List of Buddhists

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This is a list of notable Buddhists, encompassing all the major branches of the religion (i.e. in Buddhism), and including interdenominational and eclectic Buddhist practitioners. This list includes both formal teachers of Buddhism, and people notable in other areas who are publicly Buddhist or who have espoused Buddhism.Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists

Philosophers and founders of schools

Individuals are grouped by nationality, except in cases where their influence was felt elsewhere. Gautama Buddha and his immediate disciples ('Buddhists') are listed separately from later Indian Buddhist thinkers, teachers and contemplatives.

Buddha's disciples and early Buddhists

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Clergy
Laity

Later Indian Buddhists (after Buddha)

Indo-Greek

Central Asian

Chinese

Tibetan

Japanese

Korean

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Burmese

Laity

Thai

Sri Lankan

Rulers and monarchs

Modern teachers

Theravada teachers

Tibetan Buddhist teachers

Dzogchen and Bon teachers

Zen teachers

American
Chinese
European

Austrian

British

Danish

French

German

Italian

Irish

Polish

Swedish

Swiss

Indian

Japanese
Korean
Malaysian
Singaporean
Taiwanese
Vietnamese

Writers

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Politicians and activists

Indian

Malaysian

Japanese

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Burmese

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American

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South Korean

Vietnamese

Sri Lankan

Film and television

American

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  • Jennifer Aniston (born 1965), American actress and producer (Zen)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jeff Bridges (born 1949), American actor; he has elaborated that his Buddhism is more like a general calmness.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Drew Carey (born 1958), American actor, comedian, game show host and photographer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Patrick Duffy (born 1949), American actor and director. The actor was brought closer to the teachings of Buddhism by his late wife, the ballet dancer Carlyn Rosser (1939–2017). He has been practicing the religion for almost 50 years Template:As of and describes it as an "essential part" of his life.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Chris Evans (born 1981), American actor and a student of Indian Buddhism. He spent three weeks in Rishikesh in 2005 or 2006 at a Buddhist retreat and attends a Buddhism class in LA. (Theravada)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Elliot Page (born 1987), American-Canadian actor and activist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Brazilian

  • Betty Faria, Brazilian actress.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Edson Celulari (born 1958), Brazilian actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • João Vitti (born 1967), Brazilian theatre and telenovela actor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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British

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  • Alex Ferns (born 13 October 1968) is a Scottish actor and television personality. His EastEnders role as Trevor Morgan was described as "Britain's most-hated soap villain", when he played the role between 2000 and 2002.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Orlando Bloom (born 1977), English actor known for his roles in film.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • James Norton, English actor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • John Garrie,(18 May 1923 – 22 September 1998), was a British actor who later became a respected teacher of Zen Buddhism.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • John Cleese (born 1939), British actor and comedian.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Pamela Nomvete, British actress.<ref name="jacaranda">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Peter Dean (born 1939), British actor (Zen)<ref name="programme">Template:Cite book</ref>
  • Peter Finch, English–Australian actor of theatre, film and radio.
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  • Barry Letts (1925–2009), English actor, television director, writer and producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Danish

Hong Konger

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  • Michael Lam (born 1966), former Hong Kong film actor and ordained as Buddhist monk in 2009, resident monk at Tsz Shan Monastery<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Andy Lau (born 1961), Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time.<ref name="Time1">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="cna">Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Tony Leung Chiu-wai (born 1962), Hong Kong actor and singer, one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors.<ref name="chinapress">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Indian

  • Danny Denzongpa is an Indian actor, singer, and film director who primarily works in Hindi and occasionally in Bengali, Nepali, and Tamil films.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ravi Dubey (born 1983), Indian Nichiren Buddhist actor, model and producer. He said, "I started following Buddhism when I was going through a very rough patch in my life and I wanted some understanding of the chaos that was going on in one's life. I wanted to align myself and feel better about myself. So, when things went out of control, I started chanting at that time."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Italian

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  • Manuel De Peppe (born 1970), Italian actor, producer and singer, converted to Buddhism in 2011. (Secular Buddhism)

Macanese

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Malaysian

  • Michelle Yeoh (born 1962), Malaysian actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Polish

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Singaporean

Spanish

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Taiwan

  • Brigitte Lin (born 1954), Taiwanese actress, regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro (born 1973), Japanese actor and singer based in Taiwan

Thai

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Billionaire

American

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British

Chinese

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French

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Hong Konger

  • Li Ka-shing (born 1928) is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Japanese

Malaysian

  • Robert Kuok, Malaysian business magnate, investor and philanthropist. According to Forbes, his net worth is estimated at $11.8 billion as of April 2023,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Sri Lankan

  • Ernest de Silva, Ceylonese business magnate, banker, barrister and public figure, considered to be the most prominent Ceylonese philanthropist of the 20th century.

