List of Scientologists
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A Scientologist is a believer in Scientology. The following is a list of well-known past and present Scientologists.
Conventionally, the label applies to members of the Church of Scientology, not to the Free Zone (those who practice Scientology outside the original Church).
- Kirstie Alley, actress
- Anne Archer, actress
- Jennifer Aspen, actress
- Jason Beghe, actor
- Catherine Bell, actress
- Karen Nelson Bell, producer, director and musician
- Karen Black, actress (later repudiated Scientology)
- Sonny Bono, artist and congressman
- William S. Burroughs, author, Beat Generation icon (later denounced Scientology)
- David Campbell, musician
- Nancy Cartwright, voiceover artist
- Kate Ceberano, actress and musician
- Erika Christensen, actress
- Keith Code, racing instructor
- Chick Corea, musician
- Tom Cruise, actor
- Dave Davies, musician
- Xavier Deluc, actor
- Jenna Elfman, actress, and her husband Bodhi, actor
- Werner Erhard, ex-Scientologist who founded est
- Michael Fairman, actor
- Beck Hansen, (Beck) musician
- Isaac Hayes, musician, actor
- Nicky Hopkins, musician
- Katie Holmes, actress, former Catholic, converted in 2005 while in a relationship with Tom Cruise
- L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology
- Mark Isham, musician
- Terry Jastrow, TV producer and director
- Jim Johnson, owner of Mr. Jim's Pizza chain
- Kimberley Kates, actress
- Jason Lee, actor and professional skateboarder
- Geoffrey Lewis, actor
- Juliette Lewis, actress
- Peggy Lipton, actress
- Courtney Love, musician and widow of Kurt Cobain - she credits the Scientology-associated group Narc-anon in the liner notes of one of her CDs[1] (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4264375/), her spokeswoman denies her involvement in Scientology.[2] (http://www.who.com/who/magazine/browse/0,20099,7401040329-605825,00.html) She is documented to be half Jewish[3] (http://www.beliefnet.com/story/43/story_4373_1.html)
- Charles Manson, serial killer who joined Scientology in prison before starting his own cult
- Christopher Masterson, actor
- Danny Masterson, actor, older brother of Christopher Masterson
- Lisa McPherson, died controversially while in the care of the Church of Scientology
- Peter Medak, director
- Van Morrison, singer, songwriter (later repudiated Scientology)
- Floyd Mutrux, writer, director and producer
- Haywood Nelson, actor
- Judy Norton, actress and musician
- Eduardo Palomo, actor, and his wife Carina, actress and musician
- Jeff Pomerantz, actor
- David Pomeranz, musician
- Priscilla Presley, actress
- Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis
- Kelly Preston, actress and John Travolta's wife
- Leah Remini, actress
- Patrick Renna, actor
- Giovanni Ribisi, actor
- Marissa Ribisi, actress
- Michael D. Roberts, actor
- Mimi Rogers, actress
- Carl-W. R?rig, artist
- Billy Sheehan, rock bassist
- Megan Shields, physician and author
- Michelle Stafford, actress
- Sharon Stone, actress (reportedly (http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/celebcrit.html#sharonstone) now a convert to Buddhism)
- Patrick Swayze, actor
- Greta Van Susteren, host of On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on FOX TV
- John Travolta, actor
- Patrick Warren, musician
- Edgar Winter, musician
- Robert Zoller, author
See also
External links
- Successes of Scientology (http://www.whatisscientology.org/html/part05/chp19/index.html) (Church of Scientology)
- Scientology celebrities FAQ (http://home.snafu.de/tilman/faq-you/celeb.txt) (Tilman Hausherr) — with documentation and references
- Celebrity listing (http://www.scientology-kills.org/celebrities/celebrities.htm) (scientology-kills.org)