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* [[Christopher Lee]]
* [[Christopher Lee]]
* [[Stephen Colbert]]
* [[Stephen Colbert]]
* [[wikipedia:James Franco|James Franco]]
* [[wikipedia:James Franco|James Franco]] {{fact}}
* [[wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders|articleurl=http://io9.com/5966492/10-most-unlikely-things-that-were-shaped-by-jrr-tolkien|articlename=The 10 Most Unlikely Things That Were Influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien|dated=7 December 2012|website=[http://io9.com io9.com]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders|articleurl=http://io9.com/5966492/10-most-unlikely-things-that-were-shaped-by-jrr-tolkien|articlename=The 10 Most Unlikely Things That Were Influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien|dated=7 December 2012|website=[http://io9.com io9.com]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[Peter Jackson]]
* [[Peter Jackson]]
* [[wikipedia:Vin Diesel|Vin Diesel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders|articleurl=http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/9456|articlename=TheTonight Show=03 August 2014|website=[http://www.nbc.com/ nbc.com]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Nicolas Cage|Nicolas Cage]] {{fact}}
* [[wikipedia:Megan Fox|Megan Fox]] {{fact}}
* [[wikipedia:James Cameron|James Cameron]] {{fact}}


==Musicians==
==Musicians==
* [[The Beatles]]
* [[The Beatles]]
* [[wikipedia:Eric Clapton|Eric Clapton]]
* [[wikipedia:Eric Clapton|Eric Clapton]] {{fact}}
* [[Led Zeppelin]]
* [[Led Zeppelin]]
* [[wikipedia:Rush|Rush]]
* [[wikipedia:Rush|Rush]] {{fact}}


==Politicians==
==Politicians==


* [[wikipedia:Christine O'Donnell|Christine O'Donnell]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Alison Flood|articleurl=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/sep/16/christine-odonnell-tolkien-women|articlename=Christine O'Donnell praises Tolkien's women|dated=17 September 2010|website=[http://www.theguardian.com/ theguardian.com]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[John D. Rateliff]]|articleurl=http://sacnoths.blogspot.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-tolkien-scholar.html|articlename=Christine O'Donnell, Tolkien Scholar?|dated=2 October 2010|website=[http://sacnoths.blogspot.com sacnoths.blogspot.com]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Christine O'Donnell|Christine O'Donnell]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Alison Flood|articleurl=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/sep/16/christine-odonnell-tolkien-women|articlename=Christine O'Donnell praises Tolkien's women|dated=17 September 2010|website=[http://www.theguardian.com/ theguardian.com]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[John D. Rateliff]]|articleurl=http://sacnoths.blogspot.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-tolkien-scholar.html|articlename=Christine O'Donnell, Tolkien Scholar?|dated=2 October 2010|website=[http://sacnoths.blogspot.com sacnoths.blogspot.com]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Árpád Göncz|Árpád Göncz]]
* [[Árpád Göncz]]
* [[wikipedia:President Obama|Barack Obama]]
* [[wikipedia:President Obama|Barack Obama]] {{fact}}


