Ex-Baháʼís or former Baháʼís are people who have been a member of the

Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essential worth of all religions and Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity, the unity of all people. Established by ...

at some time in their lives and later disassociated from it. The following is a list of notable ex-Baháʼís who have either converted to another religion or philosophy, or became non-religious. Baháʼís who are not in good standing, having lost their administrative rights for some transgression, are not considered ex-Baháʼís.

Converted to Christianity

* John Ford Coley (born 1948) - American musician. * Francis Spataro - Became a follower of Charles Mason Remey. In the later years of his life, he became an archbishop of the Apostolic Episcopal Church and left the Baháʼí Faith altogether.

Converted to Islam

* Abd al-Hosayn Ayati (1871–1953) - Also known as Avarih. He spent 18 years as a Baháʼí travelling teacher and reverted to

Shia Islam Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual le ...

in 1921. * Sobhi Fazl'ollah Mohtadi (1897–1962) - Secretary of 'Abdu'l Bahá, who was expelled after opposing the leadership of

Shoghi Effendi Shoghí Effendi (; ;1896 or 1897 – 4 November 1957) was Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1922 until his death in 1957. As the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, he was charged with guiding the development of the Baháʼí Faith, in ...

and later joined a Shia-Sufi Order.

Others

Denis MacEoin Denis M. MacEoin (26 January 1949 – 6 June 2022) was a British academic, scholar and writer with a focus on Persian, Arabic and Islamic studies. He authored several academic books and articles, as well as many pieces of journalism. Since 2014 ...

(1949–2022) - British academic, Baháʼí from about 1966 to 1980, he departed after disagreements with Baháʼís, mostly due to his research. * Alden Penner (born 1983) - Canadian musician, left in 2013 after personal differences with other Baháʼís. *

Juan Cole John Ricardo Irfan "Juan" Cole (born October 23, 1952) is an American academic and commentator on the modern Middle East and South Asia. Dead link; no archive located. He is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University ...

(born 1952) - Having converted to the Baháʼí Faith in 1972, Cole resigned in 1996 and became uninterested in organized religion.

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Converted to Christianity

Converted to Islam

Others

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