Famous Buddhists

Here's some famous Buddhists: Add more if you can.
Brad Pitt
Sharon Stone
Richard Gere
Keanu Reeves
Leonard Cohen
Uma Thurman
Leonardo Dicaprio
Harrison Ford
Steven Segal
Jet Li
Ricky Martin
Alanis Morissette
Courtney Love
Sting
Tina Turner
Oliver Stone
Patrick Duffy
Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter
Buster Williams
Larry Coryell
Susanne Vega
Nestor Torres
Ernestine Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Kate Bosworth
Orlando Bloom
Susan Blackmore
Cora L. E. Christian
Goldie Hawn
Becky Johnston, George Lucas, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Stipe, Tina Turner, Mark Wahlberg, Adam Yauch, etc.

Feel free to add more names.

This isn't a "let promote Buddhism" thread is it?

And by the way, many of those people may draw on Buddhist principles, but that doesent make them buddhist.

http://www.christianadvice.net/famous_christians.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Born-again_Christian_Laypeople

http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

Giacomo Aconcio, (1492 – 1566?) early advocate of religious tolerance.
Daniel Dulany Addison, (1863-?) Episcopalian priest and writer knighted by the nation of Liberia.
Howard Ahmanson, Jr, (1950-), Intelligent Design advocate and millionaire.
Kriss Akabusi MBE, (1958-) former athlete who went on to become a television presenter and motivational speaker.
Alopen, earliest recorded missionary to China (Nestorianism)
Nicolaus Von Amsdorf, (1483-1565) German Protestant reformer.
Bernhard Anderson, Methodist cleric
John Ashcroft, (1942-) 79th Attorney General of the United States.
Hanan Ashrawi, (1946-) Palestinian Christian
Avvakum, (died April 14, 1682) Old Believers figure
Babai the Great, (551-628) leading figure in the Assyrian Church of the East
John Badby, a Lollard burned for heresy.
H.A. Baker, Missionary and writer.
Heidi Baker, Missionary.
Jan Peter Balkenende, (1956-) Dutch Prime Minister who was once a special professor of Christian-Social Thought.
John Ball, Lollard linked to Peasants' Revolt
Hosea Ballou, (1771-1852), Universalist clergyman.
Praise-God Barebone, (c. 1596-1679), Fifth Monarchist and minister.
Fred Barnes (journalist), Episcopalian columnist who opposed Gene Robinson becoming a bishop as Mr. Robinson is a non-celibate homosexual.
David Bazan, (1976-) Indie rock singer-songwriter.
Henry Ward Beecher, (1813-1887) significant abolitionist.
Wendy Beckett, (1930-) Art historian and nun.
Aragaw Bedaso, (born 1934), folk singer and former deacon in Ethiopian Christianity.
Sorghaghtani Beki, mother of Möngke Khan, Kublai Khan, and Hulagu Khan. Declared "empress" 58 years after death in a ceremony that included a Nestorian mass.
Andy Benes, (1967-) Major League Baseball player.
Charles Albert Berry, Free Church of Scotland minister.
James Blair, minister who founded the College of William and Mary.
William Booth, Methodist minister and founder of the Salvation Army
Bizzy Bone, (1976-) previous member of rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
Michael Bray, Minister of the Army of God
Phineas F. Bresee, A founder of the Church of the Nazarene
Bill Bright, (1921-2003) founder of Campus Crusade for Christ
John Brown (abolitionist), (1800-1859)
Walt Brown (creationist)
Gilbert Burnet, theologian and scholar
George Campbell (Presbyterian minister)
John Carew (regicide), of the Fifth Monarchists.
Thomas Carlyle (Scottish lawyer)-Irvingite.
Carman, (1957-) Italian-American contemporary Christian music singer.
Sydney Bertram Carter, (1915-2004), poet, folk musician, and songwriter (example: Lord of the Dance)
George Washington Carver, (1864-1943) botanist and biologist.
Donald Caskie, Church of Scotland minister linked to French resistance
Vladimir Chertkov, Tolstoyan thinker.
David Yonggi Cho, Korean pastor of the Yoido Full Gospel Church
Sarel Cilliers, Voortrekkers personage.
Mary Elizabeth Clark, Transsexual nun and AIDS activist of the American Catholic Church (birth name Michael Clark)
Randy Clark, apologetic and founder of Global Awakening Apostolic Missions Network.
Jean Claude, French Protestant theologian.
Jacques Clément, Dominican friar and assassin.
Jack Clemo, Deaf-blind religious poet.
Hendrik de Cock, minister.
Mark Cook, Calvary Chapel
Christopher Columbus, (1451-1506) explorer and trader.
Ray Comfort, (1949-) minister and evangelist.
Mark Cook, Calvary Chapel.
Kenneth H. Cooper, (1931-) called the "Father of aerobics", M.D. and former Air Force Colonel.
Boston Corbett, self-castrated minister who killed John Wilkes Booth.
Robert Crowley (printer), Protestant artist and theologian.
Jonathan Myrick Daniels, (1939-1965), Episcopal seminarian, martyred for civil rights work
Jo Ann Davis, one of four Pentecostals in the 109th Congress of the United States.
