List of Transcendental Meditation practitioners

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A list of notable individuals who have practiced or learned the [[Transcendental Meditation technique]], introduced by [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]] in 1959. Some have practiced for decades while others may have practiced only briefly. According to the official Transcendental Meditation web site five million people have learned the technique.<ref>[http://www.tm.org/meditation-techniques] Official Web Site, retrieved Nov 28 2010</ref>

Those who became Transcendental Meditation teachers or held other positions within the [[Transcendental Meditation movement]] are marked with an asterisk [*]. Those who campaigned for public office on the [[Natural Law Party]] platform are noted as "NLP".

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==Practitioners==

{|class="wikitable
|style="background:#B0C4DE"|*
|Trained as a [[Transcendental Meditation]] teacher or holds a position within the TM Movement
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|style="background:#B0C4DE"|NLP
|Campaigned for public office on the Natural Law Party platform
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===A===
*[[Johari Abdul-Malik]], Muslim chaplain<ref name=BIOGRAPHY>[http://www.imamjohari.com/Imam_Johari/About_Me.html Biography of Imam Johari Abdul-Malik]</ref>
*[[Arthur Ashe]], professional tennis player<ref>Probation Journal, "Probation and Meditation", Simon Cohen, 1976</ref>
*[[Jane Asher]], actress, former girlfriend of [[Paul McCartney]] ([[The Beatles]] entourage)<ref name=NCH/>
*[[Ramani Ayer]], business executive<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Equanimity|
first=Ramani|last=Ayer|title=8 Great Reasons to Meditate|editor-first=John|editor-last=Hagelin|url=http://www.tm-technique.info/page1/page25/files/Brochure%208%20Reasons.pdf|date=April 12, 2008}}</ref>

===B===
*[[Angelo Badalamenti]], film composer<ref name=Pompeo>{{cite news|title=Ohmmm! Even Lazy Moby Turns Out For Star-Studded Transcendental Meditation Benefit|first=Joe|last=Pompeo|date=April 6, 2009|url=http://www.observer.com/2009/daily-transom/ohmmm-even-lazy-moby-turns-out-star-studded-transcendental-meditation-benefit|work=The New York Observer}}</ref>
*[[Selby Baqwa]], [[South Africa]]'s first [[Public Protector]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Marika |last=Sboros|title=The power that lies in stillness|work=[[Business Day (South Africa)]]|date=August 16, 2006|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-149635699/power-lies-stillness.html}}</ref>
*[[Lionel Bart]], music composer<ref>{{cite news|title=The man who asked for more;Lionel Bart|first=Alan |last=Franks|work=The Times|location=London (UK)|date=December 10, 1994}}</ref>
*[[John G. Bennett]], research director, author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.duversity.org/institute_2.htm|title=History Of The Institute For The Comparative Study Of History, Philosophy And The Sciences, Ltd|publisher= DuVersity|accessdate=April 25, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Itzhak Bentov]], inventor, [[mystic]] and author<ref>Sannella, Lee, ''On Genius: An Evolutionary Force Inherent in Every Being'', Infinity Publishing, 2006</ref>
*[[Roger Berkowitz]]. restauranteur<ref>{{cite news |first=Bella |last=English |title=For Legal’s captain, a long, tumultuous voyage to the sea |work=Boston Globe |date=March 14, 2011 |url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-14/news/29543481_1_legal-sea-foods-inman-square-restaurant}}</ref>
*[[Richard Beymer]], actor<ref name=Meyer>{{cite news|title=Planet Andy | Kaufman's old L.A. turf echoes with manic tales of a manic genius' life|first=Norma|last=Meyer|work=The San Diego Union - Tribune|date=December 19, 1999|page=E.1}}</ref>
*[[Buddy Biancalana]], [[major league baseball]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Health benefits help spur interest in meditation|first=ERIC|last=ADLER|work=Times Union|location=Albany, N.Y.|location=September 23, 2003|page=D.2}}</ref>
*[[Larry Bowa]], major league baseball<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19740813&id=sT4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C80EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7004,2266883 The Spartanburg Herald Journal] August 13, 1974</ref>
*[[Jenny Boyd]], fashion model (Beatles entourage)<ref name=NCH/>
*[[Pattie Boyd]], fashion model, former wife of [[George Harrison]] and [[Eric Clapton]] (Beatles entourage)<ref name=NCH/>
*[[Russell Brand]], comedian, actor, author<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article6896096.ece Russell Brand: Seekeing salvation, Times, November 1, 2009]</ref>
*[[Jeff Bridges]], actor, musician<ref>{{cite news|title=The dude|first=John|last=Millar|work=The Scotsman|location=Edinburgh (UK)|date=April 21, 2001|page=6}}</ref>
*[[Jerry Brown]], [[Governor of California]] <ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-diana-dooley-20110303,0,6995050.story] LA Times, Jerry Brown taps trusted former aid for key cabinet position, Anthony York, March 3 2011, retrieved March 17 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=yo34u1ml8y5s9u&xid=yo31uahe62pzow&done=.yo34u1ml8yqs9u] Capitol Weekly, Jerry Brown formally launches campaign for governor, March 2 2010, Staff Writer, retrieved March 17 2011</ref>
*[[Courtney Brown (researcher)|Courtney Brown]], social scientist<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Farsight, Inc.| isbn = 9780525940982| last = Brown| first = Courtney| title = Cosmic voyage: a scientific discovery of extraterrestrials visiting Earth| year = 1996 |pages=38–42}}</ref>
*[[Charles Bukowski]], poet, novelist<ref>{{cite news|title=Stars and bars For a man who made a career out of being a drunk, Charles Bukowski was a prolific novelist and poet.|first=HOWARD|last=SOUNES|work=The Guardian|location=London (UK)|date=November 14, 1998|page=T.036}}</ref>

