List of converts to Sikhism

This is a list of converts to Sikhism.

From Christianity

Dr. Lonnie Smith converted from Christianity to Sikhism.

• Max Arthur Macauliffe (1841–1913) - A senior British administrator who was posted in the Punjab, Macauliffe was a prolific scholar and author who converted to Sikhism in the 1860s.
• Vic Briggs - Former blues musician who converted and took the name Vikram Singh Khalsa. Later he became the first non-subcontinental to perform kirtan at Harimandir Sahib.
• Dr. Lonnie Smith - Jazz organist.
• Vikram Kaur Khalsa - A former model and actress who starred in several horror movies.
• Gurmukh - Yoga teacher and co-founder and director of the Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles.
• Babaji Singh- He is credited for translating Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs into Spanish.
• Sandra L. Smith - She is the former leader of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) (aka the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada) and the widow of the party's founder and long-time leader, Hardial Bains.
• Dharma Singh Khalsa - A medical researcher in the field of Alzheimer's Disease.
• Mahan Atma Singh Khalsa - Formerly, Andy Strachan was a guitarist and a member of DYS (band) and later co-founded the more rock-focused band Slaughter Shack. After leaving music, Strachan has since converted to Sikhism.
• Snatam Kaur - Snatam Kaur is an American singer and songwriter. She performs the Indian devotional music, kirtan and tours around the world as a peace activist.
• Martin Singh - Nova Scotia pharmacist and businessman and candidate for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada in 2012.

From Judaism

• Satkirin Kaur Khalsa - She is a former Jew who now works as a Sikh preacher.
• GuruGanesha Singh - He is an eminent Sales training expert, Sikh devotional musician and professional guitarist.

From Hinduism

An inscription naming the five members of the Khalsa Panth, at Takht Kesgarh Sahib, the birth place of Khalsa on Baisakh 1, 1756 Vikram Samvat.

• Panj Piare - (Punjabi: ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ, Pañj Pi'ārē, literally the five beloved ones), name given to the five Sikhs, Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Himmat Singh, Bhai Mohkam Singh and Bhai Sahib Singh, who were so designated by Guru Gobind Singh at the historic congregation at Anandpur Sahib on 30 March 1699.
• Bhai Bala - He was a supposed childhood friend and all his life a constant companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak.
• Bhai Mati Das - Accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur in martyrdom at Delhi.
• Bhai Sati Das - Accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur in martyrdom at Delhi.
• Bhai Dayala - Accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur in martyrdom at Delhi.
• Master Tara Singh - A prominent Sikh political and religious leader in the first half of the 20th century.
• Banda Bahadur (formerly Madho Das) - Affectionately known within the Sikh tradition as 'the first monarch of the Sikh Kingdom', Banda Bahadur is said to have received Sikh baptism by the hand of the tenth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh.
• Sahib Singh - He was a renowned Sikh academic who made a tremendous contribution to Sikh literature.
• Nand Lal Goya- He was a 17th century Persian, and Arabic poet in Punjab region, and a contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh.
• Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992) - A great visionary, an accomplished environmentalist and the founder of the "All India Pingalwara Charitable Society". Being deeply influenced by the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, he converted to Sikhism.
• Swami Ram Tirath - He was a mystic who after a prolonged spiritual quest turned to the Guru Granth Sahib and became a Sikh.
• Teja Singh - He was an active member of the Singh Sabha movement.
• Pappu Yadav member of Lok Sabha
• Ezhava Sikhs - During the Vaikom Satyagraha, some Ezhava youth were attracted to the concepts of the Sikhism and as a result, joined the religion.

From Islam

A rare Tanjore style painting from the late 19th century depicting the ten Sikh Gurus with Bhai Bala and Bhai Mardana.

• Bhai Mardana - became a Sikh in Guru Nanak's lifetime.
• Kuldeep Manak, formerly Latif Muhammed - A famous Punjabi singer who, after he embraced Sikh philosophy, released a number of Sikh devotional tracks.

See also

• List of converts to Christianity
• List of converts to Judaism
• List of converts to Hinduism
• List of converts to Islam
• List of people by belief