10 Historic Figures/Celebrities known for their love of Coffee
Beethoven enjoyed 1 cup of coffee before he composed his music and would count out specifically 60 beans in each cup he drank.
Franklin D. Roosevelt consumed 1 gallon of coffee a day, putting 7 lumps of sugar in each cup. Roosevelt's son is quoted to have said the size of his fathers coffee cup is "more in the nature of a bathtub.”
The Poet and Philosopher Voltaire, drank 40-60 cups of coffee a day.
. Johann Sebastian Bach actually composed a short opera about his coffee obsession.
The French novelist Honore de Balzac, passed away because of his coffee addiction (he drank 50 cups a day). "Were it not for coffee one could not write, which is to say one could not live" - Balzac
. The Electrical Wizard and Genius Nikola Tesla, actually hated coffee deeply and stated that he believes "coffee will excite the fibers of the brain frequently and unnecessarily, which will make them weak" (he was simultaneously addicted to alcohol).
Benjamin Franklin loved coffee so much, he actually sold his own coffee beans and thouroughly enjoyed working in coffeehouses.
Hugh Jackman, mainly known for his role as X-men's Wolverine, is actually one of the founding members of the coffee and tea brand Laughing Man Coffee and tea. A company who gives 100% of its worldwide revenue to education, community development, and new business development.
Napoleon Bonaparte actually begged for a spoonful of coffee on his deathbed. Stating that he would "rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.”
Jackie Chan announced in 2006 that he would be opening coffee shops in China and Hong Kong followed by shops in the Philippines and Middle East. You can still find Jackie's Java Coffee shops open in the all of these locations.