Celebrities Who Should Run For President
Which celebrity would you actually vote for if they ran for President of the United States? Many celebrities, from Kanye West to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, have publicly considered running for president. However, which celebrity do you think would actually make a good president?
After Oprah's powerful Golden Globes speech in 2018, in which she slammed the mistreatment of women in the film industry, there was a lot of buzz online of her launching a 2020 bid. It didn't happen in 2020, but one can dream. There are plenty of other actors, rappers, and just plain famous people who could probably handle having their finger on the button. From Kim Kardashian to Stephen Colbert, and even Charlie Sheen, here’s a definitive list of other celebrities who should run for President of the United States.
If you think about it, being President of the United States isn’t all that different from being a regular celebrity. People with no knowledge of what you really do are constantly criticizing you, you spend most of your time on a private airplane, and you have a giant posse. If you’re a famous person, you might as well run for president every four years. Worst case scenario, you actually win and have to figure out which member of your inner circle is going to be your chief of staff. Which celebs do you think make great presidential candidates?
Vote up the celebrities you think should run for President of the United States. Then check back to see if other fans agree!
- 06-01-1937
- Age: 85
- Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, film director, and film narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with Million Dollar Baby (2004), and he has ...more - 07-09-1956
- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Concord, California, USA
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and ...more - 09-02-1964
- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Keanu Charles Reeves ( kee-AH-noo; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor and musician. He gained fame for his starring roles in several blockbuster films, including comedies from the Bill and ...more - 12-28-1954
- Age: 67
- Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom", ...more - 05-02-1972
- Age: 50
- Birthplace: Hayward, California, United States of America
Platform: A new school lunch referendum based around a 20,000 calorie a day diet.Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor, producer, and former professional wrestler. Johnson was a professional wrestler for the World ...more - 03-17-1955
- Age: 67
- Birthplace: Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, musician, and philanthropist. He is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in his career. Among other awards, he has won an ...more - 05-31-1930
- Age: 92
- Birthplace: California, United States of America
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and politician. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his ...more - 10-28-1955
- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, and humanitarian. He is best known as the principal founder of Microsoft ...more - 07-30-1968
- Age: 54
- Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States of America
Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, activist, artist, and former American football player. Crews played Julius Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He ...more - 01-29-1954
- Age: 68
- Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
Platform: EVERYONE GETS A FREE CAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!!!Oprah Gail Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey, January 29, 1954) is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show ...more - 03-10-1940
- Age: 82
- Birthplace: Ryan, Oklahoma, USA
Carlos Ray Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won many martial arts championships and ...more - 06-21-1979
- Age: 43
- Birthplace: Virginia, Minnesota, USA
Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his television roles, particularly as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), for ...more - 03-18-1962
- Age: 60
- Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Michael Gregory Rowe (born March 18, 1962) is an American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the CNN series Somebody's Gotta Do It. ...more - 06-13-1953
- Age: 69
- Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement ...more - 07-13-1942
- Age: 80
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the Star Wars film series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones movie ...more - 12-21-1948
- Age: 73
- Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer. A recipient of critical acclaim and numerous accolades and awards, Jackson is the actor whose films have made the ...more - 01-19-1946
- Age: 76
- Birthplace: Sevierville, Tennessee, United States of America
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work ...more - 10-05-1958
- Age: 63
- Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America
Neil deGrasse Tyson (; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the ...more - 01-26-1958
- Age: 64
- Birthplace: Metairie, Louisiana
Platform: The Midwest will be turned into a 24/7 dance party!Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated ...more - 04-04-1965
- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor, producer and singer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular notoriety in his youth, followed by a period of ...more - 09-25-1968
- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Platform: To finally move the White House to Bel-Air.Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper and media personality. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been ...more - 11-28-1962
- Age: 59
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Platform: Free Arby's.Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, activist, political commentator, actor, and television host. He hosted The Daily ...more - 10-21-1942
- Age: 79
- Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum; October 21, 1942), known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American prosecution lawyer, former Manhattan family court judge, television personality, and author. ...more - 2401-15-1984
- Age: 38
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (; born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, public speaker, author, and lawyer. At age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated ...more - 11-11-1974
- Age: 47
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (, Italian: [diˈkaːprjo]; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, film producer, and environmentalist. His accolades include an Academy Award and three Golden Globe ...more