Other than Michael Jackson, Prince and the Williams sisters, What other entertainmenter and sports figures are JW?

by lehigh01 35 Replies latest jw friends

  • leftbelow
  • Danny Granger current Indiana Pacer (NBA)
  • Lark Voorhies former "Saved by the Bell" Star
  • Tuesday
    Tuesday

    There's not a big list of famous JWs, however the list of FORMER JWs who are famous is pretty huge.

    Something about being raised a JW makes one very creative.

  • stillajwexelder
    stillajwexelder

    Hank Marvin of the Shadows - a great guitarist - Apache was one of his most famous - he is an elder in London I think

  • stillajwexelder
    stillajwexelder

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-rPDwzM9M

  • watson
    watson

    There were two things I enjoyed about Rowan and Martin's Laugh In..Teresa Graves and Goldie Hawn bumping and grinding.

  • watson
    watson

    President Eisenhower's mum.

  • JWoods
    JWoods

    Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's mother was supposed to be a witness. Guess the anti-war and anti-government stuff didn't much rub off on him.

  • blondie
    blondie

    http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_jw.html

    http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/list/celebrity-categories.asp

  • dutchstef
    dutchstef

    Geri Halliwell. from the Spice Girls is a former JW.

    And in Holland we've got a Pornstar called "Kim Holland" who used to be a JW.

    She lives in the ssame city as I do The Hague.

    I met her a view times in a gayclub "The Strass" and the first time we met she recognised me from circuitmeatings when I was a small boy.

    hat was a realy weird experience talking to a pornstar about JW stuff.....

  • oompa
    oompa

    Which celebrities are Jehovah's Witnesses?

    In: Jehovahs Witnesses [Edit categories]
    [Edit] By the term celebrity, I am going to assume you mean famous people. There are a number of famous JW's, and I will list as many as I have been able to find out about.

    Dwight D Eisenhower was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but never became a witness himself.

    Evelyn Mandela, first wife of Nelson Mandela, converted Jehovah's Witnesses, also Lieby Piliso, Nelson mandela's younger sister.

    Steffie Brzakovic, cousin of Pope Benedict the XVI is a Jehovah's Witness, and rumor has it that the former Pope, John Paul's sister was also a Jehovah's Witness.

    Venus Williams and Serena Williams, world chamption/Olympic gold medalist tennis players were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses.

    Lou Whitaker and Chet Lemon , professional baseball players for the Detroit Tigers.

    Shont'e Peoples, professional football player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

    Kid Gavilan, welterweight champion boxer, elected to boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 has converted to become a Jehovah's Witness.

    Dave Pear, NFL professional football player for Colts, Buccaneers, and Raiders also converted to become a JW.

    Mark McCumber, professional golfer

    Dave Meyers, professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1970s.

    Danny Granger, professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers was raised as a JW.

    Travis Scott , NFL football player for the Rams was raised as a JW.

    Willie Wise, NBA professional basketball player for Seattle Super Sonics and Denver Nuggets.

    Prince Nelson (Prince), pop singer converted to JWs, I am unsure of his current status in the faith.

    Selena , Tejano/pop singer.

    Hank Marvin, famous guitarist, converted to JWs.

    George Benson, singer and guitarist.

    Larry Graham , singer, song writer, and producer, member of Sly And The Family Stone between 1967 and 1972, founder of Graham Central Station.

    David Thomas, songwriter/vocalist for Pere Ubu, converted to JWs.

    Herman Pizzanelli, leading Uruguayan concert guitarist in the 1960s.

    Dave Hill, musician, Lead Guitarist and back vocals for Slade.

    Rebbie Jackson - singer

    Katherine Jackson - matriarch of the Jacksons musical dynasty and the mother of pop music legends The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson

    Ja Rule, rapper/actor was raised as a witness, though did not become a JW.

    Patti Smith, rock star.

    Geri Halliwell, singer (Spice Girls)

    Jill Scott, R&B/neo-soul singer-poet.

    Roy Harper, songwriter, musician.

    La Lupe, Cuban salsa singer converted to JW's.

    Terrence Howard, actor

    Teresa Graves, actress, converted to JW's.

    Lark Voorhies , TV/movie actress

    Some of the Wayans family, relatives of Damon, Keenan Ivory Wayans are witnesses.

    Rustom Padilla and Carmina Villarroel, Filipino movie stars.

    Naomi Campbell, supermodel.

    Mickey Spillane, best-selling crime novelist, converted to JWs.

    Gloria Naylor, novelist, author of The Women of Brewster Place (1982, American Book Award) .

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