26 Celebrities Who Are Quakers

Judi Dench became a Quaker after attending a Quaker independent secondary school in York. (Source)

Richard Nixon's mother was a Quaker and his father converted from Methodism to the Quaker faith. He was raised to follow the conservative practices of the Quaker faith. (Source)

Dave Matthews is a Quaker and a pacifist. He left South Africa after he graduated high school so that he wouldn't have to fight in the South African military. (Source)

Kevin Bacon learned about his Quaker heritage when he appeared on the PBS show "Finding Your Roots." (Source)

When she was a child, Joan Baez's family converted to the Quaker faith, which she reportedly still follows today. (Source)

Zooey Deschanel has Quaker heritage on her father's side and one of her ancestors was an abolitionist. (Source)

Emily Deschanel has Quaker heritage on her father's side and one of her ancestors was an abolitionist. (Source)

James Dean was raised in a Quaker home by his aunt, Ortense, and her husband, Marcus Winslow, from the time he was nine years old. (Source)

Daniel Boone's family were Quakers and they were prosecuted in England for their beliefs. (Source)

Bonnie Raitt wrote about her Quaker faith in an editorial for O Magazine. She says, "I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one." (Source)

Edward R. Murrow's parents were both Quakers, and he was raised in the faith. (Source)

Cheryl Tiegs was raised in a Quaker household. Her family lived on a farm in Minnesota before moving to California in 1952. (Source)

Author Anna Sewell was raised in a Quaker household, but she converted to the Church of England when she was a teen. (Source)

Walt Whitman was very influenced by the teachings of Quaker leader Elias Hicks when he was a child. (Source)

Former U.S. First Lady Dolley Madison's mother was a Quaker and her father later converted to the faith. She was raised in the Quaker faith. (Source)

Annie Oakley's parents were both Quakers and she was raised in the faith. (Source)

Filmmaker David Lean's parents were both Quakers, and he went to school at the Quaker-founded Leighton Park School in Reading, England. (Source)

Chocolate maker John Cadbury was raised in a wealthy Quaker family. He was a pacifist and worked to end animal cruelty. (Source)

Lassie creator Eric Knight's parents were both Quakers, and he was brought up in the faith. (Source)

Science fiction author Piers Anthony was raised in a Quaker family. (Source)

Renowned British surgeon Joseph Lister was raised in a Quaker household. (Source)

Western Union founder Ezra Cornell came from a long line of Quaker ancestry. (Source)

David Byrne's mother was a Quaker, and she reportedly was pivotal in encouraging him to pursue a career in music. (Source)

Feminist leader Rachel MacNair takes inspiration from her Quaker faith. (Source)

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, best known for his painting of dogs playing poker, was raised in an abolitionist Quaker household. (Source)

Religion critic and best-selling author Sam Harris was raised by a Jewish mother and a Quaker father. (Source)