===C===
*[[Judy Chalfen]] Co-founder of [[Action for Children's Television]]<ref>[http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-09/bostonglobe/29639614_1_newton-new-art-center-judy] Boston Globe online, Judy Chalfen, 85, took Action to help Children's Television, June 9 2011, Retrieved June 13 2011</ref>
*[[Joaquim Chissano]], former [[President of Mozambique]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/africa/news/article.cfm?l_id=1&objectid=10471626 |title=Proof that power does not always corrupt - Africa - NZ Herald News |publisher=Nzherald.co.nz |date=2007-10-24 |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>
*[[Deepak Chopra]]*, public speaker, writer<ref name=Woo/>
*[[Nick Clegg]], [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Count me out of the election war, declares Clegg's Spanish wife|first=Marie|last=Woolf|work=Sunday Times|location=London (UK)|date=March 21, 2010|page=3}}</ref>
*[[Stephen Collins]], actor, writer, singer<ref>{{cite news|title=Give peace a chant|work=Houston Chronicle|date=June 15, 2003|page=2}}</ref>
*[[Nancy Cooke de Herrera]], socialite, fashion expert, author <ref>[http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2010/mayjun/classnotes/deherrera.html] Stanford Magazine, 2010, retrieved April 3,2011</ref>
*[[Ellen Corby]]*, actress<ref>{{cite news|title=TM Helps Individual Keep Calm in Stress Situation |work=The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) |date=July 5, 1975 |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_XEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6933,493238&dq=ellen-corby+transcendental-meditation&hl=en}}</ref><ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/28/local/me-31944 LA Times]</ref>
*[[Anthony Cox (producer)|Anthony Cox]], [[film producer]]<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Sidgwick & Jackson| isbn = 9780283995217| last = Hopkins| first = Jerry| title = Yoko Ono| date = 1987-09-17|page=141}}</ref>
*[[Sheryl Crow]], [[singer-songwriter]]<ref name=Pompeo/>
*[[Candy Crowley]], journalist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/18/entertainment/et-onthemedia18 |title=She's lighter 'in a lot of ways' - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2009-11-18 |accessdate=2010-05-24 | first=James | last=Rainey}}</ref>

