List of people who have learned Transcendental Meditation

List of people who have learned Transcendental Meditation

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A list of notable individuals who have practiced or learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Practitioners

A

• Tosin Abasi, guitarist
• Paula Abdul, singer, dancer, choreographer
• Johari Abdul-Malik, Muslim chaplain
• Bill Ackman^, hedge fund manager
• Eric Adams^, Mayor of New York City
• Malin Åkerman, actress, model and singer
• Omar Akram, Afghan-American recording artist
• Lily Aldridge, model
• Sam Allardyce, former England football manager
• Rupert Allason, military historian, politician, writer
• Eric André, actor, comedian, television host
• Jennifer Aniston, actress
• Angélica, Brazilian television host
• Aziz Ansari, actor, comedian, writer
• Giovanna Antonelli, actress, television host, producer
• Enrica Antonioni*, film director, actress
• Steve Aoki, musician
• Mädchen Amick, film and television actress
• Judd Apatow, film producer
• Elaine Aron, psychologist, author
• India Arie, singer-songwriter
• Arthur Ashe, tennis player
• Jane Asher, actress, author, entrepreneur
• Jennifer Ashton, physician, author
• Ramani Ayer, business executive

B

• Angelo Badalamenti, soundtrack composer
• Yeojin Bae, fashion designer
• Michael Balzary (Flea), musician, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Carole Bamford, businesswoman
• David Banner, American rapper, record producer, actor, activist
• Sara Banerji, author
• Selby Baqwa, South Africa's first Public Protector
• Renee Bargh, entertainment reporter
• Lionel Bart, composer
• Dipak Prakash Baskota, former State Home Minister, Nepal
• Mario Batali, restaurateur
• Suzy Batiz, CEO and founder of Poo-Pourri and Supernatural
• Vanessa Bayer, actress, comedian
• Beth Behrs, actress
• Chrysta Bell, singer, model
• Kristen Bell, actress
• John G. Bennett, research director, author
• Robby Benson, actor, director, singer, educator
• Itzhak Bentov, inventor, mystic, author
• Marisa Berenson, model, actress
• Candice Bergen, actress
• Tom Bergeron, television personality, comedian
• Robyn Berkley, fashion publicist, fashion designer
• Roger Berkowitz, restaurateur
• Gabrielle Bernstein, motivational speaker, author
• Leonard Bernstein, composer, conductor, pianist
• Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna
• Bernardo Bertolucci, director and screenwriter
• Richard Beymer, actor
• Buddy Biancalana, Major League Baseball
• Taddy Blecher, educational entrepreneur
• Rachel Bloom, actress, comedian, singer
• Harold H. Bloomfield, author
• Michael Bluestein, keyboardist, singer-songwriter, producer
• Emily Blunt, actress
• Matt Bomer, actor
• Brock Bond*, Minor League Baseball
• Karla Bonoff, singer-songwriter
• Michael Booth, food and travel writer, journalist
• Brenda Boozer, opera singer
• Larry Bowa, Major League Baseball
• Jenny Boyd, model, sister of Pattie Boyd
• Pattie Boyd, model
• Tom Brady, American football player
• Arthur Brown, musician
• Russell Brand, comedian, actor, author
• Jeff Bridges, actor, musician
• Steve Brill, naturalist, author
• Pete Broberg, Major League Baseball
• Jerry Brown, Governor of California
• Courtney Brown, social scientist
• Charles Bukowski, poet, novelist
• Gisele Bündchen, model
• Mark Bunn, Australian rules footballer, author
• Tim Burgess, musician (The Charlatans)
• Carlos Burle^, champion surfer

