The following is a list of notable individuals who converted to Anglicanism from a different religion or no religion.

Formerly Irreligious

Phillip Blond, English political philosopher^[1]
Karl Dallas, British journalist, folk musician, peace activist^[2]
Tamsin Greig, British actress^[3]^[4]
Nicky Gumbel, priest, developer of Alpha course^[5]
Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice, singer, songwriter, and actress^[6]
Peter Hitchens, columnist, commentator, and journalist; brother of the anti-theist writer Christopher Hitchens^[7]
C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher^[8]
Alister McGrath, biochemist, historian, scientist, Christian apologist^[9]
C. S. Lewis, Oxford professor, writer, Christian apologist^[10]
Michael Reiss, British bioethicist, educator, journalist, and priest^[11]
Fay Weldon, British novelist and playwright^[12]

Formerly Buddhist

Ivan Lee, Australian bishop^[13]
Kanishka Raffel, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney^[14]

Formerly Catholic

Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State^[15]
Pete Buttigieg, American politician, U.S. Secretary of Transportation^[16]
Miriam Byrne, Scottish priest, former Roman Catholic nun^[17]
James Francis Byrnes, American politician, U.S. Secretary of State, governor of South Carolina^[18]
Alice Callaghan, priest, former Roman Catholic nun^[19]
Robert Corrigan, Irish-Canadian settler and farmer^[20]
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformer^[21]
Alberto Cutié, television and radio host, priest^[22]
Tim Dlugos, American poet^[23]
John Donne, English poet and priest^[24]
Dermot Dunne, Dean of Christ Church, Dublin^[25]
Matthew Fox, scholar, priest, former Dominican friar^[26]
Bernard Kenny, American politician, president of the New Jersey Senate^[27]
Joanna Manning, priest, author, feminist, former Roman Catholic nun^[28]
Jim McGreevey, Governor of New Jersey^[29]
Emmanuel Amand de Mendieta, Belgian Benedictine scholar, Anglican priest, former Catholic priest and monk^[30]
Thomas Nast, political cartoonist^[31]
Autumn Phillips, former wife of Peter Phillips^[32]
Katharine Jefferts Schori, first woman primate in the Anglican Communion^[33]

Formerly Hindu

Santosh Marray, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton^[34]
Pandita Ramabai, Indian social reformer, scholar^[35]
Gabriel Sharma, Bishop of Viti Levu West, Fiji^[36]

Formerly Jewish

Robert Adley, British politician^[37]
Michael Solomon Alexander, first Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem^[38]
Joy Davidman, wife of C. S. Lewis; poet^[39]
Alfred Edersheim, Biblical scholar, author^[40]
Giles Fraser, priest^[41]
Hugh Montefiore, Bishop of Birmingham^[42]
Ernest Oppenheimer, mining entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist^[43]
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, founder of Saint John's University, Shanghai, Bible translator^[44]
Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli former nuclear technician, nuclear whistleblower, peace activist^[45]
Lauren Winner, historian, scholar of religion, priest^[46]

Formerly Mormon

Carrie Sheffield, American columnist, broadcaster and policy analyst^[47]

Formerly Muslim

Parveen Babi, Indian actress, model^[48]
Barkatullah, Archdeacon and Christian apologist^[49]
Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, Bishop of the Diocese of Iran^[50]
Dean Mahomed, Indian traveler, writer, surgeon, and entrepreneur^[51]
Abdul Masih, Indian indigenous missionary, writer, and minister^[52]

Formerly Orthodox

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II^[53]

Formerly another branch of Protestantism

T. S. Eliot, American-born British poet, playwright, and critic, formerly a Unitarian^[54]
Enmegahbowh, Native American priest and missionary^[55]
Queen Emma of Hawaii, queen of Hawaii^[56]
Austin Farrer, philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar, formerly a Baptist^[57]
Emily Ford, artist, feminist, former a Quaker^[58]
Kim Jackson, priest, American politician, first openly LGBTQ+ state senator from Georgia, formerly a Baptist^[59]
Don Edward Johnson, Bishop of the Diocese of West Tennessee, formerly a Baptist^[60]
King Kamehameha IV, king of Hawaii^[61]
Queen Liliʻuokalani, last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom^[62]
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, American actress, and humanitarian^[63]
John Newton, priest, slavery abolitionist, hymnwriter, author of Amazing Grace^[64]
Rupert Sheldrake, English biochemist, author, formerly a Methodist^[65]
Margaret Thatcher, UK prime minister, formerly a Methodist^[66]
Morris King Thompson, Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana, formerly a Baptist and Presbyterian^[67]

Formerly Other Religions

Samuel Ajayi Crowther, linguist, clergyman, and first African Anglican bishop in West Africa^[68]
Thomas Davis, Mohawk war chief^[69]
King Kyebambe III, king of Toro^[70]
Magema Magwaza Fuze, author of the first book in the Zulu language published by a native speaker^[71]
Manteo, Croatan tribe member, first Native American to convert to Anglicanism^[72]
Spokane Garry, Middle Spokane tribal leader^[73]

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