Editing List of Scientologists (section)

== Former members ==

{{Category see also|Former Scientologists}}
''This table represents individuals who were previously Scientologists, but who have since left the Church of Scientology.''
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! width="100" | Name
! width="75" | Lifetime
! width="50" | Left
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| {{sortname|Larry|Anderson|Larry Anderson (actor)}}
| 1952–
| 2009
|Actor, star of ''[[Orientation: A Scientology Information Film]]'', left the church in 2009 and requested his money back.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Childs | first = Joe | author2 = Thomas C. Tobin | title = He wants his money back from Church of Scientology | newspaper = [[St. Petersburg Times]] | date = January 24, 2010 | url = http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/article1067720.ece | access-date = 2010-06-06 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100616194124/http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/article1067720.ece | archive-date = June 16, 2010 }}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Gerry|Armstrong|Gerry Armstrong (activist)}}
| 1946–
| 1981
| Former [[Sea Org]] member for ten years and involved in a series of Scientology related lawsuits, collectively [[Church of Scientology of California v. Armstrong]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Church of Scientology v. Armstrong, 232 Cal.App.3d 1060, 283 Cal. Rptr. 917 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) |date=July 29, 1991 |url=https://casetext.com/case/church-of-scientology-v-armstrong |quote=In December 1981, Armstrong and his wife left the Church... |via=casetext.com}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Jon|Atack}}
| 1955–
| 1983
| [[Whistleblower]] and noted critic of the church.<ref name="CBS News"/>
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| {{sortname|Allen|Barton}}
| 1968–
| 2012
| Playwright and acting teacher who would later become an outspoken critic of the church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stageraw.com/2015/01/25/some-of-my-best-friends-were-scientologists/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312222419/https://stageraw.com/2015/01/25/some-of-my-best-friends-were-scientologists/ |archive-date=March 12, 2015 |title=Some of My Best Friends Were Scientologists|last=Adamek|first=Pauline|date=January 25, 2015|website=Stage Raw|access-date=March 20, 2025 |quote=...in 2012, Barton participated in an interview with Lawrence Wright for his book, ''Going Clear'', granting Wright key information about Katselas's experience. As a result, Barton was issued with his own 'Suppressive Person Declare'...}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Jason|Beghe}}
| 1960–
| 2007
| Actor, rose to [[Operating Thetan]] level V (OT V), left Scientology and subsequently spoke out publicly against the church in 2008.<ref>{{cite web| last =Bunker |first=Mark | author-link=Mark Bunker | title =Jason Beghe Interview | work =The Wog Blog from Xenu TV | date =April 21, 2008 | url =http://xenutv.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/jason-beghe-interview/ | access-date =26 September 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Roger | last = Friedman | title = Star Exits Scientology | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351287,00.html | work = [[Fox News Channel]] | publisher = [[Fox News]] | date = 14 April 2008 | access-date = 15 April 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081103030519/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351287,00.html | archive-date = 2008-11-03 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He joined the church through [[Milton Katselas]]' acting class, connecting with [[Bodhi Elfman]] and Mary Thompson.<ref name="Scientology in Popular Culture">{{cite book |last1=Kent |first1=Stephen A. |title=Scientology in Popular Culture |chapter=Scientology's Celebrity Apostates |editor-last=Kent |editor-first=Stephen A. |editor2-last=Raine |editor2-first=Susan}}</ref>{{r|reitman|page=266-267}}
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| {{sortname|Cedric|Bixler-Zavala}}
| 1974–
| 2017
| Musician.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/01/23/at-the-drive-in-the-mars-voltas-cedric-bixler-zavala-alleges-family-dog-was-poisoned-and-killed-by-scientologists/ |title=At the Drive-In / The Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala Alleges Family Dog Was Poisoned and Killed by Scientologists |first=Vince |last=Neilstein |date=January 23, 2020 |website=[[MetalSucks]] |quote=Cedric and his wife, Chrissie Carnell, were members of the Church of Scientology, Chrissie since the late '90s and Cedric for a brief period in the mid-2010s.}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Nazanin|Boniadi}}
| 1980–
|
| Actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/new-homeland-star-nazanin-boniadi-vetted-by-scientologists-to-become-tom-cruises-wife-8869144.html|title=New Homeland star Nazanin Boniadi 'vetted by Scientologists to become Tom Cruise's wife'|work=The Independent|date=14 October 2013|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> her mother was a Scientologist.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ball |first1=Sarah |title=Scientology, Katie Holmes, and Tom Cruise: Who Is Nazanin Boniadi? |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2012/09/tom-cruise-scientology-nazanin-boniadi |access-date=14 June 2022 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=1 September 2012}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Kate|Bornstein}}
| 1948–
| 1981
| [[Transgender]] author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist. Was previously a spokesperson for Scientology.<ref>{{Cite news| last =Bell | first =Shannon | title =Kate Bornstein: A Transgender Transsexual Postmodern Tiresias | work =CTheory | page =a019 | date =October 20, 1994 | url =http://www.ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=61 | access-date = 26 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216235804/http://www.ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=61 |archive-date=February 16, 2013}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Mitch|Brisker}}
| 1949–
| 2020
| Producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/mitch-brisker-scientology-church-beliefs/ |title=Former Scientologist details experience with controversial church, beliefs |website=NewsNation |date=2024-03-14 |access-date=2024-03-14}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|John|Brodie}}
| 1935–
|
| [[American football]] player;<ref name="Courting"/><ref>{{Cite news| last =Murphy | first =Brian | title =Profile: John Brodie&nbsp;– Spirited comeback - 49er legend relentlessly positive after stroke | work =[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | page =B1 | publisher =The Chronicle Publishing | date =January 4, 2004}}</ref> credited ''Dianetics'' with his recovery from a sports injury; left after some of his friends "were expelled and harassed during a power struggle with church management"<ref name="Courting"/>
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| {{sortname|Stacy|Brooks}}
| 1952–
| 1989
| Former managing editor of [[Freedom (magazine)|''Freedom'']] magazine and a Scientologist for over twenty years. She has since become president of the [[Lisa McPherson Trust]] and an expert witness in many high-profile Scientology lawsuits.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-01-01 |title=Meet Stacy Brooks |url=http://lisatrust.bogie.nl/stories/activists/meetstacy.htm |access-date=2023-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101023851/http://lisatrust.bogie.nl/stories/activists/meetstacy.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientology had woman in isolation |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/02/21/scientology-had-woman-in-isolation/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/freedommagdecember1985 |title=Masthead of Freedom Magazine |magazine=[[Freedom (magazine)|Freedom]] |publisher=[[Church of Scientology]]|page=3 |access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|William S.|Burroughs}}
| 1914–1997
| 1960s
| Author and poet. Joined and left the church during the 1960s.<ref>Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult'</ref> In talking about the experience, he claimed that the techniques and philosophy of Scientology helped him and that he felt that further study into Scientology would produce great results. He was skeptical of the church itself, and felt that it fostered an environment that did not accept critical discussion.<ref>[http://www.suburbia.com.au/~fun/scn/etc/wsb3.html Burroughs on Scientology], ''Los Angeles Free Press'', Mar 6, 1970.</ref> His subsequent critical writings about the church and his review of ''[[Inside Scientology: How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman|Inside Scientology]]'' by Robert Kaufman led to a battle of letters between Burroughs and Scientology supporters in the pages of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine. He wrote the book ''[[Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology]]''.<ref name="bielski">{{Cite news| last = Bielski | first = Zosia | title = Seizure killed Travolta's son, death certificate says;Body showed no sign of head trauma, undertaker says; case puts parents' religion under scrutiny | newspaper = [[The Globe and Mail]] | page = A3; Section: Celebrity Central; Subsections: "Members", "Ex–Members" | date = January 6, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| last =Upton | first =Charles | title =Cracks in the Great Wall: UFOs and Traditional Metaphysics | publisher =Sophia Perennis | year =2005 | page =7 | isbn =1-59731-024-7 }}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Diana|Canova}}
| 1953–
| 1993