C

• Mary Schmidt Campbell, art historian, university administrator
• Tony Cárdenas, U.S. Congressman
• Flávio Canto, Olympic bronze medalist – judo
• Steve Carlton, Major League Baseball
• Wes Carr, singer-songwriter
• Jim Carrey, actor, comedian, film producer
• Danielle Caruana, singer-songwriter
• Salvatore Cassano, New York City Fire Commissioner
• Nick Cave, musician
• Michael Cera, actor, musician
• Judy Chalfen, co-founder of Action for Children's Television
• Richard Chamberlain, actor, singer
• Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique
• Alina Cho, television personality, editor
• Deepak Chopra, holistic health author, physician
• Emmanuelle Chriqui, actress
• Stef Chura, singer-songwriter
• Maureen Cleave, journalist
• Nick Clegg, former Deputy Prime Minister of the UK
• Sarah Coakley, theologian
• Thomas Cohen, musician
• Lynn Collins, actress
• Stephen Collins, actor, writer, singer
• Alice Coltrane, jazz pianist
• Harry Cook (actor)
• Nancy Cooke de Herrera*, socialite, fashion expert, author
• Ellen Corby*, actress
• Rita Cosby, television journalist
• Catherine E. Coulson, actress
• Katie Couric, journalist, author
• Anthony Cox, film producer
• Laverne Cox, actress
• Theo Croker, jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, vocalist
• Sheryl Crow, singer-songwriter
• Candy Crowley, journalist
• ^Penelope Cruz, actress
• John Cusack, actor, producer & screenwriter

D

• Rebecca Da Costa, actress
• Charles Daellenbach, musician (co-founder of The Canadian Brass)
• Ray Dalio, hedge fund manager
• Blythe Danner, actress
• Ted Danson, actor
• Hunter Davies, author, journalist
• Franklin M. Davis Jr., major general, author
• Patti Davis, actress, author
• Laura Dawn, activist, singer, songwriter
• Walter Day, Twin Galaxies founder
• Barbara De Angelis*, relationship consultant, author
• Ashley Deans*, physicist, educator
• Ellen DeGeneres, comedian, television host
• Jimmy Demers, singer-songwriter
• Daniel Dennett, philosopher, cognitive scientist
• Kat Dennings, actress
• John Densmore, musician (The Doors)
• John Denver, singer-songwriter
• Laura Dern, actress, film director, producer
• Louis D'Esposito,film producer (Marvel Studios co-president)
• Karla DeVito, singer, actress, voice artist
• Torrey DeVitto, actress, musician, fashion model
• Jenna Dewan-Tatum, actress, dancer
• Cameron Diaz, actress
• Paul Dimattina, Australian Football League
• Novak Djokovic, tennis player
• Peter G. Dodge^, philanthopist, entrepreneur
• Meital Dohan, actress
• Burton A. Dole Jr., businessman
• Pete Dominick, comedian, talk radio personality
• Donovan, singer-songwriter, musician
• Natalie Dormer, actress
• Roberto Duailibi, advertising executive
• Martin Duffy, musician
• Bill Duke*, actor, film director
• Doris Duke, tobacco heiress
• Faye Dunaway, actress
• Lena Dunham, writer, director, actor

E

• Clint Eastwood, actor, film director
• Roy Eaton, pianist, advertising creative
• Peter Economy, author
• Graeme Edge, musician (The Moody Blues)
• Zac Efron, actor
• Cameran Eubanks ^, reality TV (Southern Charm) 
• Mal Evans, road manager (The Beatles)
• George Ezra, singer, songwriter, guitarist

F

• John Fahey, guitarist
• Megan Fairchild, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
• Shepard Fairey, street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, OBEY Clothing line founder
• Marianne Faithfull, singer, actress
• Colin Farrell, actor
• Peter Farrelly, film director, screenwriter, producer, novelist
• Prudence Farrow*, film producer
• Kevin Feige, film producer
• Felly, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer
• Sherilyn Fenn, actress
• Fergie, American singer-songwriter and actress
• Marilyn Ferguson, writer
• Gigi Fernández, tennis player
• Sky Ferreira, singer-songwriter, model, actress
• Tim Ferriss, author
• Noel Fielding, comedian
• Ben Folds, singer-songwriter, record-producer
• Caleb Followill, musician
• Jane Fonda, actress, political activist, entrepreneur
• Emma Forrest, film director, screenwriter and novelist
• Nicola Formichetti, fashion director
• Ben Foster, actor
• Jon Foster, actor, singer
• Michael J. Fox, actor, activist, author, producer
• Squire Fridell, actor
• Richard A. Friedman, psychiatrist
• Sadie Frost, actress
• Buckminster Fuller, engineer, author, inventor
• Deborra-lee Furness, actress

