Category
page 1Converts to Roman Catholicism from atheism or agnosticism

Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century.
Czesław Miłosz
Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)
G. K. Chesterton
English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)

Paul Verlaine
French poet (1844-1896)

Sigrid Undset
Norwegian writer (1882–1949)
Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991)

Alessandro Manzoni
Italian writer and poet (1785–1873)

Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera".
Marshall McLuhan
Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar (1911–1980)
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Polish military and political official, leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 to 1989
Alexis Carrel
French surgeon and biologist
Malcolm Turnbull
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
Jon Fosse
Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator
Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
Evelyn Waugh
British writer and journalist (1903–1966)
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
Italian poet and editor, founder of the Futurist movement (1876-1944)
János Kádár
former General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party

Gabriel Marcel
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central news satire show The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014, and the CBS talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since September 2015.
Joris-Karl Huysmans
French novelist and art critic (1848–1907)
Paul Bourget
French writer, playwright and critic (1852–1935)
Charles Péguy
French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914)
Giuseppe Saragat
5th President of Italy (1898-1988)
A. J. Cronin
Scottish novelist (1896–1981)
Mirek Topolánek
Czech politician
Giuseppe Ungaretti
Italian poet, writer and university teacher
Dorothy Day
American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert (1897-1980)
Jacques Maritain
French philosopher (1882–1973)
Gavin McInnes
Canadian far-right commentator
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
French writer (1808-1889)

René Girard
French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science
Rachel Griffiths
Australian actress

Eduard Heger
Slovak politician
Giovanni Papini
Italian writer (1881-1956)

Léon Bloy
French writer, poet and essayist (1846–1917)
Peter Steele
American musician (1962–2010)

Frances Farmer
American actress (1913–1970)

Walker Percy
American philosophical novelist
Émile Littré
French lexicographer and philosopher (1801-1881)

Paul Virilio
French philosopher (1932–2018)

Gerard Reve
Dutch writer (1923-2006)

Lord Alfred Douglas
English poet and journalist (1870–1945)

Denise Levertov
British-American poet (1923-1997)
Roxann Dawson
American actress and director

Narciso Yepes
Spanish classical guitarist (1927–1997)
Victor Turner
British cultural anthropologist (1920-1983)

Dietrich von Hildebrand
German Catholic philosopher and theologian (1889–1977)
Claude McKay
Jamaican American writer, poet (1889–1948)
Bill Hayden
former Governor-General of Australia from 1989 to 1996
Christoph Probst
German resistance fighter, White Rose member (1919–1943)
André Frossard
French writer (1915–1995)
Avery Dulles
Catholic cardinal (1918–2008)
Ferdinand Brunetière
French writer (1849–1906)
Vittorio Messori
Italian journalist
Antonello Venditti
Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)
James Burnham
American philosopher (1905–1987)
Elena Sofia Ricci
Italian actress
Daniel-Rops
French historian and writer (1901–1965)
Bernard Nathanson
American physician, abortion rights activist and writer (1926–2011)