Difference between revisions of "List of Celebrity Buddhists"
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*[[Jennifer Aniston]], American actress, director | *[[Jennifer Aniston]], American actress, director | ||
*[[Roberto Baggio]], soccer (football) star for Italy | *[[Roberto Baggio]], soccer (football) star for Italy | ||
+ | *[[Fabien Barthez]], soccer (football) star for France | ||
*[[Orlando Bloom]], English actor | *[[Orlando Bloom]], English actor | ||
*[[Kate Bosworth]], American actress | *[[Kate Bosworth]], American actress | ||
+ | *[[Abby Brammell]], American television and stage actress | ||
*[[Jeff Bridges]], American actor | *[[Jeff Bridges]], American actor | ||
*[[Jackie Chan]], actor | *[[Jackie Chan]], actor | ||
+ | *[[Tisca Chopra]], Indian actress | ||
*[[John Cleese]], actor, writer | *[[John Cleese]], actor, writer | ||
− | *[[Leonard Cohen]] Canadian singer/songwriter/poet | + | *[[Leonard Cohen]], Canadian singer/songwriter/poet |
+ | *[[Penelope Cruz]], Spanish actress and model | ||
+ | *[[Manuel De Peppe]], Italian actor, musician, songwriter, producer | ||
*[[Patrick Duffy]], actor | *[[Patrick Duffy]], actor | ||
+ | *[[George Dvorsky]], Transhumanist, futurist | ||
*[[William Ford, Jr.]], Executive Director of the Board at Ford Motor Co. | *[[William Ford, Jr.]], Executive Director of the Board at Ford Motor Co. | ||
+ | *[[Boy George]], British singer-songwriter | ||
*[[Richard Gere]], American actor | *[[Richard Gere]], American actor | ||
*[[Allen Ginsberg]], poet | *[[Allen Ginsberg]], poet | ||
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*[[Courtney Love]], American singer-songwriter | *[[Courtney Love]], American singer-songwriter | ||
*[[George Lucas]], American filmmaker, director of ''Star Wars'' | *[[George Lucas]], American filmmaker, director of ''Star Wars'' | ||
+ | *[[Naima Mora]], fashion model | ||
*[[Alanis Morissette]], Canadian singer-songwriter | *[[Alanis Morissette]], Canadian singer-songwriter | ||
*[[Maya Soetoro-Ng]], university professor, sister of U.S. president (Barack Obama) | *[[Maya Soetoro-Ng]], university professor, sister of U.S. president (Barack Obama) | ||
*[[Ellison Onizuka]], U.S. Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut | *[[Ellison Onizuka]], U.S. Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut | ||
+ | *[[Kenneth Pai]], Chinese-American writer | ||
*[[Sarah Jessica Parker]], actress, producer | *[[Sarah Jessica Parker]], actress, producer | ||
*[[Victor Pelevin]], novelist | *[[Victor Pelevin]], novelist | ||
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*[[Keanu Reeves]], American actor | *[[Keanu Reeves]], American actor | ||
*[[Alex Rodriguez]], American baseball player | *[[Alex Rodriguez]], American baseball player | ||
+ | *[[Mehmet Scholl]], soccer (football) star for Germany | ||
*[[Steven Seagal]], American actor and aikido expert | *[[Steven Seagal]], American actor and aikido expert | ||
*[[Russell Simmons]], Entertainment and Fashion Mogul | *[[Russell Simmons]], Entertainment and Fashion Mogul | ||
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*[[Tina Turner]], American singer-songwriter | *[[Tina Turner]], American singer-songwriter | ||
*[[Alice Walker]], author (Color Purple and others) | *[[Alice Walker]], author (Color Purple and others) | ||
+ | *[[Marcia Wallace]], American actress | ||
*[[Naomi Watts]], British-Australian actress | *[[Naomi Watts]], British-Australian actress | ||
*[[Dennis Weaver]], actor | *[[Dennis Weaver]], actor | ||
*[[Ming-Na Wen]], Chinese American Actress | *[[Ming-Na Wen]], Chinese American Actress | ||
+ | *[[David Woodard]], American businessman | ||
*[[Tiger Woods]] American Golfer | *[[Tiger Woods]] American Golfer | ||
*[[Elaine Wynn]], Wynn Resorts, charities | *[[Elaine Wynn]], Wynn Resorts, charities | ||
*[[Steve Wynn]], CEO of Wynn Resorts Limited, Las Vegas | *[[Steve Wynn]], CEO of Wynn Resorts Limited, Las Vegas | ||
*[[Adam Yauch]], American musician, director, producer, Beastie | *[[Adam Yauch]], American musician, director, producer, Beastie | ||
+ | *[[Michelle Yeoh]], Malaysian actress | ||
==Buddhist politicians== | ==Buddhist politicians== |
Revision as of 02:04, 29 December 2014
Celebrity Buddhists, such as those in television, film, the arts, CEOs, music, and sports. Also included are politicians from non-Buddhist lands (otherwise the list would be too long if it included all politicians from Buddhist lands too or celebrities who are only known in Buddhist lands).
