The following is an incomplete list of notable individuals who converted to Catholicism from a different religion or no religion. Converts A Hank Aaron: American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976; regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He and his wife first became interested in the faith after the birth of their first child. A friendship with a Catholic priest later helped lead to Hank and his wife's conversion in 1959. He was known to frequently read Thomas à Kempis' 15th-century book The Imitation of Christ, which he kept in his locker. Greg Abbott: 48th Governor of Texas Creighton Abrams: U.S. Army General, converted while commanding US forces in Vietnam Vladimir Abrikosov: Russian who became an Eastern-rite priest; husband to Anna Abrikosova Anna Abrikosova: Russian convert to Eastern-rite Catholicism who was imprisoned by the Soviets John Adams: beatified person and Catholic martyr Mortimer J. Adler: American philosopher, educator, and popular author; converted from agnosticism, after decades of interest in Thomism Afonso I of Kongo: African king; although politically motivated he became quite pious Sohrab Ahmari: Iranian-American columnist, editor, and author of nonfiction books. He is currently the op-ed editor of the New York Post, a contributing editor of The Catholic Herald, and a columnist for First Things Leo Allatius: Greek theologian Fanny Allen: daughter of Ethan Allen; became a nun Thomas William Allies: English writer Svetlana Alliluyeva: daughter of Joseph Stalin Mother Mary Alphonsa: daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, born "Rose Hawthorne"; became a nun and founder of St. Rose's Free Home for Incurable Cancer Veit Amerbach: Lutheran theologian and humanist before conversion William Henry Anderdon: English Jesuit and writer Władysław Anders: General in the Polish Army; later a politician with the Polish government-in-exile in London G. E. M. Anscombe: British analytical philosopher and theologian who introduced the term "consequentialism" into the English language. Wife of Peter Geach Francis Arinze: Nigerian Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Gavin Ashenden: English writer, broadcaster and theologian. Former Chaplain to the Queen and Episcopalian bishop.Received December 2019. Audrey Assad: American singer-songwriter and contemporary Christian music artist who has since distanced herself from Catholicism and even Christianity. Thomas Aufield: English priest and martyr Augustine of Hippo: theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His