|Actress;<ref>{{Cite news| last =Richardson | first =John H. | title =Catch a Rising Star: Scientology's membership boasts some of Hollywood's top talent, despite the most sinister reputation of any modern religion | work =Premiere | publisher =johnhrichardson.com | date =September 1, 1993 | url =http://johnhrichardson.com/html/catch_a_rising_star.html | access-date = 26 September 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080520014101/http://www.johnhrichardson.com/html/catch_a_rising_star.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 20 May 2008}}</ref> critical of Scientology's "straightforward" desire for money.<ref name="churchhollywood">{{Cite news|last =Richardson| first =John|title =The Scientology church of Hollywood| work =[[The Globe and Mail]]| page =D5|publisher =Thomas Canada Limited| date =September 11, 1993}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last= Richardson|first=John H.|title=The poorer and famous Hollywood Scientologists|work=Premiere|date=September 1993}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Tory|Christman}}
| 1947–
| 2000
| Whistleblower and noted critic of the church.<ref name="CBS News">{{Cite news| title =Scientologist Views On Medicine Questioned | work =The Early Show | date =January 9, 2009 | url =https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientologist-views-on-medicine-questioned/ | access-date =12 January 2009}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Robert|DeGrimston}}
| 1935–
|
| With wife, Marry Anne DeGrimston, founder of [[The Process Church of The Final Judgment]].<ref name="bugliosi" /><ref>{{cite web| url = http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Process.html | title = The Process | work = Religious Movements | author= Kathryn L. Duvall |publisher = University of Virginia | access-date = 15 July 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061107190447/http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Process.html | archive-date = 7 November 2006}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Richard|de Mille}}
| 1922–2009
| 1954
| Author and journalist; at one point a personal assistant to [[L. Ron Hubbard]].{{r|reitman|page=37}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Russell|title=Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lppNAAAACAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Sphere Books|isbn=978-0-7474-0332-6|page=37}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|John|Duignan|The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology}}
| 1963–
|
| [[Whistleblower]] and noted critic of the church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/John-Duignan/e/B0028OEMLY/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1|title=Amazon.com: John Duignan: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|website=www.amazon.com|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Dennis|Erlich}}
| 19xx–
| 1982
| Former high-ranking official in the church and later critic of Scientology who joined the [[alt.religion.scientology]] discussion group on [[Usenet]] in late July 1994.<ref name="alt.scientology.war">{{cite magazine |url = https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.12/alt.scientology.war.html |title = alt.scientology.war |last = Grossman |first = Wendy M. |author-link = Wendy M. Grossman |date=December 1, 1995 |magazine = [[Wired magazine]] }}</ref>{{r|rinder|page=153}}
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| {{sortname|Michael|Fairman}}
| 1934–
| 2011
| Actor<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-07 |title=Michael Fairman, Familiar TV and Film Actor, Makes Public His Expulsion from Scientology - New York News - Runnin' Scared |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/04/michael_fairman.php |access-date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207130337/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/04/michael_fairman.php |archive-date=December 7, 2011 }}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Neil|Gaiman}}
| 1960–
|
| Novelist, graphic novelist, and screenwriter. Son of [[David Gaiman]], raised Scientologist in [[East Grinstead]]. Has left the church, although prefers not to speak publicly about it.<ref>{{Cite news | last =Ortega |first= Tony |author-link=Tony Ortega (journalist) | title =Neil Gaiman, 7, Interviewed About Scientology by the BBC in 1968 | work =The Village Voice | date =July 22, 2012 | url =http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/07/scientology_neil_gaiman_bbc_1968.php | access-date =6 February 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130128123852/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/07/scientology_neil_gaiman_bbc_1968.php | archive-date =28 January 2013 }}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Philip|Gale}}
| 1978–1998
|
| [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] student and primary developer of [[EarthLink]]'s innovative [[ISP]] software; died by [[suicide]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Ebner | first=Mark | author-link= Mark Ebner | title =Death of a 'Nethead' | work =Hollywood, Interrupted | date =March 19, 2006 | url =https://www.hollywoodinterrupted.com/single-post/2017/09/04/death-of-a-nethead | access-date = 26 September 2008 }}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Paul|Haggis}}
