List of converts to Hinduism from Christianity

Notable people who converted to Hinduism from Christianity

This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Christianity.

List

Name	Nationality	Notes	Refs
Alain Daniélou	French	French Indologist	^[1]
Agehananda Bharati	German	German Indologist
Sir John Woodroffe	British	British Indologist
François Gautier	French	Political writer, journalist and Hindutva proponent	^[2]
David Frawley	American	Writer, Ayurveda practitioner, astrologer and Hindutva proponent
George Harrison	British	lead guitarist of The Beatles and solo-artist, follower of ISKCON	^[3]
Satyananda Stokes	American	Former Evangelist and Indian independence activist.	^[4]
Sister Nivedita	British-Irish	Writer, educationist, Indian independence activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda	^[5]^[6]
Sister Christine	German-American	Educationist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda
Savitri Devi	French-born Greek	Nazi activist, writer and German spy
Christopher Isherwood	American	Novelist and disciple of Swami Prabhavananda of Ramakrishna Mission	^[7]
Sister Gargi	American	Writer and disciple of Swami Ashokananda of Ramakrishna Mission

^ Alain Daniélou. The Way to the Labyrinth: Memories of East and West. p. 2.
^ "WHY I AM A HINDU – Francois Gautier :: Editor in Chief La Revue De L\\\\\\\\'Inde". Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ Rabe, Nate. "Six lesser-known spiritual songs of George Harrison, the Hindu Beatle". Scroll.in. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^ Service, Tribune News. "CUHP Botanical garden named after Swami Satyanand Stokes". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ "Religion - Nivedita". Speaking While Female Speech Bank. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ "Sister Nivedita's Hindu nationalism was all inclusive, unlike today: Shashi Tharoor". Hindustan Times. August 8, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ "Mrs. Shaji Kailas speaks". Retrieved July 19, 2020.

Lists of religious converts to and from world religions

To Bahá'í	from Christianity Islam Judaism
From Bahá'í	to Christianity Islam
To Christianity	to Catholicism from Islam Anglicanism from Bahá'í Buddhism Confucianism Hinduism Islam Judaism Nontheism Paganism Sikhism Zoroastrianism
From Christianity	to Nontheism Buddhism Hinduism Islam Judaism Sikhism
To Islam	from Nontheism Buddhism Hinduism Christianity Judaism Paganism Zoroastrianism
From Islam	to Atheism Bahá'í Buddhism Hinduism Christianity Catholicism Judaism
To Judaism	from Irreligion Christianity Islam Paganism
From Judaism	to atheism Bahá'í Hinduism Islam Christianity

To Buddhism	from Hinduism Christianity
From Buddhism	to Hinduism Islam Christianity
To Hinduism	from Buddhism Christianity Islam
From Hinduism	to Buddhism Islam Christianity Sikhism
To Sikhism	from Christianity Hinduism
From Sikhism	to Christianity

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topics

Concepts	Brahman Om Ishvara Atman Maya Karma Saṃsāra Puruṣārthas Dharma Artha Kama Moksha Niti Ahimsa Asteya Aparigraha Brahmacharya Satya Dāna Damah Dayā Akrodha
Schools	Āstika: Samkhya Yoga Nyaya Vaisheshika Mīmāṃsā Vedanta Dvaita Advaita Vishishtadvaita Nāstika: Charvaka

Classification

Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda
Divisions	Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka
Upanishads	Aitareya Kaushitaki Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Maitrayaniya Shvetashvatara Chandogya Kena Mundaka Mandukya Prashna

Gods	Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Shiva Agni Dattatreya Ganesha Hanuman Indra Kartikeya Krishna Rama Surya Varuna Vayu more
Goddesses	Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Parvati Bhumi Durga Kali Mahavidya Matrika Radha Rukmini Sati Shakti Shashthi Sita more

Practices

Worship	Temple Murti Puja Bhakti Japa Bhajan Naivedhya Yajna Homa Tapas Dhyāna Tirthatana
Sanskaras	Garbhadhana Pumsavana Simantonayana Jatakarma Namakarana Nishkramana Annaprashana Chudakarana Karnavedha Vidyarambha Upanayana Keshanta Ritushuddhi Samavartanam Vivaha Antyeshti
Varnashrama	Varna Brahmin Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra Ashrama Brahmacharya Grihastha Vanaprastha Sannyasa
Festivals	Diwali Holi Shivaratri Raksha Bandhan Navaratri Durga Puja Ramlila Vijayadashami Ganesh Chaturthi Rama Navami Janmashtami Onam Pongal Makar Sankranti New Year Bihu Gudi Padwa Pahela Baishakh Puthandu Vaisakhi Vishu Ugadi Kumbh Mela Haridwar Nashik Prayag Ujjain Ratha Yatra Teej Vasant Panchami Others
Other	Svādhyāya Namaste Bindi Tilaka