===D===
*[[Ray Dalio]], [[hedge fund]] manager<ref>{{cite news|title=Teaching Wall Street to meditate|first=Danielle |last=Sonnenberg|work=AM New York| date=October 28, 2009|volume=7|issue=209|page=12}}</ref>
*[[Franklin M. Davis, Jr]]*, [[Major General]], author<ref>Transcendental Mediation, A Revitalization of American Civil Religion, Micheal Phelan [http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/assr_0335-5985_1979_num_48_1_2186] pp.8-9</ref>
*[[Laura Dawn]], singer songwriter, [[political activist]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Dawn of Little Death: Laura Dawn's Amazing Journey|first=JAMES|last=MOORE|work=The Iowa Source|date=November 15, 2009|page=D.1}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2010}}
*[[Walter Day]], [[Twin Galaxies]] founder host<ref>{{cite news|title=SERIOUS MONKEY BUSINESS|first=ROBERT|last=BENZIKER|work=The Santa Fe New Mexican|date=September 7, 2007|page=A.64}}</ref>
*[[Barbara De Angelis]]*, relationship consultant, author<ref>{{cite news|title=Barbara De Angelis savors life's `Moments'|first=Karen S. |last=Peterson|work=USA TODAY|location=McLean, Va.|date=October 21, 1994|page=07.D}}</ref>
*[[Ashley Deans]]*, [[Maharishi University of Management]] professor, [[Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment]] Executive Director, [[Natural Law Party]] of Ontario president, teacher, TM researcher<ref>{{cite news|title=Wasting away in Maharishi-ville|first=Brian|last=Hutchinson|work=National Post|location=Don Mills, Ont.|date=February 22, 2003|page=B.1.Fro}}</ref>
*[[Jimmy Demers]], singer-songwriter<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jimmy-demers/do-yourself-a-favor-medit_b_617704.html Huffington Post]</ref>
*[[John Densmore]], musician ([[The Doors]])<ref name=Bream>{{cite news|title=the doors // They reopen on market in film, records|first=Jon |last=Bream|work=Star Tribune|location=Minneapolis, Minn.|date=March 1, 1991|page=01.E}}</ref>
*[[Laura Dern]], actress, film director and producer<ref>{{cite news|title=Augusta study finds meditation helps black teens' hearts|first=PATRICIA|last=GUTHRIE|work=The Atlanta Journal - Constitution|date=April 2, 2004|page=D.1}}</ref>
*[[Paul Dimattina]], [[Australian Football League]] <ref>AFL web site, Life after footy, Paul Daffey, April 8 2011, Retrieved April 11 2011</ref>
*[[Meital Dohan]], [[Israel]]i actress<ref>[http://www.tonic.com/article/meital-first-column/]"I did end up taking Bob’s advice and trying TM. I loved it and it has been part of my life, twice a day for 15 minutes, ever since" Talking Miracles with Israeli Actress and Author Meitel Dohan, Meitel Dohan, Jan 18 2011, retrieved 2/1/11</ref>
*[[Donovan]], singer-songwriter, musician<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/how-the-beatles-meditation-technique-could-cure-depression-1938712.html |title=How The Beatles' meditation technique could cure depression - Health News, Health & Families |publisher=The Independent |date= April 8, 2010|accessdate=2010-05-24 | location=London | first=Jeremy | last=Laurance}}</ref>
*[[Bill Duke]], actor, film director<ref>{{cite news|Party Asks Voters to Put Their Faith in Meditation; Politics: Skeptics scoff at Natural Law Party's answer to nation's ills, but backers say they have more to offer|first=JENIFER|last=WARREN|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 27, 1995|page=1}}</ref>
*[[Doris Duke]], tobacco heiress<ref>{{cite book |author=Cooke de Herrera, Nancy |authorlink=Nancy Cooke de Herrera |title=Beyond Gurus: A Woman of Many Worlds |publisher=Blue Dolphin |year=1992 |isbn=978-0931892493 |page=122}}}</ref>

===E===
*[[Clint Eastwood]], actor, film director<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1264395/Chant-healthy-Meditation-hailed-antidote-high-blood-pressure.html Daily Mail]</ref><ref>[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/men-of-the-year/2009/badass/clint-eastwood-legend-invictus-director?currentPage=1 GQ article on Clint Eastwood]</ref>
*[[Mal Evans]], road manager (Beatles entourage)<ref name=NCH/>

===F===
*[[Mia Farrow]], actress<ref name=Woo/>
*[[Prudence Farrow]]*, film producer<ref name=NCH/>
*[[Marilyn Ferguson]], writer<ref>{{cite news|title=MARILYN FERGUSON, 1938 - 2008; Writer was pivotal figure in New Age movement|first=Elaine|last=Woo|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 2, 2008|page=B.10}}</ref>
*[[Jane Fonda]], actress, political activist, entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=cj93geX4a4wC&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=Jane+Fonda+Transcendental+Meditation&source=bl&ots=CqdqLQBZiv&sig=fgysHYHSkALPH7ZwBU_6oga36Sw&hl=en&ei=xT1bS_nKDabYmwOP17ymAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=20&ved=0CDwQ6AEwEw#v=onepage&q=Jane%20Fonda%20Transcendental%20Meditation&f=false |title=Religion in America since 1945: a history |author=Patrick Allitt |page=140 |year=2003}}</ref>
*[[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.connectsavannah.com/news/article/101305/ |title=Extreme closeup: Ben Foster |publisher=Connectsavannah.com |date=2009-10-27 |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>
*[[Squire Fridell]], actor<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=yn5qDoB2n-YC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247 Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit], Squire Fridell, p.247.</ref><ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1828&dat=19770919&id=Sm80AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dcAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1258,1790174 Anchorage Daily News]</ref>
*[[Buckminster Fuller]], engineer, author, inventor<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Prentice Hall| isbn = 9780137730452| last = Ellwood| first = Robert S.| coauthors = Harry Baxter Partin| title = Religious and spiritual groups in modern America| year = 1988|page=194}}</ref>

