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.

Founder-Acharya

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – Founded the movement in New York in 1966.^[1]

Member disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Listed by date of first initiation:

Kirtanananda Swami – (1937–2011) initiated 1966
Mukunda Goswami* – initiated 1966
Gopal Krishna Goswami - initiated 1968
Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami* – initiated 1966
Jayananda Dasa – initiated 1967
Hansadutta Swami – initiated 1967
Tamal Krishna Goswami (1946–2002) – initiated 1968^[2]
Vishnujana Swami (1948–1976) – initiated 1968
Jayadvaita Swami* – initiated 1968
Jayapataka Swami – initiated 1968
Ramai Swami – initiated 1972
Giriraja Swami – initiated 1969^[3]
Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami (Dr. Thoudam Damodar Singh, PhD 1937–2006) – initiated 1971
Indradyumna Swami – initiated 1971
Ranchor Dasa – initiated 1971
Romapada Swami – initiated 1971
Sacinandana Swami – initiated 1972
Garuda Dasa – initiated 1973
Bhakti Tirtha Swami (1950–2005) – initiated – 1973
Radhanath Swami – initiated 1973^[4]
Bhakti Caitanya Swami – initiated 1973
Ambarisa Dasa (Alfred B. Ford), the great-grandson of Henry Ford – initiated 1975
Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson, PhD 1947 – 2008) – initiated 1975
Satyaraja Dasa (Steven J. Rosen) – initiated 1976
Bhakti Caru Swami (1945 - 2020) – initiated 1976
Drutakarma Dasa (Michael A. Cremo) – initiated 1976

*Not Accepting Disciples^[5]

Member grand disciples of Prabhupada

Kadamba Kanana Swami
Radhika Ramana Dasa (Dr. Ravi M. Gupta, PhD)
Shaunaka Rishi Dasa
Yadunandana Swami

Members and patrons in popular culture and the media

Allen Ginsberg American "beat generation" poet^[6]
Annie Lennox (now an agnostic), lead singer of popular British pop rock duo Eurythmics^[7]
Boy George, English singer^[8]
Chrissie Hynde, lead singer and guitarist of the British–American rock band The Pretenders.
Crispian Mills, lead singer and guitarist of the English rock band Kula Shaker^[9]
George Harrison, 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^{[citation needed]}
Henry Doktorski, American concert accordionist^[10]
John Joseph and Harley Flanagan, from hardcore band Cro-Mags^[11]
Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby league and rugby union player^[12]
Poly Styrene and Lora Logic, from British 1970s punk band X-Ray Spex
Ray Cappo, of Youth of Today and Shelter^[13]
Russell Brand, English comedian, actor, columnist, author and presenter of radio and television^[14]
Vic DiCara, guitarist for Los Angeles bands Inside Out and 108^[15]

Notes

^ "Founder-Acharya » Home – ISKCON – The Hare Krishna Movement". 2 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ Tree, ISKCON Desire. "Tamal Krishna Goswami | ISKCON Leaders". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ Tree, ISKCON Desire. "Giriraj Swami | ISKCON Leaders". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ Tree, ISKCON Desire. "Radhanath Swami | ISKCON Leaders". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "List of Initiating Gurus in ISKCON". gbc.iskcon.org. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ Brooks, Charles R. (1992). The Hare Krishnas in India (1st ed.). Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-81-208-0939-0.
^ Sutherland, Bryony; Ellis, Lucy (2002). Annie Lennox: The Biography. Omnibus Press. pp. 209–217. ISBN 0-7119-9192-8.
^ 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 (23 November 1999). "Away from cheering crowds, singer lost in Krishna's land". The Indian Express. Bombay. Archived from the original on 21 November 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "Henry Doktorski".
^ Rob Harvilla (29 April 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 (27 May 2007). "Marc Ellis joins the Hare Krishnas". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ Tripp Underwood (18 September 2009). "East meets West". Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
^ "Pendennis – 7 Days – The Observer".
^ Punknews.org. "108 – Creation. Sustenance. Destruction".