The list of supporters of the BDS movement include those who have either voiced support for the BDS movement or for comprehensive boycotts against Israel. The list does not include people who support boycotting products from Israeli settlements but not from Israel. The year column denotes the year they most recently professed support for such a boycott.
Name | Occupation | Country | Year | Source |
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Elmaz Abinader | Author and poet | United States | ? | [1] |
Nadia Abu El-Haj | Anthropologist | United States | 2016 | [2] |
As'ad AbuKhalil | Professor of political science | United States | 2015 | [3] |
Susan Abulhawa | Writer | United States | 2012 | [4] |
Ali Abunimah | Journalist | United States | 2009 | [5] |
Rina Addams | Drag queen | Canada | 2023 | [6] |
Paul Ahmarani | Actor | Canada | 2010 | [7] |
Amani al-Khatahtbeh | Author and activist | United States | 2014 | [8] |
Hanan al-Shaykh | Writer | Lebanon | 2015 | [9] |
Tariq Ali | Activist, writer and journalist | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Udi Aloni | Filmmaker and activist | Israel | ? | [10] |
Ser Anzoategui | Actor | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Fatimah Asghar | Poet | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Samantha Bailey | Director and writer | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Iain Banks | Author | United Kingdom | 2013 | [12] |
Omar Barghouti | Activist | Israel | 2013 | [13] |
Golbarg Bashi | Feminist activist and author | Sweden | 2019 | [14] |
Morgan Bassichis | Writer | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Upendra Baxi | Legal scholar | India | 2010 | [15] |
Jonathan Beller | Film theorist and culture critic | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Oren Ben-Dor | Law professor | United Kingdom | 2005 | [17] |
John Berger | Art critic | United Kingdom | 2006 | [18] |
Praful Bidwai | Journalist and political activist | India | 2010 | [15] |
George Bisharat | Law professor | United States | 2014 | [19] |
Hannah Black | Visual artist | United Kingdom | 2023 | [11] |
Max Blumenthal | Journalist | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Gabriel Boric | President | Chile | 2022 | [20] |
Joel Kim Booster | Actor | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Bosco | Drag queen | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Daniel Boyarin | Historian of religion | Israel | 2014 | [16] |
Russell Brand | Comedian and actor | United Kingdom | 2014 | [21] |
Lenni Brenner | Trotskyist writer | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Steve Brodner | Satirical illustrator and caricaturist | United States | 2022 | [22] |
Boygenius | Band | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Cori Bush | Politician | United States | 2020 | [23] |
River Butcher | Actor and comedian | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Judith Butler | Philosopher and gender theorist | United States | 2012 | [10] |
Emily Carroll | Comic book artist | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Julian Casablancas | Rock singer | United States | 2021 | [24] |
Michael Cavadias | Actor | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Matthew A. Cherry | Writer and director | United States | 2023 | [25] |
Caryl Churchill | Playwright | United Kingdom | ? | [26] |
CocoRosie | Band | United States | 2021, 2022 | [27][28] |
Partha Chatterjee | Political scientist and anthropologist | United States | 2016 | [2] |
Parvesh Cheena | Actor | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Shea Couleé | Drag queen | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Wilson Cruz | Actor | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Chuck D | Rapper | United States | ? | [29] |
William Dalrymple | Historian | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Lawrence Davidson | History professor | United States | 2013 | [30] |
Uri Davis | Academic and civil rights activist | Israel | 2019 | [31] |
Michael DeForge | Comic book artist and activist | Canada | 2021 | [32] |
Jason DeMarco | Producer | United States | 2022 | [33] |
Jamie Demetriou | Actor and comedian | United Kingdom | 2023 | [11] |
Rob DenBleyker | Cartoonist | United States | 2023 | [34] |
Saba Dewan | Documentary film maker | India | 2010 | [15] |
Junot Díaz | Writer and creative writing professor | United States | 2014 | [35] |
Danny Ducker | Artist and writer | United States | 2023 | [6] |