===G===
*[[Jeff Garlin]], comedian, actor, director<ref>{{cite news|date=February 17, 2010|title=Fat’s No Longer a Punch Line|first=DAVE|last=ITZKOFF|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/fashion/18garlin.html?pagewanted=print|work=New York Times}}</ref>
*[[Billy Gibbons]], musician<ref>[http://www.classicbands.com/DavidBlayneyInterview.html Gary James' Interview With ZZ Top's stage manager David Blayney]</ref>
*[[William Gibson]], writer,<ref>{{cite book|title=American Veda |author=Philip Goldberg |publisher=Harmony Books, a division of Random House|year=2010|page=167}}</ref>
*[[Rick Goings]], chairman and CEO of [[Tupperware]] Brands Corp.<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/2010/12/03214226/It8217s-our-best-year-in-In.html] Livemint.com, Dec 2010, "I have practised transcendental meditation for 34 years now. I learnt it from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi." </ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/feb/25/rick-goings-tupperware-interview] The Guardian, Andrew Clark, Feb 24 2010, Rick Goings:Tupperware's Alpha Male</ref>
*[[Jeff Goldblum]], actor<ref>[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/12/jeff_goldblum.html New York Magazine]</ref>
*[[Nat Goldhaber]]*, NLP, entrepreneur<ref>{{cite news|title=In Search of Computing's Holy Grail|last=Weber|first=Jonathan|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 27, 1992|page=D1}}</ref>
*[[Heather Graham (actress)|Heather Graham]], actress<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/08/AR2007030800562.html |title=Heather Graham: Fun Is Her Middle Name |publisher=washingtonpost.com |date= March 9, 2007|accessdate=2010-05-24 | first=Michael | last=O'Sullivan}}</ref>
*[[John Gray (U.S. author)|John Gray]]*, lecturer and self-help author<ref name="GM">{{cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080204.wlhampson04/BNStory/lifeMain/home|title=Looking to God for relationship advice|last=Hampton|first=Sarah|date=February 4, 2008 |publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref>
*[[Merv Griffin]], singer, TV host<ref name=Woo/>
*[[Jerry Grote]], major league baseball<ref name="ReferenceA">Robert Oates, Jr. "Athletes Find Spark in Transcendental Meditation," New York Times, March 30, 1975</ref>
*[[Monty Guild]], financial analyst<ref>{{cite news|title=Good vibes; Maharishi Mahesh Yogi plans to promote world harmony from a soon-to-be-built 'palace' in L.A. An affluent area is preferred.|first=Gina|last=Piccalo|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 2, 2003|page=E.1}}</ref>

===H===

*[[John Hagelin]]*, particle physicist, Presidential candidate for the Natural Law Party, TM researcher, [[Global Country of World Peace]] raja<ref name=Woo/>
*[[William Hague]], [[Foreign Secretary]] and [[First Secretary of State]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Gaby Hinsliff |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/oct/01/conservatives2006.conservatives |title=Tory party conference: William Hague talks to Gaby Hinsliff &#124; Politics &#124; The Observer |publisher=Guardian |date= October 2, 2006|accessdate=2010-05-24 | location=London}}</ref>
*[[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]], actor<ref>{{cite news|title=GEORGE HAMILTON: | Actor has the glow of good health, and he wants it to rub off on others|first=Jack|last=Williams|work=The Tribune|location=San Diego, Calif.|date=June 29, 1989|page=D.1}}</ref>
*[[Ben Harper]], singer-songwriter, musician<ref>[ABC News article http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/popup?id=7249295]</ref>
*[[George Harrison]], musician (The Beatles)<ref name=NCH/>
*[[John Harvey-Jones]], business executive<ref>{{cite news|title=The Yogi effect Flying - or hopping - to a higher plane|first=Mark|last=Honigsbaum|work=The Guardian|location=London (UK)|date=August 15, 2005|page=3}}</ref>
*[[Goldie Hawn]], actress<ref>{{cite news|title=Goldie Hawn discusses happiness, Oscar and 'Banger Sisters'|first=Mike|last=Szymanski|service=McClatchey Tribune News Service|location= Washington|date=September 24, 2002|page=1}}</ref>
*[[Louise Hay]], self-help author<ref>{{cite news|title=THE QUEEN OF THE NEW AGE|first=Mark|last=Oppenheimer|work=New York Times Magazine|date=May 4, 2008|page=60}}</ref>
*[[Doug Henning]]*, NLP, magician<ref name=Woo/>
*[[Bill Hicks]], comedian, musician<ref>{{cite news|title=The Philosopher stoned|first=Ian|last=Watson|work= Sunday Herald|location=Glasgow (UK)|date=December 1, 2002|page=25}}</ref>
*[[Claire Hoffman]], journalist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2008/01/post.html|first=Hoffman|last=Claire|title=Under God: Maharishi's Mortality|publisher=Washington Post|date= January 18, 2008|accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Paul Horn (musician)|Paul Horn]]*, musician<ref name=NCH/>

