List of people who have converted to Anglicanism explained

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]

• 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]

• 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]

Notes and References

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40. Web site: Severance . Diane . Graves . Dan . Passing of Bible Scholar Alfred Edersheim . Christianity.com . 2010-05-03 . 2022-11-28.
41. Web site: The Jewish Chronicle . The Anglican Priest Who Had a Bris . 2009-01-15 . 2022-12-07.
42. Web site: Obituary: The Rt Rev Hugh Montefiore . the Guardian . 2005-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225140024/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/may/14/guardianobituaries.religion . 2013-12-25 . live . 2022-11-23.
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47. Sheffield . Carrie . carriesheffield . 2022-11-25 . 945459754863878145 . 2017-12-25 . Today was my first Communion since baptism in Episcopal Church, A special #ChristmasDay, one I hope to keep always..
48. Web site: 'Parveen Babi wanted Christian last rites' . The Times Of India . 2005-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130511014713/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-01-23/india/27854098_1_parveen-babi-trooped-into-juhu-police-babi-legacy . 2013-05-11 . dead . 2022-11-22.
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50. Web site: Burt . Jason . The Rt Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti . The Telegraph . 2008-05-01 . 2022-11-22.
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54. Web site: T.S. Eliot's Extraordinary Journey of Faith . ABC Religion & Ethics . 2011-10-12 . 2022-11-23.
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