List of Bahá'ís
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The following list sets down the name of each member of the Bahá'í Faith who is the subject of a Wikipedia article. For another index of individual Bahá'ís with Wikipedia articles, see Category:Bahá'ís by nationality.
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[edit] Central figures
[edit] Other lists
- List of Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh
- List of the Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá
- List of the Hands of the Cause of God
- List of the Knights of Bahá'u'lláh
[edit] Family of Bahá'u'lláh
- Ásíyih Khánum, known by her title Navváb
- Bahiyyih Khánum
- Mírzá Mihdí
- Shoghi Effendi
[edit] Royalty
[edit] Artists
[edit] Bands
- Common Market[3] - hip hop duo from the American Pacific Northwest
- Seals and Crofts[4] - American soft rock duo in the early 1970s
[edit] Musicians
- Dizzy Gillespie[5] - American jazz trumpeter
- Khalil Fong[6] - soul singer and songwriter from Hong Kong.
- Flora Purim[7] - Brazilian American jazz singer
- KC Porter[8] - American multi-grammy winning producer
- Buffy Sainte-Marie - Academy Award-winning Canadian musician/composer
- Russell Garcia[9] - motion picture composer
- Mike Longo[10] - American jazz pianist
- Dan Seals[11] - American musician, of England Dan and John Ford Coley
- Tierney Sutton[12] - American jazz singer
- James Moody[13] - American jazz saxophone and flute player
- Jeff and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff[14] - folk music performers
- Vic Damone[15] - American singer and entertainer
- Jack Lenz[16] - Canadian composer
- Larry Robinson - songwriter and member of The Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band
- Cindy Blackman[17] - American jazz and rock drummer
- Tom Price - Conductor, composer and producer[18]
- Rachael Price - Jazz vocalist[19]
- Red Grammer - American singer-songwriter best known for children's music[20]
- Anousheh Khalili - Iranian-American singer, pianist and songwriter.
[edit] Filmmakers
- Mark Bamford, writer, director (Cape of Good Hope)
- Mithaq Kazimi, director, producer (16 Days in Afghanistan)
[edit] Actors
- Anthony Azizi, 24
- Justin Baldoni[21] (Everwood)
- Earl Cameron[22] (Thunderball, The Interpreter)
- Omid Djalili[23] - British comedian and actor
- Eva LaRue[24] (All My Children, CSI: Miami)
- Barbara Hale[25] - Emmy Award winner (Perry Mason)
- Carole Lombard[26] - ranked 23rd greatest American female screen legend, star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Inder Manocha[27] - British Asian stand-up comedian and actor
- Alex Rocco[28] - Emmy Award winner (The Famous Teddy Z, The Godfather, The Wedding Planner)
- Valeska Surratt[29] - silent film actress
- Rainn Wilson[30] (The Office, Six Feet Under...)
- Lois Hall[31] - American movie and television actress
- Lloyd Haynes[32] - African-American actor and television writer.
- Pardis Parker,[33] Canadian comedian
[edit] Architects
- Hossein Amanat [34] (Azadi Tower, buildings of the Bahá'í Arc, House of Worship of Samoa)
- Fariborz Sahba[35] (Lotus Temple, terrace gardens of Haifa)
- Louis Bourgeois[36] (House of Worship of Wilmette)
[edit] Writers
- Burl Barer[37] - true crime genre specializing, author of The Saint, as well as Bahá'í oriented articles.
- Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff[14] - fantasy and science fiction author in short story and longer formats
- Barry Crump[38] - New Zealand comic author
- Robert Hayden[39] - Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 - 1978
- Alain LeRoy Locke[40] - books on poetry, race-awareness and research in various arts
- Guy Murchie[41] - philosopher, scientific writer, aviator
- Arvid Nelson[42] - comic book writer, creator of Rex Mundi.
- Wellesley Tudor Pole[43] - British writer
- Adib Taherzadeh[44] - literary historian of Baha'i sacred texts
- William S. Hatcher[45] - mathematician, philosopher, educator
- William Sears,[46] author of multiple books
- Holiday Reinhorn, writer
[edit] Other artists
- Bernard Leach[47] - potter
- Mishkín-Qalam[48] - Calligrapher
- Tom Morey[49] - Musician and inventor of the bodyboard. Founder and namesake for the Morey Boogie bodyboard company
- Mark Tobey[50] - painter
- Fayard Nicholas[51] - American dancer and one half of the Nicholas Brothers
- Hussein Bikar[52] - Egyptian painter
- Anis Mojgani[53] - spoken word poet
- Gwen Wakeling[54] - Academy Award winning Hollywood costume designer
[edit] Athletes
- Nelson Évora[55] - Portuguese Olympic Gold Medal (Beijing, 2008) and Gold Medal recipient for the 2007 Athletics World Championship in Osaka, Japan in Triple Jump
- Khalil Greene[56] - Shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Miles Kasiri[57] - Finalist in the 2004 Wimbledon Tennis Junior Championship, native of the UK.