John Early | Actor and comedian | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Eric Edelstein | Actor and comedian | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Brian Eno | Electronic musician | United Kingdom | 2006 | [18] |
Hedy Epstein | Political activist | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Annie Ernaux | Author and Nobel Laureate | France | 2022 | [36] |
Farid Esack | Scholar, writer and activist | South Africa | 2018 | [37] |
Cole Escola | Actor and comedian | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Samuel Farber | Professor Emeritus of Political Science | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Lillian Fiedler | Artist and illustrator | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Sophie Fiennes | Film director and producer | United Kingdom | 2006 | [18] |
Aminatta Forna | Writer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Rozanne Foyer | Trade union leader | United Kingdom | 2020 | [38] |
Cynthia G. Franklin | Literary and cultural critic | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Steven Friedman | Academic and columnist | South Africa | 2013 | [39] |
Eduardo Galeano | Journalist | Uruguay | 2006 | [18] |
Janeane Garofalo | Actress and comedian | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Basel Ghattas | Politician | Israel | 2016 | [40] |
Jayati Ghosh | Development economist | India | 2010 | [15] |
Danny Glover | Actor and film maker | United States | ? | [41] |
Jean-Luc Godard | Film director | France | 2018 | [42] |
Neve Gordon | Professor of international law | Israel | 2009 | [43] |
Lynn Gottlieb | Rabbi | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Bonnie Greer | Playwright | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Mark Haddon | Writer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Ghassan Hage | Professor of Anthropology at the University of Melbourne | Lebanese-Australian | 2016 | [44] |
Jeff Halper | Anthropologist and activist | Israel | 2014 | [16] |
Joel Harden | Politician | Canada | 2017 | [45] |
Githa Hariharan | Writer | India | 2010 | [15] |
Patti Harrison | Actress and comedian | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Zoya Hasan | Academic and political scientist | India | 2010 | [15] |
Stephen Hawking | Physicist | United Kingdom | 2013 | [46] |
Howie Hawkins | Politician and activist | United States | 2014 | [47] |
Manny Hernandez | Writer and director | United States | 2021 | [48] |
Lauryn Hill | Singer, songwriter and rapper | United States | ? | [29] |
Mike Hodges | Screenwriter | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Adam Horowitz | Screenwriter and producer | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Jeremy Hunter | Musician | United States | 2023 | [49] |
Amin Husain | Activist, adjunct professor | United States | 2015 | [50] |
Juliana Huxtable | Artist | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Rami Ismail | Video game developer | Netherlands | 2021 | [51] |
Elizabeth Ito | Animator and writer | United States | 2023 | [52] |
Melody Iza | Writer and artist | United States | 2023 | [53] |
Selma James | Writer and activist | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Lauren Jauregui | Singer-songwriter | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Joey De Jesus | Writer and performer | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Brian Jones | Actor and educator | United States | 2014 | [47] |
Mitra Jouhari | Actress and comedian | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Asif Kapadia | Filmmaker | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Reem Kelani | Musician | United Kingdom | 2006 | [18] |
Kehlani | Singer and songwriter | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Amir Khadir | Politician and activist | Canada | 2020 | [54] |
Leila Khaled | Refugee and political activist | United States | 2014 | [55] |
Rashid Khalidi | Professor of Modern Arab Studies | United States | 2016 | [2] |
Soul Khan | Songwriter, rapper and politician | United States | 2022 | [56] |
Zahi Khouri | Businessman | Palestine | 2015 | [57] |
David Klein | Mathematician | United States | ? | [1] |
Naomi Klein | Author | Canada | 2016 | [58] |
Amina Koroma | Voice actress | United Kingdom | 2021 | [59] |
Peter Kosminsky | Writer, director and producer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Hari Kunzru | Writer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Paul Laverty | Screenwriter and lawyer | United Kingdom | 2017 | [60] |
Mike Leigh | Film and theatre director | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Ronit Lentin | Sociologist and writer | Israel | 2014 | [61] |
