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Below is a partial list of '''Famous fans''' of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s works.
Below is a partial list of '''Famous fans''' of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s works.


==Actors and Film directors==
* [[Christopher Lee]]
* [[Stephen Colbert]]
* [[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>
* [[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:Prince Charles|Prince Charles]] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/9626524/Tolkien-fan-Prince-Charles-to-meet-Peter-Jackson-in-The-Hobbit-film-studios-on-New-Zealand-visit.html]
 
* [[wikipedia:Christine O'Donnell|Christine O'Donnell]] [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/sep/16/christine-odonnell-tolkien-women][http://sacnoths.blogspot.com.br/2010/10/christine-odonnell-tolkien-scholar.html]
* [[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]] {{fact}}
 
==Royalty==
* [[wikipedia:Prince Charles|Prince Charles]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Gordon Rayner|articleurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/9626524/Tolkien-fan-Prince-Charles-to-meet-Peter-Jackson-in-The-Hobbit-film-studios-on-New-Zealand-visit.html|articlename=Tolkien fan Prince Charles to meet Peter Jackson in ''The Hobbit'' film studios on New Zealand visit|dated=22 October 2012|website=[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ telegraph.co.uk]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen Margrethe of Denmark]]
* [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen Margrethe of Denmark]]
* [[wikipedia:Prince William|Prince William]]<ref>{{webcite|author=Leon Watson|articleurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2609035/Prince-William-outed-huge-fan-The-Hobbit-according-man-plays-Bilbo-Baggins.html|articlename=The Duke of Cambridge outed as huge fan of The Hobbit according to the man who plays Bilbo Baggins|dated=20 April 2014|website=[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ dailymail.co.uk]|accessed=23 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Pope Francis|Pope Francis]]


==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: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: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:Stephen King|Stephen King]]
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
* [[George R. R. Martin]]
* [[George R. R. Martin]]
* [[wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]]
* [[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:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]]
* [[wikipedia:Iris Murdoch|Iris Murdoch]]
* [[Mary Renault]]
* [[wikipedia:Orson Scott Card |Orson Scott Card]]
* [[wikipedia:Orson Scott Card |Orson Scott Card]]
* [[wikipedia:Mary Renault|Mary Renault]]
* [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]
* [[wikipedia:Iris Murdoch|Iris Murdoch]]
* [[wikipedia:Fernando Savater|Fernando Savater]]
 
* [[wikipedia:Christopher John Farley|Christopher John Farley]] {{fact}}
==Actors==
* [http://www.aaronconners.net/ Aaron Conners]<ref>Interview published in ''[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]]: The Official Strategy Guide'' by Rick Barba</ref>
* [[Christopher Lee]]
* [[wikipedia:Stephen Colbert|Stephen Colbert]]
* [[wikipedia:James Franco|James Franco]]


==Others==
==Others==
* [[wikipedia:Sergio Aguero|Sergio Aguero]]
* [[wikipedia:Sergio Aguero|Sergio Aguero]]
* [[wikipedia:Edmund Hillary|Sir Edmund Hillary]] [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4354450a10.html]
* [[wikipedia:Edmund Hillary|Sir Edmund Hillary]]
* [[wikipedia:Geddy Lee|Geddy Lee]]
* [[wikipedia:Geddy Lee|Geddy Lee]]
* [[wikipedia:Fernando Torres|Fernando Torres]]
* [[wikipedia:Fernando Torres|Fernando Torres]]
* [[wikipedia:Ruud van Nistelrooy|Ruud van Nistelrooy]]
* [[wikipedia:Peter Thiel|Peter Thiel]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1010-Famous-Tolkien-fans.php Famous Tolkien and Lord of the Rings fans] at [[Tolkien Library]]
*[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1010-Famous-Tolkien-fans.php Famous Tolkien and Lord of the Rings fans] at [[Tolkien Library]]
*[http://tolkienbrasil.com/categoria/famosos/ Famous Tolkien fans]  at [[Tolkien Brasil]]
*[http://tolkienbrasil.com/categoria/famosos/ Famous Tolkien fans]  at [[Tolkien Brasil]]
 
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Revision as of 20:05, 20 September 2014

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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)
  12. Interview published in Under a Killing Moon: The Official Strategy Guide by Rick Barba