G

• Greta Garbo, actress
• Robert G. Gard Jr., Army general
• Jeff Garlin, comedian, actor, director
• Mac Gayden, musician, songwriter
• Adam Gaynor, musician
• Bill George, businessman and academic
• Aileen Getty, heiress, activist
• Giancarlo Giannini, actor, voice actor, director and screenwriter
• Billy Gibbons, musician (ZZ Top)
• William Gibson, playwright and writer
• Rick Goings, chairman and CEO of Tupperware
• Bela Gil, chef, Brazilian television host
• Jeff Goldblum, actor
• Nat Goldhaber*, venture capitalist, entrepreneur
• Mike Gordon, musician
• Maria Manuela Goyanes, theatre maker
• Heather Graham, actress
• Gilles Gratton, NHL/WHA hockey player
• John Gray*, author
• Linda Gray, actress
• Judy Greer, actress, author
• Arlen F. Gregorio, politician
• Merv Griffin, singer, TV host
• Josh Griffith^, writer
• Bruno Grollo, construction magnate
• Bill Gross, bond investor
• Jerry Grote, Major League Baseball
• Cissa Guimarães, television presenter, actress
• Gary Gulman, stand-up comedian
• Prabal Gurung, fashion designer
• Magnus Gustafsson, tennis player

H

• Bill Hader, comedian, actor, voice actor and writer
• Yolanda Hadid, television personality and former model
• John Hagelin*, particle physicist, Natural Law Party presidential candidate
• William Hague, former First Secretary of State, former Foreign Secretary, UK
• Tamron Hall, television journalist
• Matthew Halsall, musician, composer, producer
• George Hamilton, actor
• Tom Hanks, actor and filmmaker
• Ben Harper, singer-songwriter, musician
• Bob Harper (personal trainer), personal trainer
• Laura Harring, actress
• George Harrison, musician (The Beatles)
• Olivia Harrison, author, film producer, wife of George Harrison
• Patricia Harrison, president/CEO Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Debby Harry, singer, songwriter, model, actress
• Beth Hart, singer-songwriter, musician
• John Harvey-Jones, business executive
• Yukio Hatoyama, former Prime Minister, Japan
• Goldie Hawn, actress
• Louise Hay, self-help author
• J. C. Hayward, news anchor
• Justin Hayward, singer-songwriter (The Moody Blues)
• Kevin Hearn, musician
• Mariel Hemingway, actress, author
• Doug Henning, magician
• Jim Henson, puppeteer
• Bill Hicks, comedian, musician
• Steve Higgins, writer, producer, announcer, actor, and comedian
• ^Jonah Hill, actor, director, producer, screenwriter, comedian
• Michael Hill, jeweler
• Claire Hoffman, journalist
• Pete Holmes, comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster
• Josh Homme, musician
• Mary Hopkin*, musician
• Jon Hopkins, musician, record producer
• Paul Horn*, musician
• Beth Jeans Houghton, musician
• Steve Howe, guitarist
• Billy Howerdel, guitarist, songwriter
• Kate Hudson, actress
• Arianna Huffington, co-founder/editor-in-chief The Huffington Post
• Martha Hunt, model

I

• Elaine Ingham, soil microbiologist
• Sharon Isbin, musician
• V. R. Krishna Iyer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India