| 1953–
| 2009
| [[Film director]], [[Academy Award]] winner; Left in response to the San Diego branch's public support of [[California Proposition 8]] and other factors.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ortega |first=Tony |title='Crash' Director Paul Haggis Ditches Scientology |work=Runnin' Scared |publisher=[[The Village Voice]] |date=October 25, 2009 |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/10/crash_director.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027221550/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/10/crash_director.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 October 2009 |access-date=25 October 2009}}</ref> He progressed up to OT VII in the 1980s where he remained until he left the church.<ref name="Scientology in Popular Culture"/>
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|{{sortname|Beck|Hansen}}
| 1970–
| 2019
|Musician who promoted Scientology as a member for many years.{{r|reitman-rs}}<ref name="Weisman" /><ref name="lewisscientology" /><ref name="Leggett" /><ref name="starstuddedsect" /> Stated in a 2019 interview that he is not a Scientologist and that he doesn't "have any connection or affiliation with it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/workaholic-beck-i-feel-a-little-guilty-if-something-s-too-easy-20191118-p53bnh.html|title='I think there's a misconception': musician Beck on Scientology|last=Stafford|first=Andrew|date=2019-11-21|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| {{sortname|Marc|Headley}}
| 1974–
| 2005
| [[Whistleblower]] and critic of the church.<ref name="CBS News"/>
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| {{sortname|Katie|Holmes}}
| 1978–
| 2012
| Actress and formerly married to Scientologist [[Tom Cruise]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-02 |title=Katie's Cruise kidnap fear as 'Scientology' goons eye building |url=https://nypost.com/2012/07/02/katies-cruise-kidnap-fear-as-scientology-goons-eye-building/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Jim|Humble}}
| 1933–
| 1981
|Self-published author and founder of the [[Miracle Mineral Supplement|Genesis II Church]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/parents-making-children-drink-bleach-160057178.html|title=Parents Are Making Their Children Drink Bleach to 'Cure' Them of Autism|date=28 January 2018|publisher=Newsweek/Yahoo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7.com/1578279/|title='Church of Bleach': ABC News confronts founder of Genesis II Church|first1=David|last1=Ono|first2=Lisa|last2=Bartley|date=October 29, 2016|website=ABC7 Los Angeles}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Robert|Hunter|Robert Hunter (lyricist)}}
| 1941–2019
| 1999
| Lyricist for the [[Grateful Dead]].<ref>{{Cite book | last = Jackson | first = Blair | year = 1999 | title = Garcia: An American Life | publisher = Viking Adult | pages = [https://archive.org/details/garcia00blai/page/62 62, 179] | isbn = 0-670-88660-2 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/garcia00blai/page/62 }}</ref>
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|[[Mark Janicello]]
|1962
|2003
|Actor, Singer and Dramatist.  Author of [https://www.ibera.at/titel/nackt-im-rampenlicht/?v=79cba1185463 Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing, and Scientology] in German and in English<ref>{{Cite book |last=Janicello |first=Mark |title=Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing and Scientology |date=2017-01-14 |publisher=Independently published |isbn=978-1-5203-0507-3 |language=English}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Nicole|Kidman|Nicole Kidman}}
| 1967–
| 1992
|Actress; [[Tom Cruise]]'s ex-wife<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientology's Seduction of Tom Cruise, Role in Nicole Kidman Split Detailed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-scientology-seduced-tom-cruise-409686/ |first=Lawrence |last=Wright |date=January 9, 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |quote=Cruise and wife Nicole Kidman drifted away from the Church ... Miscavige — Scientology's de facto head since Hubbard's death — blamed the actor's wife, Nicole Kidman, and viewed her as a gold digger who was faking Scientology. ... [Marc Headley] reported to a large conference room and right away noticed Kidman, who was also receiving auditing.}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Jason|Lee|Jason Lee (actor)}}
| 1970–
| 2016
