List of converts to Hinduism from Christianity

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This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Christianity .

A

• Annie — Indian actress ^[1]

B

• Agehananda Bharati — German Indologist ^[2]

C

• M. Chandra — Indian Politician ^[3]
• Sister Christine — German-American educationist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda
• Alice Coltrane — American jazz musician ^[4]

D

• Alain Daniélou — French Indologist ^[5]
• Savitri Devi — French-born Greek Nazi activist, writer and German spy ^[6]

E

• Verrier Elwin — British Christian missionary who converted to Hinduism in 1935 under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi ^[7]

F

• Alfred Ford — American businessman ^[8]
• David Frawley — American writer, Ayurveda practitioner, astrologer and Hindutva proponent ^[9]

G

• Sister Gargi — American writer and disciple of Swami Ashokananda of Ramakrishna Mission
• François Gautier — French political writer, journalist and Hindutva proponent ^[10]

H

• Trevor Hall — American musician ^[11]
• George Harrison — Lead guitarist of The Beatles and solo-artist, follower of ISKCON ^[12]
• David Ananda Hart — British theologian ^[13]

I

• Christopher Isherwood — American novelist and disciple of Swami Prabhavananda of Ramakrishna Mission ^[14]

J

• Jomol — Indian actress ^{[15] [16]}

L

• Lissy — Indian actress ^{[17] [18]}

N

• Nayanthara — Indian actress ^[19]
• Sister Nivedita— British-Irish writer, educationist, Indian independence activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda ^{[20] [21]}

R

• Julia Roberts — American actress ^[22]

S

• Sonia Sahni — Indian actress ^[23]
• Satyananda Stokes — American former Evangelist and Indian independence activist ^[24]
• E. C. George Sudarshan — American theoretical physicist ^[25]

W

• John Woodroffe — British Indologist ^[26]

Z

• Ieva Zasimauskaitė — Lithuanian Singer ^{[27] [28]}

See also

• List of converts to Christianity from Hinduism
• Indian-origin religions

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