List of Scientologists
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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.
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Conventionally, the label applies to members of the Church of Scientology, and to members of the Free Zone, those who practice outside the Church.
The words "Scientologist" and "Scientologists" are used by individuals to indicate that they practice the religion of Scientology, with or without the Church of Scientology's approval.
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[edit] Scientologists
[edit] Church officials
- L. Ron Hubbard[1] (deceased 1986)
- Mary Sue Hubbard (deceased 2002)
- David Miscavige,[2] Chairman of the Board, Religious Technology Center
- Mark Rathbun (removed from church web pages September 2005)
- Heber Jentzsch,[3] President, Church of Scientology International
- Leisa Goodman,[4] Human Rights Director, Church of Scientology International
[edit] Celebrities
See: List of Scientologist celebrities.
[edit] Former Scientologists
- Kate Bornstein,[5] transgender author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist.
- John Brodie,[6] football player
- William S. Burroughs,[7] author, Beat Generation icon (later denounced Scientology)
- Diana Canova,[8] actress
- Stanley Clarke [9], a bass player and composer
- Leonard Cohen,[10] singer, songwriter (at New York Org in late 60s)
- Robert and Mary Anne de Grimston,[11] founders of The Process Church of The Final Judgment
- Werner Erhard,[12] founder of est
- Philip Gale,[13] MIT student and primary developer of EarthLink's innovative ISP software; committed suicide on Hubbard's birthday
- Gloria Gaynor, [14] singer
- Peggy Lipton [15], actress
- Chaka Khan,[10] singer
- Charles Manson,[16][17][18]
- Van Morrison,[10] singer, songwriter (renounced Scientology in the 1980s)
- David Nelson [19], musician
- Dini Petty, Canadian television and radio host (quit in the mid-eighties, said the organization had become "pretty much money-oriented") [20]
- Lou Rawls, [21] singer
- Christopher Reeve, [22] actor
- Jerry Seinfeld,[23][24] comedian ("took a couple courses a number of years ago")
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Religion: Scientology. NNDB. Retrieved on 2006-06-18.
- ^ "Mr. David Miscavige - Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center", Scientology Press Office, Church of Scientology. Retrieved on 2006-06-17.
- ^ Scientology: Heber C. Jentzsch: President Church of Scientology International. Church of Scientology International. Retrieved on 2006-06-17.
- ^ Scientology International Human Rights Director - Leisa Goodman. Home Page, Church of Scientology International. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Kate Bornstein: A Transgender Transsexual Postmodern Tiresias. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
- ^ Sappell, Joel, Welkos, Robert W.. "The Courting of Celebrities", Los Angeles Times, 1990-06-25, p. A18:5. Retrieved on 2006-08-06. Additional convenience link at [1].
- ^ William (Seward) Burroughs (1914-1997). Retrieved on 2006-08-26.
- ^ http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/celeb1.htm
- ^ http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_scientologist.html
- ^ a b c Leggett, Jonathan. "Cult musicians", Guardian Unlimited, Guardian Newspapers Limited, 2006-03-25. Retrieved on 2006-08-05.
- ^ Kathryn L. Duvall. The Process. Religious Movements. University of Virginia. Retrieved on 2006-07-15.
- ^ Carroll, Robert Todd (2003). "est and Werner Erhard", The Skeptic's Dictionary (in English). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-27242-6. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.
- ^ "Death of a 'Nethead". Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
- ^ http://www.stationave.com/bios.gloriagaynor.html
- ^ http://www.rickross.com/reference/scientology/celebrities/celebrities11.html
- ^ http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/charliemanson.htm
- ^ Mallia, Joseph. "Inside the Church of Scientology: Church wields celebrity clout", Boston Herald, 1998-03-05.
- ^ Roberts, Steven V.. "Charlie Manson, Nomadic Guru, Flirted With Crime in a Turbulent Childhood", New York Times, 1969-12-07, p. 84.
- ^ http://www.wittenburgdoor.com/archives/mcnally.html
- ^ Saunders, John & Timothy Appleby (1998-01-20), "Web not helping Scientology", The Globe and Mail: p. A4
- ^ http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/celeb1.htm
- ^ http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/australia/age02-052003.htm
- ^ Oppenheimer, Jerry (2002). "Chapter 19 The Dianetics Kid", Seinfeld The Making of an American Icon. HarperCollins, 113. ISBN 0-06-018872-3.
- ^ David Rensin, interview with Jerry Seinfeld, Playboy, October 1993
[edit] External links
[edit] Church of Scientology sites
- Scientology Celebrity Centre
- What Celebrities say about their religion
- Church of Scientology: People At dmoz the open directory
[edit] Critical sites
- Scientology celebrities FAQ (Tilman Hausherr) — with documentation and references
- Celebrity listing (scientology-kills.org)
- Truth About Scientology Database of people who tried Scientology, from church publications
