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Famous Urantians
Influential, Notable, Well Known Adherents of Urantia Book Fellowship
and devoted Urantia Book Readers
- William S. Sadler - influential physician, psychiatrist and holistic health pioneer; founder of Urantia Book Fellowship; editor of the URANTIA Book and leader in its dissemination
- Wilfred Custer Kellogg - second most important person (after Sadler) in bringing forth the Urantia Book, said to have been channeled through Wilfred (Wilfred and his uncle, cereal inventor John Harvey Kellogg, were both former Seventh-day Adventists)
- Kerry Livgren - lead guitarist, songwriter and founding member of rock group Kansas (was a devout Urantian before becoming an Evangelical Christian Protestant)
In addition to people who were full-fledged Urantians - people for whom the Urantia Book or organizations surrounding it constituted their religion - a number of other famous people were reportedly enthusastic readers of the Urantia Book. These include TV writer Norman Lear (All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude), TV writer/producer Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek), science fiction writer Frank Herbert (Dune), Buffy St. Marie (Canadian Native American musician, composer, visual artist, educator and social activist), Mo Segal (Celestial Seasoning's Tea), actor Jackie Gleason (The Honeymooners), and rock and roll legends Elvis Presley, Jimmy Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Moody Blues, Spirit, and Janis Joplin.
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