William H. S. Demarest, University President and minister in Dutch Reformed Church.
T. A. Denny, Irish businessman and Salvation Army member who paid rent for them.
William Dobbie, (1879 - 1964), Boer war veteran and member of the Plymouth Brethren who was criticized for a religious approach to leadership.
Catherine Doherty, (1896-1985), social activist, foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate
Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger, a founder of Old Catholic Church
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, The Palmarians deem him to have been Pope Gregory XVII.
Lorenzo Dow, (1777–1834), Primitive Methodism figure.
John Alexander Dowie, Flat Earth Society
Henry Drummond (1786-1860), Irvingite.
Henry Hare Dugmore, (1810-1896), Wesleyan missionary and translator in South Africa.
David du Plessis, Pentecostal who attended the Second Vatican Council.
James Dutton, NASA Astronaut
Freeman Dyson, physicist and Templeton Prize winner(unspecified)
Edward VI of England, (1547-1553), first English Protestant monarch
Mary Baker Eddy, (1821-1910), founder of Christian Science
Thomas Charles Edwards, Welsh Presbyterian minister and academic.
Elizabeth I of England, (1558-1603), Anglican queen and first Supreme Governor of the Church of England
Jacques Ellul, Christian anarchism thinker
James Endicott, former Moderator of the United Church of Canada.
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish church leader
Gloria Estefan, Singer and Catholic who dedicated a song to the Pope and asked him to pray for a free Cuba.
George Bramwell Evens, Methodist minister, nature writer, and Roma person.
John Hicks Eynon, (1801 -1888), Canadian Bible Christian Church missionary to Canada.
Ezana of Axum, Ethiopian leader who converted to Christianity.
Calvin Fairbank, (1816-1898), abolitionist Methodist minister
Nicholas Ferrar, (1592-1637), Anglican monk
Steve Fielding, Pentecostal politician in Australia.
Gerald Flurry, minister in the Philadelphia Church of God.
John Weir Foote, (1904—1988), Canadian Presbyterian minister who received the Victoria Cross.
George Foreman, (1949-) former profesional boxer.
Dom Franco, Calvary Chapel musician.
Theodore Frelinghuysen, President of the American Bible Society (1846-1862) and Henry Clay's running mate.
Galileo Galilei, (1564-1642) Italian physicist, astronomer, astrologer, and philosopher.
Dr. Daniel J. Garguillio, professional Exorcist and lecturer.
Marvin Pentz Gay, Sr.-Minister in the Church of God, House of Prayer and murderer of his son Marvin Gaye.
George of Podebrady, first king to join the Hussites
Gelelemend, (1737–1811), Lenape who took the name William Henry on being baptized a Moravian.
Gerardo of Borgo San Donnino, of the Joachimites.
Michael Gerson, (1965-) advisor to President George W. Bush.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, (born 1922), Coptic Christian
Gigi, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church singer.
Duane Gish, creationist.
Joseph Glanvill, (1636-1680), philosopher
John Glas, Scottish clergyman
Dean Goffin, (1916-1984) New Zealand composer and member of the Salvation Army, he did music for them.
James Grahame, Scottish poet and Anglican priest
Harold P. Hamilton, a soldier, college president, professor of Christian Thought, and charity administrator.
Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, Reverend and College President.
Lemuel Haynes, (1753-1833), African-American Calvinist clergynan who opposed slavery.
Richard Heales, Congregationalist and Australian politician.
Kong Hee, minister in City Harvest.
Henry VIII of England, (1491-1547), separated English Catholicism from link with the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Herzog, (born April 5, 1934) active in Protestantism and politics.
Hong Xiuquan, (1812-1864), Baptist influenced. asserted himself to be the brother of Christ, led Taiping Rebellion(considered a heretic similar to Arianism, saw himself and Jesus as more like demi-gods.)
Dave Hope former bassist for Kansas who is a priest in the Anglican Mission in America.
Rick Horton, broadcaster and former Major League Baseball player.
Elizabeth Hope, possibly the "Lady Hope" in the story/legend concerning Charles Darwin.
Jan Hus, (1369-1415) Czech religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer.
Jacob Hutter, founder of Hutterites.
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain, Spanish royal who became a nun.
Edward Irving, founded the "Irvingites"
Leonard Monk Isitt, (1855-1937), New Zealand Methodist minister.
John Paul Jackson, "Streams Ministries International"
James I of England, (1603-1625), of the King James Bible
George Jeffreys (minister), (1889–1972), Welsh founder of Elim Pentecostal Church.
John of Nikiû, Coptic bishop
John of Rokycan, Hussite theologian.