===I===
*[[Elaine Ingham]], soil microbiologist<ref>{{cite press release|title=Rodale Institute Names Dr. Elaine Ingham as New Chief Scientist |work=Business Wire|location=New York|date=January 24, 2011.}}</ref>
*[[Sharon Isbin]], musician<ref>{{cite news|title=Ambassador of guitar to star with SR Symphony: Sharon Isbin broke new ground, founding program at Juilliard|first=DIANE |last=PETERSON|work=The Press Democrat|location=Santa Rosa, Calif.|date=January 21, 2011|page=D.1}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sharonisbin.com/articles/sanfrancisco_classicalvoice_january2011.pdf] “I’ve been doing Transcendental Meditation for decades.” PDF from the subjects web page</ref>

===J===
*[[Hugh Jackman]], actor<ref>[http://www.tmrzoo.com/2009/2123] TMR Zoo, Howard Stern’s Uncensored Interview with Hugh Jackman to air on Howard TV, Steve Tomasetti, April 30 2009, Retrieved March 17 2011</ref>
*[[Mick Jagger]], musician<ref name=THT>{{cite news|title=David Lynch to shoot film about TM guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India|work=The Hindustan Times|location=New Delhi|date=November 18, 2009.}}</ref>
*[[Al Jardine]], musician ([[Beach Boys]])<ref>{{cite news|title=The Beach Boys are back - young, full of life and digitally perfected|first=Kerry|last=Gold|work=Thef Vancouver Sun|date=November 28, 1997|page=D.8}}</ref>
*[[Brian David Josephson ‎|Brian Josephson]], physicist‎, [[Nobel Prize laureate]]<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = NYU Press| isbn = 9780814794500| last = Williamson| first = Lola| title = Transcendent in America| date = 2010-01-01|page=93}}</ref>

===K===
*[[Mitch Kapor]]*, software and Internet entrepreneur<ref>{{cite news|title=MITCHELL D. KAPOR|first=Jane Meredith|last=Adams|work=Boston Globe|date=November 4, 1986|page=47}}</ref>
*[[Andy Kaufman]]*, actor, comedian<ref name=Meyer/>
*[[Ryan Kavanaugh]], film producer<ref>{{cite news |title=Life of Ryan |first=Tatiana |last-Siegel |work=Variety |date=May 13, 2011 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118036636}}</ref>
*[[Zell Kravinsky]]*, investor<ref>{{cite news|title=The trouble with compassion|first=Ian|last=Cooper|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto, Ont.|date= December 24, 2004|page=F.7}}</ref>
*[[Robby Krieger]], musician (The Doors)<ref name=Bream/>
*[[Igor Kufayev]], artist, spiritual teacher{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

