List of Scientologists

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A Scientologist is an adherent of the doctrines and beliefs of Scientology. Some adherents of the belief system of Scientology practice independently in what is often referred to as free zone Scientology. The Church of Scientology organization claims "SCIENTOLOGIST is a collective membership mark indicating membership in a church and church membership services of the affiliated Scientology churches and missions." [1]

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Scientologists not in trouble with the ethics department are considered "in good standing" and are allowed to be on Church of Scientology premises, receive services, and attend events. [2] : 361 

Members

Public Scientologists are those individuals who are not staff. They pay the Church of Scientology for training or auditing services, and live and work independent of the organization. [3] : 70  Collectively, non-staff Scientologists may be referred to as "members", the "public", or the "field". [4] : 128, 228 

Even though public members are not employed by the organization, they are ranked within the entire chain of command and defer to all staff personnel, who are seen as their seniors. Members are frequently pressed into service for clerical or promotional tasks or to recruit new members. [4] : 180  Members who recruit people for Scientology services are called "field staff members" (FSM) and are paid a commission of 10%–15% of the amount their recruit pays for a service. [5] [6] [4] : 181 

The lists below contain names of public Scientologists. For Scientologists who are, or were, on staff, see Scientology officials § List of Scientology officials.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Current

Deceased

This table includes members who were still Scientologists in the Church of Scientology at the time of their death.

Former members

This table represents individuals who were previously Scientologists, but who have since left the Church of Scientology.

