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My Top Ten Influencers Dave Mac Kelly Hogan Edward A. Goeke Lee Copus Max German Lauren Knight Hughes Bella Ma Justine Stenger Kerry Mann Jenny Mitich Influencers (Keeping in mind: https://carnivoredaddy.com/when-is-it-time-to-stop-listening-to-carnivore-influencers/) Rina Ahluwalia (on keto for over 10 years, became strict carnivore in 2021, "The Primal Podcast," https://www.youtube.com/c/The5MinuteBody) Joe and Charlene Anderson (on a low-carb "fish and healthy oils" diet for about a year starting in 1998, constantly experimenting, they then became full carnivores, gave up ground beef and cheeses, had two pregnancies w/at-home deliveries, red meat only after 6 years, rib-eye steak since 2008/09, and pemmican), https://www.allthingscarnivore.com/joe-and-charlene-andersons-carnivore-diet-experience/ ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtCFoIGSdoc) Lindsay Barnett ("Gut Punch Mommy," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jlYexFGSBc) Butter Bob Briggs (April 2013 started keto and lost 145 pounds in 14 months; made 43 videos from 2015 to 2017, fell off wagon around 2021, restarted videos in short format early 2026 and back on WOE, https://www.youtube.com/@ButterBobBriggs) Ella Bruce (Australian body-builder and carnivore since 2017, https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-f-ing-love-meat-the-athletes-who-swear-by-the-carnivore-diet-20200604-p54zn7.html) Jayne Buxton (author of The Great Plant-Based Con: Why eating a plants-only diet won't improve your health or save the planet, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBOqV81thkY) Emily Carver (carnivore since early 2025, https://www.facebook.com/emilyeatsmeat/) Quade Cooper (Australian rugby player, carnivore since 2019, https://www.1news.co.nz/2020/05/17/quade-cooper-says-carnivore-diet-he-and-sonny-bill-williams-have-adopted-is-a-game-changer/) Danny Conway (keto/low carb since 2007, carnivore since about 2012) Lee Copus (carnivore since late 2022 after colectomy, "Kent Carnivore," https://www.youtube.com/@kentcarnivore ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-2ZvpQoYY) Stephen Curtain (@carnivore_coach_invictus) Huw Davies (U.K. Triathlete) Mikey Davies (Ironman champion, transitioned from vegan to keto) Tino Demitro (Atkins/Carnivore since 1990s) Sameer Dossani (Health Coach & Anthropologist, eats hypercanivorous macros, reduced carbs c.2016, https://www.youtube.com/@MeatHeals ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htbZw4h6tK4) Mark Ennis (carnivore since 2021, Irish health coach for "Carnivore Evolution," https://booboone.com/187-food-freedom-clarity-with-carnivore-coach-mark-ennis/) Phil Escott (long-term vegan turned to carnivore) Rebekah Farmer Heishman (mostly keto for 15 years including 8 tries at carnivore, carnivore since May 2019), https://linktr.ee/tailoredketohealth) Dante Ferrigno (Lion diet + eggs since early 2021, https://www.ferrignofreedom.com/ ; https://www.youtube.com/@FerrignoFreedom) Mary Fields (carnivore since February 2020) Jackie Fletcher (keto in January 2018, mostly carnivore since May 2023, https://fabulouslyketo.com/) Ede Fox (carnivore since 2015, https://www.youtube.com/c/BlackCarnivore) Michael Frieze (low-carb diet since 2010, carnivore since 2011, "Principia Carnivora," ; https://zerocarbzen.com/2015/03/07/zero-carb-interview-michael-frieze/) Chris Froome (British cyclist, 4x Tour de France winner after going keto since 2012) Max German (carnivore since October 2023 at age 20), https://www.youtube.com/@max.german ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9gb8irzrs0) Adrien Gledhill (carnivore since beginning of 2023 after two months of cutting down on veggies), https://www.youtube.com/@AdrianKGledhill) Edward A. Goeke (young enthusiastic analytical researcher started carnivore in August 2022, https://www.youtube.com/@e.goeke_) Dan Goldie (carnivore since 2015, and Lion diet since 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYfOyKxshE) George Goodenough (carnivore since March 22, 2023, https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/mission-carnivore/a-uk-army-vet-on-the-NpAdElX6kD7/) Jonathan Griffiths, BSc (British body builder, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gWoBh0CTgc) Erling Haaland (Norwegian soccer striker, carnivore since at least 2022, https://www.mundodeportivo.com/us/en/20221027/23054/erling-haaland-s-mysterious-carnivore-diet-makes-him-the-best-striker-in-europe.html) Eddie Hall (World's Strongest Man, full carnivore since August 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67TouiKEoKs) Dylan Hardwick (cyclist, 6+ yrs carnivore after a year of ketogenic lifestyle, https://www.youtube.com/@CarnivoreCyclist-x1d/videos) Kelly Hogan, (extremely meat-based for 5 years, then full carnivore since October 2009, "myzerocarblife" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaKl8Lth6h6GWreFyeO1keA) Lauren Knight Hughes (mainly carnivore since c.2017, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUsXTJcHf_K28GVxgu65XSw) Thomas Thrap Huse (aka Mr. Pimp Lotion, Norwegian rapper, mostly carnivore since at least 2023, https://www.nettavisen.no/kjendis/carnivore-dietten-oker-i-popularitet-blant-nordmenn-lege-advarer-mot-mork-bakside/s/5-95-1842754) Pete Jacobs (Australian triathlete, https://robhourmont.substack.com/p/multiple-professional-athletes-with-e84) Lauren Johnson (carnivore since Spring 2025) Lillie Kane (since 2020 heavy animal-based diet, https://www.youtube.com/@LillieKane) Katie Kelly (CrossFit Athlete, carnivore since at least 2021, but has added some carbs), Lilobitoffit, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyTDICk1fy08TioccQL96A Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (US HHS Secretary, carnivore along with some fermented foods since before 2025) Olivia Khwaja (keto in 2020, carnivore since 2022) Jin Kim (keto c.2018, then strict carnivore since 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xou-5ly-zM0) Jerrod Kirk (carnivore since 2024, https://www.facebook.com/p/Jerrod-Kirk-100082985553177/) Richelle LeCourt (carnivore since October 2022, https://www.reallifecarnivore.com/blog ; https://www.youtube.com/@reallifecarnivore) Esmée LaFleur (vegan for 13 years, a lacto-vegetarian for most of the next 12 years, carnivore since 2015, "Zero Carb Zen," https://zerocarbzen.com/) BJ Leone (25+ yrs carnivore, https://www.youtube.com/@BJCarnivore) Simon Lewis (animal-based since c.2019, carnivore since early 2020, https://www.youtube.com/@howtocarnivore) Josie Lieder ("The Ex-Plant Eater," 14 year vegan starting as a teenager, slowly introduced animal foods before arriving at carnivore late 2021, author of Coming Around to Carnivore: From Skeptic to Thriving (2026), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMrwpaVmQ5M ; https://www.youtube.com/@theexplanteater) Ross Lockwood (carnivore since 2012, moving to raw, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuoXmyvG2Vs) Courtney Luna (former yacht stewardess and chef, puts out many carnivore recipes, https://courtneyluna.com/) Bella Ma (vegan 6 yrs, then carnivore since 2017, "Steak and Butter Gal," https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvasvPW5q8Wwblqb_-6CkPw) Dave Mac (after trying low carb and keto a few times earlier, carnivore since June 2022, podcast since Oct. 2022 with over 2000 interviews four years later, "No Carb Life," https://www.youtube.com/@zerocarb) Kerry Mann (carnivore since mid-2023, "HomesteadHow," https://www.youtube.com/@Homesteadhow) Don Matesz (vegan in 2011, then whole foods w/animal March 2017, then carnivore since May 2017, author of The Hypercarnivore Diet Book (2018), but said to be macrobiotic vegan by 2026. Allesandro Medeiros (Brazilian-born ultra-athleter, strict carnivore since 2020, https://brazilcore.com/brazilian-ultraman-athlete-on-carnivore-diet/) Kristina ____ aka Missmeat (carnivore since November 2023 at age 22, https://www.youtube.com/@MISSSMEAT ; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573048267531) Jenny Mitich (carnivore since late 2022, author of Complete Carnivore: Achieving Better Health Through a Meat-Based Diet (2025), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpz0ec0jWJlFO7ptYdlAJw ; https://www.youtube.com/@JennyMitich) Serena Musick (carnivore since July 2021) Derek Nance (mostly raw carnivore since 2008, https://www.youtube.com/@SuperSabortooth) Raymond