===L===
*[[John La Fave]], politician<ref>{{cite news|title=Sit still|first=JIM|last=STINGL|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. |date=October 3, 2001|page=01.B}}</ref>
*[[Bettye LaVette]], singer-songwriter<ref name=Pompeo/>
*[[Peggy Lee]], singer, actress, composer<ref>{{cite news|title=Guitar men, golden voices|first=Bob|last=Stanley|work=The Times|location=London (UK)|date=July 1, 2006|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Portia Faces Life: Utah-Born Performer, Poet Now on Mission of Mercy; Portia Nelson Still Facing Life in the Spotlight|first=HELEN|last=FORSBERG|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=June 8, 1997|page=J.1}}</ref>
*[[Cynthia Lennon]], wife of John Lennon (Beatles entourage)<ref name=NCH/>
*[[John Lennon]], musician (The Beatles)<ref name=NCH/>
*[[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/lloyd-charles |title=Lloyd, Charles – Jazz.com &#124; Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News |publisher=Jazz.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>
*[[Nancy Lonsdorf]]*, author, medical doctor, Ayurvedic expert<ref>{{cite news|title=Maharishi's followers can't transcend stress and violence of D.C.|first=Jim|last=Naughton|work=Austin American Statesman|location=Austin, Tex.|date=December 17, 1991|page=A.1}}</ref>
*[[Mike Love]]*, singer-songwriter, musician (Beach Boys)<ref name=Woo/>
*[[David Lynch]], film director, artist<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/fashion/31lynch.html | work=The New York Times | title=David Lynch's Shockingly Peaceful Inner Life | first=Alex | last=Williams | date=December 31, 2006}}</ref>
*[[Jennifer Lynch]], screenwriter, director<ref>{{cite news|title=Out on a limb|first=JAMES|last=MOTTRAM|work=The Independent on Sunday|location=London (UK)|date=February 22, 2009|page=14}}</ref>

===M===
*[[Shirley MacLaine]], actress, dancer, author<ref name=Woo>{{cite news|title=Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; Guru brought meditation West|first=Elaine|last=Woo|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 6, 2008|page=B.7}}</ref>
*[[Leon MacLaren]], barrister, politician, philosopher<ref>{{cite book|title=Gurdjieff: Key Concepts|first=Sophia|last=Wellbeloved|publisher=Routledge|location=London and New York|year=2003|isbn=0415248973}}</ref>
*[[Paul McCartney]], musician (The Beatles )<ref name=Pompeo/>
*[[Marshall McLuhan]], educator, philosopher<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = M.E. Sharpe| isbn = 9780765601513| last = Lippy| first = Charles H.| title = Pluralism Comes of Age| date = 2000-06|page=112}}</ref>
*[[Peter McWilliams]], writer<ref>{{cite news|title=Meditation or electronic gadgets, he's written a guidebook to it|first=Bob|last=Webster|work=The Ottawa Citizen|date=December 3, 1987|page=C.16}}</ref>
*[[Shrikar Madiraju]], film director
*[[Ray Manzarek]], musician ([[The Doors]])<ref name=Bream/>
*[[Brent Mayne]], major league baseball<ref>{{cite news|title=With Yogis' Help, A Baseball Player Looks for the Zone --- At the Plate, Brent Mayne Wants Watermelons -- So He Turns to Ayurveda|first=Joseph|last=Pereira|work=Wall Street Journal|date=September 19, 1991|page=A.1}}</ref>
*[[Eva Mendes]], actress, model<ref>Meyncke, Amanda Mae. [http://www.film.com/features/story/interview-eva-mendes-david-lynch/39582953?pcode=film&cpath=rss&rsrc=movierss_film "Interview: Eva Mendes on David Lynch, Ayn Rand, and Making it in Los Angeles"] Film.com, Aug 03, 2010</ref>
*[[Tom Miller (performance artist)|Tom Miller]], writer, musician, performance artist<ref>{{cite news|title=Miller performance 'Peaks' interest|first=Bill |last=Dean|work=Gainesville Sun|date=December 16, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Gyp Mills|Gyp "Gypsy Dave" Mills]], sculptor, songwriter<ref name=NCH/>
*[[Moby]], musician<ref name=Pompeo/>
*[[Mary Tyler Moore]], actress<ref name=Moore>{{Cite book| publisher = College Press| isbn = 9780899004860| last = Moore| first = Mark E.| coauthors = Mark Scott| title = A Humble Defense| date = 2004-02-02}}</ref>
*[[Bevan Morris]]*, President of Maharishi University of Management, President of the Global Country of World Peace, President of Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation, Prime Minister of the United States Peace Government, President of the Maharishi World Peace Fund, founder of the Natural Law Party

===N===
*[[Tony Nader]]*, neurophysiologist, TM researcher, First Sovereign Ruler of the Global Country of World Peace<ref>{{cite news|title=New requirements to meet current business trends|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai|date=March 31, 1999|page=1}}</ref>
*[[Joe Namath]], professional football player<ref name=Woo/>
*[[Martina Navratilova]], tennis professional<ref>{{cite news|title=Off court with Martina Navratilova|work=Vegetarian Times |date=May 1994|first=Toni|last=Apgar|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FQgAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA112}}</ref>
*[[Richard Nolan]], politician<ref name="Time Magazine, The TM Craze, 1975">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,947229,00.html|work=Time Magazine|title=The TM Craze|date=October 13, 1975}}</ref>