Gideon Levy | Journalist | Israel | 2018 | [62] |
Catherine Liu | Cultural theorist | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Jo Livingstone | Literary critic | United Kingdom | 2023 | [11] |
David Lloyd | Poet and professor of literature | United States | 2009 | [63] |
Phyllida Lloyd | Film director | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Ken Loach | Filmmaker | United Kingdom | 2017 | [60] |
Liz Lochhead | Poet | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Antony Loewenstein | Journalist | Australian German | 2014 | [16] |
Jennifer Loewenstein | Freelance journalist | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Jake Lynch | Journalist and academic | Australia | 2013 | [64] |
Moshé Machover | Mathematician | United Kingdom | 2014 | [24] |
Mandla Mandela | Politician | South Africa | 2020 | [65] |
Henning Mankell | Author | Sweden | 2010 | [66] |
Miriam Margolyes | Actress | United Kingdom | 2014 | [24] |
Mike Marqusee | Writer | United States | 2014 | [24] |
Don Martin | Rapper | Norway | ? | [67] |
George R. R. Martin | Novelist | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Nur Masalha | Writer and academic | Israel | 2014 | [68] |
Joseph Massad | Professor in Political Science | United States | 2016 | [2] |
Vina Mazumdar | Academic and activist | India | 2010 | [15] |
John McDonnell | Politician | United Kingdom | 2023 | [69] |
Jimmy McGovern | Screenwriter | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Iris Menas | Actor | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Roger Michell | Theatre, television and film director | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
China Miéville | Writer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Nicholas Mirzoeff | Visual culture theorist | United States | 2015 | [50] |
Kausar Mohammed | Actress | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Tumi Molekane | Rapper | South Africa | ? | [67] |
Monaleo | Rapper | United States | 2023 | [70] |
Indya Moore | Actor and Model | United States | 2023 | [6] |
MUNA | Band | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Innosanto Nagara | Children's book author and activist | United States | 2010 | [71] |
Yasmin Nair | Writer and activist | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Hari Nef | Actress and model | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Bree Newsome | Filmmaker and activist | United States | 2017 | [72] |
Brittani Nichols | Actress and comedian | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Yuh-Line Niou | Politician | United States | 2022 | [73] |
Noname | Rapper | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Rebecca O'Brien | Film producer | United Kingdom | 2017 | [60] |
Andrew O'Hagan | Writer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Tyler Oakley | Activist | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Nikkita Oliver | Writer | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Bertell Ollman | Professor of politics | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Egil Olsen | Football manager | Norway | 2010 | [74] |
Ilhan Omar | Politician | United States | ? | [75] |
Molly Ostertag | Cartoonist and writer | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Ilan Pappé | Historian and activist | Israel | 2014 | [16] |
Prabhat Patnaik | Marxist economist and political commentator | India | 2010 | [15] |
Miko Peled | Writer and activist | Israel | 2014 | [16] |
Nurit Peled-Elhanan | Philologist and professor of language | Israel | 2014 | [16] |
Miggs Perez | Writer and artist | United States | 2023 | [76] |
Tommy Pico | Writer and poet | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Hasan Piker | Streamer and political commentator | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Willow Pill | Drag queen | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Vijay Prashad | Marxist historian and political commentator | India | 2014 | [77] |
Questlove | Musician | United States | 2021 | [24] |
Walid Raad | Contemporary media artist | United States | 2019 | [78] |
Michael Radford | Film director | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Rage Against the Machine | Band | United States | 2021 | [24] |
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | Politician | United States | 2018 | [79] |
Bella Ramsey | Actor | United Kingdom | 2023 | [6] |
