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* ] - member of al Qaeda, who has pled guilty to acts of terrorism.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2009Feb26/0,4675,OverseasTerrorPlot,00.html</ref>
* ] - alleged intended assassin of Swedish cartoonist ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/03/10/2010-03-10_jihad_jane_wanted_death_for_cartoonist.html |title='Jihad Jane' wanna-be Colleen LaRose intended to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks: prosecutors |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-03-10 |accessdate=2010-04-07 |location=New York}}</ref> * ] - alleged intended assassin of Swedish cartoonist ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/03/10/2010-03-10_jihad_jane_wanted_death_for_cartoonist.html |title='Jihad Jane' wanna-be Colleen LaRose intended to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks: prosecutors |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-03-10 |accessdate=2010-04-07 |location=New York}}</ref>
* ] - former NBA player.<ref>{{Dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref> * ] - former NBA player.<ref>{{Dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref>
* ] - Australian professional rugby league player. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/north-queensland-cowboys-nrl-star-cory-paterson-converts-to-islam/story-e6frexnr-1226106289628|title=North Queensland Cowboys NRL star Cory Paterson converts to Islam|last=Massoud|first=Josh|date=2 August 2011|work=]|accessdate=28 August 2013}}</ref> * ] - Australian professional rugby league player. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/north-queensland-cowboys-nrl-star-cory-paterson-converts-to-islam/story-e6frexnr-1226106289628|title=North Queensland Cowboys NRL star Cory Paterson converts to Islam|last=Massoud|first=Josh|date=2 August 2011|work=]|accessdate=28 August 2013}}</ref>

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* ] - Swiss politician, and former member of Swiss People's Party.<ref>http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2009/12/04/member-of-the-swiss-political-party-that-pushed-for-minaret-ban-converts-to-islam/</ref> * ] - Swiss politician, and former member of Swiss People's Party.<ref>http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2009/12/04/member-of-the-swiss-political-party-that-pushed-for-minaret-ban-converts-to-islam/</ref>
* ] - American comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, actor, and artist.<ref>Van Agtmael, Peter. , '']'', May 15, 2005</ref> * ] - American comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, actor, and artist.<ref>Van Agtmael, Peter. , '']'', May 15, 2005</ref>

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Ethnic group
Converts to Islam
File:Converts to Islam.pngIsabelle Eberhardt • Uluç Ali Reis • Claude Alexandre • Parameswara • Marmaduke Pickthall • Jacques-Francois Menou • Rudolf Carl von Slatin  • Lord Headley • Malcolm X • Samori Ture • Muhammad Ali • Keith Ellison • Ahmad Rashad • Cat Stevens • Dave Chappelle • Nicolas Anelka • Kareem Abdul Jabbar • Murad Wilfried Hofmann • Jermaine Jackson • Yvonne Ridley
Total population
In the United Kingdom and France, up to 50,000 people converted in the last decade in each country Germany (up to 4000 a year) and many other places around the world.

The following is an incomplete list of notable people who converted to Islam from a different religion or no religion. This article addresses only past professions of faith by the individuals listed, and is not intended to address ethnic, cultural, or other considerations. Such cases are noted in their list entries. The list is categorized alphabetically by their former religious affiliation.

List of converts to Islam from Major Religions

Sabianism

Undetermined former religion

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See also

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