===O===
*[[Rosie O'Donnell]], actress, comedienne, author <ref>[http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Rosie-ODonnells-Spiritual-Practice-Video] Rosie O’Donnell’s Spiritual Practice Video, retrieved March 17 2011</ref>
*[[Mike Oldfield]], musician, composer<ref>{{cite news|title=Oldfield's odyssey|work=Evening Standard|location=London (UK)|date=May 15, 2007|page=1}}</ref>
*[[David Orme-Johnson]]*, professor, TM researcher<ref>{{cite news|title=Meditation touted as the answer|first=PEGGY|last=MAY|work=Northwest Florida Daily News|location=Fort Walton Beach, Fla.|date=October 12, 1998|page=C.1}}</ref>
*[[Mehmet Oz]], surgeon, TV host, writer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aarpmagazine.org/health/dr-oz.html/page=4 |title=Lifestyle, Food, Travel, Entertainment, Money, Health |publisher=AARP The Magazine |date= |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>

===P===
*[[Ron Parker]]*, NLP, politician<ref>{{cite news|title=New party vows to deliver more bounce to the ounce|first=NICOLE |last=PARTON|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=August 21, 1993|page=A.3}}</ref>
*[[Neil Paterson (politician)|Neil Paterson]]*, NLP, politician<ref>{{cite news|title=Establishing Transcendental Meditation's identity; Few can agree if it's a religion, Hinduism or meditation|first=Bob |last=Harvey|work=The Ottawa Citizen|location=Ottawa, Ont.December 18, 1993|page=C.6}}</ref>
*[[Jeff Peckman]]*,NLP, politician, UFOlogist<ref>{{cite news|title= Denver voters say no to stress-reduction measure|first=David|last=Crary|work=San Antonio Express-News|date=November 5, 2003|page=13.A}}</ref>
*[[Katy Perry]], singer-songwriter, actress <ref>[http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Cover-Shoots/Fantastic-Voyage/Fantastic-Voyage] Elle, Fantastic Voyage, April Long, Feb 14 2011, retrieved March 19 2011</ref>
*[[Gary Player]], professional golfer<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===R===
*[[Rene Rancourt]], singer<ref>{{cite news|title=Job pumps him up; Rancourt still hitting high notes|first=Emily |last=Wright|work=Boston Globe|date=June 7, 2011|page=C.11}}</ref>
*[[Burt Reynolds]], actor<ref name=Moore/>
*[[Dilma Rousseff]], [[President of Brazil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=pt%7Cen&u=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u637172.shtml |title=Pre-candidates use relaxation techniques to eliminate election stress |publisher=Folha.com |accessdate=2010-11-18}}</ref>
*[[Norman E. Rosenthal]], psychiatrist, research scientist, author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://normanrosenthal.com/blog/why-i-changed-my-mind-and-wrote-transcendence-healing-and-transformation-through-transcendental-meditation.html |title=Why I changed my mind and wrote “Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation” |accessdate=2011-6-2}}</ref>
*[[Jonathan Rowson]], chess [[Grandmaster]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/66646/wise-moves-grandmaster.html |title=Wise moves of Grandmaster |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>
*[[Peter Russell (author)|Peter Russell]], author, film producer<ref>{{cite news|title=Meditation lowers heart attack risk|first=Rajen|last=M.|work=New Straits Times|location= Kuala Lumpur|date=January 17, 2010|page=49}}</ref>

