List of people who have converted to Anglicanism

The following is a list of notable individuals who converted to Anglicanism from a different religion or no religion.

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.

Formerly Irreligious

• Phillip Blond, English political philosopher ^[1]
• Karl Dallas, British journalist, folk musician, peace activist ^[2]
• Tamsin Greig, British actress ^{[3] [4]}
• Nicky Gumbel, priest, developer of Alpha course ^[5]
• Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice, singer, songwriter, and actress ^[6]
• Peter Hitchens, columnist, commentator, and journalist; brother of the anti-theist writer Christopher Hitchens ^[7]
• C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher ^[8]
• Alister McGrath, biochemist, historian, scientist, Christian apologist ^[9]
• C. S. Lewis, Oxford professor, writer, Christian apologist ^[10]
• Michael Reiss, British bioethicist, educator, journalist, and priest ^[11]
• Fay Weldon, British novelist and playwright ^[12]

Formerly Buddhist

• Ivan Lee, Australian bishop ^[13]
• Kanishka Raffel, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney ^[14]

Formerly Catholic

• Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State ^[15]
• Anne Boleyn, English noblewoman who became Queen consort of England and Ireland.
• Pete Buttigieg, American politician, U.S. Secretary of Transportation ^[16]
• Miriam Byrne, Scottish priest, former Roman Catholic nun ^[17]
• James Francis Byrnes, American politician, U.S. Secretary of State, governor of South Carolina ^[18]
• Alice Callaghan, priest, former Roman Catholic nun ^[19]
• Robert Corrigan, Irish-Canadian settler and farmer ^[20]
• Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformation ^[21]
• Alberto Cutié, television and radio host, priest ^[22]
• Tim Dlugos, American poet ^[23]
• John Donne, English poet and priest ^[24]
• Dermot Dunne, Dean of Christ Church, Dublin ^[25]
• Matthew Fox, scholar, priest, former Dominican friar ^[26]
• Bernard Kenny, American politician, president of the New Jersey Senate ^[27]
• Joanna Manning, priest, author, feminist, former Roman Catholic nun ^[28]
• Jim McGreevey, Governor of New Jersey ^[29]
• Emmanuel Amand de Mendieta, Belgian Benedictine scholar, Anglican priest, former Catholic priest and monk ^[30]
• Thomas Nast, political cartoonist ^[31]
• Autumn Phillips, former wife of Peter Phillips ^[32]
• Katharine Jefferts Schori, first woman primate in the Anglican Communion ^[33]

Formerly Hindu

• Santosh Marray, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton ^[34]
• Pandita Ramabai, Indian social reformer, scholar ^[35]
• Gabriel Sharma, Bishop of Viti Levu West, Fiji ^[36]

Formerly Jewish

• Robert Adley, British politician ^[37]
• Michael Solomon Alexander, first Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem ^[38]
• Joy Davidman, wife of C. S. Lewis; poet ^[39]
• Alfred Edersheim, Biblical scholar, author ^[40]
• Giles Fraser, priest ^[41]
• Hugh Montefiore, Bishop of Birmingham ^[42]
• Ernest Oppenheimer, mining entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist ^[43]
• Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, founder of Saint John's University, Shanghai, Bible translator ^[44]
• Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli former nuclear technician, nuclear whistleblower, peace activist ^[45]
• Lauren Winner, historian, scholar of religion, priest ^[46]

Formerly Mormon

• Carrie Sheffield, American columnist, broadcaster and policy analyst ^[47]

Formerly Muslim

• Parveen Babi, Indian actress, model ^[48]
• Barkatullah, Archdeacon and Christian apologist ^[49]
• Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, Bishop of the Diocese of Iran ^[50]
• Dean Mahomed, Indian traveler, writer, surgeon, and entrepreneur ^[51]
• Abdul Masih, Indian indigenous missionary, writer, and minister ^[52]

Formerly Orthodox

• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II ^[53]

Formerly another branch of Protestantism

• T. S. Eliot, American-born British poet, playwright, and critic, formerly a Unitarian ^[54]
• Enmegahbowh, Native American priest and missionary ^[55]
• Queen Emma of Hawaii, queen of Hawaii ^[56]
• Austin Farrer, philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar, formerly a Baptist ^[57]
• Emily Ford, artist, feminist, former a Quaker ^[58]
• Kim Jackson, priest, American politician, first openly LGBTQ+ state senator from Georgia, formerly a Baptist ^[59]
• Don Edward Johnson, Bishop of the Diocese of West Tennessee, formerly a Baptist ^[60]
• King Kamehameha IV, king of Hawaii ^[61]
• Queen Liliʻuokalani, last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom ^[62]
• Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, American actress, and humanitarian ^[63]
• John Newton, priest, slavery abolitionist, hymnwriter, author of Amazing Grace ^[64]
• Rupert Sheldrake, English biochemist, author, formerly a Methodist ^[65]
• Margaret Thatcher, UK prime minister, formerly a Methodist ^[66]
• Morris King Thompson, Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana, formerly a Baptist and Presbyterian ^[67]

Formerly other religions

• Samuel Ajayi Crowther, linguist, clergyman, and first African Anglican bishop in West Africa ^[68]
• Thomas Davis, Mohawk war chief ^[69]
• King Kyebambe III, king of Toro ^[70]
• Magema Magwaza Fuze, author of the first book in the Zulu language published by a native speaker ^[71]
• Manteo, Croatan tribe member, first Native American to convert to Anglicanism ^[72]
• Spokane Garry, Middle Spokane tribal leader ^[73]

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