Notable People Raised in Christian Science
- Jean Arthur (raised in it)
- Richard Bach bestselling author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull was a reader in the Christian Science Church until the early 1970s
- Jonathan Carroll - Raised in it by Jewish converts to it, but no longer practicing.
- Hart Crane - Raised in the faith, but never very observant.
- Christina Crawford - Mentioned in Mommie Dearest.
- Ellen DeGeneres - She was not vaccinated as a child and says she felt "Left out."
- Daniel Ellsberg - His parents were Jewish converts to Christian Science.
- Henry Fonda - Raised Christian Scientist, but drifted later in life.
- William Everson - Christian Scientist parents who became a member of the Dominican Order for 18 years.
- Stewart Farrar-Abandoned it in favor of agnosticism and then Neopaganism
- Paul Feig - The creator of Freaks and Geeks, his Christian Science upbringing is mentioned in Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin.
- Ralph Giordano - German writer. His parents were members of the Christian Science Church. This fact is mentioned in Giordano's autobiographical novel The Bertinis.
- Kelsey Grammer - Informally raised in it, but left it after his sister's murder.
- Spalding Gray - Christian Science upbringing which he used for humor.
- Keith Green - His Jewish mother was a practicing Christian Scientist. Source: No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green
- Howard Hawks - registered as Christian Science and his mother was of that faith. He may have stayed active.
- Ernest Hemingway - His mother was a practicing Christian Scientist.
- Jim Henson - In his twenties he was a Sunday School teacher in the faith, but fifteen years before he died he wrote to a Christian Science church to inform them he was no longer a practicing member.
- Audrey Hepburn-Her mother was a devout Christian Scientist, but she chose not be attached to any particular religion.
- James Hetfield - Of Metallica, his The God that Failed is one of many songs that are a response to it.
- Bruce Hornsby - Rock Musician
- Jack Kemp - Raised Christian Scientist he later became a Presbyterian.
- Helmuth James Graf von Moltke - His parents were Christian Scientists.
- Marilyn Monroe - Her mother was obsessed with the faith, but was only minimally involved in her life due to mental illness.
- John Paul Morrison - raised in Christian Science - attended the Sloane Square Christian Science Sunday School, where he was taught by "Fougasse" (see above).
- V. S. Pritchett-His father was a Christian Scientist and he was raised in it, but later disparaging of it.
- Chris Shays - An active member for most of his life, but no longer a practicing member.
- John Simpson - BBC Journalist
- Danielle Steel - Mentioned in interviews.
- Julian Steward - His mother was a devout convert.
- Elizabeth Taylor - Raised in it, but converted to Judaism on marrying Eddie Fisher. She remained Jewish until her death and joked of herself as "a nice little Jewish girl."
- William Thetford - His parents were of it, but left when he was seven due to the death of their daughter.
- Robin Williams - His mother was a Christian Scientist
- Grace Mann Brown - Author and lecturer related to Christian Science, Divine Science and New Thought Movement, founder of the Order of the Essenes. Worked in the administration of Unity Churches and the New Thought Alliance. Editor of Chrisian Science and New Thought magazines and journals.
Read more about this topic: List Of Christian Scientists (religious Denomination)
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