===S===
*[[Rodrigo Santoro]], actor
*[[Vidal Sassoon]], hairdresser, businessman <ref name=THT/>
*[[Tony Schwartz (The Energy Project)|Tony Schwartz]], writer<ref>{{cite news|title=CLOSE TO HOME; A Father's Adventures in Enlightenment|last=SCHWARTZ|first=TONY|work=New York Times|date=March 23, 1995|page=C.1}}</ref>
*[[William Scranton III]]*, [[Governor of Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite news|title=BILL SCRANTONS CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS|first=MARIA|last=GALLAGHER|work=Philadelphia Daily News|date=July 22, 1986|page=8}}</ref>
*[[Jerry Seinfeld]], comedian, actor, writer<ref name=Pompeo/>
*[[Matt Skiba]], musician<ref>{{cite news|title=New Outlook|first=Jason|last=Bracelin|work=Las Vegas Review - Journal. |date=July 25, 2008|page=J.22}}</ref>
*[[Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]], spiritual leader<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Duke University Press| isbn = 0822332957, 9780822332954| last = Frankenberg| first = Ruth| title = Living spirit, living practice| date = 2004-03|page=59}}</ref>
*[[Russell Simmons]], entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web|date=February 24, 2010|title=Why I Meditate|first=Russell |last=Simmons|publisher=HuffingtonPost.com|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-simmons/why-i-meditate_b_474689.html|accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Willie Stargell]], major league baseball<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*[[Maureen Starkey]], wife of [[Ringo Starr]] (Beatles entourage)<ref name=NCH/>
*[[Ringo Starr]], musician (The Beatles)<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6041134.ece Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr promote Transcendental Meditation for pupils, April 6, 2009]</ref>
*[[Ali Stephens]], model <ref>[http://www.teenvogue.com/style/blogs/fashionweek/2008/03/ali-stephens-mommy-and-me.html] Teen Vogue, Ali Stephens: mommy and me, March 3 2008, Staff Writer, retrieved March 17 2001</ref>
*[[Howard Stern]], radio personality, actor, author<ref name=Pompeo/>
*[[Andrew Sullivan]], author, editor, political commentator<ref>{{cite web|author=Read Andrew Sullivan in TheAtlantic magazine |url=http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/04/catholicism-and-transcendental-meditation.html |title=Catholicism And Transcendental Meditation - The Daily Dish &#124; By Andrew Sullivan |publisher=Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com |date=2010-04-08 |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>

===T===
*[[Mike Tompkins]]*, NLP, politician<ref>{{cite news|title=MEDITATION PARTY TRIES TO MAKE '96 BALLOT|first=Mary Lynne|last=Vellinga|work=The Sacramento Bee|date=October 25, 1995|page=A.4}}</ref>

===V===
*[[Eddie Vedder]], musician<ref name=Pompeo/>
*[[Kurt Vonnegut]], author<ref>{{cite news|title=Plan for meditation capital has Kansas farm town on edge|first=Michael|last=Riley|work=Denver Post|date=August 13, 2006|pageA.01}}</ref>

===W===
*[[Bill Walton]], professional basketball, sportscaster<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*[[Naomi Watts]], actress<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1041345/My-style-Screen-siren-Naomi-Watts-reveals-fashion-secrets.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | date=August 4, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Nigel West]], military historian, politician, writer<ref>{{cite news|title=Is it curtains for agent West?|first=Peter|last=Millar|work=The Times|location=London (UK)|date=August 1, 1993.}}</ref>
*[[Brian Wilson]], musician ([[Beach Boys]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Wilson's tour is new `Pet' project|first=MICHAEL D.|last=CLARK.|work=Houston Chronicle|date=July 23, 2000|page=10}}</ref>
*[[Dennis Wilson]], musician (Beach Boys)<ref>{{cite news|title=The music never stops for the Beach Boys|first=John|last=Wright|work=Las Vegas Review - Journal|date=January 1, 1993|page=11.e}}</ref>
*[[James Wolcott]], jouranlist<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolcott |first=James |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/2010/04/welcome-my-brother.html |title=Welcome, My Brother! &#124; James Wolcott's Blog |publisher=Vanity Fair |date= |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>
*[[Stevie Wonder]],singer-songwriter, producer, musician, activist<ref>{{cite news|title=Stevie Wonder can still find sunshine in his life|work=Toronto Star|date=May 23, 1989|page=B.2}}</ref>
*[[C.V. Wood]], chief developer of [[Disneyland]]<ref name=NCH>{{cite book|title=Beyond Gurus: A Woman of Many Worlds|first=Nancy Cooke|last= de Herrera|publisher=Blue Dolphin Publishing|year=1993|isbn=093189249}}</ref>
*[[Syreeta Wright]], singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite news|title=Syreeta ; Motown singer and sometime Mrs Stevie Wonder|first=Pierre|last=Perrone|work=The Independent|location=London (UK)|date=July 9, 2004|page=35}}</ref>

===Z===
*[[Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.]], actor<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Taylor & Francis| isbn = 0815311400, 9780815311409| last = Melton| first = J. Gordon| title = Encyclopedic handbook of cults in America| date = 1992-11-01|page=289}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal box|Sociology|Psychology}}

*[[Lists of people by belief]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{cite news | title = Behavior: TM Marches On | work =[[Time magazine]] | publisher = Time Inc | date = August 25, 1975 | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913429,00.html| accessdate =2010-06-02 }}

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