|Actor<ref name="Weisman" /><ref>{{Cite news| last =Button | first =Sara | title =Checking In With Jason Lee | publisher =The Dentonite | date =September 16, 2016 |access-date =September 17, 2016 | url=http://www.thedentonite.com/blog/jason-lee-denton-texas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/198500_jason_lee_reveals_he_left_the_church_of_scientology|title=Jason Lee Reveals He Left the Church of Scientology|website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Bakare |first1=Lanre |last2=@lanre_bakare |date=2021-02-01 |title='I document America's strange beauty': the photography of My Name Is Earl's Jason Lee |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/feb/01/jason-lee-america-photography-my-name-is-earl-strange-beauty-gold-dust-rush |access-date=2023-03-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Arnie|Lerma}}
| 1950–2018
| 1977
| Son of a high-ranking member. Critic of Scientology who posted the [[Fishman Affidavit]], including the [[Xenu]] story, to the Internet via the [[Usenet]] newsgroup [[alt.religion.scientology]].<ref name="alt.scientology.war"/>{{r|rinder|page=153}}
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| {{sortname|Johnny|Lewis|Johnny Lewis}}
| 1983–2012
|
| Actor<ref>{{Cite news| last =Risling | first =Greg | title =Warning signs seen before actor's violent end | publisher =The Associated Press | date =September 28, 2012 |access-date =July 10, 2019 | url=https://news.yahoo.com/warning-signs-seen-actors-violent-end-071207488.html}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Juliette|Lewis}}
| 1973–
| 2021
| Actress<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |date=2021-12-27 |title=Juliette Lewis, an 'Imagination Freak Fairy,' Knows Her Worth |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/arts/television/yellowjackets-juliette-lewis.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Heller |first=Karen |date=March 25, 2023 |title=Is there anyone more captivating than Juliette Lewis? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/03/25/juliette-lewis-yellowjackets-natalie/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Charles|Manson}}
| 1934–2017
|
| Identified as a Scientologist during his time in prison.<ref name="hostofceleb" /><ref name="bugliosi">{{Cite book| last =Bugliosi | first =Vincent | author-link =Vincent Bugliosi |author2=Curt Gentry | title =Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders | publisher =W. W. Norton & Company | year =2001 | pages =144, 200–202, 225, 300–301, 316, 318, 608, 610–611 | isbn =0-393-32223-8| author2-link =Curt Gentry | title-link =Helter Skelter (book) }}</ref><ref name="mallia1998">{{Cite news| last =Mallia | first =Joseph | title = Inside the Church of Scientology&nbsp;– Church wields celebrity clout | work =[[Boston Herald]] | page =30 | date =March 5, 1998 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| first =Steven V. | last = Roberts | title = Charlie Manson, Nomadic Guru, Flirted With Crime in a Turbulent Childhood | work = [[New York Times]] | page = 84 | date = 7 December 1969 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Goodsell |first=Greg |title=Manson once proclaimed Scientology |work=Catholic Online |publisher=www.catholic.org |date=February 23, 2010 |url=http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=35505 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227053826/http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=35505 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=2010-02-24}}</ref> He ordered Manson Family member Bruce Davis to journey to the United Kingdom and work for the Scientology organization in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Timeline: From East Tennessee to California prison |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |publisher=Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group; The E.W. Scripps Co. |date=June 6, 2010 |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jun/06/from-east-tennessee-to-california-prison/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607123842/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jun/06/from-east-tennessee-to-california-prison/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2010 |access-date=2010-06-06}}</ref> Manson completed 150 hours of auditing while researching his own religious practices,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.purpleclover.com/entertainment/8154-20-things-you-may-not-know-about-charles-manson/item/charles-manson-scientology/|title=20 Things You Never Knew About Charles Manson|publisher=Purple Clover|date=November 20, 2017|author=Ralph Raffio}}</ref><ref name="VoxManson">{{cite news |last1=Romano |first1=Aja |title=The Manson Family murders weren't a countercultural revolt. They were mainstream America. |url=https://www.vox.com/2019/8/7/20695284/charles-manson-family-what-is-helter-skelter-explained |access-date=3 November 2022 |work=Vox |date=7 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> which borrowed heavily from Scientology.<ref name="bugliosi" />
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| {{sortname|Jenna|Miscavige Hill}}
| 1984–
| 2005
| Niece of [[David Miscavige]], author and whistleblower.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McCarthy|first1=Spencer|title=I feel brainwashed|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/i-feel-brainwashed-a-robot-of-scientology-8556061.html|website=The Independent|date=April 2013|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Ron|Miscavige}}