==Royalty==
==Royalty==
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==Writers==
==Writers==
* [[Sir Terry Pratchett]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/books/review/terry-pratchett-by-the-book.html?_r=0|articlename=
Terry Pratchett: By the Book|dated=|website=[http://www.nytimes.com/  nytimes.com]|accessed=17 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[Isaac Asimov]]
* [[Isaac Asimov]]
* [[wikipedia:A.S. Byatt|A.S. Byatt]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Philip Hensher (interviewer)|articleurl=http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/481/the-art-of-fiction-no-168-a-s-byatt|articlename=A. S. Byatt, The Art of Fiction No. 168|dated=|website=[http://www.theparisreview.org theparisreview.org]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:A.S. Byatt|A.S. Byatt]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Philip Hensher (interviewer)|articleurl=http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/481/the-art-of-fiction-no-168-a-s-byatt|articlename=A. S. Byatt, The Art of Fiction No. 168|dated=|website=[http://www.theparisreview.org theparisreview.org]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Christopher Paolini|Christopher Paolini]]
* [[wikipedia:Diana Wynne Jones|Diana Wynne Jones]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Caron Parsons (interviewer)|articleurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/goingout/2003/03/05/books.shtml|articlename= Wrestling with an angel|dated=|website=[http://www.bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk]|accessed=4 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]]
* [[wikipedia:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]]
* [[wikipedia:Lisa Goldstein|Lisa Goldstein]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Lisa Goldstein|articleurl=http://greenbooks.theonering.net/tributes/files/lisa_goldstein.html|articlename=Meditations on Middle-earth: Lisa Goldstein|dated=|website=[http://greenbooks.theonering.net/ greenbooks.theonering.net]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Lisa Goldstein|Lisa Goldstein]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Lisa Goldstein|articleurl=http://greenbooks.theonering.net/tributes/files/lisa_goldstein.html|articlename=Meditations on Middle-earth: Lisa Goldstein|dated=|website=[http://greenbooks.theonering.net/ greenbooks.theonering.net]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
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* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
* [[George R. R. Martin]]
* [[George R. R. Martin]]
* [[Salman Rushdie]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Salman Rushdie|articleurl=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/jan/04/film.salmanrushdie|articlename=Meditations on Middle-earth: Lisa Goldstein|dated=|website=[http://www.theguardian.com/ theguardian.com]|accessed=17 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Iris Murdoch|Iris Murdoch]]
* [[wikipedia:Iris Murdoch|Iris Murdoch]]
* [[Mary Renault]]
* [[Mary Renault]]
* [[wikipedia:Orson Scott Card |Orson Scott Card]]
* [[wikipedia:Orson Scott Card |Orson Scott Card]]
* [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]
* [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]
* [[wikipedia:Christopher John Farley|Christopher John Farley]]
* [[wikipedia:Christopher John Farley|Christopher John Farley]] {{fact}}


==Others==
==Others==

Revision as of 20:58, 17 August 2014

"...It is a long tale..." — Aragorn
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Below is a partial list of Famous fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's works.

Actors and Film directors

Musicians

Politicians

Royalty

Writers

Others

External links

References

  1. Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders, "The 10 Most Unlikely Things That Were Influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien" dated 7 December 2012, io9.com (accessed 23 April 2014)
  2. Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders, "TheTonight Show=03 August 2014", nbc.com (accessed 3 August 2014)
  3. Alison Flood, "Christine O'Donnell praises Tolkien's women" dated 17 September 2010, theguardian.com (accessed 23 April 2014)
  4. John D. Rateliff, "Christine O'Donnell, Tolkien Scholar?" dated 2 October 2010, sacnoths.blogspot.com (accessed 23 April 2014)
  5. Gordon Rayner, "Tolkien fan Prince Charles to meet Peter Jackson in The Hobbit film studios on New Zealand visit" dated 22 October 2012, telegraph.co.uk (accessed 23 April 2014)
  6. Leon Watson, "The Duke of Cambridge outed as huge fan of The Hobbit according to the man who plays Bilbo Baggins" dated 20 April 2014, dailymail.co.uk (accessed 23 April 2014)
  7. "Terry Pratchett: By the Book", nytimes.com (accessed 17 August 2014)
  8. Philip Hensher (interviewer), "A. S. Byatt, The Art of Fiction No. 168", theparisreview.org (accessed 23 April 2014)
  9. Caron Parsons (interviewer), "Wrestling with an angel", bbc.co.uk (accessed 4 July 2014)
  10. Lisa Goldstein, "Meditations on Middle-earth: Lisa Goldstein", greenbooks.theonering.net (accessed 23 April 2014)
  11. Salman Rushdie, "Meditations on Middle-earth: Lisa Goldstein", theguardian.com (accessed 17 August 2014)