J

• Hugh Jackman, actor
• Mick Jagger, musician (The Rolling Stones)
• Jim James, lead vocalist (My Morning Jacket)
• Thomas Jane, actor, comic book writer
• Al Jardine*, musician (The Beach Boys)
• Chase Jarvis, photographer, director, fine artist
• Alfred L. Jenkins, diplomat, author
• Kendall Jenner, model, television personality
• Jewel (singer), singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress, author, poet
• ^Kevin Johnson, Starbucks CEO
• Sam Taylor-Johnson, filmmaker, photographer
• Kristopher B. Jones, author, businessperson
• Norah Jones, singer, songwriter, pianist
• Steve Jones, English rock guitarist, singer (Sex Pistols) and actor
• Brian Josephson, physicist, Nobel laureate

K

• Justin Kan, entrepreneur, investor
• Mitch Kapor*, software and Internet entrepreneur
• Donna Karan, fashion designer
• Andy Kaufman*, actor, comedian
• Ryan Kavanaugh, film producer
• ^David Keenan, singer 
• Jean Louisa Kelly, actress
• Caroline Kennedy, United States Ambassador to Japan
• Miranda Kerr, model
• Kesha, singer, songwriter
• Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes), singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
• Angélique Kidjo, singer-songwriter, activist
• Nicole Kidman, actress, singer, film producer
• Krista Kim, contemporary artist, founder of Techism art movement
• Kevin Kimberlin, chairman Spencer Trask
• Karlie Kloss, model
• Vashtie Kola, designer, video director
• Steven Kolb, fashion executive
• Brian Koppelman, screenwriter, director, filmmaker
• Zell Kravinsky*, investor
• Lenny Kravitz, singer-songwriter, record producer
• Robby Krieger, musician (The Doors)
• Igor Kufayev, artist, spiritual teacher
• Jared Kushner, real estate investor and developer, newspaper owner

L

• Lady Gaga, singer, songwriter, actress
• John La Fave, politician
• Royston Langdon, musician
• Justin Langer, Australian cricketer and current national coach
• Sanaa Lathan, actress
• Bettye LaVette, singer-songwriter
• Vicki Lawrence, actress, comedian, singer
• Lois Lee, founder and president Children of the Night
• Peggy Lee, singer, actress, composer
• Júlia Lemmertz, actress
• Cynthia Lennon, wife of John Lennon
• John Lennon, musician (The Beatles)
• Sean Lennon, musician
• David Letterman, talk show host, comedian
• Ramsey Lewis, composer, musician
• Henry Lewy, sound engineer, record producer
• Lykke Li, singer-songwriter
• Eli Lieb, singer-songwriter
• Peter Lindbergh, photographer
• Laura Linney, actress, singer
• Lissie, singer-songwriter
• Lucy Liu, actress, director, artist
• Charles Lloyd*, musician
• Dan Loeb, hedge fund manager
• Lindsay Lohan, actress, singer
• Jim Lonborg, Major League Baseball player
• Shelley Long, actress
• Nancy Lonsdorf, author, physician
• Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress
• Mike Love*, singer-songwriter, musician (The Beach Boys)
• Daisy Lowe, model and actress
• Rob Lowe^, actor, producer and director
• George Lucas, film producer
• Steve Lukather, musician (Toto)
• David Lynch, film director, artist
• Jane Lynch, actress, author, singer, comedian
• Jennifer Lynch, screenwriter, director

