Category:People by former religion

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People who converted from one religion to another, or from one religion to no religion, or from one denomination to another within a religion (such as those who are in both Category:Former Roman Catholics and Category:Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy), or who were expelled, or who simply no longer practice their religion, categorized by their former religion. Please only add people for whom losing their religion is a defining characteristic or related to their notability.