NameLifetimeLeftNotes
Larry Anderson 1952–2009Actor, star of Orientation: A Scientology Information Film , left the church in 2009 and requested his money back. [124]
Gerry Armstrong 1946–1981Former Sea Org member for ten years and involved in a series of Scientology related lawsuits, collectively Church of Scientology of California v. Armstrong. [125]
Jon Atack 1955–1983 Whistleblower and noted critic of the church. [126]
Allen Barton 1968–2000Playwright and acting teacher who would later become an outspoken critic of the church. [127]
Jason Beghe 1960–2007Actor, rose to Operating Thetan level V (OT V), left Scientology and subsequently spoke out publicly against the church in 2008. [128] [129] He joined the church through Milton Katselas' acting class, connecting with Bodhi Elfman and Mary Thompson. [130] [18] : 266-267 
Cedric Bixler-Zavala 1974–2017Musician. [131]
Nazanin Boniadi 1980–Actress. [132] her mother was a Scientologist. [133]
Kate Bornstein 1948–1981 Transgender author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist. Was previously a spokesperson for Scientology. [134]
Mitch Brisker 1949–2020Producer. [135]
John Brodie 1935– American football player; [90] [136] credited Dianetics with his recovery from a sports injury; left after some of his friends "were expelled and harassed during a power struggle with church management" [90]
Stacy Brooks 1952–1989Former managing editor of Freedom magazine and a Scientologist for over twenty years. She has since become president of the Lisa McPherson Trust and an expert witness in many high-profile Scientology lawsuits. [137] [138] [139]
William S. Burroughs 1914–19971960sAuthor and poet. Joined and left the church during the 1960s. [140] In talking about the experience, he claimed that the techniques and philosophy of Scientology helped him and that he felt that further study into Scientology would produce great results. He was skeptical of the church itself, and felt that it fostered an environment that did not accept critical discussion. [141] His subsequent critical writings about the church and his review of Inside Scientology by Robert Kaufman led to a battle of letters between Burroughs and Scientology supporters in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine. He wrote the book Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology . [142] [143]
Diana Canova 1953–1993Actress; [144] critical of Scientology's "straightforward" desire for money. [145] [146]
Tory Christman 1947–2000Whistleblower and noted critic of the church. [126]
Robert DeGrimston 1935–With wife, Marry Anne DeGrimston, founder of The Process Church of The Final Judgment. [147] [148]
Richard de Mille 1922–20091954Author and journalist; at one point a personal assistant to L. Ron Hubbard. [18] : 37  [149]
John Duignan 1963– Whistleblower and noted critic of the church. [150]
Dennis Erlich 19xx–1982Former high-ranking official in the church and later critic of Scientology who joined the alt.religion.scientology discussion group on Usenet in late July 1994. [151] [152] : 153 
Michael Fairman 1934–2011Actor [153]
Neil Gaiman 1960–Novelist, graphic novelist, and screenwriter. Son of David Gaiman, raised Scientologist in East Grinstead. Has left the church, although prefers not to speak publicly about it. [154]
Philip Gale 1978–1998 Massachusetts Institute of Technology student and primary developer of EarthLink's innovative ISP software; died by suicide in 1998. [155]
Paul Haggis 1953–2009 Film director, Academy Award winner; Left in response to the San Diego branch's public support of California Proposition 8 and other factors. [156] He progressed up to OT VII in the 1980s where he remained until he left the church. [130]
Beck Hansen 1970–2019Musician who promoted Scientology as a member for many years. [7] [8] [21] [22] [79] Stated in a 2019 interview that he is not a Scientologist and that he doesn't "have any connection or affiliation with it". [157]
Marc Headley 1974–2005 Whistleblower and critic of the church. [126]
Katie Holmes 1978–2012Actress and formerly married to Scientologist Tom Cruise. [158]
Jim Humble 1933–1981Self-published author and founder of the Genesis II Church [159] [160]
Robert Hunter 1941–20191999Lyricist for the Grateful Dead. [161]
Mark Janicello 19622003Actor, Singer and Dramatist. Author of Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing, and Scientology in German and in English [162]
Nicole Kidman 1967–1992Actress; Tom Cruise's ex-wife [163]
Jason Lee 1970–2016Actor [8] [164] [165] [166]
Arnie Lerma 1950–20181977Son of a high-ranking member. Critic of Scientology who posted the Fishman Affidavit, including the Xenu story, to the Internet via the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology. [151] [152] : 153 
Johnny Lewis 1983–2012Actor [167]
Juliette Lewis 1973–2021Actress [168] [169]
Charles Manson 1934–2017Identified as a Scientologist during his time in prison. [24] [147] [170] [171] [172] He ordered Manson Family member Bruce Davis to journey to the United Kingdom and work for the Scientology organization in London. [173] Manson completed 150 hours of auditing while researching his own religious practices, [174] [175] which borrowed heavily from Scientology. [147]
Jenna Miscavige Hill 1984–2005Niece of David Miscavige, author and whistleblower. [176]
Ron Miscavige 1936–20212012Father of David Miscavige, author and whistleblower. [177]
Vince Offer 1964–2002 Film director of The Underground Comedy Movie and pitchman for ShamWow. [178]
Bijou Phillips 1980–2024Model and actress [179] [180]
Laura Prepon 1980–2016Actress [181]
Lisa Marie Presley 1968–20232014Singer and songwriter who was the daughter of Elvis Presley. [182]
Priscilla Presley 1945–2017Businesswoman and actress [183]
Mark Rathbun 1957–2004 Whistleblower, and critic of the Church. [126] In December 2018, Jezebel reported that Rathbun had posted videos on his website that praised Scientology and criticized ex-Scientologist Leah Remini. Jezebel also suggested that Rathbun had actually re-joined Scientology. [184]
Joe Reaiche 1958–2005Former rugby league footballer who is the father of Alanna Masterson and Jordan Masterson. He accused the church of framing him for financial misconduct and is estranged from his children. [55]
Leah Remini 1970–2013Actress [8] [185] [186] and critic of the church. She wrote an autobiography in 2015 entitled Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology , and produces and presents the A&E documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath .
Mike Rinder 1955–20252007 Whistleblower and critic of the church. [187]
Mimi Rogers 1956–Actress [188]
Amy Scobee 19xx–2005 Whistleblower and critic of the church. [189]
Chris Shelton 1969–2012Author and YouTuber; he was a member of the church for 27 years and has been outspoken about his experiences since leaving. [190] [191] [192]
Aaron Saxton 1974–2006Former Sea Org member who had influential positions in Sydney as well as the United States. He received attention when Australian Senator Nick Xenophon quoted statements by Saxton about Scientology into the parliamentary record of the Australian Senate. [193] [194] [195]
Reed Slatkin 1949–2015Sentenced in 2003 to 14 years in prison for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in US history, scamming more than $600 million from 800 investors. [196] [197]
Jeffrey Tambor 1944–2000sActor, left when he was pressured to leave his second wife. [198] [199]
Paul Twitchell 1908–19711959Spiritual writer and founder of Eckankar. [200] [201] Joined Scientology and achieved the status of "Clear". [202]
Cyril Vosper 1935–20041968Author and deprogrammer; wrote The Mind Benders which was the first book on Scientology to be written by an ex-member and the first critical book on Scientology to be published. [203]
Matt Willis 1983–2008Musician, singer, songwriter, television presenter and actor, and bassist and co-vocalist of the pop band, Busted. Was recruited to the church following a stint in rehab, but left the church after they reportedly advised that he separate from his wife Emma Willis, who the church deemed to be a "suppressive person". [204]
Lawrence Wollersheim 19xx–1979Former member and co-founder of the FACTNet, a non-profit organization that criticized the church, known for winning a multi-million dollar judgment against the church in a case about publishing material on the internet that the church claimed was protected by copyright. [205] [152] : 153  [206]
Bonnie Woods 19xx–1982Former member of the Sea Org who was subjected to a smear campaign by the church. [207]

See also

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