The following is a list of notable individuals who converted to Anglicanism from a different religion or no religion.
Formerly Irreligious
edit- 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]
- Ivan Lee, Australian bishop[13]
- Kanishka Raffel, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney[14]
- Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State[15]
- 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 Reformer[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]
- 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]
- 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]
- Carrie Sheffield, American columnist, broadcaster and policy analyst[47]
- 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]
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II[53]
Formerly another branch of Protestantism
edit- 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
edit- 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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