This is a list of converts to Sikhism.
Sikhism does not favour proselytizing or vigorous conversion campaigns, but allows people to follow the religion according to their own will. Anyone interested in becoming a Sikh is free to do so irrespective of gender, race or ethnicity.
- Alexandra Aitken - actress and daughter of former British cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken
- Vic Briggs - former blues musician, now Vikram Singh Khalsa; became the first non-subcontinental to perform kirtan at Harimandir Sahib[1]
- Peggy Ferrar DiCaprio - actress; wife of writer George DiCaprio; stepmother of actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa - yoga teacher; co-founder and director of the Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles[2][3]
- Vikram Kaur Khalsa - former model and actress, starred in several horror movies[4][5]
- Max Arthur Macauliffe (1841–1913) - senior administrator of the British Raj who was posted in the Punjab; prolific scholar and author; converted to Sikhism in the 1860s[6][7]
- Babaji Singh - credited with translating Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs, into Spanish[8][9]
- Martin Singh - Nova Scotia pharmacist and businessman and candidate for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada in 2012
- Dharma Singh Khalsa - medical researcher in the field of Alzheimer's disease[10]
- Mahan Atma Singh Khalsa - formerly Andy Strachan; guitarist and member of the band DYS; co-founded the band Slaughter Shack; after leaving music, converted to Sikhism[11]
See also
- List of converts to Christianity
- List of converts to Judaism
- List of converts to Hinduism
- List of converts to Islam
- List of people by belief
References
- ^ Sikh Global News Archived 2007-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Moving from Karma to Dharma | Totally Zen". totallyzen.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "Gurmukh Kaur in Vanity Fair Magazine | MrSikhNet". mrsikhnet.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "Yoga Technology - Kundalini Yoga Online Superstore". Archived from the original on 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
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- ^ "sikhchic.com | The Art and Culture of the Diaspora | Max Arthur Macauliffe - He Introduced Sikhi to the English-Speaking West". sikhchic.com. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
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