List of American Buddhists
This is a list of notable Buddhists or Buddhist practitoner who live or lived in the United States. This list includes both formal teachers of Buddhism, and people notable in other areas who are publicly Buddhist or who have espoused Buddhism in America.
Academia
- Dr. Dennis Hirota is a professor in the Department of Shin Buddhism at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He was born in Berkeley, California in 1946 and received his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. In 2008, he was a visiting professor of Buddhism[1] at Harvard Divinity School where his studies focused on the Buddhist monk Shinran.[2]
Actors
- Anthony Lee, (1981-2000), was an American actor and playwright. (Soka Gakkai International)[3]
- Brad Pitt (1963- ) is an American actor and film producer.[4][5]
- Celeste Lecesne, American actor, author, screenwriter, LGBT rights activist, founder of The Trevor Project[6] (Soka Gakkai International)
- Chris Evans (1981- ), is an American buddhist actor. He is well known as Captain America. He is a student of Indian Buddism. (Theravada)[7][8]
- Chris Kattan, American actor, comedian and author. (Tibetan Buddhism)[9]
- David Labrava, is an actor, writer, tattoo artist, former member of the Hells Angels, and motorcycle enthusiast best known for playing Happy Lowman in the FX series Sons of Anarchy and its spinoff Mayans M.C. (Zen)[10]
- Drew Carey, is an American actor, comedian, game show host and photographer.[11](Theravada)
- Duncan Trusell (1974- ), is an American actor and stand-up comic, known for his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour.[12] (Tibetan Buddhism)
- Elliot Page, is an American-Canadian actor and activists. (Tibetan Buddhism)[13][14]
- Garry Shandling (1949–2016), was an American actor and comedian.[15] (Zen)
- George Takei, American actor and author[16] (Theravada)
- Harrison Ford (1942- ) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4 billion in North America and more than $9.3 billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America.[17]
- Jeff Bridges (1949- ), is an American actor. (zen)[18][19]
- Jeremy Piven, is an American actor, comedian and producer. (zen)[20]
- Jet Li, American-Chinese martial artist,actor[21] (Tibetan Buddhist)
- John Astin – is an American actor best known for playing Gomez Addams on The Addams Family[22]
- Keanu Reeves (1964- ), American- Canadian Actor and became Lord Buddha in Little Buddha (1993) and Neo in The Matrix film series . (Theravada) [23]
- Mandy Patinkin (1952– ) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film.[24]
- Martin Starr (1983– ), is an American actor and comedian. (Theravada)[25]
- Michael Imperioli (1966– ), is an American actor, writer, director and musician. In 2008, Imperioli became a Buddhist.[26]
- Orlando Bloom (1977- ), American-English actor. Well known for Will turner in Pirates of the Carrebean flim series, Elf Legolas in Lord of Rings movie series.[27][28]
- Pattrick Duffy (1949- ), is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. The actor was brought closer to the teachings of Buddhism by his late wife, the ballet dancer Carlyn Rosser (1939-2017). He has now been practicing religion for almost 50 years and describes it as an "Essential part" of his life.[29][30] (Soka Gakkai International)
- Peter Coyote (1941–), American actor and author[31]
- Richard Gere, is an American actor. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978).[32] (Tibetan Buddhism)
- Robert Downey Jr. (1965-), American Jewish Buddhist who is well known as Iron Man. He has said many times that Buddhism has helped him with his drug and alcohol addiction. (Theravada)[33][34]
- Ron Glass (1945-2016), is an American actor and comedian.[35]
- Steven Seagal, American actor and aikido expert (Tibetan Buddhism)[36]
Actress
- Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.[4][37]
- Kate Bosworth, American actress[36]
- Jennifer Aniston (1965- ), American actress and producer. She famous for Friends (Zen)[38]
- Kate Hudson (1979- ), is an American actress and businesswoman.(Zen)[39]
- Koo Stark (1956-), is an American photographer and actress, known for her relationship with Prince Andrew. She is a patron of the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust, museum of the Victorian pioneer photographer.
- Lindsay Crouse is an American actress.[40]
- Luana Anders (1938 – 1996) was an American film and television actress and screenwriter.[41][42]
- Malin Akerman (1978- ) is a Swedish-American raised in Canada, actress, producer and model.[43]
- Marcia Wallace, American actress, voice artist, comedian[44]
- Sarah Jessica Parker (1965) is an American actress and television producer.[4]
- Sharon Stone, American actress, producer, and former fashion model[45]
- Angelica Ross (born 1980) is an American actress, businesswoman, and transgender rights advocate. A self-taught computer programmer, she went on to become founder and CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises, a firm that helps employ transgender people in the tech industry.[46][47]
- Uma Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress, writer, producer, and model. She has acted in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films.She was brought up a Buddhist by her dad. In fact, her father was the first westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Uma’s name is derived from the Tibetan name ‘Dbuma Chenpo’ (the ‘db’ is silent) – meaning, ‘the great middle way’.[37][48]
Art
- Paul Reps (September 15, 1895 – July 12, 1990) was an American artist, poet, and author. He is best known for his unorthodox haiku-inspired poetry that was published from 1939 onwards. He is considered one of America's first haiku poets.
- Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal (October 13, 1920 – March 15, 2010), professionally known as Elaine Hamilton, was an internationally known American abstract painter and muralist born near Catonsville, Maryland.[49]
Business
- Bill Gates (1955- ) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014.[50]
- Jack Dorsey,(1976- ) is an American technological entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, as well as the founder and CEO of Block, Inc., a financial payments company. (Theravada)[51]
- Steve Jobs, American businessman, entrepreneur, marketer, inventor and the CEO of Apple Inc[52][53] (Zen)
Politics
- Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. president from (1993-2001)[54]
- David Ige is an American politician. He is the 8th Governor of Hawaii. A Democrat, he served in the Hawaii State Senate from 2003 to 2014 and the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003. In the 2014 gubernatorial election, he defeated incumbent Governor Neil Abercrombie in the Democratic primary, and won the general election over Republican nominee Duke Aiona. Ige was reelected in 2018.[55]
- Colleen Hanabusa, U.S. Congresswoman (2011–), Democrat and lawyer from Hawaii
- Mazie Hirono, U.S. Senator (2013–), U.S. Congresswoman (2007–2013) and Democrat from Hawaii; first elected female Senator from Hawaii, first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate, first U.S. Senator born in Japan and the nation's first Buddhist Senator
- Hank Johnson, U.S. Congressman (2007–) and Democrat from Georgia; one of the first two Buddhists to serve in the United States Congress[56] (Soka Gakkai International)
Science
- Chester Carlson, (February 8, 1906 – September 19, 1968) was an American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney born in Seattle, Washington.He invented Xerography.[57][58][59][60][61][62]
- James H. Austin is an American neurologist and author. He is the author of the book Zen and the Brain. It establishes links between the neurophysiology of the human brain and the practice of meditation, and won the Scientific and Medical Network Book Prize for 1998. He has written five sequels: Zen-Brain Reflections (2006), Selfless Insight (2009), Meditating Selflessly (2011), Zen-Brain Horizons (2014) and Living Zen Remindfully (2016).
- James J. Hughes (born May 27, 1961) is an American sociologist and bioethicist. He is the executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.[63]
- Joseph Goguen (June 28, 1941 – July 3, 2006) was an American computer scientist. He was professor of Computer Science at the University of California and University of Oxford, and held research positions at IBM and SRI International.
- Mark Epstein (born 1953) is an American author and psychotherapist who integrates Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings with Sigmund Freud's approaches to trauma. He often writes about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy.[64][65][66]
- Keiiti Aki (1930–2005), seismologist
- George I. Fujimoto, chemist
- Ted Fujita (1920–1998), creator of the Fujita scale
- Harvey Itano (1920–2010), biochemist and member of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Mizuko Ito, cultural anthropologist at the University of California, Irvine
- Akiko Iwasaki, immunologist and professor at Yale University
- Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist specializing in string field theory
- Akihiro Kanamori, mathematician specializing in set theory
- Jay Kochi (1927–2008), chemist
- Dorinne K. Kondo, anthropologist
- John Maeda, computer scientist, artist, professor at MIT
- Syukuro Manabe, 2021 Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Teruhisa Matsusaka (1926–2006), mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry
- Yoky Matsuoka, computer scientist; 2007 MacArthur Fellow
- Horace Yomishi Mochizuki (1937–1989), mathematician specializing in group theory
- Shuji Nakamura, 2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics.
- Yoichiro Nambu (1921–2015), 2008 Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Isaac Namioka (1928–2019), mathematician who worked in general topology and functional analysis
- Susumu Ohno (1928–2000), geneticist and evolutionary biologist
- Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986), first Asian American astronaut; one of the "Challenger Seven"
- Ken Ono, mathematician specializing in number theory
- Santa J. Ono, immunologist, biologist, 28th President University of Cincinnati, 15th President & Vice-Chancellor University of British Columbia
- Takashi Ono, mathematician specializing in number theory and algebraic groups
- Charles J. Pedersen (1904–1989), 1987 Nobel laureate in Chemistry; his mother was Japanese
- Gordon H. Sato (1927–2017), cell biologist and member of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Tsutomu Shimomura, computer security expert
- Takamine Jōkichi (1854–1922) successful biochemist who founded one of the earliest pharmaceutical companies (Japanese expatriate)
- Daniel M. Tani, astronaut
- Takeshi Utsumi, computer simulationist
- Lauren Kiyomi Williams, mathematician
- Ryuzo Yanagimachi, reproductive biologist and member of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Sho Yano, physician and former child prodigy
Singers
- Adam Yauch -better known under the stage name MCA, was an American rapper, bass player, filmmaker and a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys.[67]
- Alanis Morissette (1974- ) is a 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.[68]
- Belinda Carlisle, American singer[69] (Soka Gakkai international)
- Brad Warner (1964) is an American Sōtō Zen monk, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist.[70]
- Buster Williams – American jazz bassist[71]
- Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter [72] (Soka Gakkai International)
- Duncan Sheik – American singer-songwriter and composer[73](Soka Gakkai International )
- Combat Jack (July 8, 1964 – December 20, 2017), known professionally as Combat Jack, was a Haitian-American hip hop music attorney, executive, journalist, editor and podcaster.[74]
- Earl Sweatshirt, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.[75] (Nichiren Buddhism)
- Eric Erlandson (1963- ) is an 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.[76]
- Jesse Michaels (born 1969) is an American songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, artist, and author from Berkeley, California.
