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