List of converts to Hinduism

The following is a list of converts to Hinduism from other religions or a non-religious background.

• Nayanthara
• Julia Roberts
• E. C. George Sudarshan^[1]
• Jeffery D. Long^[2]

• Soha Ali Khan — Indian actress and sister of Saif Ali Khan converted upon marriage to Kunal Khemu^[3][4]

• Zubeida Begum — Indian actress^[5][6]
• Ashalata Biswas — Indian actress^[7]
• Annapurna Devi — Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music^[8][9]
• Harilal Gandhi — Son of Mahatma Gandhi^[10][11][12]
• Sati Kazanova — Russian singer^[13]
• Aashish Khan — Indian classical musician^[14][15][16]
• Editor Mohan — Indian film editor^[17]
• Nargis — Indian actress, politician, and social worker who converted upon marriage to actor Sunil Dutt^[18][19][20]
• Ramasimhan — Indian film director^[21][22]
• Raskhan — Sufi poet^[23]
• Syed Waseem Rizvi — Former member and chairman of the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh^[24][25]
• Happy Salma — Indonesian actress, converted and became member of the Lordship of Ubud after marriage^[26]
• Salabega — Odia poet^[27]
• Anwar Shaikh — British–Pakistani writer^[28]
• Ifa Sudewi — Indonesian chief judge for the 2002 Bali bombing trials^[29]
• Sukmawati Sukarnoputri — Daughter of Indonesia's founding father and first president Sukarno^[30][31][32]
• Haridas Thakura — Prominent Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism movement^[33][34]
• Zubeida — Indian actress^[35]

• Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) (1931–2019) – syncretist, and follower of the Hindu deity Hanuman. Professor of psychology at Harvard University.^[36]
• Tamal Krishna Goswami (born Thomas G. Herzig) (1946–2002) – governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.^[37]
• Lora Logic (b. 1960) – punk rock saxophonist with Poly Styrene's X-Ray Spex.
• Radhanath Swami (born Richard Slavin) (b. 1950) – prominent Bhakti yoga guru and a governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.^[38]

This is list of converts from Indian-origin religions.

• Mihirakula (r. c. 502 – c. 530) – Huna ruler.^[39]
• Rajasinghe I (c. 1544–1593) – Sri Lankan king who conquered Kandy.^[40]
• Rishabhadatta (1st/2nd century CE) – Satrap viceroy.^[41]
• Rudradaman I (r. 130–150) – Satrap ruler and conqueror of the Satavahanas.^[42]
• Vasudeva I (r. c. 191 – c. 232) – Kushan king
• Jayavarman III (r. c. 835 – c. 877)

• Mahendravarman I (r. 600–630) – Pallava King and patron of the arts.^[43]
• Vishnuvardhana (r. c. 1108 – c. 1152) – King of Hoysala empire and prominent temple-builder.^[44]
• Tirunavukkarasar (c. 6th–7th century CE) – Saivite saint and one of the most prominent of the sixty-three Nayanars.^[45]

• Mihirakula (r. c. 502–530) – Huna ruler.^[39]
• Heliodorus (c. 2nd century BCE) – Greek minister to King Bhagabhadra.^[46]
• Pamheiba (1690–1751) – Manipuri King^[47]
• Suhungmung (r. 1497–1539) – Ahom kingdom's ruler who extended Assam up to the Kamarupa Kingdom^[48]
• Supangmung (r. 1663–1670) – Ahom kingdom's ruler who recaptured Guwahati. Converted to Vaishnavism.^[49]
• Susenghphaa (r. 1603–1641) – Ahom king; during his rule the Ahom-Mughal conflicts began^[50]

• Annie Besant – British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule.^[51]
• John Dobson (former atheist who became a believer in Vedanta) – astronomer and telescope designer.^[52][53]
• Sita Ram Goel (former atheist) – Indian commentator, writer and Hindu activist.^[54]
• Chrissie Hynde (born 7 September 1951) is an American musician. She is a founding member and the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the garage rock new wave band the Pretenders.
• Poly Styrene (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), singer with one of Britain's earliest punk rock bands, X-Ray Spex; earlier religious affiliation unknown (Poly Styrene had one Sudanese parent, possibly Muslim, and one British parent of unknown religion) .

• Agehananda Bharati (born Leopold Fischer) (1923–1991) – academic Sanskritist, a prolific author about religious subjects, and a Hindu monk in the Dasanami Sannyasi order.^[55]
• Alain Daniélou – French historian, intellectual, musicologist, and Indologist.^[56]
• Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker – Hare Krishna devotee. His initiated name is Krishna Kantha Dasa. He was initiated by Narayana Maharaja. He wrote a foreword to a book by Bhaktivinoda Thakur titled Sri Siksastaka.^[57]
• Geoffrey Giuliano – American biographer.^[58]

• Nina Hagen (follower of Haidakhan Babaji) – German singer.^[59]
• Joe Don Looney (follower of Swami Muktananda) – football player.^[60]
• J Mascis – lead vocalist, guitarist, and drummer for Dinosaur Jr.^[61]
• John McLaughlin (became a disciple of Sri Chinmoy) – jazz fusion guitar player.^[62]
• Lex Hixon (syncretist and disciple of Swami Nikhilananda) – poet, philosopher, spiritual practitioner and teacher.^[63]
• Sati Kazanova, Russian singer.^[64]
• Savitri Devi (born Maximiani Portas) – Greek-French writer and Nazi-sympathiser.^[65]
• Savitri Khanolkar (born Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros) – designer of India's highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra.^[66]
• Mathias Rust – German daredevil pilot.^[67]
• Kelli Williams – American actress who played Lindsay Dole Donnell on the ABC legal drama The Practice.^[68]
• Sherlyn Chopra - Indian actress.^[69]

• Category:Converts to Hinduism
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