You are a troll and you will never convert anyone, ever. If I ever find religion, I swear it's going to be to a non-Christian faith, just to spite your useless ass.

I like how not one of the Christians on your list is anywhere near as famous as the Buddhists on Wonderer's list. Given how many famous Christians there are out there, I'm going to have to ascribe it to gross incompetence on your part.

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Brad Johnson, (1959-) American Actor.
Hall Johnson, ministers son associated with spirituals
Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston, Covenanter
Timothy V. Johnson, One of four Pentecostals in the US Congress
Absalom Jones, (1746 - 1818), African American abolitionist and clergyman.
David Joris, (ca. 1501 - 1556), Anabaptist thinker.
Salim Jubran, Arab Christian jurist.
Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine Empire, (AD 527-565), called Second Council of Constantinople
Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese Christian pacifist.
Uchimura Kanzo, founder of Mukyokai
Thomas Kelsey, Fifth Monarchist
Hanns Kerrl, Nazi politician who tried for a "synthesis between Nazism and Christianity."
Simon Kimbangu, founder of Kimbanguism
Bernhard Knipperdolling, (1495-1536), Anabaptist
George Williams Knox, Presbyerian theologian
James Charles Kopp, American terrorist.
Feliksa Kozłowska, founder of the Mariavite Church.
Charles H. Kraft, anthropologist, linguist, and Protestant exorcist.
Pete Maravich, (1947-1988) professional basketball player known as "Pistol Pete".
Mike Matheny, (1970-) Major League Baseball player.
Greg Mathews, (1962-) former Major League Baseball player.
MC Hammer, (1962-) former American rapper and preacher.
Willie McGee, (1958-) former Major League Baseball player.
Joe Meineke, demonologist, paranormal researcher, and spiritual councelor
Gerald R. Molen, movie producer.
Dikembe Mutombo, (1966-) NBA basketball player.
Sabelo Stanley Ntwasa, Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist.
David Nyvall, shaped the history of the Evangelical Covenant Church
John Oldcastle, Leader in Lollardy
Giovanni Battista Orsenigo-Catholic monk, noted dentist.
Horatio Parker, (1863–1919), Composer and Episcopalian.
William Dudley Pelley, Minister's son and American fascist.
Dom Perignon (person), Benedictine Vintner.
Percy Pennybacker, (1895-1963), Texan engineer who helped found St. George's Episcopal Church in Austin.
Peter J. Peters, Christian Anti-Semite.
William Daniel Phillips, Nobel Prize winning physicist of the United Methodist Church.
George C. Pidgeon, (1872-1971), Canadian minister
Sam Pollard, Bible Christian missionary to China who invented a script for the Hmong language.
Harrison Poteat, founder of Church of God, House of Prayer.
Vavasor Powell, Fifth Monarchists.
Prokop the Great, leading Hussite general
Pasquier Quesnel, (1634 - 1719), Theologian of Jansenism.
Albert Pujols, (1980-) Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals.
R. Kelly, (1967-) American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer.
Robert Rainy, (1826 - 1906), Moderator of United Free Church of Scotland
Joseph Hubert Reinkens, bishop in Old Catholicism.
Bob Richards, Olympic athlete and extreme right political candidate.
Branch Rickey, (1881-1965) Major League Baseball executive and former player, also funded FCA.
Paul Robins, ( 1804 - 1890), Bible Christian Church reverend
Christina Rossetti, Poet and High Anglican, broke off with fiancé on religious grounds.
Newton Rowell, (1867-1941), Canadian politician.
Daniel Rowland, Welsh revivalist
John Rudder, Australian linguist and Uniting Church in Australia person.
Eric Robert Rudolph, Christian terrorist
Jacob Bar-Salibi, Syriac Orthodox Church author.
