The following is a list of converts to Hinduism from other religions or a non-religious background.
From Abrahamic religions
Christianity
Nayanthara
Julia Roberts
Sati Kazanova
Russell Brand
Islam
Anirudh Gyan Shikha (1 June 1928 – 25 November 2006; popularly known as Anwar Shaikh Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi (born Waseem Rizvi) former member and chairman of the Shia Central Waqf Board.
Judaism
Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) (1931-2019) – syncretist, and follower of the Hindu deity Hanuman. Professor of psychology at Harvard University. Tamal Krishna Goswami (born Thomas G. Herzig) (1946-2002) – governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Lora Logic (b. 1960) – punk rock saxophonist with Poly Styrene's X-Ray Spex. Radhanath Swami (born Richard Slavin) (b. 1950) – very prominent Bhakti yoga guru and a governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
From other Indian-origin religions
This is list of converts from Indian-origin religions.
Buddhism
Mihirakula () – Huna ruler. Rajasinghe I () – Sri Lankan king who conquered Kandy. Rishabhadatta () – Satrap viceroy. Rudradaman I () – Satrap ruler and conqueror of the Satavahanas. Vasudeva I () – Kushan king Jayavarman III ()
Jainism
Mahendravarman I () – Pallava King and patron of the arts. Vishnuvardhana () – King of Hoysala empire and prominent temple-builder. Tirunavukkarasar () – Saivite saint and one of the most prominent of the sixty-three Nayanars.
Other
Other theist converts
Mihirakula (r. c. 502-530) – Huna ruler. Heliodorus () – Greek minister to King Bhagabhadra. Pamheiba (1690–1751) – Manipuri King Suhungmung () – Ahom kingdom's ruler who extended Assam up to the Kamarupa Kingdom Supangmung () – Ahom kingdom's ruler who recaptured Guwahati. Converted to Vaishnavism. Susenghphaa () – Ahom king; during his rule the Ahom-Mughal conflicts began
Non-theistic converts
Annie Besant – British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. John Dobson (former atheist who became a believer in Vedanta) – astronomer and telescope designer. Sita Ram Goel (former atheist) – Indian commentator, writer and Hindu activist. Chrissie Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician. She is a founding member and the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the garage rock new wave band the Pretenders. Poly Styrene (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), singer with one of Britain's earliest punk rock bands, X-Ray Spex; earlier religious affiliation unknown (Poly Styrene had one Sudanese parent, possibly Muslim, and one British parent of unknown religion) .
Converts from undetermined former religion
Agehananda Bharati (born Leopold Fischer) (1923-1991) – academic Sanskritist, a prolific author about religious subjects, and a Hindu monk in the Dasanami Sannyasi order. Alain Daniélou – French historian, intellectual, musicologist, and Indologist. Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker – Hare Krishna devotee. His initiated name is Krishna Kantha Dasa. He was initiated by Narayana Maharaja. He wrote a foreword to a book by Bhaktivinoda Thakur titled Sri Siksastaka. Geoffrey Giuliano – American biographer.
Nina Hagen (follower of Haidakhan Babaji) – German singer. Joe Don Looney (follower of Swami Muktananda) – football player. J Mascis – lead vocalist, guitarist, and drummer for Dinosaur Jr. John McLaughlin (became a disciple of Sri Chinmoy) – jazz fusion guitar player. Lex Hixon (syncretist and disciple of Swami Nikhilananda) – poet, philosopher, spiritual practitioner and teacher. Sati Kazanova, Russian singer. Savitri Devi (born Maximiani Portas) – Greek-French writer and Nazi-sympathiser. Savitri Khanolkar (born Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros) – designer of India'''s highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra.Mathias Rust – German daredevil pilot. Kelli Williams – American actress who played Lindsay Dole Donnell on the ABC legal drama The Practice''. Sherlyn Chopra - Indian actress.
