# Knut Nærum

== A == Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – retired basketball player & the NBA's all-time leading scorer Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – American former professional basketball player Tariq Abdul-Wahad – French basketball coach and former player Eric Abidal – French former professional footballer; played mainly for Lyon and Barcelona Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar – former NFL player Mahershala Ali – American actor and first Muslim actor to win an Oscar Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., 1942–2016) – converted from Baptist to The Nation of Islam to Sunni Islam; American professional boxer (three-time world heavyweight champion), philanthropist and social activist Rowland Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley – British soldier and peer Vladimir Arutyunian – failed assassin of George W. Bush, converted to Islam in prison Edoardo Agnelli – only son of Gianni Agnelli, the industrialist patriarch of Fiat, died at 46 == B == Kristiane Backer - a German television presenter, television journalist and author residing in London A. George Baker – American Protestant clergyman and medical doctor who converted to Islam. Abdullah Beg of Kartli – Georgian convert to Islam; served as a viceroy of Kartli for the Iranian Shah, Nadir in 1737; claimant to the kingship of Kartli Mohammed Knut Bernstrom - Swedish ambassador to Venezuela (1963-1969), Spain (1973-1976) and Morocco (1976-1983) Danny Blum – German footballer Ibrahim Bey – Egyptian Mamluk of Georgian Christian origins Józef Bem – Polish and Hungarian general; historically defined as a national hero within Poland and Hungary; escaped to the Ottoman Empire where he converted to Islam and took up the name Murad Pasha Lauren Booth – English broadcaster, journalist and activist Omar Bongo – Gabonese, Ex-President of Gabon Wojciech Bobowski – raised Protestant; Polish musician; translator of the Bible into Ottoman Turkish Willie Brigitte – convicted criminal, who was deported from Australia in 2003 Dolores "LaLa" Brooks - American musician == C == Torquato Cardilli - Italian ambassador André Carson - American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district since 2008 Count Cassius – Visigothic aristocrat who founded the Banu Qasi dynasty of Muwallad rulers Dave Chappelle - comedian and television star Chrisye – Indonesian singer; changed his name to Chrismansyah Rahadi from Christian Rahadi Emilia Contessa – Indonesian actress, singer and politician (from Islam to Christianity back to Islam; known as Nur Indah Cintra Sukma Munsyi) Zainab Cobbold – first Muslim woman born in Britain to perform the Hajj pilgrimage Robert D. Crane – former adviser to President Richard Nixon, and is former Deputy Director (for Planning) of the U.S. National Security Council == D == Mujahid Dokubo-Asari – founder and leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force == E == Abdullah el-Faisal – Muslim cleric who preached in the United Kingdom until he was convicted of stirring up racial hatred and urging his followers to murder Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Americans Wadih el-Hage – former Al-Qaeda member who was convicted for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings Keith Ellison – American, Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district, first Muslim to be elected to the United States Congress, converted from Catholicism Elpidius – Byzantine aristocrat and governor of Sicily Erekle I of Kakheti – Georgian convert to Islam who ruled the kingdoms of Kakheti and Kartli Yusuf Estes – former preacher and federal prison chaplain, converted from Protestantism Gazi Evrenos – Byzantine convert to Islam == F == Shah Shahidullah Faridi – writer of German descent born to a Christian family Firouz – Armenian Christian convert to Islam who served as a spy for Bohemund during the Siege of Antioch Myriam Francois-Cerrah – journalist who converted from Roman Catholicism in 2003 Franck Ribéry - Soccer player of French national soccer team converted to Islam after learning about Islam from his Algerian friend later whom he married after reverting to Islam. In respect to his reversion Bayern Munich gave him a small place to worship during his football career.