- Armein D. Kirkland[58] - Collegiate basketball player for University of Cincinnati 2002-2006
- David Krummenacker [59] - Track & Field World Champion in 800m in 2003, NCAA Champion (Georgia Tech) 1997, 1998.
- Luke McPharlin[60] - Australian footballer for the Fremantle Dockers
- David F. Nti-Berko[61] - Track & Field All-American Triple Jumper for the University of Alabama (1995), native of Ghana
- William Smith[62] - Collegiate football player at Wake Forest University (1964), pioneer in integration in college athletics
[edit] Educators
- Ali Murad Davudi[63] - Tehran University professor who disappeared in 1979
- Donna Denizé[64] - American poet and award-winning teacher
- Auguste-Henri Forel[65] - Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist
- Phoebe Hearst[66] - first woman Regent of the University of California
- Joseph Watson[67] - Professor of Modern Irish at University College Dublin
[edit] Others
- Dorothy Wright Nelson Senior Judge on the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; former dean, University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
- Richard St. Barbe Baker[68] - English environmentalist
- Lady Blomfield[69] - early Irish-British Bahá'í
- Dr Frederick D'Evelyn[70] - first Irish born Bahá'í
- David Kelly[71] - former employee of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)
- Layli Miller-Muro[72] - Executive Director of the Tahirih Justice Center
- Lidia Zamenhof[73] - daughter of Dr. Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto
- Dhabihu'llah Mahrami[74] wrongfully accused Iranian Bahá'i, found dead in his cell in 2005
- Robert Sengstacke Abbott[75] an African American lawyer and newspaper publisher, one of the first self-made African American millionaires of the United States.
[edit] References
- ^ Bahá'í International Community (14 May 2007). "Funeral and memorial service planned for Samoan head of state". Bahá'í World News Service. http://news.bahai.org/story/543. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ^ Hassall, Graham; Fazel, Seena. "100 Years of the Baha'i Faith in Europe". Baha'i Studies Review 8 (3): 35–44. http://bahai-library.com/file.php5?file=hassall_fazel_100-years_europe&language=All#N_26_. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ^ Details published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- ^ Introducing Seals and Crofts -Interview/Article by Deborah Landau, from Stereo Review magazine (January 1971)
- ^ Remembering Dizzy, by Nat Hentoff, This article can be found in the September 2004 issue of JazzTimes
- ^ BC Magazine - Interviews - Soul Messenger
- ^ Melt2000: Flora Purim (bio)
- ^ Biography on Official Webpage
- ^ Russell Garcia
- ^ Interviews: JazzTrenzz: Between Sets with Mike LongoJazzTrenzz By Karl Stober
- ^ Dan Seals has found a sense of hope since embracing Faith by Frank Roberts, August 17, 1994, The Virginian-Pilot, Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
- ^ Musicians in performance - January 26, 2007
- ^ Interview with James Moody by Bob Bernotas
- ^ a b Official Website statement of faith
- ^ Music, faith can guide us, a singer believes - By Pat Kinney
- ^ Bahá'í Community of Canada, Canadian Bahá'ís > In the News > Jack Lenz
- ^ Infantry, Ashante (7 June 2008). "Cindy Blackman's got the beat". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Music/article/438047. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ http://news.bahai.org/story/235
- ^ http://www.rachaelprice.net/
- ^ http://www.redgrammer.com/
- ^ Mail Tribune The ‘Daze’ of his life
- ^ Veteran actor Earl Cameron brings a sense of world citizenship to UN role by Robert Weinberg, ONE COUNTRY, Volume 17, Issue 1 / April-June 2005
- ^ In The Arena With Omid Djalili By Darius Kadivar, Payvand's Iran News, 3/12/07
- ^ http://www.csiguide.com/cast.asp?csi=1888 CSI Guide
- ^ The Associated Press (30 December 2000). "Bahai faith teaches universal acceptance of God". http://www.uga.edu/bahai/News/123000-1.html.
- ^ The Bahá'í World 1940-1944 pp.635. Bahá'í Publishing Trust, Wilmette.
- ^ Comedian wins major award London, United Kingdom, 25 May 2004 (BWNS)
- ^ Obituary Sandie Rocco Copyright Coastal View (Carpinteria Valley, CA, USA) 2002
- ^ http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/A-E/C/Chanler/FGTD.htm From Gaslight to Dawn an autobiography by Julie Chanler. New York: New History Foundation, 1956. pp 152-153.
- ^ "Rainn Wilson". Time Magazine. March 8, 2007. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1597537,00.html. Retrieved 24 August 2008. "Did being of the Baha'i faith help you understand the spirituality? As a Baha'i, I believe in all the spiritual beliefs: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity."
