Famous People & Ice Cream

Many people all over the world love ice cream so it should come as no surprise that amongst them are some very famous faces. Quite a number of famous people have been known to love ice cream including US Presidents Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Read my US Presidents Enjoy Ice Cream page for more information.

Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher also has an interesting connection with ice cream. She was part of a 1950's research team working for a British ice cream manufacturer looking into ways in which ice cream manufacture could be improved and be made more profitable. The team came up with the idea of adding more air into the ice cream which meant that manufacturers would use less ingredients to produce the same amount thus increasing profitability. It wasn't just the ice cream makers that benefited though because the ice cream produced became really popular - a soft serve ice cream which the public loved the texture of.

Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft and possibly the world's most generous philanthropist is reported to occasionally stop for an ice cream bar when travelling from Redmond (Washington) over Rose Hill. There's an interesting anecdote about Microsoft Employees who were treated to free ice cream back in 1990 courtesy of a computer store chain. It was apparently following the shipment of Windows 3.0 which proved a massive success that Egghead (computer store chain) is believed to have sent trucks with free ice cream over to Microsoft's offices so that the employees could all enjoy an ice cream bar to celebrate the success.

The legendary actor Marlon Brando  was known to love ice cream and at one time is reported to have been seen buying 5 gallons at a time.

Here are some famous faces and what are understood to be their favorite ice cream flavors:

Jackie Chan
Chocolate Ice Cream

Elvis Presley
Chocolate Milkshake Ice Cream Peach Ice Cream

George W Bush
Pralines and Cream Ice Cream


Other 'famous' ice cream connections ....

Eddie Murphy - US stand-up comedian and comic actor. Eddie developed a great skit in his stage performance where he does a brilliantly funny impression of himself as a child getting an ice cream cone from his local ice cream truck, only to then drop it on the floor whilst showing off to friends.

Phil Hellmuth - The Poker Brat. Phil Hellmuth is one of the best poker tournament players in the world. However, he is most known for his bad temper and for crying out like a little child who just dropped an ice cream on the ground when he loses a pot in a poker game.

Roald Dahl the famous children's writer wrote about his fantasy of an ice cream that never melts in his most famous story 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory'.

Laurel & Hardy used ice cream in several, key comedy scenes including the famous 'Moustachio Ice Cream' sketch from their short movie entitled 'Come Clean' made in 1931. Read the Laurel & Hardy’s Ice Cream Scene

There are many connections of ice cream with celebrities and famous people. Here are some more pages that might be of interest ....

Ice Cream In Entertainment ~ Ice Cream In The Movies ~ Ice Cream & Movie Stars

Ice Cream & US Presidents ~ Ice Cream Creations Inspired By Famous People

Ice Cream Blog

Chocolate & Health
Read about chocolate, it's fascinating history and how it can actually do you good!

Fun Of Ice Cream
Ice cream is a passion! Read about the personal passion behind this site. Click on pic

Japanese Ice Cream
For some truly unusual ice cream flavors read my Japanese Ice Cream page.

Ice Cream Truck
It recalls fond childhood memories for many of us! Read my ice cream truck special feature.

Animals Love Ice Cream
OK so dogs and cats enjoy ice cream but birds and lizards?! Delightful videos of animals eating ice cream