| 1936–2021
| 2012
| Father of [[David Miscavige]], author and whistleblower.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flood|first1=Alison|title=Scientology leader David Miscavige threatens to sue UK publisher over father's memoir|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/27/scientology-leader-david-miscavige-threatens-to-sue-uk-publisher-over-fathers-memoir|website=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 April 2016|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Vince|Offer}}
| 1964–
| 2002
| [[Film director]] of ''[[The Underground Comedy Movie]]'' and [[pitchman]] for [[ShamWow]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-11-2004/0002171569&EDATE=|title=Filmmaker Sues Church of Scientology|publisher=prnewswire.com|work=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=31 August 2008}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Bijou|Phillips}}
| 1980–
| 2024
| Model and actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanderson |first1=Stacey |title=Bijou Phillips 'Wants to Move Forward With Her Daughter' After Danny Masterson Drama|location=Los Angeles|url=https://okmagazine.com/p/bijou-phillips-wants-move-forward-daughter-danny-masterson-drama/ |work=OK Magazine |date=February 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=John |title=Bijou Phillips Is Leaving the Church of Scientology |url=https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/bijou-phillips-is-leaving-the-church-of-scientology/|location=Englewood Cliffs|work=[[Life & Style (magazine)|Life & Style]] |publisher=[[A360media]] |date=February 1, 2024}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Laura|Prepon}}
| 1980–
| 2016
| Actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNeil |first1=Liz |title=Laura Prepon on Motherhood, Sharing Her Truth and Her Decision to Leave Scientology |url=https://people.com/tv/laura-prepon-on-motherhood-and-leaving-scientology/ |website=People |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Lisa Marie|Presley}}
| 1968–2023
| 2014
|Singer and songwriter who was the daughter of [[Elvis Presley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Nicole Glennon and Alex |date=2023-01-13 |title=Lisa Marie Presley: Scientology, trips to Tipperary and a fondness for Murphys |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41047499.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Priscilla|Presley}}
| 1945–
| 2017
|Businesswoman and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Rebecca |title=Priscilla Presley quits Scientology after nearly four decades |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/22/priscilla-presley-quits-scientology-after-nearly-four-decades-7017760/ |website=Metro |date=22 October 2017 |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Mark|Rathbun}}
| 1957–
| 2004
| [[Whistleblower]], and critic of the Church.<ref name="CBS News"/>  In December 2018, ''[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]]'' reported that Rathbun had posted videos on his website that praised Scientology and criticized ex-Scientologist [[Leah Remini]]. ''Jezebel'' also suggested that Rathbun had actually re-joined Scientology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jezebel.com/scientology-attorney-demands-jezebel-remove-our-story-o-1831229261|title=Scientology Attorney Demands Jezebel Remove Our Story on Shelly Miscavige's Alleged Disappearance|website=Jezebel}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Joe|Reaiche}}
| 1958–
| 2005
| Former [[rugby league]] footballer who is the father of [[Alanna Masterson]] and [[Jordan Masterson]]. He accused the church of framing him for financial misconduct and is estranged from his children.<ref name=VanityFair2015 />
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| {{sortname|Leah|Remini}}
| 1970–
| 2013
| Actress<ref name="Weisman" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20716830,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712013237/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20716830,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2013 |title=Leah Remini Speaks Out After Leaving Church of Scientology |date=July 11, 2013 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>Eggenberger, Nicole (September 10, 2013). [http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/leah-remini-tells-ellen-degeneres-she-lost-friends-after-leaving-scientology-2013109 "Leah Remini Tells Ellen DeGeneres She 'Lost Friends"'After Leaving Scientolog"]. ''[[US Weekly]]''.</ref> and critic of the church. She wrote an autobiography in 2015 entitled ''[[Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology]]'', and produces and presents the [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] documentary series ''[[Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath]]''.