M

• Shirley MacLaine, actress, dancer
• Leon MacLaren, barrister, politician, philosopher
• Joe Maddon, Major League Baseball manager
• Shrikar Madiraju, film director
• Madonna, singer-songwriter, actress
• Martie Maguire, musician (Dixie Chicks)
• Natalie Maines, singer-songwriter (Dixie Chicks)
• Kellee Maize, rapper, songwriter
• Zayn Malik, singer
• Joe Manganiello, actor
• Ray Manzarek, musician (The Doors)
• Pete Maravich, NBA player
• Cheech Marin, comedian, actor, writer, activist
• Henry Marsh, pop musician, composer
• Jim Marshall, NFL football player,
• Mary Martin, actress, singer
• Claudia Mason, model, actress
• ^Marsha Mason, actress
• Brent Mayne, Major League Baseball
• John McAfee, computer programmer, businessman
• James McCartney, musician
• Paul McCartney, musician (The Beatles)
• Stella McCartney, fashion designer
• Willie McCovey, Major League Baseball
• ^Mary Lou McDonald,  President of Sinn Féin
• Drew McDowall, musician
• Cynthia McFadden, television journalist
• Matt McGorry, actor
• Rose McGowan, actress
• Roger McGuinn, musician
• Colleen McGuinness, producer and screenwriter
• Rory McIlroy, golfer
• Marshall McLuhan, educator, philosopher
• Peter McWilliams, writer
• Bunny Mellon, horticulturalist
• Eva Mendes, actress, model, businesswoman
• Vic Mensa, American rapper
• Chrissy Metz, singer and actress
• AJ Michalka, actress, singer-songwriter (Aly & AJ)
• Miguel, recording artist
• Chris Milk, virtual reality artist
• Alyssa Miller, model
• Mac Miller, rapper
• Tom Miller, performance artist
• Trevor Miller, Screenwriter, Author and Filmmaker,
• Gyp "Gypsy Dave" Mills, sculptor, songwriter
• Joni Mitchell, singer-songwriter
• Moby, musician
• Machel Montano, musician, producer, songwriter, actor
• Leslie Moonves, executive
• Melba Moore, singer, actress
• Mary Tyler Moore, actress
• Mariana de Moraes [pt], singer, actress
• Kevin Morby*, musician, singer, songwriter
• Moraes Moreira, singer
• Wagner Moura, actor
• Tainá Müller, actress, model
• John Mulaney, comedian, actor, writer, producer
• Carolyn Murphy, actress, model

N

• Tony Nader, neuroscientist, TM movement leader
• Koen Naert, marathon runner
• Joe Namath, professional football player
• Graham Nash*, singer-songwriter and musician
• Martina Navratilova, tennis professional
• Via Negromonte, Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress
• Lukas Nelson, singer-songwriter
• Olivia Newton-John, singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist
• Richard Nolan, politician
• Misha Nonoo, fashion designer,
• B. J. Novak, actor, comedian

O

• Soledad O'Brien, American broadcast journalist
• Rosie O'Donnell, actress, comedian, author
• Tom Odell, singer songwriter
• Mike Oldfield, musician, composer
• Louise O'Neill, author
• David Orme-Johnson*, academic, TM researcher
• Sharon Osbourne, television personality
• Kimberly Ovitz, fashion designer
• Paul Owens, baseball executive, manager, scout
• Daphne Oz, writer, television host
• Lisa Oz, television host, writer
• Mehmet Oz, surgeon, television host, writer

P

• Tim Page, music critic
• Gwyneth Paltrow, actress
• Tom Papa, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, author, producer, and television/radio host
• Lennon Parham, actress, comedian
• Mary-Louise Parker, actress and author
• Ron Parker*, politician (Natural Law Party)
• Lorraine Pascale, model, cook, author
• Jeff Peckman*, politician, UFOlogist
• Perri Peltz, broadcast journalist
• Chuck Percy, United States Senator
• Katy Perry, singer-songwriter, actress
• Candace Pert, neuroscientist and pharmacologist
• Tom Petty, musician
• Mike Pinder, musician (The Moody Blues)
• Gary Player, professional golfer
• Mike Posner, singer, songwriter
• Priscilla Presley, actress

Q

• Colin Quinn, comedian, actor, writer
• Q-Tip, rapper, record producer, musician, DJ
• Robin Quivers, radio personality, actor, author

R

• Josh Radnor, actor, film director, screenwriter
• Claudia Raia, actress
• Rene Rancourt, singer
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal
• Nancy Redd, HuffPost Live host
• John C. Reilly, actor, comedian
• Greg Reitman, documentary filmmaker
• Callum Keith Rennie, actor
• Burt Reynolds, actor
• Robin Roberts, television broadcaster
• Bill Robinson, Major League Baseball
• Smokey Robinson, singer-songwriter
• ^Aaron Rodgers, American football player
• Nouriel Roubini, economist
• Dilma Rousseff, former president of Brazil
• Norman Rosenthal, psychiatrist, research scientist, author
• Bob Roth*, Transcendental Meditation teacher, author
• Jonathan Rowson, chess grandmaster
• Rick Rubin, record producer
• Stephanie Ruhle, television journalist
• Joe Russo (musician), musician, drummer
• Tim Ryan, U.S. congressman (Ohio)

