Plato – one of the most significant thinkers of Western Civilization, was an astute wrestler. In those days (in Athens), it was assumed that a learned young man would develop his body, as well as his intellect.
Other distinguished people who formerly grappled
US Presidents
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt (also practiced judo and Japanese jiu jitsu)
Dwight Eisenhower
Arts, sciences, medicine, and law
John Irving (author & wrestler)
Ken Kesey (author & wrestler)
Neil DeGrasse Tyson (physicist & wrestler)
Andy Rooney (journalist & wrestler)
Sam Harris (neuroscientist & bjj practitioner)
John Danaher (philosopher & bjj practitioner)
Saulo Ribeiro (lawyer & bjj practitioner)
Bruno Fernandes (MD & bjj practitioner)
Eddie Cummings (mathematician & bjj practitioner)
Jan Gosiewski (engineer & judoka)