Music

American

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  • Alanis Morissette (1974– ), Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two mildly successful dance-pop albums.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Aliana Lohan (22 December 1993– ), American singer, actress, fashion model and television personality. Ali Lohan converted to Buddhism after being raised in Catholicism.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Chynna Rogers, American rapper, disc jockey, and model who was signed by Ford Modeling Agency at the age of 14<ref name="metro.co.uk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Eric Erlandson (1963– ), American musician, guitarist, and writer, primarily known as founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist of alternative rock band Hole from 1989 to 2002. Erlandson has practiced Buddhism since 1992.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • John Cage, American singer and composer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter, and television judge. She is known for her influence on the pop sound and style of the 2010s. Pursuing a career in gospel music at 16, Perry released her commercially successful debut album, Katy Hudson (2001), under Red Hill Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Patti Smith, American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer.<ref name="Moore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Paul Masvidal, American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and a founding member of Cynic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Phoebe Snow, American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals backing Paul Simon on "Gone at Last".<ref name="remembering">Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Peter Rowan (1942– ), American bluegrass musician and composer. Rowan plays guitar and mandolin, yodels and sings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Laurie Anderson (1947– ), American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting. She became more widely known outside the art world when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1981. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Li Na, Chinese-American folk singer that gained particular popularity in the late 1980s and the 1990s China.
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, American singer, arranger, composer, music director, producer, DJ, orchestral conductor and educator.
  • Nikolas Schreck, American singer-songwriter, musician, author, film-maker and Tantric Buddhist religious teacher based in Berlin, Germany.
  • Roberta Donnay (10 August 1966, Washington, D.C.- ), American jazz singer.<ref name="throckmortontheatre1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Stacey Q, American pop singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her best-known single, John Mitchell's "Two of Hearts", released in 1986, reached number one in Canada, number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten in five other countries.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Wayne Shorter (25 August 1933 – 2 March 2023), American jazz saxophonist and composer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Australian

  • Jimmy Barnes (born 1956), Australian singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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British

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  • Howard Jones (born 1955), English musician, singer and songwriter<ref name="howardjones">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Nick Jago is an English musician, best known as the former drummer and founding member of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, Template:ISBN, p. 628-9</ref>
  • Richard Batsford (born 25 October 1969) is an English pianist, composer and singer-songwriter. A further concert in 2010 at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre saw the same collaboration.<ref name="Musituality">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Canadian

  • Beverly Glenn-Copeland (born 1944), U.S.-born Canadian musician, songwriter and singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Chinese

  • Faye Wong (born 1969), Chinese singer and actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Hong Kong

  • Daniel Chan (born 1975), Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (Chan Buddhism)
  • Jacky Cheung (born 1961), Hong Kong singer and actor
  • Aaron Kwok (born 1965), Hong Kong singer and actor, also known as the "God of Dance"
  • Anita Mui (1963–2003), Hong Kong singer and actress, considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers
  • Alan Tam (born 1950), Hong Kong singer and actor, who played major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s

Indian

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  • Vitthal Umap (1931–2010), singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Italian

South Korean

Sport

Football

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  • Fabien Barthez (1994–2006), French goalkeeper<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mario Balotelli Barwuah (born 1990), Italian professional footballer. He is studying Buddhism in a bid to find inner peace and has bought several copies of the dharma, the religion's teachings, and set up a quiet area with a statue of Buddha where he can meditate. (Pure Land Buddhism)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Cricket

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  • Mahela Jayawardene (born 1977), Sri Lankan former cricketer and consultant coach.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kumar Sangakkara (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricket commentator, former professional cricketer, and businessman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Basketball

  • Phil Jackson (born 1945), American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Swimming

  • Anthony Ervin (born 1981), American gold medalist swimmer. (Zen)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Rugby

Golf

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Boxing

  • Lucia Rijker, Dutch boxer<ref>Holden, Stephen (2000-05-12). "FILM REVIEW; Gotta Psych Yourself Up To Win at This Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-24.</ref>
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Wrestlers

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Sumo wrestling

Military

American

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British

Buddhist practitioners notable in other fields

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Fictional Buddhists

Anime and manga

Graphic novels

Literature

Film and television

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Video games

Misc

See also

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