This list of converts to nontheism includes individuals who formerly identified with a religion but have rejected their former religion, becoming nontheist.
Former Buddhists Name Country NotesKhorloogiin ChoibalsanMongoliaCommunist revolutionary, politician, and leader of Mongolia.Mao ZedongSchram 1966, p. 20; Terrill 1980, p. 11; Pantsov & Levine 2012, pp. 14, 17.ChinaCommunist revolutionary, politician and socio-political theorist and founding father of the People's Republic of China
Former Christians