- ^ Biography for Lois Hall IMBD.com IMBD biography
- ^ IMDB Biography
- ^ Great Office spoof – The Study Circle
- ^ Bahá'í community of Canada. "Hossein Amanat". http://www.ca.bahai.org/main.cfm?sid=78. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
- ^ Bahá'í community of Canada. "Fariborz Sahba". http://www.ca.bahai.org/main.cfm?sid=79. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
- ^ Canadian Baha'i Community: Louis Bourgeois
- ^ Burl Barer, Brilliant Author author's blog
- ^ “ ‘Crump Flags It Away’—Profile of Barry Crump, a New Zealand Baha’i” by Tony Reid, New Zealand Listener (Wellington, N. Z.) (Nov. 20, 1982): 21-22, 25, 26
- ^ Robert Hayden by Christopher Buck, Published in Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature 2:4 pages 177-181, New York: Oxford University Press, 2004-01
- ^ Alain Lock - Faith and Philosophy, by Dr. Christopher Buck, Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, Vol 18, Anthony E. Lee General Editor, p.64 - ISBN 9781890688387
- ^ I am a Bahá'í by Guy Murchie, Chicago Sunday Tribune, magazine section, July 13, 1958
- ^ "Arvid Nelson on “Rex Mundi's” Final Arc". Comic Book Resources. 18 December 2008. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19223. Retrieved 18 December 2008. "I converted to Baha'i in college, so religion is interesting to me. I think it's an important part of the human experience, and will always be a important part of my writing."
- ^ Lady Blomfield (1 October 2006). "The Chosen Highway". Baha'i Publishing Trust Wilmette, Illinois. http://bahai-library.org/books/chosen/chosen5.html. Retrieved 1 October 2006.
- ^ Adib Taherzadeh, member of the Universal House of Justice, passes away ONE COUNTRY, Volume 11, Issue 4 / January-March 2000
- ^ reprint of open letter to fellow students on conversion Pamphlet copyright 1965, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States of America, Baha'i Publishing Trust, Wilmette, Illinois
- ^ Plagenz, George (3 March 2006), "Saints and Sinners, Awaiting the Third Coming of Christ?", Newspaper Enterprise Assn., http://www.emeraldcoastbahais.org/docs/SaintsSinners.pdf
- ^ Weinberg, Robert (ed.) (1999). Spinning the Clay into Stars: Bernard Leach and the Bahá'í Faith, pp. 21 & 29. George Ronald, Oxford. ISBN 0-85398-440-9
- ^ Balyuzi, H.M. (1985). Eminent Bahá'ís in the time of Bahá'u'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0853981523.
- ^ Sultan of surf, baron of boogie (Apr 06)
- ^ "Mark Tobey". Namen der Kunst. http://www.mark-tobey.com/. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- ^ Selected profiles of African-American Bahá'ís
- ^ The others- A court ruling providing official recognition to Bahais has done little to ease the debate on this Israeli-based cult by Gihan Shahine, Al-Ahram Weekly
- ^ Anis Mojgani Bio
- ^ Boyles, Ann (1995). The Bahá'í World, 1994-5 (Bahá'ís and the Arts: Part II). Bahá'í International Community. pp. 243–272. http://info.bahai.org/article-1-9-2-2.html.
- ^ Baha'i World News Service - Top sportsmen find support in faith
- ^ Dolbee, Sandi,"Passion for game, faith drives Padres' Greene", The San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 September 2004. Accessed 10 August 2007.
- ^ 2004 WIMBLEDON JUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ^ Player Bio: Armein Kirkland :: Men's Basketball
- ^ Running the race of his life
- ^ A player and more by Les Everett, Australian Rules, from the Fremantle Herald
- ^ Amanfoo Profiles
- ^ Clemson Tigers, NCAA Football, Wake Forest Demon Deacons - CBSSports.com
- ^ Doostdar, Novin (1999/2000). "Obituaries". Bahá'i Studies Review 9 (1). http://bahai-library.org/bsr/bsr09/9G1_obituaries.htm.
- ^ Staff of the Kay Spiritual Life Center of American University
- ^ Swiss Baha'is Celebrate 100 Years of Contributing to World Civilization Baha'i Switzerland, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Switzerland]
- ^ Effendi, Shoghi (1974). God Passes By. Wilmette: Bahá'í Pub. Trust. ISBN 0-87743-020-9.
- ^ Instonian to be UCD's Professor of Irish, UCD Press Releases
- ^ In Memoriam, Published in Bahá'í World, Vol. XVIII: 1979-1983, by Hugh C. Locke
- ^ U.K. Bahá'í Heritage Site: A Memorial To Lady Blomfield
- ^ "Dr Frederick D'Evelyn's life". http://users.whsmithnet.co.uk/ispalin/bc4ni/comm/65/fde.htm.
- ^ "Profile: Dr David Kelly" BBC
- ^ Tahirih Justice Center
- ^ John Dale - Notes on the life of Lidia Zamenhof
- ^ U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs (23 December 2006). "U.S. Condemns Iran's Persecution of Bahai Religious Prisoner". U.S. Department of State. http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/Archive/2005/Dec/27-622911.html. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
- ^ Robert S. Abbott and the Chicago Defender: A Door to the Masses by Mark Perry, printed in October 10th, 1995 issue of the Michigan Chronicle.
