List of converts to Judaism
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).
- Bulan, king of the Khazars
- Kate Capshaw, actress (upon marrying Steven Spielberg)
- Nell Carter, singer and actress
- Sammy Davis, Jr., entertainer
- Jacqueline du Pré, musician (upon marrying Daniel Barenboim)
- Isla Fisher, model (upon marrying Sacha Baron Cohen)
- Lord George Gordon, British nobleman and politician
- Henry Hill, FBI informant
- Jethro, priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses
- Carolyn Jones, actress (upon marrying Aaron Spelling)
- Felicity Kendal, actress
- Jamaica Kincaid, author
- Mathilde Krim, AIDS researcher & educator, founder of amFAR
- Julius Lester, children's author
- Consuelo Luz, singer/songwriter
- 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 (with help of Elijah of Vilna)
- Ruth, grandmother of King David
- Laura Schlessinger, radio personality
- Norma Shearer, actress (upon marrying Irving Thalberg)
- Elizabeth Taylor, actress (upon marrying Eddie Fisher)
- Mare Winningham, actress-singer
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.
