This article lists nations, groups or tribes, as well as individual people, who have converted to Judaism and have a Wikipedia article about them. This article does not differentiate between the different branches of Judaism. See also Who is a Jew? on issues related to the acceptance of conversions throughout the Jewish community.
(A number of prominent figures, such as Madonna, Demi Moore, have recently become followers of "new age" version of Kabbalah, derived from the body of Jewish mystical teaching also called Kabbalah, but do not consider themselves – and are not considered – Jewish.)
From atheism and/or agnosticism
Mark Zuckerberg, computer programmer, Internet entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman, chief executive officer and co-founder of social networking website Facebook
Christian B. Anfinsen, Nobel prize-winning chemist (Orthodox Judaism)
Will Herberg, social philosopher and sociologist of religion, Jewish theologian, former atheist and Marxist of Jewish ancestry, raised atheist
Suzy Menkes, fashion journalist
Hilary Putnam, philosopher raised in a Jewish-atheist home
Mary Doria Russell
Anna Silk, Canadian actress
Mare Winningham
Eddie Butler, Israeli singer, converted to Orthodox Judaism
Capers Funnye
Nissim Baruch Black (born Damian Jamohl Black), American rapper and music producer, raised Muslim but converted to Christianity before converting to Judaism
Avraham Sinai, Lebanese member of Hezbollah who had an Orthodox conversion and lives as a Haredi Jew in Tsfat
Michael Netzer, American comic book artist
Avtalyon, Sage and Vice-President of the Sanhedrin, apparently from a Mideastern religion
Sh'maya, Sage and President of the Sanhedrin, apparently from a Mideastern religion
Aquila of Sinope (Acylas), from traditional Greek religion
Paulina Beturia, from traditional Roman religion
Flavia Domitilla, from traditional ancient Roman religion (possibly to Jewish Christianity, as she is also a Christian saint)
Titus Flavius Clemens, consul, great-nephew of the Roman Emperor Vespasian, from traditional Roman religion (possibly to Jewish Christianity, as he is also a Christian saint)
Fulvia, wife of Emperor Tiberius' close friend, Saturninus, from traditional Roman religion
Onkelos, Hebrew scholar and translator, from ancient Roman religion
Sofi Tzadka
Setzuso Kotsuji, son of a Shinto priest, and a professor in Japan (converted from Shinto to Christianity and then from Christianity to Judaism)
Bithiah, from traditional Egyptian religion
Jethro, priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, from a Mideastern religion
Makeda, queen of Sheba, from a Mideastern or Ethiopian religion
Osenath, from the ancient Egyptian religion (her name relates to Anat)
Ruth, great-grandmother of King David, from a Near Eastern religion
Yael, from Canaanite or another Near Eastern religion
Zipporah, from a Mideastern or northern African religion
Joseph Bánóczi
Salem Shaloam David
József Eisenhoffer
Nachman Fahrner
Jamaica Kincaid
Dara Torres
Desmond Wilcox
Andre Williams
Cristian Castro, Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer (reverted to Roman Catholicism after divorcing his Jewish wife)[6]
Uriel da Costa, philosopher shunned for heresy
Polemon II, king of Cilicia, converted to marry the Jewish princess Berenice; later relapsed
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