List of Scientologists
Appearance
A Scientologist is defined here as a follower of Scientology. The following is a list of well-known past and present Scientologists.
Conventionally, the label applies to members of the Church of Scientology, and to members of the Free Zone, those who practice outside the Church.
The words "Scientologist" and "Scientologists" are used by individuals to indicate that they practice the religion of Scientology, with or without the Church of Scientology's approval.
Church officials
- L. Ron Hubbard[1] (deceased 1986)
- Mary Sue Hubbard (deceased 2002)
- David Miscavige,[2] Chairman of the Board, Religious Technology Center
- Mark Rathbun (removed from church web pages September 2005)
- Heber Jentzsch,[3] President, Church of Scientology International
- Leisa Goodman,[4] Human Rights Director, Church of Scientology International
- Tommy Davis, Spokesman and Director of Celebrity Centre International, Los Angeles
- Mike Rinder, Executive Director of Office of Special Affairs International (OSA)
Famous Scientologists
A
- Kirstie Alley [5][6], actress, winner of 2 Emmys, 2 People's Choice Awards, and a Golden Globe Award
- Anne Archer [5], actress (her son, Tom Davis, runs the Los Angeles Celebrity Centre)
- Jennifer Aspen [7], actress
B
- James Stacy Barbour [8], Broadway actor
- Lynsey Bartilson [9], actress , raised Scientologist
- Beck [5][10], musician, winner of 3 Grammy Awards, raised Scientologist
- Catherine Bell [11], actress
- Karen Black, actress [12]
- Sonny Bono (deceased 1998) [13], musician and member of U.S. House of Representatives (R-Palm Springs)
C
- David Campbell [14], musician, composer, arranger
- Nancy Cartwright [13][10], voice over artist, most famous as the voice of Bart Simpson, for which she won an Emmy
- Kate Ceberano [15], actress and musician, People's Choice Award winner
- Erika Christensen [5], actress, raised Scientologist
- Chick Corea [5], musician, winner of multiple Grammy Awards
- Tom Cruise [5], actor, winner of 3 Golden Globe Awards
D
- Sky Dayton [16], founder and Chairman of the Board of EarthLink
- Doug Dohring [17], ex-owner of Neopets
- Jason Dohring [18], actor from Veronica Mars, raised Scientologist
E
- Bodhi Elfman [19], actor
- Jenna Elfman [5], actress, most famous for Dharma and Greg, for which she won a Golden Globe
- Richard Elfman [20], writer and director
F
- Doug E. Fresh [10], actor and musician
G
- Kenton Gray [21], car and motorcycle race driver
H
- Paul Haggis [22], director, Academy Award winner
- Isaac Hayes [5], musician and actor, winner of an Academy Award and 2 Grammy Awards. Was the voice of "Chef" on South Park
- Katie Holmes [23], actress (born and raised Catholic), introduced to Scientology by Tom Cruise while they were dating.
- Nicky Hopkins [24], musician who performed with the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, and others (deceased 1994)
- Tyler Hynes [25], actor
I
- Mark Ishamkjj [26], musician
K
- Milton Katselas [5][27], acting teacher
L
- Jason Lee [1], actor ("My Name Is Earl", "Mallrats") and professional skateboarder
- Geoffrey Lewis [1], actor
- Johnny Lewis,[1] actor
- Juliette Lewis [5], actress, singer
M
- Christopher Masterson [1], actor from Malcolm in the Middle, raised Scientologist
- Danny Masterson [1], actor from That 70's Show, raised Scientologist
- Jim Meskimen [28], actor and improviser
- Julia Migenes, American soprano opera singer
- Sofia Milos[29][30], actress (CSI: Miami)
N
- Haywood Nelson [31], actor
- Corin Nemec [32], actor (played Jonas Quinn on Stargate SG-1.)
- Marisol Nichols [33], actress ("24")
- Judy Norton [34], actress and musician
P
- James Packer [35], the 2nd richest man in Australia
- Eduardo Palomo (deceased 2003)[36], actor
- Don Pearson [37], 'Management by Statistics' consultant
- Michael Peña [38], actor
- David Pomeranz [39], singer/songwriter, Emmy Award winner
- Laura Prepon [40][41], actress
- Lisa Marie Presley [1], singer, Michael Jackson's ex-wife, and daughter of Elvis Presley
- Priscilla Presley [1], actress and ex-wife of Elvis Presley
- Kelly Preston [42], actress and John Travolta's wife
R
- Leah Remini [1], actress
- Patrick Renna[43], actor
- Ernie Reyes, Jr. [39][44], actor
- Giovanni Ribisi [1], actor, raised Scientologist
- Marissa Ribisi [45] , actress, wife of Beck Hansen, sister of Giovanni Ribisi, raised Scientologist
- Ruddy Rodriguez, actress [46]
S
- Pablo Santos, actor[47] (deceased 2006)
- Billy Sheehan [48], rock bassist
- David Singer [49], chiropractor, 'Management by Statistics' consultant
- Reed Slatkin [50], criminal Ponzi scheme perpetrator
- Michelle Stafford [51], actress, winner of 2 Emmy Awards
- Ethan Suplee [52], actor
T
- John Travolta [5], actor, Golden Globe Award winner
V
W
- Persia White [53], actress
- Edgar Winter [54], musician
Former Scientologists
- Kate Bornstein,[55] transgender author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist.
- John Brodie,[6] football player
- William S. Burroughs,[56] author, Beat Generation icon (later denounced Scientology)
- Diana Canova,[57] actress
- Robert and Mary Anne de Grimston,[58] founders of The Process Church of The Final Judgment
- Werner Erhard,[59] founder of est
- Philip Gale,[60] MIT student and primary developer of EarthLink's innovative ISP software; committed suicide on Hubbard's birthday
- Chaka Khan,[10] singer
- Charles Manson,[61][62][63]
- Van Morrison,[10] singer, songwriter
- Dini Petty, Canadian television and radio host (quit in the mid-eighties, said the organization had become "pretty much money-oriented") [64]
- Christopher Reeve, [65][66] actor
- Mimi Rogers [67][5], actress (former member- introduced Tom Cruise to the religion)
- Jerry Seinfeld,[68][69] comedian ("took a couple courses a number of years ago")
- See also: Category:Former Scientologists
See also
References
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- ^ Freewinds - issue 58
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- ^ Church of Scientology Home Page for Patrick Renna (last accessed 12/05/2006)
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- ^ "Kate Bornstein: A Transgender Transsexual Postmodern Tiresias". Retrieved 2006-10-17.
- ^ "William (Seward) Burroughs (1914-1997)". Retrieved 2006-08-26.
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- ^ David Rensin, interview with Jerry Seinfeld, Playboy, October 1993
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