Nazon (carnivore since September 2017, https://www.youtube.com/user/rnazon/videos) Ted Nugent (carnivore since before early 1980s?, https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ted+Nugent+carnivore) Victoria Olson (carnivore since 2018, "Carnivore Evolution," "Carnivore Diet After Age 40" on Facebook, www.youtube.com/@carnivoreevolution2024) Aleksander Omtvedt (carnivore since 2024 after paleo and short-term keto, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHZ4R9UYD-g) Tevita Pangai Junior (Tonga international rugby league footballer, carnivore since at least 2020, https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/nrl-2020-rugby-news-quade-cooper-follows-carnivore-diet-ketogenic-diet-sonny-bill-williams-tevita-pangai-jnr/news-story/f43a3a401eee843f10693fcda3336d0a) Mikhaila Peterson (strict carnivore in December 2017, coming up with the name "Lion Diet" for this, then was able to slowly introduce other foods after 8 years), https://www.youtube.com/@TheLionDiet) Coach Lisa Pickart (former vegan, dropped carbs September 2021 carnivore since), https://www.youtube.com/@lifebacksystem) Maxine Pye (https://www.facebook.com/maxipye1) Rick Rodriguez (carnivore since c.1983, with six month vegetarian experiment in 1993, not seen by doctor since 1996), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWfhMdKBRzE ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks1YFeXRymo ; https://carnivore.news/video/carnivore-diet-for-40-years-you-wont-believe-his-age/) Curtis Sironen (Australian rugby player, carnivore since c.2021, https://robhourmont.substack.com/p/multiple-professional-athletes-with-e84) Benjamin Smith (carnivore since c.2020, ultimatehealthmodel.com) Richard Smith (European bodybuilding champion, keto since 2013 then carnivore since before 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjtB65RCO2A) Laura Spath (mostly carnivore since 2018, https://www.lauraspath.com/) Dana Spencer Shute (zero carb since 2008, https://www.youtube.com/@ZeroCarbHealth) Rose Nunez Smith Kylie Stafford (carnivore since July 2024) Augustus Owsley Stanley III (January 19, 1935 - March 12, 2011, carnivore since 1958, died in automobile accident, https://www.meatrition.com/history/the-bear-diet-and-exercise-carnivore-diet, https://zerocarbzen.com/the-bear/) Justine Stenger, (Cellular Nutritionist, keto, https://www.youtube.com/@JustineStenger) Sweta Kumar (carnivore/animal-based since 2007?, @Primal.Kumaree) Samantha Taylor Steven Thomas BSc (Hons), (carnivore since 2019, https://www.theukcarnivore.com/) Joe Dalle Vedove (carnivore coach, carnivore since beginning of 2017) Charles Washington (ultramarathoner carnivore since 2008, https://www.zerocarbhealth.com/) Issy Watson (Guinness World Record holder training for Ironman, carnivore since c.2021, https://www.youtube.com/@IssyWatsonFit ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWUTKWud9no) Johnnie W. (Conflicted Carnivore Comedian, since at least 2020) Maggie White (Canadian rancher b.1941, carnivore since age 16/17, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnWdsEzx8F0&t=5368s) Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand heavyweight boxer, https://www.1news.co.nz/2020/05/17/quade-cooper-says-carnivore-diet-he-and-sonny-bill-williams-have-adopted-is-a-game-changer/) Sue Woledge (carnivore since May 2022, https://www.youtube.com/c/suewoledge) Myra Jane _________ (carnivore since August 26, 2023 when she started her relief of MS symptoms which she had been diagnosed with 14 years earlier, "CarnivoreJags," https://www.facebook.com/CarnivoreJags) Rebecca _________ ("Carnivore Family," https://www.youtube.com/@carnivorefamily) TD and Faith ___________ ("The Texas Boys," https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkns4vMbwYwinCrZX8JwAig) Mitch _____________ (carnivore since 2023, https://www.youtube.com/@OldGuyCarnivore ; https://oldguycarnivore.com/) Rich the Keto Pro Emma (17 yo 2023 carnivore after almost 5 yr vegan, https://www.youtube.com/@Emmathecarnivore) Jonny ___________ (https://www.youtube.com/@Jonnydoescarnivore) Andrew Huberman Pete B: East Texas Homesteading ("Carnivore Squad," https://www.youtube.com/@ShapeSquadFitness) |