A Scientologist is a follower of the doctrines and beliefs of Scientology.[1]
The following is an incomplete list of notable past and present Scientologists.
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Definition
A Scientologist is a follower of the doctrines and beliefs of Scientology.[1] Eileen Barker writes in New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response that the Church of Scientology "considers all those who have ever done one of their courses to be a Scientologist".[2] Scientology president Heber Jentzsch stated in a videotaped court deposition that membership statistics for the organization are based on the sum of all individuals that have ever taken any Scientology course since the organization's foundation in 1954.[3] Olav Hammer and James R. Lewis note in their book The Invention of Sacred Tradition: "the shared veneration of Hubbard becomes an integrated part of what it means to be a Scientologist".[4]
Officials
- David Miscavige,[5] chairman of the board, Religious Technology Center
- Heber Jentzsch,[6] president, Church of Scientology International
- Kurt Weiland, director of external affairs, Office of Special Affairs,[7] and director, Church of Scientology International[8]
- Karin Pouw, spokeswoman,[9] director of public affairs for Church of Scientology International,[10] and member of Office of Special Affairs (OSA)[11]
- Kendrick Moxon,[12] prominent Scientology attorney, previously member of Scientology division the Guardian's Office[13][14]
- Leisa Goodman,[15] Human Rights Director, Church of Scientology International
- Tommy Davis,[7][16][17][18] spokesman and director of Celebrity Centre International, Los Angeles
- John Carmichael,[19] president of the Church of Scientology in New York
- Michelle Stith,[20] president of Church of Scientology of Los Angeles branch
Former officials
- David Gaiman (1933-2009), former Scientology spokesman,[21] public relations director of Scientology in England[22]
- L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986),[23] founder (deceased 1986)
- Mary Sue Hubbard (1931-2002)[5]
- Mark Rathbun,[24] former president[5][25] of the Religious Technology Center
- Mike Rinder, former executive director of Office of Special Affairs International (OSA)[26]
Scientologists
A
- Kirstie Alley,[16][27][28][29][30][31] actress
- Anne Archer,[16][27][30] actress (mother of Scientology spokesperson Tommy Davis)
- Jennifer Aspen,[32][33] actress
B
- James Barbour,[34] Broadway actor
- Lynsey Bartilson,[32] actress
- Beck,[16][27][28][30][35][36][37] musician
- Catherine Bell,[32][38] actress
- Karen Black,[39][40] actress
- Sonny Bono[41][42] (1935-1998), entertainer and congressman (R-CA 44th)
C
- Nancy Cartwright,[35][36][42] voice-over actress
- Kate Ceberano,[43][44] actress and musician
- Erika Christensen,[16][29][30][32] actress, raised Scientologist
- Jeff Conaway,[45] actor
- Chick Corea,[16][28][30] musician
- Tom Cruise,[28][30] actor
- Tom Constanten,[46] former keyboardist for the Grateful Dead
D
- Sky Dayton,[47] founder of EarthLink
- Doug Dohring,[48] ex-owner of Neopets
- Jason Dohring,[49] actor, raised Scientologist
E
- Bodhi Elfman,[50][51][52][53] actor
- Jenna Elfman,[16][28][29][30] actress
- Richard Elfman,[47] writer and director
F
- Doug E. Fresh,[16][27][35][36] musician and actor
G
- Peaches Geldof,[54][55] celebutante
- Kenton Gray,[56] car and motorcycle race driver.
H
- Isaac Hayes (1942-2008),[30][35] musician and actor
- Katie Holmes,[27][43][57] actress (raised Catholic), introduced to Scientology by Tom Cruise while they were dating.
