List of International Society for Krishna Consciousness members and patrons

The following is a list of members or people closely associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. This list is not exhaustive and includes only notable persons.

Founder

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Founded the movement in New York in 1966.

Listed by date of first initiation:

Kirtanananda Swami - initiated 1966
Mukunda Goswami - initiated 1966
Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami - initiated 1966
Jayananda Dasa - initiated 1967
Hansadutta Swami - initiated 1967
Tamala Krishna Goswami (1946–2002) - initiated 1968
Vishnujana Swami (1948–1976) - initiated 1968
Jayadvaita Swami - initiated 1968
Jayapataka Swami - initiated 1968
Gopala Krishna Goswami - initiated 1969
Giriraja Swami - initiated 1969
Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami (Dr. Thoudam Damodar Singh, Ph.D. 1937–2006) - initiated 1971
Indradyumna Swami - initiated 1971
Lokanatha Swami - initiated 1971
Ranchor Dasa - initiated 1971
Suhotra Swami (1950–2007) - initiated 1971
Romapada Swami - initiated 1971
Sacinandana Swami - initiated 1972
Krishna Ksetra Dasa (Dr. Kenneth R. Valpey, Ph.D.) - initiated 1972
Garuda Dasa (Dr. Graham M. Schweig, Ph.D.) - initiated 1972
Bhakti Tirtha Swami (1950–2005) - initiated - 1973
Radhanath Swami - initiated 1973
Sivarama Swami - initiated 1973
Urmila Devi Dasi (Dr. Edith E. Best) - initiated 1973
Bhakti Caitanya Swami - initiated 1973
Gour Govinda Swami (1929–1996) - initiated 1974
Hanumatpresaka Swami - initiated 1974
Ambarisa Dasa (Alfred B. Ford), the great grandson of Henry Ford; initiated 1975
Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson, Ph.D. 1947 - 2008) - initiated 1975
Satyaraja Dasa (Steven J. Rosen) - initiated 1976
Bhakti Caru Swami - initiated 1976
Drutakarma Dasa (Michael A. Cremo) - initiated 1976
Jagatguru Swami - initiated 1971

Allen Ginsberg American "beat generation" poet^[1]
Annie Lennox (now an agnostic), lead singer of popular British pop rock duo Eurythmics^[2]
Boy George, English singer^[3]
Crispian Mills, lead singer and guitarist of English rock band Kula Shaker^[4]
George Harrison, popular English guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles.
Hayley Mills, English actress, daughter of John Mills. Mother of Crispian Mills from Kula Shaker^[5]
Henry Doktorski, American concert accordionist^[6]
John Joseph and Harley Flanagan, from hardcore band Cro-Mags^[7]
Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby league and rugby union player^[8]
Poly Styrene and Lora Logic, from British 1970s punk band X-Ray Spex
Ray Cappo, of Youth Of Today and Shelter^[9]
Russell Brand, English comedian, actor, columnist, author and presenter of radio and television^[10]
Vic DiCara, guitarist for Los Angeles bands Inside Out and 108^[11]

↑ Brooks 1992, pp. 78–9
↑ Sutherland & Ellis 2002, pp. 209–217
↑ Boy George with Spencer Bright, Take It Like A Man (Harper Collins, First U.S. Edition, 1995) pp.481–482. On page 482, he says, "I enjoy the rituals of offering obeisances to Krishna and chanting, especially when there are hundreds of devotees jumping and banging drums. At that moment it seems like the human ego is truly transcended. I do find the sexual attitudes far too rigid, though I admit the cycle of desire is fraught with anxiety and disappointment. I don't choose to cut off from it, maybe I enjoy the pain." On page 481 he says, "'Bow Down Mister' swept me up in a spiritual whirl and I became an unlikely queer envoy for Krishna Consciousness."
↑ Chitra Subramanyam (November 23, 1999). "Away from cheering crowds, singer lost in Krishna's land". Bombay: The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
↑ Daily Mail 19 June 1984
↑ "Henry Doktorski".
↑ Rob Harvilla (Apr 29, 2008). "The Bloodclot Diaries: The brutal life and times of John 'Bloodclot' Joseph: New York hardcore icon, Krishna devotee, hustler, survivor" (The Village Voice ed.). New York.
↑ Lewis, Rebecca (May 27, 2007). "Marc Ellis joins the Hare Krishnas". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
↑ Tripp Underwood (September 18, 2009). "East meets West". The Boston Globe. New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
↑ "Pendennis - 7 Days - The Observer".
↑ Punknews.org. "108 - Creation. Sustenance. Destruction".

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Modern Gaudiya Vaishnavas (1875 to date)
Pre-ISKCON	Bhakti Hridaya Bon Swami Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Bhaktivinoda Thakur Gaurakishora Dasa Babaji Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Sadananda Vamana Dasa
Governing Body Commission, and other ISKCON Gurus	A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada^* Aindra Dasa^* Bhakti Caitanya Swami^* Bhakti Charu Swami^* Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami^* Bhakti Tirtha Swami^* Giriraja Swami^* Gopala Krishna Goswami^* Gour Govinda Swami^* Hanumatpresaka Swami^* Indradyumna Swami^* Jayadvaita Swami^* Jayapataka Swami^* Kadamba Kanana Swami^* Krishna Kshetra Dasa^* Lokanatha Swami^* Mukunda Goswami^* Radhanath Swami^* Ravindra Svarupa Dasa^* Romapada Swami^* Sacinandana Swami^* Satsvarupa dasa Goswami^* Sivarama Swami^* Suhotra Swami^* Tamala Krishna Goswami^*
After the Founding of ISKCON (1966 to date)	Richard Shaw Brown Michael Cremo Alfred Ford Geoffrey Giuliano Hansadutta Swami Harikesa Swami Hridaya Caitanya Dasa Jayananda Dasa Jayatirtha Dasa Kirtanananda Swami Krishna Dharma Kurt Mausert Malati Dasi Radhika Ramana Dasa Ramesh Kallidai Ramesvara Swami Ranchor Prime Sadhu Priya Das Steven J. Rosen Graham Schweig Shaunaka Rishi Das Tulsi Gabbard Richard L. Thompson Tripurari Swami Urmila Devi Dasi Visnujana Swami Yadunandana Swami
Gaudiya Math and other vaishnava	Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha
*ISKCON guru