William Sawtrey, said to be first Lollard martyr. .
Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig, (1490-1561), Anabaptist
Cyrus I. Scofield, (1843-1921), editor of the Scofield Reference Bible
Ling-Sheng Zhang, early leader in the True Jesus Church.
Peter Short, Moderator of the United Church of Canada.
William J. Simmons, (b. 1880) founder of the second Ku Klux Klan and a suspended Methodist Episcopal Church, South minister.
Matt Slick, founder/leader Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
Christopher Smart, Anglican poet of several religious verses. He was committed to a mental asylum for "religious mania."
August Gottlieb Spangenberg, (1704 - 1792), bishop in Moravianism.
Herbert Spaugh, (1896-1978), US Moravian bishop.
William Spence, (1846 - 1926), trade unionist, politician, and lay preacher in Primitive Methodism.
William Archibald Spooner, Anglican priest known for those... things
D. C. Stephenson, KKK
Sufjan Stevens, American musician and songwriter.
David Steward, chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, Inc. and author.
Ezra Stiles, An important President of Yale University and a clergyman.
Kamal Stino, Coptic who was Agriculture Minister under Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Henry Ossawa Tanner, African American painter and bishop's son who did some Christian religious art.
Jeremy Taylor, (1613-1667), Anglican preacher
Johann Tetzel, Dominican Order member.
Theodoret, theologian declared a heretic at the Second Council of Constantinople
Mother Teresa
Todd Tiahrt, one of four Pentecostals currently in the US Congress.
David Tilson, Canadian politician and on the board of a UCC church.
K. H. Ting, Chinese Christian leader
Leo Tolstoy, writer and religious thinker of The Kingdom of God is Within You(excommunicated, deemed unorthodox)
Joseph Tracy, American Colonization Society and "New England Renaissance."
Anna Trapnell, Associate Fifth Monarchist.
Richard Chenevix Trench, Anglican archbishop and poet.
Harriet Tubman, (1820-1913)
Nat Turner, Slave rebellion leader
William Tyndale, (1484-1536), Bible translator killed for heresy.
Louise de la Vallière, Louis XIV "The Sun King"'s mistress who became a Carmelite nun.
Abraham Ulrikab, (died January 13, 1881), An Inuit who was made into a zoo exhibit.
Andy Van Slyke, (1960-) Major League Baseball player.
Stuart Varney, Episcopalian economic journalist who claims to have had difficulties with Ted Turner, in part, because of that.
Thomas Venner, Last Fifth Monarchist leader.
Guido Verbeck, (1830-1898), Missionary to Japan
Denmark Vesey, Planner of a slave rebellion who co-founded a black Methodist church.
Johannes von Rönge, (1813-1887), Also known as Johannes Ronge, Catholic,Protestant Reformer father of Freireligiöse
Clayton Waagner, "Army of God."
James Elvin Wagner, a United Church of Christ co-president
George Washington, (1732-1799) 1st President of the United States.
Warren Prall Watters, Independent Catholic archbishop.
Peter Waldo, (12th c) of the Waldensians
Lew Wallace, author of Ben-Hur 1880
Kurt Warner, NFL quarterback
Alma Bridwell White, Woman bishop who founded the "Pillar of Fire Church" and was a member of the KKK.
Robert Wilkins, Blues guitarist and elder in Church of God in Christ.
Ronald Wilson, Australian judge and social activist.
John Winebrenner, (1797 - 1860), founder of a Church.
Colin Winter, (1928 - 1981), anti-apartheid activist
A. Harold Wood, (1894?-1989), missionary in Tonga.
Todd Worrell, (1959-) Major League Baseball player.
John Wyclif, (born 1324)
David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary to American Indians.
Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, Leading Moravians (religion) figure.
Nanne Zwiep, pastor killed for resisting the Nazis.

