List of converts to Sikhism

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The religion of Sikhism emerged in the context of medieval India, where many Hindus and Muslims of the Punjab region became Sikhs through conversion. ^[1] The original Sikhs were thus all converts, with the first one being Bhai Mardana, a former Muslim.^[2]

This is a list of converts to Sikhism.

• Bhai Mardana, the first Sikh, was a convert from Islam.^[3]
• Rai Bular Bhatti, a Muslim Rajput noble of the Bhatti clan during the latter half of the 15th century who was inspired by the Sikh Guru Nanak and donated half of his land.
• Ryan Hurst - Hollywood actor who has chosen to be also known as Gobind Seva Singh. He has acted in Sons of Anarchy, We Were Soldiers and The Walking Dead as well as others.^[4]
• Alexandra Aitken - actress and daughter of former British cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken.^[5]
• Vic Briggs - former blues musician, now Vikram Singh Khalsa; became the first non-subcontinental to perform kirtan at Harmandir Sahib^[6]
• Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa - yoga teacher; co-founder and director of the Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles^[7][8]
• Vikram Kaur Khalsa - former model and actress, starred in several horror movies^[9][10]
• Max Arthur Macauliffe (1841–1913) - senior administrator of the British Raj who was posted in the Punjab; prolific scholar and author; converted to Sikhism in the 1860s^[11][12]
• Babaji Singh - credited with translating Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs, into Spanish.^[13][14]
• Martin Singh - Nova Scotia pharmacist and businessman and candidate for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada in 2012.^[15]
• Wanda McDonald (Harikiran Wanda Kaur) - First Sikh woman to wear dastar (turban) with her uniform in the Canadian Royal Navy. Her family background is White Catholic. ^[16]
• Muhammad Sadiq - Singer and politician who is a member of Parliament in Lok Sabha. Was born Muslim, but brought up Sikh as his father would sing religious music Kirtan in Gurdwaras. He considers himself Sikh as per an interview given to newslaundry. ^[17]
• Louis Singh Khalsa - Also known as Louis Talbot is a white convert to Sikhism from New Zealand who is known as the first baptised Sikh to be enlisted in the New Zealand army having joined in 2020. He is also a youtuber. ^[18]
• Hazel Keech - Bollywood actress of British and Indian descent who has been in films such as Bodyguard. She took the name Gurbasant Kaur on marriage to Sikh cricket player Yuvraj Singh. ^[19]

See also[]

• List of converts to Buddhism
• List of converts to Islam
• List of people by belief

References[]