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Nigerian-English actor
- Jennifer Aniston, American actress, director
- Roberto Baggio, soccer (football) star for Italy
- Fabien Barthez, soccer (football) star for France
- Orlando Bloom, English actor
- Kate Bosworth, American actress
- Abby Brammell, American television and stage actress
- Jeff Bridges, American actor
- Jackie Chan, actor
- Tisca Chopra, Indian actress
- John Cleese, actor, writer
- Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer/songwriter/poet
- Penelope Cruz, Spanish actress and model
- Manuel De Peppe, Italian actor, musician, songwriter, producer
- Patrick Duffy, actor
- George Dvorsky, Transhumanist, futurist
- William Ford, Jr., Executive Director of the Board at Ford Motor Co.
- Boy George, British singer-songwriter
- Richard Gere, American actor
- Allen Ginsberg, poet
- Philip Glass, composer
- Herbie Hancock, musician
- Goldie Hawn, actress
- Hermann Hesse, Noble Prize winning author
- bell hooks, author
- Kate Hudson, actress
- Michael Imperioli, American actor
- Phil Jackson, Basketball coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers
- Charles R. Johnson, Writer, academic, artist, philosopher, Black American literature scholar
- Angelina Jolie, American actress, humanist activist, Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency
- Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc.
- Jack Kerouac, author, poet, painter
- Miranda Kerr, Australian supermodel, one of Victoria's Secret Angels
- K.D. Lang, Canadian singer
- Jet Li, Chinese martial artist, Hollywood actor
- Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer
- Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter
- George Lucas, American filmmaker, director of Star Wars
- Naima Mora, fashion model
- Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Maya Soetoro-Ng, university professor, sister of U.S. president (Barack Obama)
- Ellison Onizuka, U.S. Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut
- Kenneth Pai, Chinese-American writer
- Sarah Jessica Parker, actress, producer
- Victor Pelevin, novelist
- Brad Pitt, actor
- Ron Reagan, talk show host, son of former U.S. president (Ronald Reagan)
- Keanu Reeves, American actor
- Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player
- Mehmet Scholl, soccer (football) star for Germany
- Steven Seagal, American actor and aikido expert
- Russell Simmons, Entertainment and Fashion Mogul
- Sting, English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of The Police
- Oliver Stone, film director
- Sharon Stone, American actress, producer, and former fashion model
- George Takei, American actor, "Sulu" on Star Trek
- Uma Thurman, American actress
- Thuy Trang (1973-2001), Vietnamese American Actress
- Tina Turner, American singer-songwriter
- Alice Walker, author (Color Purple and others)
- Marcia Wallace, American actress
- Naomi Watts, British-Australian actress
- Dennis Weaver, actor
- Ming-Na Wen, Chinese American Actress
- David Woodard, American businessman
- Tiger Woods American Golfer
- Elaine Wynn, Wynn Resorts, charities
- Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts Limited, Las Vegas
- Adam Yauch, American musician, director, producer, Beastie
- Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian actress
Buddhist politicians
- Bill Clinton, U.S. President (1993-2001)
- Colleen Hanabusa, U.S. Congresswoman (2011- ) from Hawaii
- Mazie Hirono, U.S. Congresswoman, (2007-2013) and U.S. Senator (2013- ) Democrat from Hawaii
- Hank Johnson, U.S. Congressman, (2007- ) Democrat from Georgia
- Eric Lubbock, United Kingdom, elected member of the House of Lords
- Rosa Parks, U.S. Civil Rights activist