S

• Edward Saatchi, businessman
• Katee Sackhoff, actress
• Sheri Salata, co-president OWN, president Harpo Productions
• Paul Saltzman, producer, director
• Santigold (Santi White), musician
• Rodrigo Santoro, actor
• Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, Nobel laureate
• Susan Sarandon, actress
• Tomás Saraceno, Argentinian contemporary artist
• Vidal Sassoon, hairdresser, businessman
• Paul Scheer, actor, comedian
• Taylor Schilling, actress
• Amy Schumer, comedian, writer, actress
• Tony Schwartz, writer
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilder, actor, businessman, politician
• Rusty Schweickart, astronaut
• Martin Scorsese, film director
• Rosanna Scotto, American television journalist/anchor
• William Scranton III*, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
• Jerry Seinfeld, comedian, actor, writer
• Lesley Jane Seymour, editor-in-chief More
• M. Shadows, singer, songwriter, musician (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual leader
• Tom Shankland, director, screenwriter
• George Shapiro, talent manager, television producer
• Anushka Sharma, actress, model
• Rupert Sheldrake, scientist, author
• Lynn Shelton, filmmaker
• Dax Shepard, actor, comedian
• Maria Shriver, journalist, activist
• Swami Shyam, (Shyam Shrivastava) spiritual leader
• Kimora Lee Simmons, model, entrepreneur
• Russell Simmons, entrepreneur
• Nikki Sixx, musician (Mötley Crüe)
• Matt Skiba, musician (Alkaline Trio)
• Chas Smash, musician (Madness)
• Bette Smith, singer, songwriter, musician
• Brian J. Smith, actor
• Jeffrey M. Smith, activist, author
• Reggie Smith, Major League Baseball
• Ian Somerhalder, actor
• Andrew Ross Sorkin, journalist, author
• Soul Basement (Fabio Puglisi), musician
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, president of Portugal
• Fernanda Souza, actress
• John Stamos, actor, producer, musician
• Willie Stargell, Major League Baseball
• Maureen Starkey, first wife of Ringo Starr
• Ringo Starr, musician (The Beatles)
• Jessica St. Clair, actress, writer
• Mary Steenburgen, actress, singer
• Suzanne Steinbaum, cardiologist
• George Stephanopoulos, television journalist, political advisor
• Ali Stephens, model
• Howard Stern, radio personality, actor, author
• Beth Ostrosky Stern, TV personality, actress, model
• ^Karl Stevens, graphic novelist, painter
• Natalie Stewart, singer-songwriter
• Patrick Stewart, actor
• Sting, musician
• Maya Stojan, actress
• Emma Stone, actress
• Trudie Styler, producer, actress, wife of Sting
• Harry Styles, musician, actor
• Andrew Sullivan, author, editor, political commentator
• Patrick Swayze, actor
• Will Swenson, actor

T

• Andrei Tarkovsky, film director
• Elizabeth Taylor, actress
• Sam Taylor-Johnson, filmmaker, photographer, visual artist
• Justin Theroux, actor, screenwriter
• Bing Thom, architect
• Ray Thomas, musician (The Moody Blues)
• Maura Tierney, actress
• Christos Tolera, musician, artist
• Mike Tompkins*, politician (Natural Law Party)
• Meghan Trainor, singer, songwriter
• Ivanka Trump, businesswoman, model, presidential advisor
• Liv Tyler, actress

U

• Del Unser, Major League Baseball player
• Usher, singer, songwriter, dancer, actor