- Nicky Hopkins (1944-2004),[28][58] musician
I
- Mark Isham,[59] musician
K
- Kimberley Kates,[59] actress
- Milton Katselas,[30][60] acting teacher
- Chaka Khan,[27][35][36][39][43] singer
L
- Jason Lee,[16][28][32][37][61] actor
- Geoffrey Lewis,[16][62][63] actor
- Juliette Lewis,[16][28][30][62] actress
M
- Christopher Masterson,[27][64] actor, raised Scientologist
- Danny Masterson,[27][29] actor
- Lisa McPherson,[65][66] American woman whose death has been a source of controversy for Scientology
- Jim Meskimen,[67] actor and improviser
- Julia Migenes,[68] opera singer
- Sofia Milos,[32][69] actress
- Elisabeth Moss,[16][70] actress
N
- Haywood Nelson,[71] actor
- Marisol Nichols,[32] actress
- Judy Norton Taylor,[59][72] actress
P
- Eduardo Palomo,[73][74] actor
- Michael Peña,[7] actor
- Bijou Phillips,[75] actress and model
- Stephen Poludniak,[76][77] convicted felon
- Laura Prepon,[47] actress
- Priscilla Presley,[16][39][78] actress
- Lisa Marie Presley,[16][28][39] singer
- Kelly Preston,[27][29] actress and wife of John Travolta[79]
- Lee Purcell,[59] actress
R
- Leah Remini,[16][29] actress
- Giovanni Ribisi,[16][27][28][37] actor
- Marissa Ribisi,[27][37] actress raised Scientologist
- Michael D. Roberts,[59] actor
- Ruddy Rodriguez,[80][81] actress
S
- Pablo Santos,[82] actor
- Billy Sheehan,[68] rock bassist
- David Singer,[83] chiropractor, Management by Statistics consultant
- Reed Slatkin,[84] criminal Ponzi scheme perpetrator
- Michelle Stafford,[32] actress
- Ethan Suplee,[32][61] actor
T
- John Travolta,[29][30] actor
V
W
- Elizabeth Eagleton Weigand,[76][77] convicted felon
- Edgar Winter,[65] musician
Former Scientologists
- Adi Da (Franklin Jones) (1939-2008),[85] spiritual teacher
- Larry Anderson[86], actor
- Jason Beghe,[87][88] actor
- Mary Bono,[89] widow of Sonny Bono (took classes in 1989 and 1990)
- Kate Bornstein,[90] transgender author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist
- Stephen Boyd (1931-1977),[91] actor
- John Brodie,[31][92] football player
- William S. Burroughs (1914-1997),[27][93][94] author and poet
- Diana Canova,[95] actress
- Tory Christman,[96] critic, whistleblower
- Leonard Cohen,[16][27][36][41][43][91][93][97][98][99] singer
- Robert and Mary Anne de Grimston,[100][101] founders of The Process Church of The Final Judgment
- Werner Erhard,[102][103][104][105][106][107][108] founder of Erhard Seminars Training
- Philip Gale (1978-1998),[109] MIT student and primary developer of EarthLink's innovative ISP software; committed suicide
- Gloria Gaynor,[93] singer
- Paul Haggis,[110] director, Academy Award winner
- Robert Hunter,[111] lyricist
- Al Jarreau,[39] singer
- Nicole Kidman,[16][27][39][41] actress and former wife of Scientologist Tom Cruise
- Courtney Love,[35][36] musician
- Charles Manson,[41][43][93][100][112] studied Scientology for a short duration while in prison and incorporated its doctrines in his teachings
- Demi Moore,[16][27][41][43] actress
- Van Morrison,[7][16][27][35][36][43][93][113][114][115][116] singer
- Vince Offer,[117] director of The Underground Comedy Movie and spokesman for Shamwow!
- James Packer,[118] Australian business mogul
- Dini Petty,[16][27][119] Canadian television and radio host
- Christopher Reeve (1952-2004),[120][121] actor and director
- Mimi Rogers,[16][27][30][122] actress (introduced Tom Cruise to Scientology)
- Sharon Stone,[93] actress
- Patrick Swayze (1952-2009),[16][27][43][93][123] actor
- Paul Twitchell (1908-1971), spiritual writer and founder of Eckankar[124]
See also
Notes
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- ^ Lewis 2007, p. 6.
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