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As Judaism is not an actively proselytizing religion, conversion is a relatively uncommon occurrence. This article endeavours to list some notable people who have converted, or are believed to have converted, to Judaism. This page does not differentiate between Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism or Reconstructionist Judaism.
- Christian Anfinsen, chemist
- Tom Arnold, actor (upon marrying Roseanne Barr).
- Sarah Brown, actress
- Bulan, king of the Khazars
- Kate Capshaw, actress (upon marrying Steven Spielberg)
- Nell CarterNell Carter ( September 13, 1948 January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Born Nell Ruth Hardy in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter won a Tony Award for her work in Ain't Misbehavin and appeared in Annie on Broadway and in the television shows Gimm, singer and actress
- Sammy Davis, Jr.Carl Van Vechten, 1956 Sammy Davis, Jr. December 8, 1925 May 16, 1990) was an American "all-around" entertainer. He danced, sang, played vibraphone, trumpet, and drums, did impressions, and acted. He was born in Harlem, New York City to Elvera Sanchez, a, entertainer
- Jacqueline du PréJacqueline Mary du Pr ( 1945- 1987) was an English cellist. Born in Oxford, England, on January 26, 1945, Jacqueline du Pre is acknowledged as one of the greatest cellists who ever lived. She had a successful career until her death from multiple sclerosis, musician (upon marrying Daniel BarenboimDaniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is an Israeli pianist and conductor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina; his parents were Russian Jews. He is now also an Israeli national. Barenboim first came to fame as a pianist but is now best-known as a)
- Isla FisherIsla Lang Fisher (born on February 3 1976) is an Australian born actress, model and author, currently living in England. She is the fiancee of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen ( Ali G). Filmography Scooby-Doo ( 2002) Home and Away ( 1994- 1997) External, model (upon marrying Sacha Baron CohenAli G started appearing on The Eleven O'Clock Show on Channel 4. Sacha Baron Cohen (born 13 October, 1971) is a British comedian, notable for his highly successful comedy character Ali G . He was born into a middle-class Jewish family, the second of three)
- Aaron Freeman , journalist & comedian
- Lord George Gordon, British nobleman and politician
- Henry HillThis entry is about Henry Hill, the former "wiseguy" turned FBI informant, for the artist, see Henry Hill (artist). Henry Hill (born c. 1942) is a famous former FBI informant whose life was immortalized in the book Wiseguy by crime reporter Nicholas Pileg, FBI informant
- Jethro, priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses
- Carolyn Jones, actress (upon marrying Aaron Spelling)
- Jon Juaristi , Spanish linguist and political essayer
- Felicity Kendal, actress
- Cameron Kerry , lawyer and brother of 2004 U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry
- Jamaica Kincaid, author
- Mathilde Krim , AIDS researcher & educator, founder of amFAR
- Julius Lester , children's author
- Consuelo Luz , singer/songwriter
- Elliott Maddox , baseball player
- Adah Isaacs Menken , stage actress
- Marilyn Monroe, actress (upon marrying Arthur Miller)
- Dhu Nuwas, king of Yemen
- Martha Nussbaum, philosopher
- Obadiah the Proselyte (né Johannes), priest and composer
- Onkelos, Hebrew scholar and translator
- Valentine Potocki , Polish count
- Ruth, grandmother of King David
- Laura Schlessinger, radio personality
- Norma Shearer, actress (upon marrying Irving Thalberg)
- Elizabeth Taylor, actress (upon marrying Eddie Fisher)
- Chris Van Allsburg, children's writer
- Jackie Wilson, soul singer
- Mare Winningham , actress-singer
- Nikki Ziering , model (upon marrying Ian Ziering)
A number of prominent figures (notably Madonna) have become followers of Kabbalah, a body of Jewish mystical teaching, but do not consider themselves (and are not considered) Jewish.
See also: List of people by belief, List of Jews
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