List of British Buddhists

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This is a list of notable Buddhists or Buddhist practitioners who live or lived in the United Kingdom. This list includes both formal teachers of Buddhism, and people notable in other areas who are publicly Buddhist or who have espoused Buddhism in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Actors

Actresses

Artists

Business

Politics

Science

Singers

Sports

Military

Mountaineers

Monastics and Religious Teachers

Writers, Poets, and Teachers

See also

References

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