OH god you gave him ideas....

Yeah, we understand Christian Fascism is a very appealing Idea for many.

List of Christians in entertainment and media

A
Don Adams actor, Maxwell Smart Get Smart,voice of Inspector Gadget.[4]
Kim Alexis model, [5][6]
Athlete
Alan Autry former NFL quarterback, actor "Bubba" In the Heat of the Night, Mayor of Fresno, California.[7][8]
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B
Bono real name Paul Hewson, lead singer for the band U2
Stephen Baldwin actor[9]
Justine Bateman, "Mallory Keaton" of Family Ties[10]
Daniel Bedingfield singer
Natasha Bedingfield singer
Noah "Wuv" Bernardo, drummer of P.O.D.
Jodi Benson, singer and voice actress
Hugh Beaumont actor and minister[11][12]
Pat Boone singer, author
Steve Borden aka "Sting", Sports Entertainer
Jason Bortz actor, director [13] [14]
Gary Burghoff "Radar" M*A*S*H*[15][16]
George W. Bush
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C
Chamillionaire- rapper Mother was Christian and Father was Muslim. Despite these settings he is a Christian as he said on songs such as Rain and Void In My life.
June Carter - wife of Johnny Cash, according to the film Walk the Line and as told by many documentaries, supposedly led him to Christ and was a Christian herself.
Johnny Cash legendary Musician, had many religious songs, and was identified as a born-again Christian in his Autobiography Cash: The Autobiography, the book The Man Comes Around: The Spiritual Journey of Johnny Cash and 2005 bio-pic Walk the Line... among many other sources
Candace Cameron actress Full House: Her website discusses the importance she puts in "my walk with Jesus Christ."[17]
Kirk Cameron actor Growing Pains has own ministry.[18]
James Caviezel actor The Passion of the Christ[19][20]
Kelly Clarkson singer, she has stated that she has a strong relationship with God and uses her faith to keep her grounded in the music business. [21] [22]
Curt Cloninger, actor and comedian [23]
Carroll O'Connor actor All in the Family, Archie Bunker's Place, In the Heat of the Night[24]
Stephen Colbert - host of The Colbert Report.
Alice Cooper - originator of shock rock, hosts a charity golf tournament for his Solid Rock Foundation
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D
Charlie Daniels, Musician, Has professed his faith in many songs and interviews
Traa Daniels, bassist of P.O.D.
Chris Daughtry, musician, references God in his work
Ted Dibiase, pro wrestler, now runs a Christian based pro wrestling federation.
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E
The Edge real name Dave Evans, guitarist for the band U2
Dale Evans actress, singer (did some gospel)[25][26]
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F
Jeff Foxworthy Comedian
Chris Fedun singer from christian rock group Jump 5
Randall Franks bluegrass singer, actor "Officer Randy Goode" In the Heat of the Night
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G
Mel Gibson actor, producer, director[27]
Lecy Goranson (1974 - ) film/television actress ("Roseanne"😉[1]
Amy Grant, singer
Andy Griffith actor, singer, comedian[28]
Eddie Guerrero Professional Wrestler
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H
Taylor Hicks singer/musician, Season 5 American Idol winner
Brandon Hargest singer with christian rock group Jump 5
Brittany Hargest singer with christian rock group Jump 5
David Hart actor "Parker" In the Heat of the Night
Dolores Hart actress who became a Mother Superior.
Patricia Heaton actress, convert to an Evangelical Presbyterian church, and member of Feminists for Life[29]
Charlton Heston actor
Christian Hosoi pro skateboarder
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I
Kathy Ireland
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J
Victoria Jackson actress, former Saturday Night Live cast member
