Famous Nail Biters
Plenty of regular people engage in nail biting. Here’s some surprising statistics:
- 28% to 33% of children ages 7-10 years old bite their nails
- 44% of adolescents bite their nails
- 19% to 29% of young adults bite their nails
- 5% of older adults bite their nails
- It is more common in young males
(Source: University of St. Francis study)
Famous nail biters include:
- Former US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- “Daughter of the King” — Lisa Marie Presley
- English recording artist and Genesis front-man Phil Collins
- American writer Dorothy Parker, who mocked her own nail biting habit in her writing
- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
- Hoop superstar LeBron James
- Cuban-American hottie Eva Mendes
There’s no telling how many other famous nail biters are out there. If someone had an exorbitant amount of free time — examining press photos for tell-tale signs of nail biting would certainly “out” any closet nail biters.
Famous nail biters include Britney Spears, Robbie Williams, Elijah Wood, James McAvoy, Casey Affleck, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Joaquin Phoenix, Taylor Lautner, David Krumholz, Johnny Knoxville, David Cook, Andy Roddick.