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[[Image:Sjp1.jpg|thumb|400px|right|[[Sarah Jessica Parker]]]] | [[Image:Sjp1.jpg|thumb|400px|right|[[Sarah Jessica Parker]]]] | ||
[[Image:Jlopez.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Jennifer Lopez]]]] | [[Image:Jlopez.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Jennifer Lopez]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Ariyaj1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Ariya Jutanugarn]]]] | ||
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). | 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). | ||
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*[[Orlando Bloom]], English actor | *[[Orlando Bloom]], English actor | ||
*[[Kate Bosworth]], American actress | *[[Kate Bosworth]], American actress | ||
| + | *[[David Bowie]], musician, writer, actor | ||
*[[Abby Brammell]], American television and stage actress | *[[Abby Brammell]], American television and stage actress | ||
*[[Jeff Bridges]], American actor | *[[Jeff Bridges]], American actor | ||
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*[[Penelope Cruz]], Spanish actress and model | *[[Penelope Cruz]], Spanish actress and model | ||
*[[Manuel De Peppe]], Italian actor, musician, songwriter, producer | *[[Manuel De Peppe]], Italian actor, musician, songwriter, producer | ||
| + | *[[Novak Djokovic]], Serbian tennis player (Orthodox Christian, but practices Buddhist meditation) | ||
| + | *[[Jack Dorsey]], co-founder and CEO of Twitter | ||
*[[Patrick Duffy]], actor | *[[Patrick Duffy]], actor | ||
*[[George Dvorsky]], Transhumanist, futurist | *[[George Dvorsky]], Transhumanist, futurist | ||
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*[[Philip Glass]], composer | *[[Philip Glass]], composer | ||
*[[Herbie Hancock]], musician | *[[Herbie Hancock]], musician | ||
| + | *[[Dan Harris]], American journalist, anchorman ''Nightline'' news show | ||
*[[Goldie Hawn]], actress | *[[Goldie Hawn]], actress | ||
*[[Hermann Hesse]], Noble Prize winning author | *[[Hermann Hesse]], Noble Prize winning author | ||
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*[[Angelina Jolie]], American actress, humanist activist, Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency | *[[Angelina Jolie]], American actress, humanist activist, Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency | ||
*[[Steve Jobs]], CEO of Apple Inc. | *[[Steve Jobs]], CEO of Apple Inc. | ||
| + | *[[Ariya Jutanugarn]], professional golfer | ||
*[[Jack Kerouac]], author, poet, painter | *[[Jack Kerouac]], author, poet, painter | ||
*[[Miranda Kerr]], Australian supermodel, one of Victoria's Secret Angels | *[[Miranda Kerr]], Australian supermodel, one of Victoria's Secret Angels | ||
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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'' | ||
| + | *[[Jack Ma]], Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist | ||
*[[Naima Mora]], fashion model | *[[Naima Mora]], fashion model | ||
*[[Alanis Morissette]], Canadian singer-songwriter | *[[Alanis Morissette]], Canadian singer-songwriter | ||
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*[[Keanu Reeves]], American actor | *[[Keanu Reeves]], American actor | ||
*[[Alex Rodriguez]], American baseball player | *[[Alex Rodriguez]], American baseball player | ||
| + | *[[Joe Rogan]], martial artist, comedian, podcast host | ||
*[[Mehmet Scholl]], soccer (football) star for Germany | *[[Mehmet Scholl]], soccer (football) star for Germany | ||
*[[Steven Seagal]], American actor and aikido expert | *[[Steven Seagal]], American actor and aikido expert | ||
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*[[Uma Thurman]], American actress | *[[Uma Thurman]], American actress | ||
*[[Thuy Trang]] (1973-2001), Vietnamese American Actress | *[[Thuy Trang]] (1973-2001), Vietnamese American Actress | ||
| + | *[[Duncan Trussell]], American actor, comedian | ||
*[[Tina Turner]], American singer-songwriter | *[[Tina Turner]], American singer-songwriter | ||
*[[Alice Walker]], author (Color Purple and others) | *[[Alice Walker]], author (Color Purple and others) | ||
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*[[Adam Yauch]], American musician, director, producer, Beastie | *[[Adam Yauch]], American musician, director, producer, Beastie | ||
*[[Michelle Yeoh]], Malaysian actress | *[[Michelle Yeoh]], Malaysian actress | ||
| + | *[[Mark Zuckerberg]], Facebook CEO, philantropist | ||
==Buddhist politicians== | ==Buddhist politicians== | ||
| − | *[[Bill Clinton]], U.S. President (1993-2001) | + | *[[Bill Clinton]], U.S. President (1993-2001) (officially Christian, but practices Buddhist meditation) |
*[[Colleen Hanabusa]], U.S. Congresswoman (2011- ) from Hawaii | *[[Colleen Hanabusa]], U.S. Congresswoman (2011- ) from Hawaii | ||
*[[Mazie Hirono]], U.S. Congresswoman, (2007-2013) and U.S. Senator (2013- ) Democrat from Hawaii | *[[Mazie Hirono]], U.S. Congresswoman, (2007-2013) and U.S. Senator (2013- ) Democrat from Hawaii | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 11 July 2021
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
- Mario Balotelli, soccer (football) star for Italy
- Fabien Barthez, soccer (football) star for France
- Orlando Bloom, English actor
- Kate Bosworth, American actress
- David Bowie, musician, writer, actor
- 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
- Combat Jack, hip hop music attorney and executive
- Penelope Cruz, Spanish actress and model
- Manuel De Peppe, Italian actor, musician, songwriter, producer
- Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player (Orthodox Christian, but practices Buddhist meditation)
- Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter
- 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
- Dan Harris, American journalist, anchorman Nightline news show
- 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.
- Ariya Jutanugarn, professional golfer
- 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
- Jack Ma, Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist
- 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
- Joe Rogan, martial artist, comedian, podcast host
- Mehmet Scholl, soccer (football) star for Germany
- Steven Seagal, American actor and aikido expert
- Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist and composer
- 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
- Duncan Trussell, American actor, comedian
- 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
- Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, philantropist
Buddhist politicians
- Bill Clinton, U.S. President (1993-2001) (officially Christian, but practices Buddhist meditation)
- 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