Ben Jones (US) actor "Cooter" The Dukes of Hazzard
Dean Jones, actor [30]
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K
Richard Kiel actor
KJ-52, hip-hop rapper, comedian
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L
Larry the Cable Guy, country comedian and actor
Kerry Livgren, former songwriter/musician with Kansas (band) and Christian solo artist
Brian Littrell, Backstreet Boy member and Christian solo artist
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M
Larry Mullen, Jr, Drummer for the Band U2
DJ Maj, DJ and rapper
Nancy Marie, author [31]
Mr. T actor The A Team[32]
Shawn Michaels Professional Wrestler, real name is Michael Hickenbottom
Amanda Michalka actress, Disney Channel profiled in Christianity Today
Alyson Michalka actress, Disney Channel profiled in Christianity Today
Lesley Moore singer with christian rock group Jump 5
Tia Mowry, actress
Tamera Mowry, actress
Jesse McCartney (1987 - ) pop singer and actor, initially came to fame as a member of the boy band Dream Street, and subsequently branched out into a solo career[2]
Brittany Murphy, actress
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N
Chelsea Noble actress
Nichole Nordeman singer
Chuck Norris martial arts champion, actor
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O
Jennifer O'Neill actress
Stacie Orrico
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P
Don Pooley, professional golfer
Dolly Parton, Singer, Actress
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Q
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R
Rascal Flatts country music group
Ronald Reagan actor, the 40th President of the United States
John Reuben
Christina Ricci http://www.style.com/w/feat_story/081606/full_page.html
Chris Rice singer
Roy Rogers actor, cowboy singer
Cliff Richard British Singer, Actor
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S
Samoa Joe Professional Wrestler
Rebecca St. James, singer
Deion Sanders
Sonny Sandoval, singer, rapper, frontman of rock band P.O.D.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and politician.
John Schneider, actor "Bo Duke" The Dukes of Hazzard[33]
Tom Shadyac, director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar, Liar, Bruce Almighty, and Evan Almighty [34]
Martin Sheen actor
Earl Simmons, AKA DMX
Michael W. Smith singer
Will Smith
Sons of the San Joaquin Cowboy singing group.
Jimmy Stewart, actor[35]
Dr. Tonea Stewart, actress "Aunt Etta" In the Heat of the Night Professor University of Alabama[36]
Kirsten Storms (1984 - ) film/television actress[3]
AJ Styles Professional Wrestler
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T
John Tesh musician, talk show host Entertainment Tonight[37]
Keith Thibodeaux child actor, "Ricky Ricardo Jr" of I Love Lucy
tobyMac
Randy Travis singer who also had a few minor acting roles.[38]
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U
Carrie Underwood, American Idol winner and country singer
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V
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W
Brian Welch aka "Head", former member of the nu metal band Korn, left the band to pursue a solo career focused on Christian values
Kurt Warner, NFL quarterback
Kanye West
Lisa Whelchel actress The Facts of Life[39]
Michelle Williams, singer Destiny's Child
Demond Wilson, actor Sanford And Son
CeCe Winans singer[40] (Most of the Winans family would also fit)
Paul Wright
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X
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Y
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Z
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. actor
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Is being a worthless troll against the forum rules? Because I think it should be.

