•
Anthony B – Jamaican
deejay and member of the
Rastafari movement •
Les Balsiger – belonged to a Seventh-day Adventist Church that was disfellowshipped for firing their minister •
Joseph R. Bartlett – former member of the
Maryland House of Delegates who was raised Seventh-day Adventist, and son of
Roscoe Bartlett •
Jungkook – idol,
BTS member raised by an Adventist mother •
Ryan J. Bell – former pastor who became an
atheist •
Wayne Bent – former pastor who founded
Lord Our Righteousness Church •
Usain Bolt –
Jamaican Olympic sprinter who competed in three Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016), winning eight gold medals; raised Seventh-day Adventist by his mother •
Nana Kwaku Bonsam –
Ghanaian witch doctor and
fetish priest •
Robert Brinsmead – edited
Present Truth Magazine •
Joyce Bryant (1941-2022) – African-American singer/dancer, and former Seventh-day Adventist •
D. M. Canright (1840–1919) – pastor who left over difficulties concerning Ellen White •
Bill Chambers – Australian country singer •
Kasey Chambers – Australian
country singer/songwriter and daughter of
Bill Chambers who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Nash Chambers – Australian country singer and son of
Bill Chambers who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Ludwig R. Conradi (1856–1939) – missionary and evangelist •
Daniel Cooper (1881–1923) – New Zealand
child murderer and illegal
abortionist who was
disfellowshipped •
Heidi Cruz – wife of
Ted Cruz; former employee for President
George W. Bush; bank employee, and raised Seventh-day Adventist by her parents •
Kat Von D – tattoo artist; model; musician; author; entrepreneur; and television personality and raised Seventh-day Adventist by her parents •
Clifton Davis – former Seventh-day Adventist pastor; songwriter; singer and actor •
Clive Doyle (1941-2022) -
Branch Davidian who had been raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Livingstone Fagan - British african who left the Seventh-day Adventist Church and joined the Branch Davidians •
Luke Ford – Australian/American writer; blogger; and former pornography gossip columnist •
Muma Gee -
Nigerian pop singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church by her mother •
Vincent Harding (1931–2014) – former African American Seventh-day Adventist pastor who became a
Mennonite pastor; civil rights author, and associate of
Martin Luther King Jr. who wrote the main draft of King's 1967 speech "
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence". •
Earle Hilgert (1923-2020) - American academic theologian, administrator and librarian •
Victor Houteff (1885–1955) – Bulgarian who founded the
Shepherd's Rod who was disfellowshipped by the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Moses Hull (1836–1907) – former pastor who became a
Spiritualist lecturer and author •
Magic Johnson - African American who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church by his mother •
Angus T. Jones - American child actor who played Jake Harper in
Two and a Half Men •
John Harvey Kellogg (1852–1943) – medical doctor who was disfellowshipped, co-founder of
cornflakes with brother
Will Keith Kellogg •
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis (1921–2003) –
Islamic leader who led the 1977
Hanafi Siege •
David Koresh (1959–1993) – American leader of the
Branch Davidians who was disfellowshiped by the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Bob Lanier (1948-2022) - African American National Basketball Association player who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church by his mother •
Sandra Lee - American
celebrity chef and author raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Zhang Lingsheng – helped start the
True Jesus Church •
Luciano – Jamaican roots
reggae singer •
Lee Boyd Malvo – former Seventh-day Adventist and convicted murderer who was connected to the
D.C. sniper attacks in the
Washington metropolitan area and converted to
Islam •
Jesse Martin – boy sailor; his parents were Adventists •
Wayne Martin - American who left the Seventh-day Adventist Church and joined the Branch Davidians • Kenneth
Chi McBride – raised Seventh-day Adventist by his parents; singer-songwriter & actor •
Brian McKnight – raised Seventh-day Adventist by his parents;
Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter;producer; radio host, and 2009
The Celebrity Apprentice contestant •
Ronald Numbers – science historian and author of
The Creationists, and former Adventist lecturer •
David Pendleton – former member of the
Hawaii House of Representatives and 2002 candidate for
lieutenant governor, now a
Catholic •
T. M. Preble (1810–1907) – wrote articles against the Seventh-day Sabbath in ''The World's Crisis
and a book First-Day Sabbath'' •
Forrest Preston – American billionaire who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the founder of
Life Care Centers of America •
Cherie Priest – former Seventh-day Adventist, American novelist and blogger •
Prince (1958–2016) – raised in the church, later converted to the
Jehovah's Witnesses •
Mark "Chopper" Read (1954–2013) – notorious Australian ex-criminal and author of real and fictional crime books; claims in his books to have been raised Adventist by a strictly devout mother •
Walter T. Rea (1922–2014) – former pastor for his criticisms of the
inspiration of Ellen G. White; author of
The White Lie •
Busta Rhymes – American
rapper, producer and actor, raised in
Brooklyn by Seventh-day Adventist Jamaican-immigrant parents; later converted to
Islam •
Ruth Riddle -
Canadian Branch Davidian who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Terrence Roberts – former member who was one of the nine African American students who
desegregated Little Rock Central High School •
Benjamin Roden (1902–1978) – religious leader and organizer of the Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Church, who was disfellowshipped •
Lois Roden (1916–1986) – wife of Benjamin Roden and president of the
Branch Davidians after her husband's death •
Daren Sammy -
St. Lucian cricketer who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church by his parents •
Augusto César Sandino (1895–1934) –
Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician, cooperativist, member of Adventist church in his youth, adopted vegetarianism due to church teachings •
Steve Schneider - American Branch Davidian who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church by his parents •
Vladimir Shelkov (1895–1980) – former
Ukrainian Seventh-day Adventist minister and leader of the
True and Free Seventh-day Adventists •
Sirhan Sirhan –
Palestinian convicted of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy •
Bette Smith - African-american soul, rock and blues singer who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church by her parents. •
Heinz Spanknöbel (1893–1947) – former German Seventh-day Adventist minister and led the pro
Nazi Friends of New Germany •
Mathew Staver – former American Seventh-day Adventist pastor who became a
Southern Baptist; professor and lawyer; also founding member and Chairman of
Liberty Counsel and dean at
Liberty University •
Sean Taylor (1983–2007) – former African American member who played for the
Washington Redskins and was murdered •
Roch Thériault (1947-2011) - Canadian who founded the
Ant Hill Kids and was disfellowshipped by the Seventh-day Adventist Church •
Iya Villania – Filipina host, actress and performer, wife of
Drew Arellano •
Paul Wei – Chinese evangelist of the
True Jesus Church •
Marcus Wesson - African American mass murderer and child rapist who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church by his mother •
Richard Wright (1908–1960) – author whose autobiography
Black Boy mentions clashes with his Adventist family •
Malcolm X (1925–1965) –
American Muslim minister and
human rights activist, raised Adventist by his mother ==See also==