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| {{sortname|Mike|Rinder}}
| 1955–2025
| 2007
| [[Whistleblower]] and critic of the church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mikerindersblog.org/mike-rinder-bio/|title=About Me|website=www.mikerindersblog.org}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Mimi|Rogers}}
| 1956–
|
| Actress<ref>[http://ca.eonline.com/news/136515/have-any-celebs-ever-actually-left-scientology Have Any Celebs Ever Actually Left Scientology?] E! Online, July 29, 2009</ref>
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| {{sortname|Amy|Scobee}}
| 19xx–
| 2005
| [[Whistleblower]] and critic of the church.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scobeepublishing.com/index-phpoptioncom_contentviewarticleid89itemid164/ |title=About the author |website=Scobee Publishing |access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Chris|Shelton|Chris Shelton (author)}}
| 1969–
| 2012
| Author and YouTuber; he was a member of the church for 27 years and has been outspoken about his experiences since leaving.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Ciaran |date=2016-10-27 |title=This man was a Scientologist for 27 years. Now he spends his time slamming the Church |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0ca3756b-05a8-491c-b949-0b8ef4bc49d8 |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=BBC Three |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-04 |title=About Me |url=https://mncriticalthinking.com/about/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Chris Shelton |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-25 |title=1195-1198: My Life as a Scientologist – Chris Shelton {{!}} Mormon Stories |url=https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/my-life-as-a-scientologist-chris-shelton/,%20https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/my-life-as-a-scientologist-chris-shelton/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Aaron|Saxton}}
| 1974–
| 2006
| Former [[Sea Org]] member who had influential positions in [[Sydney]] as well as the United States. He received attention when Australian Senator [[Nick Xenophon]] quoted statements by Saxton about Scientology into the parliamentary record of the [[Australian Senate]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The politics of religion - World News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-politics-of-religion/JFSPASAZPKQYHGGBU5532AMPW4/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-11 |title=Aaron Saxton, Scientology Enforcer, Stops By For a Chat - New York News - Runnin' Scared |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/04/aaron_saxton_au.php |access-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411013623/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/04/aaron_saxton_au.php |archive-date=April 11, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-02 |title=Kiwi blows the whistle on Scientology - Story - Campbell Live - TV Shows - 3 News |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Kiwi-blows-the-whistle-on-Scientology/tabid/817/articleID/131496/Default.aspx |access-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902104531/http://www.3news.co.nz/Kiwi-blows-the-whistle-on-Scientology/tabid/817/articleID/131496/Default.aspx |archive-date=September 2, 2012 }}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Reed|Slatkin}}
| 1949–2015
|
|Sentenced in 2003 to 14 years in prison for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in US history, scamming more than $600 million from 800 investors.<ref name="CNBCStealingGreed">{{multiref2 |1={{cite news |title=Stealing $$$ From Scientologists and the Art of Fraud |work=[[American Greed]] |publisher=[[CNBC]] |date=February 20, 2008 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/23163763/site/14081545/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815021756/https://www.cnbc.com/id/23163763/site/14081545/ |archive-date=August 15, 2008}} |2={{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/18/Stealing-$$$-from-Scientologists-Evidence-Files.html |title=Stealing $$$ from Scientologists : Evidence Files |website=[[CNBC]] |date=July 18, 2012}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Retirementandwills/Createaplan/P124450.asp |title=The Basics: 7 reasons to fire your financial adviser |access-date=5 August 2006 |author=Liz Pulliam Weston |work=MSN Money |publisher=Microsoft |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501112852/http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Retirementandwills/Createaplan/P124450.asp |archive-date=1 May 2006 }}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Jeffrey|Tambor}}
