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A Scientologist is defined here as a follower of Scientology. The following is a list of well-known past and present Scientologists. Template:ScientologySeries Conventionally, the label applies to members of the Church of Scientology, and to Free Zone (those who practice outside the Church) who maintain their constitututional right to call themselves Scientologists.
The words "Scientologist" and "Scientologists" are used by individuals to indicate that they practice the religion of Scientology, with or without the official church's approval.
Church officials
- L. Ron Hubbard (deceased 1986)
- Mary Sue Hubbard (deceased 2002)
- David Miscavige
- Mark Rathbun (removed from church web pages September 2005)
General celebrities
- Kirstie Alley, actress
- Anne Archer, actress (her son, Tom Davis, runs the Los Angeles "Celebrity Centre")
- James Barbour, Broadway actor
- Lynsey Bartilson, actress
- Catherine Bell, actress
- Mary Bono, U.S. House member from California
- Sonny Bono, musician and member of U.S. House from California (claimed Catholicism on campaign biographies)
- David Campbell, musician
- Nancy Cartwright, voiceover artist, most famous as the voice of Bart Simpson
- Sharon Case, actress
- Kate Ceberano, actress and musician
- Erika Christensen, actress
- Chick Corea, musician
- Cathy Lee Crosby, actress, co-host of TV's That's Incredible!
- Tom Cruise , actor (raised Catholic, according to Parade; attended a Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati and aspired to become a Catholic priest)
- Sky Dayton, founder and Chairman of the Board of EarthLink
- Jason Dohring, actor
- Jenna Elfman, actress, raised Catholic, and her husband Bodhi, actor.
- David S. Freeman, writer, video game developer, and screenwriting teacher
- Brent Graber, voice of 'Otis' in movie 'Milo and Otis'
- Zachary Goertz, actor
- Paul Haggis, director
- Beck Hansen, musician
- Isaac Hayes, musician, actor, and formerly voiceover artist ("Chef" from "South Park")
- Katie Holmes , actress, introduced to Scientology by fiancé Tom Cruise
- Nicky Hopkins, musician
- Mark Isham , musician
- Terry Jastrow, TV producer and director (married to Anne Archer)
- Mike Joubert, Bronson Pinchot's voice coach
- Cyprien Katsaris, musician
- Chaka Khan, singer
- Jarod Knoten, director
- Jason Lee, actor and professional skateboarder
- Paul Leland, magician
- Geoffrey Lewis, actor
- Johnny Lewis, actor
- Juliette Lewis, actress
- Christopher Masterson, actor
- Danny Masterson, actor
- Lisa McPherson, died at Fort Harrison Hotel
- Peter Medak, director
- Jim Meskimen , actor and improviser
- Sofia Milos, actress (CSI: Miami)
- Elisabeth Moss, actress
- Floyd Mutrux, writer, director and producer
- Haywood Nelson, actor
- Corin Nemec, actor
- Marisol Nichols, actress
- Judy Norton, actress and musician
- Brandy Norwood , actress and singer, unclear if she's really in.
- Eduardo Palomo, actor, and his wife Carina, actress and musician
- Don Pearson, 'Management by Statistics' consultant
- Michael Pena, actor
- Bernadette Peters, actress and singer (source: Bergen Record 3/10/1985, may be an ex-member)
- Jeff Pomerantz, actor and founder of Hollywood Says No to Drugs
- Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis
- Priscilla Presley, actress and wife of Elvis
- Kelly Preston , actress and John Travolta's wife, raised Catholic.
- Leah Remini, actress
- Giovanni Ribisi, actor, raised Scientologist.
- Marissa Ribisi , actress, wife of Beck Hansen, sister of Giovanni Ribisi, raised Scientologist.
- Carina Ricco, singer, actress and composer
- Michael D. Roberts, actor
- Mimi Rogers, actress -- believed to not be active in the church anymore, but still holds the beliefs
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. House member from Florida
- Gloria Rusch-Novello, singer, writer and actress
- Pablo Santos, actor
- Meghan Schlinder, swimsuit model
- Kristin Schwing, actress
- Jeffrey Scott, writer for TV cartoons
- Billy Sheehan, rock bassist
- David Singer, chiropractor, 'Management by Statistics' consultant
- Reed Slatkin, criminal ponzi scheme perpetrator
- Michelle Stafford, actress
- Ethan Suplee, actor
- Greta Van Susteren, host of On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on FNC
- John Travolta, actor, raised Catholic.
- Josh Wiener, actor
- Edgar Winter, musician
- Bryan Zwan, founder of Digital Lightwave, inventor of fiber-optic testing equipment
Former members
- J. J. Abrams, Writer
- Adi Da Samraj (a.k.a. Franklin Jones, Da Free John), religious guru (renounced Scientology after ca. one year)
- John Brodie, football player
- William S. Burroughs, author, Beat Generation icon (later denounced it)
- Leonard Cohen, singer, songwriter (at New York Org in late 60s)
- Werner Erhard, founder of EST
- Emilio Estevez, actor (renounced it and won't discuss it)
- Soleil Moon Frye, actress
- Philip Gale, MIT student and primary developer of EarthLink's innovative ISP software; committed suicide on Hubbard's birthday
- Gloria Gaynor, singer (later renounced)
- Peggy Lipton , actress (rumored to be out/inactive)
- Charles Manson, serial killer (professed Scientology in 1961, but critics claim he only read books in prison in the early 1960s)
- Ricky Martin, singer (says he dabbled in it)
- Van Morrison, singer, songwriter (renounced Scientology in the 1980s)
- Jesse Prince, former church official
- Lou Rawls, singer (renounced Scientology)
- Melanie Safka, singer, songwriter (renounced Scientology)
- Barbara Schwarz, former Scientologist claiming Hubbard parentage
- Jerry Seinfeld, comedian
- Oliver Stone, director (said involvement was finished after 4 months)
- Sharon Stone, actress (reportedly now a convert to Buddhism)
- Patrick Swayze, actor
See also
External links
Official Church of Scientology sites
Controversial sites
- Scientology celebrities FAQ (Tilman Hausherr) — with documentation and references
- Celebrity listing (scientology-kills.org)
- www.scientomogy.info Profiles celebrity interest in Scientology
- Truth About Scientology Database of people who tried Scientology