List of converts to Hinduism

The following is a list of converts to Hinduism from other religions or a non-religious background. == From Abrahamic religions == === Christianity === Annie Jobbie (also known as Chitra Shaji Kailash) – Indian actress Agehananda Bharati – German Indologist M. Chandra – Indian Politician Sister Christine – German-American educationist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda Alice Coltrane – American jazz musician James Cousins (also known as Jayaram) – Irish-Indian writer and Theosophist Alain Daniélou – French Indologist Bhagavan Das – (born Kermit Michael Riggs) – American yogi Savitri Devi – French-born Greek Nazi activist, writer and German spy Verrier Elwin – British Christian missionary who converted to Hinduism in 1935 under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi Alfred Ford – American businessman David Frawley – American writer, Ayurveda practitioner, astrologer and Hindutva proponent Sister Gargi – American writer and disciple of Swami Ashokananda of Ramakrishna Mission François Gautier – French political writer, journalist and Hindutva proponent Trevor Hall – American musician George Harrison – Lead guitarist of The Beatles and solo-artist, follower of ISKCON David Ananda Hart – British theologian Christopher Isherwood – American novelist and disciple of Swami Prabhavananda of Ramakrishna Mission Jomol – Indian actress Kirtanananda Swami (born as Keith Gordon Ham) – Gaudiya Vaishnav guru and founder of New Vrindaban; raised as a Baptist Lissy – Indian actress Jeffery D. Long – American scholar of religious studies; converted from Catholicism Dharma Mittra – Brazilian yoga teacher; raised in a Catholic family Nayanthara – Indian actress Sister Nivedita– British-Irish writer, educationist, Indian independence activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda Ranchor Prime – British author and Hindu religious scholar; was raised as a Roman Catholic Julia Roberts – American actress Sonia Sahni – Indian actress Satyananda Stokes – American former Evangelist and Indian independence activist E. C. George Sudarshan – American theoretical physicist John Woodroffe – British Indologist Yadunandana Swami – (born as Javier Pera López) – Spanish adherent of ISKCON; previously a Roman Catholic Ieva Zasimauskaitė – Lithuanian Singer === Islam === Soha Ali Khan — Indian actress and sister of Saif Ali Khan converted upon marriage to Kunal Khemu Zubeida Begum — Indian actress Ashalata Biswas — Indian actress Annapurna Devi — Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music Harilal Gandhi — Son of Mahatma Gandhi Sati Kazanova — Russian singer Aashish Khan — Indian classical musician Editor Mohan — Indian film editor Nargis — Indian actress, politician, and social worker who converted upon marriage to actor Sunil Dutt Ramasimhan — Indian film director Raskhan — Sufi poet Syed Waseem Rizvi — Former member and chairman of the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh Happy Salma — Indonesian actress, converted and became member of the Lordship of Ubud after marriage Salabega — Odia poet Anwar Shaikh — British–Pakistani writer Ifa Sudewi — Indonesian chief judge for the 2002 Bali bombing trials Sukmawati Sukarnoputri — Daughter of Indonesia's founding father and first president Sukarno Haridas Thakura — Prominent Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism movement Zubeida — Indian actress === Judaism === Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) (1931–2019) – syncretist, and follower of the Hindu deity Hanuman.

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List of converts to Hinduism

The following is a list of converts to Hinduism from other religions or a non-religious background. == From Abrahamic religions == === Christianity === Annie Jobbie (also known as Chitra Shaji Kailash) – Indian actress Agehananda Bharati – German Indologist M. Chandra – Indian Politician Sister Christine – German-American educationist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda Alice Coltrane – American jazz musician James Cousins (also known as Jayaram) – Irish-Indian writer and Theosophist Alain Daniélou – French Indologist Bhagavan Das – (born Kermit Michael Riggs) – American yogi Savitri Devi – French-born Greek Nazi activist, writer and German spy Verrier Elwin – British Christian missionary who converted to Hinduism in 1935 under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi Alfred Ford – American businessman David Frawley – American writer, Ayurveda practitioner, astrologer and Hindutva proponent Sister Gargi – American writer and disciple of Swami Ashokananda of Ramakrishna Mission François Gautier – French political writer, journalist and Hindutva proponent Trevor Hall – American musician George Harrison – Lead guitarist of The Beatles and solo-artist, follower of ISKCON David Ananda Hart – British theologian Christopher Isherwood – American novelist and disciple of Swami Prabhavananda of Ramakrishna Mission Jomol – Indian actress Kirtanananda Swami (born as Keith Gordon Ham) – Gaudiya Vaishnav guru and founder of New Vrindaban; raised as a Baptist Lissy – Indian actress Jeffery D. Long – American scholar of religious studies; converted from Catholicism Dharma Mittra – Brazilian yoga teacher; raised in a Catholic family Nayanthara – Indian actress Sister Nivedita– British-Irish writer, educationist, Indian independence activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda Ranchor Prime – British author and Hindu religious scholar; was raised as a Roman Catholic Julia Roberts – American actress Sonia Sahni – Indian actress Satyananda Stokes – American former Evangelist and Indian independence activist E. C. George Sudarshan – American theoretical physicist John Woodroffe – British Indologist Yadunandana Swami – (born as Javier Pera López) – Spanish adherent of ISKCON; previously a Roman Catholic Ieva Zasimauskaitė – Lithuanian Singer === Islam === Soha Ali Khan — Indian actress and sister of Saif Ali Khan converted upon marriage to Kunal Khemu Zubeida Begum — Indian actress Ashalata Biswas — Indian actress Annapurna Devi — Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music Harilal Gandhi — Son of Mahatma Gandhi Sati Kazanova — Russian singer Aashish Khan — Indian classical musician Editor Mohan — Indian film editor Nargis — Indian actress, politician, and social worker who converted upon marriage to actor Sunil Dutt Ramasimhan — Indian film director Raskhan — Sufi poet Syed Waseem Rizvi — Former member and chairman of the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh Happy Salma — Indonesian actress, converted and became member of the Lordship of Ubud after marriage Salabega — Odia poet Anwar Shaikh — British–Pakistani writer Ifa Sudewi — Indonesian chief judge for the 2002 Bali bombing trials Sukmawati Sukarnoputri — Daughter of Indonesia's founding father and first president Sukarno Haridas Thakura — Prominent Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism movement Zubeida — Indian actress === Judaism === Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) (1931–2019) – syncretist, and follower of the Hindu deity Hanuman.

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