- John Cage, is an American singer and composer[77]
- Joseph Bowie, (1953- ) is an American jazz trombonist and vocalist. The brother of trumpeter Lester Bowie, Joseph is known for leading the jazz-punk group Defunkt and for membership in the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.[78]
- June Millington (born April 14, 1948) is a Filipino American guitarist, songwriter, producer, educator, and actress.[79]
- Katy Perry is an 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 unsuccessful debut album, Katy Hudson (2001), under Red Hill Records.[80][81]
- Phạm Phi Nhung (10 April 1970 – 28 September 2021) was a Vietnamese-American singer, actress and Humanitarian. She specialised in Dan Ca and Tru Tinh music. She sang for Paris By Night and Van Son and also acted in their plays and Tinh production. She also recorded music for Lang Van.[82]
- Peter Rowan (1942- ) is an American bluegrass musician and composer. Rowan plays guitar and mandolin, yodels and sings.[83]
- Laurie Anderson (1947- ), known as Laurie Anderson, is an 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, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. 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.[84][85]
- Steven Sater – American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter best known for Spring Awakenings[86](Soka Gakkai International)
- Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American singer-songwriter best known for her folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans almost 40 years.[87]
- Tina Turner, American singer-songwriter.[36]
Soldiers
- Aidan Delgado, is an American attorney, author, and war veteran. His 2007 book The Sutras of Abu Ghraib detailed his experiences during his deployment in Iraq.[88][89]
- George Lennon (25 May 1900 – 20 February 1991) was an American-Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.[90]
- John David Provoo (August 6, 1917 – August 28, 2001) was United States Army staff sergeant.[91]
- Shiro Kashiwa (October 24, 1912 – March 13, 1998) was the first Attorney General of Hawaii to be appointed after it became a state in 1959.[92]
- Ming Chang – rear admiral (upper half), U.S. Navy, retired. Department of Navy Inspector General, 1987–1990[93][94][95]
- Dan Choi – first lieutenant, U.S. Army. Gay rights advocate.
Sports
- Anthony Ervin, American gold medalist swimer.(Zen)[96]
- Dave Bautista (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and former professional wrestler.[97]
- Tiger Woods (1975- ) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records.[98] Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and one of the most famous athletes in history. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.[99][100][101]
- Orlando Cepeda – American former Major League Baseball first baseman and member of the Hall of Fame.[102]
Writers
- Kenneth Pai, Chinese-American writer[103]
- Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (1949–), known for his translations of almost 1,000 Sutta in all and providing the majority of the sutta translations in a website known as "Access to Insight"
- Jack Kornfield (1945–), American book writer, student of renowned forest monk Ajahn Chah, and teacher of Theravada Buddhism[104]
- Joseph Goldstein (1944–), one of the first American Vipassana teachers, contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism
- Maya Soetoro-Ng (1970-), Indonesian-American writer, university instructor and maternal half-sister of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States[105]
Zen Teachers
- Adyashanti (1962–)
- Robert Baker Aitken (1917–2010)
- Anne Hopkins Aitken (1911–1994)
- Reb Anderson (1943–)
- Zentatsu Richard Baker (1936–)
- Joko Beck (1917–2011)
- Sherry Chayat (1943–)
- Issan Dorsey (1933–1990)
- Zoketsu Norman Fischer (1946–)
- James Ishmael Ford (1948–)
- Tetsugen Bernard Glassman (1939–2018)
- Paul Haller
- Ralph Chapin
- Cheri Huber (1944)
- Sozui Schubert (1965) hvzc.org
- Soenghyang (Barbara Rhodes, 1948–)
- Philip Kapleau (1912–2004)
- Houn Jiyu-Kennett (1924–1996)
- Bodhin Kjolhede (1948–)
- Jakusho Kwong (1935–)
- Taigen Dan Leighton (1950–)
- John Daido Loori (1931–2009)
- Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji (1954–)
- Heng Sure (1949–)
- Bonnie Myotai Treace (1956–)
- Brad Warner (1964–)
See also
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