Michael Ratner | Attorney | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Eva Reign | Actress | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Tanya Reinhart | Linguist and writer | Israel | 2007 | [80] |
Adrienne Rich | Poet and feminist | United States | ? | [10] |
Boots Riley | Rapper | United States | 2014 | [35] |
Tyson Rinehart | Voice actor | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Fariha Róisín | Writer | Australia | 2023 | [6] |
Sally Rooney | Author | Ireland | 2021 | [81] |
Steven Rose | Neuroscientist | United Kingdom | 2014 | [24] |
Michael Rosen | Author and poet | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Jonathan Rosenhead | Mathematician and activist | United Kingdom | 2014 | [24] |
Leon Rosselson | Songwriter | United Kingdom | 2006 | [18] |
Angelica Ross | Actress and businesswoman | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Spencer Rothbell | Writer and actor | United States | 2023 | [82] |
Arundhati Roy | Author | India | 2010 | [18][15] |
Josh Ruebner | Author and political analyst | United States | 2014 | [16] |
Run the Jewels | Hip-hop duo | United States | 2021 | [24] |
Steven Salaita | Scholar and author | United States | 2014 | [83] |
Susan Sarandon | Actress | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Ash Sarkar | Journalist and political commentator | United Kingdom | 2022 | [84] |
Linda Sarsour | Activist | United States | 2020 | [85] |
Alexei Sayle | Comedian and actor | United Kingdom | 2014 | [24] |
Sarah Schulman | Writer and gay activist | United States | 2013 | [86] |
Pete Seeger | American folk singer and activist | United States | 2011 | [87] |
Emma Seligman | Director and screenwriter | Canada | 2023 | [6] |
Ser Serpas | Visual artist | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Aharon Shabtai | Poet and translator | Israel | ? | [10] |
Kamila Shamsie | Writer | United Kingdom | 2019 | [9][88] |
Peter Silberman | Musician | United States | 2021 | [24] |
Hamed Sinno | Musician | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Cat Stevens | Singer | United States | 2022 | [89] |
Michael Lynk | Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 | Canada | 2022 | [90] |
Gillian Slovo | Writer | South Africa | 2015 | [9] |
George Smith | Biologist | United States | 2019 | [91] |
Patti Smith | Musician | United States | 2021 | [24] |
Ahdaf Soueif | Novelist and commentator | Egypt | 2014 | [24] |
Dean Spade | Lawyer and activist | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Jill Stein | Physician and activist | United States | 2016 | [92] |
Elia Suleiman | Film director and actor | Palestine | 2006 | [18] |
Nandini Sundar | Sociologist | India | 2010 | [15] |
Serj Tankian | Musician | United States | 2021 | [24] |
Lisa Taraki | Journalist, teacher, and sociologist | Palestine | 2004 | [93] |
Immortal Technique | Rapper and activist | United States | ? | [67] |
Kae Tempest | Spoken word performer and playwright | United Kingdom | 2018 | [94] |
Julien Temple | Film and music video director | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Rashida Tlaib | Politician | United States | ? | [75] |
Julio Torres | Writer and comedian | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Aivi Tran | Musician and composer | United States | 2023 | [95] |
Desmond Tutu | Archbishop | South Africa | 2014 | [96] |
UB40 | Band | United Kingdom | 2022 | [97] |
Sasha Velour | Drag queen | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Eva Victor | Actress and comedian | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Alice Walker | Author | United States | 2012 | [98] |
Jackie Walker | Activist | United Kingdom | 2019 | [99] |
JD Scott | Poet | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Joan Wallach Scott | Historian | United States | 2013 | [100] |
Marina Warner | Writer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Roger Waters | Musician | United Kingdom | 2023 | [101] |
Cornel West | Philosopher and activist | United States | 2019 | [102] |
Nadia Whittome | Politician | United Kingdom | 2022 | [103] |
Will Wiesenfeld | Musician | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Chris Williamson | Politician | United Kingdom | 2018 | [104] |
Alex Winter | Actor | United States | 2022 | [105] |
Jamila Woods | Singer-songwriter | United States | 2023 | [11] |
Bowen Yang | Actor and comedian | Australia | 2023 | [6] |
Eugene Lee Yang | Actor and filmmaker | United States | 2023 | [6] |
Jamal Zahalka | Politician | Israel | 2014 | [106] |
Benjamin Zephaniah | Writer | United Kingdom | 2015 | [9] |
Haneen Zoabi | Politician | Israel | 2019 | [107] |