List of converts to Sikhism from Christianity

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This is a list of converts to Sikhism from Christianity.

NameNationalityNotesRefs.
Vikram Kaur Khalsa DanishFormer model and actress who starred in several horror movies [1] [2]
Max Arthur Macauliffe BritishAdministrator who was posted in Punjab; prolific author, scholar and historian of Sikhism [3] [4]
Babaji Singh MexicanPreacher and translator of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs into Spanish [5]
Alexander Gardner AmericanSoldier in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. [6]
Maharaja Duleep Singh British, Punjabi The Last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (reverted back to Sikhism) [7]

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