| 1944–
| 2000s
|Actor, left when he was pressured to leave his second wife.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/jeffrey-tambor-reflects-scientology-transgender-issues-his-new-memoir-1004101/ |title=Jeffrey Tambor Reflects on Scientology, Transgender Issues in His New Memoir |date=May 16, 2017 |first=Christina |last=Schoellkopf |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Marilyn |author1-link=Marilyn Beck |last2=Smith |first2=Stacy Jenel |date=February 4, 2008 |url=http://www.la.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?articleId=11396262&siteId=241 |title=The Hollywood Exclusive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110051603/http://www.la.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?articleId=11396262&siteId=241 |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |website=LA.com}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Paul|Twitchell}}
| 1908–1971
| 1959
| Spiritual writer and founder of [[Eckankar]].<ref>[http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC "John Paul Twitchell", ''Religious Leaders of America'', 2nd ed., Gale Group, 1999. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center, Farmington Hills, Mich: Gale, 2009.]</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last = Orr|first = Susan|title = ABCS of Religion:E is for Eckankar| work =The [[Evansville Courier & Press]]| page = B5| date= August 1, 2009}}</ref> Joined Scientology and achieved the status of "[[Clear (Scientology)|Clear]]".<ref>{{cite web|last = Bacon|first = Nicole|title = Eckankar: The Religion of Light and Sound|editor = Hadden, Jeffrey K.|publisher = University of Virginia Library, The Religious Movements Page|date = 2001-08-30|url = http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/ecka.html|access-date = 10 July 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060831162539/http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/ecka.html|archive-date = 31 August 2006}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Cyril|Vosper}}
| 1935–2004
| 1968
| Author and deprogrammer; wrote ''[[The Mind Benders (Vosper book)|The Mind Benders]]'' which was the first book on Scientology to be written by an ex-member and the first critical book on Scientology to be published.<ref>Vosper, Cyril. ''The Mind Benders''. [[Neville Spearman]], 1971</ref>
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| {{sortname|Matt|Willis}}
| 1983–
| 2008
| Musician, singer, songwriter, television presenter and actor, and bassist and co-vocalist of the [[pop music|pop]] band, [[Busted (band)|Busted]]. Was recruited to the church following a stint in rehab, but left the church after they reportedly advised that he separate from his wife [[Emma Willis]], who the church deemed to be a "suppressive person".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/matt-willis-scientology-marriage-emma-23909470|title=Matt Willis claims Church of Scientology tried to break up his marriage to Emma after joining post-rehab|last=Soguksu|first=Ayla|date=14 April 2021|work=[[OK!]]|accessdate=14 April 2021}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Lawrence|Wollersheim}}
|19xx–
| 1979
| Former member and co-founder of the [[FACTNet]], a non-profit organization that criticized the church, known for winning a multi-million dollar judgment against the church in a case about publishing material on the internet that the church claimed was protected by [[copyright]].<ref name="washpost">{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Leiby |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/05/10/ex-scientologist-collects-87-million-in-22-year-old-case/ecac0532-e674-43ab-9b4e-09388366ffcb |title=Ex-Scientologist Collects $8.7 Million In 22-Year-Old Case |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=May 10, 2002}}</ref>{{r|rinder|page=153}}<ref name="Crushing Defeat">{{cite web|first=Tony |last=Ortega |author-link=Tony Ortega |title=Scientology's Crushing Defeat |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/06/24/scientologys-crushing-defeat/ |work=[[Village Voice]] |date=2008-06-30}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Bonnie|Woods}}
| 19xx–
| 1982
| Former member of the [[Sea Org]] who was subjected to a smear campaign by the church.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hounded by the church of stars and hype|work=[[Sunday Times]]|publisher=[[Times Newspapers]]|date=January 1, 1997|last=Driscoll|first=Margarette|author2=Steven Haynes| page=10}}</ref>
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