist for the American punk rock band Rise Against.[135] |
Title Fight | Rock band formed in 2003. All members, Jamie Rhoden, Ned Russin, Shane Moran and Ben Russin, follow a straight edge lifestyle.[136] |
Toby Morse | Musician and motivational speaker, best known as the vocalist for punk rock band H2O.[137] |
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. | Vocalist and keyboard player of progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me.[28][29] |
Tuomas Saukkonen | Multi instrumentalist and founder of the former Finnish extreme metal band Before the Dawn.[138] |
Tyler, The Creator | American rapper, producer and actor.[139][140][141] |
UltraMantis Black | Musician and former professional wrestler.[142] |
Varg Vikernes | Norwegian musician.[143][better source needed] |
Vince Staples | American rapper.[144] |
Vincent Bennett | Vocalist and only remaining founding member of deathcore band The Acacia Strain and Cockpunch!.[145] |
Walt Flanagan | Podcaster and comic book artist. |
Wesley Eisold | Musician, poet and author. He records music under the name Cold Cave.[146][147] |
Zach Blair | Lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk rock band Rise Against.[148] |
Zerocalcare | Italian cartoonist.[149] |
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Aaron Bruno | Vocalist and founder for electronic rock band Awolnation.[150] |
Adam Dutkiewicz | Guitarist for metalcore band Killswitch Engage.[151] |
Alex Garcia-Rivera | Drummer.[147] |
Alexander Tucker | English musician.[152] |
Barney Greenway | Vocalist for extreme metal band Napalm Death.[153][154] |
Brandan Schieppati | Vocalist for metalcore band Bleeding Through and former guitarist for metalcore/groove metal band Throwdown[155] |
Cedric Bixler-Zavala | Vocalist for rock bands The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, and Antemasque.[156][157] |
Chris Wollard | Singer and guitarist for the punk rock band Hot Water Music.[158] |
Damian Abraham | Vocalist for hardcore punk band Fucked Up.[159] |
Dan Marsala | Lead vocalist for the band Story of the Year.[160] |
Dana DeArmond | American pornographic actress and director.[161] |
Daniel O'Sullivan | English musician.[152] |
Daryl Palumbo | Lead vocalist for Glassjaw and Head Automatica.[162] |
Dave Smalley | Singer for the hardcore punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All, and Down by Law.[163] |
Dennis Lyxzén | Lead vocalist for Swedish hardcore punk band Refused.[164] |
Derek Brown | Entrepreneur, writer and mixologist.[165] |
Drew Daniel | Electronic musician and English professor, member of Matmos and The Soft Pink Truth.[166] |
Dominic Landolina | Guitarist for the bands Code Orange and Adventures.[167] |
Dwid Hellion | Vocalist and founder of hardcore punk band Integrity.[168][169] |
Erik Petersen | Founder of the DIY anarcho-punk band Mischief Brew.[170] |
Frank Carter | Vocalist formerly of Gallows and Pure Love, now of Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes.[171][172] |
Frank Turner | Solo artist and former singer with Million Dead.[173] |
Grant Morrison | Scottish comic book writer, playwright, and occultist.[174] |
Greg Anderson | American musician, co-founder of Southern Lord Records.[175][176] |
Harley Flanagan | Founding member and former bassist of the crossover thrash band Cro-Mags.[177] |
J. R. Hayes | Vocalist for grindcore band Pig Destroyer.[178] |
Jamie Bissonnette | Chef.[179] |
Jocko Willink | Retired Navy Seal and podcast host.[180] |
Jonah Ray | American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles.[181] |
John Stabb | Punk rock vocalist and frontman, best known as the founding member of Government Issue.[182] |
Jonathan Anastas | Bassist for hardcore punk bands DYS and Slapshot.[183] |
Justin Young | English musician, lead singer and guitarist of indie rock band The Vaccines.[184] |
Keith Buckley | Vocalist and lyricist of the metalcore band Every Time I Die.[185] |
Kim Jones | English fashion designer.[186] |
Kim Schifino | Drummer of the indie dance duo Matt and Kim.[187] |
Lil Yachty | American rapper.[188] |
Mark Arm | Vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney.[189] |
Matt Heafy | Guitarist and lead vocalist of heavy metal band Trivium.[190][191] |
Mike Hranica | Vocalist for metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada.[192] |
Mike Schleibaum | Guitarist for melodic death metal band Darkest Hour.[193] |
Mitch Lucker | Former vocalist for deathcore band Suicide Silence.[194] |
Bert McCracken | Vocalist for the Used.[195] |
Moby | Singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer.[196] |
Omar Rodríguez-López | American musician, producer, writer, actor and film director.[157] |
Oscar Isaac | Actor and musician.[197] |
Ovidie | French director, producer, journalist, writer, and a former feminist pornographic actress.[198][199] |
Pete Wentz | Bassist, primary lyricist and backing vocalist for the band Fall Out Boy.[200][201] |
Ray Cappo | Vocalist for the hardcore punk band Youth of Today.[202] |
Sean Ingram | Musician and entrepreneur, frontman of metalcore band Coalesce.[203] |
Seth Rollins | Professional wrestler and actor.[204][205] |
Shaun Lopez | Music producer, composer, and musician.[206] |
Steve Turner | Guitarist for the grunge band Mudhoney.[189] |
Vinnie Caruana | Vocalist for punk band The Movielife and indie band I Am the Avalanche.[207][208] |
Walter Schreifels | Musician and producer of bands like Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits.[209] |
Zack de la Rocha | Lead vocalist for Rage Against the Machine.[210] |
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