I love how you put the President of the United States in "entertainment and media." I mean how the people who wrote the Wikipedia article did. You yourself are too ****ing stupid to compose a list like this.

This is about famous buddhists, stop trolling, open your own thread about famous Christians if you want.

Giacomo Aconcio, (1492 – 1566?) early advocate of religious tolerance.

didn't do very well promoting religious tolerance did he?

given that you seem happy to go into every non christian thread and insult anyone who doesn't share your beliefs by telling them that they worship false Gods and that the only way to salvation is to do what you tell them

thats religious tolerance at its best

hmmm, i dont know any buddhist personally..... the population of buddhist in trinidad is real real small. But i gonna help add to the list

JIA, GO away
Mods cant you warn him bout trolling this thread?

Film celebs
Martin Scorsese
Phil Jackson
Tiger Woods

The only thing left to do with JIA's posts there is find out if any of those individuals are actually practicing Christians, or if they are just on the roles.

Originally posted by Wonderer
Here's some famous Buddhists: Add more if you can.
Brad Pitt
Sharon Stone
Richard Gere
Keanu Reeves
Leonard Cohen
Uma Thurman
Leonardo Dicaprio
Harrison Ford
Steven Segal
Jet Li
Ricky Martin
Alanis Morissette
Courtney Love
Sting
Tina Turner
Oliver Stone
Patrick Duffy
Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter
Buster Williams
Larry Coryell
Susanne Vega
Nestor Torres
Ernestine Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Kate Bosworth
Orlando Bloom
Susan Blackmore
Cora L. E. Christian
Goldie Hawn
Becky Johnston, George Lucas, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Stipe, Tina Turner, Mark Wahlberg, Adam Yauch, etc.

Feel free to add more names.

George Lucas, Orlando Bloom, Oliver Stone, Tina Turner, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCRAPio, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Lopez arn't Buddhists, there's probably more on that list that arn't either

JIA If we had a thread that was to list famous black people, it would be inappropriate to respond with a list of famous white people. This is no different, it is inappropriate and rude to reply with a list of Christians on a thread to list famous Buddhists.

Budha

Yes, its likely that Siddartha was a practicing Buddhist.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
JIA If we had a thread that was to list famous black people, it would be inappropriate to respond with a list of famous white people. This is no different, it is inappropriate and rude to reply with a list of Christians on a thread to list famous Buddhists.

My thoughts exactly.

...while we're at it though...

Famous Bad-Asses Throughout History:
1. Chuck Norris
2. Bill Brasky
3. Mr. T
4. The Vagina (which has whipped more men throughout history than everyone on this list combined).
5. Rasputin
6. Ghengis Khan
7. Khan from Star Trek
8. James T. Kirk
9. James T. Hook
10. Batman

....that should about cover it.

😉

...

On another note, I didn't know all those people practiced some form of Buddhism. Good stuff, thanks for the info. 👆

Originally posted by Darth Kreiger
George Lucas, Orlando Bloom, Oliver Stone, Tina Turner, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCRAPio, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Lopez arn't Buddhists, there's probably more on that list that arn't either

Tina Turner is the one of the most famous artist that took up buddhism.
.......... or the story of her embracing the faith is well known