V

• Steve Vai, guitarist, composer
• Jesse Valencia, author, actor, musician, filmmaker
• Giada Valenti, singer, songwriter
• Cyrus Vance Jr., incumbent New York County District Attorney (Manhattan)
• Elizabeth Vargas, television journalist
• Eddie Vedder, musician (Pearl Jam)
• Sofia Vergara, actress, model
• Tommy Victor, singer, guitarist (Prong)
• Edith Vonnegut, painter
• Kurt Vonnegut, author
• Will Vought, actor, comedian, writer

W

• Charlie Walk, music executive
• Alice Walker, novelist, poet, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Barbara Walters, broadcast journalist, author, television personality
• Bill Walton, professional basketball, sportscaster
• Wanderléa, singer, TV host
• David Ware, jazz musician
• Shane Watson, cricketer
• Gene Watts*, musician (founding member of The Canadian Brass)
• Anat Waxman^, Israeli actress
• Alli Webb, businesswoman (founder of Drybar),
• Mindy Weisel, artist
• Florence Welch, singer (Florence and the Machine)
• Gucci Westman, makeup artist, cosmetic designer
• Roz Weston, radio broadcaster
• Maurice White, singer-songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire), bandleader, record producer
• Dee Dee Wilde, dancer (Pan's People)
• Jesse Williams (actor), actor, model, and activist
• Astrid Williamson,Scottish musician, composer and songwriter,
• Marianne Williamson, author, lecturer, philanthropist
• Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Brian Wilson, musician (The Beach Boys)
• Dennis Wilson, musician (The Beach Boys)
• Oprah Winfrey, media proprietor, talk show host
• Alicia Witt, actress, singer-songwriter, pianist
• James Wolcott, journalist
• Stevie Wonder, singer-songwriter, producer, musician, activist
• C. V. Wood, chief developer of Disneyland
• Jim Wright, US congressman, Speaker of the House
• Syreeta Wright*, singer-songwriter

X

• Allie X, musician
• Nelson Xavier, actor
• ^Jerry Yellin, World War II fighter pilot, author, advocate for Transcendental Meditation

Y

• Gina Yashere, British comedian

Z

• Nick Zano, actor
• Efrem Zimbalist Jr., actor
• Raquel Zimmermann, model
• Barry Zito, Major League Baseball
• Italo Zucchelli, fashion designer

*Kevin Morby

* Graham Nash

*Mary Hopkin https://twitter.com/themaryhopkin/status/1324194152356204547

^Josh Griffith https://www.goodreads.com/questions/778345-how-do-you-deal-with-writer-s-block

^ Bill Ackman https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/now/bill-ackman-charity-lunch-auction-150036746.html

^ Peter G. Dodge https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/ph-ms-dodge-foundation-0205-20150208-story.html

^ Cameran Eubanks https://sports.yahoo.com/cameran-eubanks-anxiety-180040934.html

^ Carlos Burle https://www.redbull.com/br-pt/carlos-burle-da-licoes-de-empreendedorismo

^ Anat Waxman https://newsrnd.com/business/2020-02-05--business-gossip--announces-cancer-awareness---walla!--business-and-consumerism.B1gows-OMI.html

^ Rob Lowe https://www.eatthis.com/news-rob-lowe-diet-exercise/

^ Mary Lou McDonald https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/mary-lou-mcdonald-says-can-24439342

^ Kevin Johnson https://howleaderslead.com/kevin-johnson/

^Marsha Mason https://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/house-interiors/a36717537/marsha-mason-connecticut-house/

^ Jonah Hill https://www.monsterchildren.com/an-interview-with-our-guest-editor-jonah-hill/

^ David Keenan https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/day-life-david-keenan-182728813.html

^ Aaron Rodgers https://stylegirlfriend.com/aaron-rodgers-life-coach/

^ Penelope Cruz https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/penelope-cruz-opens-up-about-using-transcendental-meditation-to-minimize-stress/

^ https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/06/when-leaders-model-openness-about-their-mental-health

Jerry Yellin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Yellin

^Karl Stevens https://afinecaseforpencils.com/post/185073569824/bio-ive-been-published-in-the-new-yorker-since