20 celebs you didn’t know were Jehovah’s Witnesses – This will really shock you! (With Pics)

16. Venus Williams

Venus and her sister Serena were both raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses. Venus launched onto the tennis scene as a teenager and her sister seemed poised to remain in her shadow for a long time, but it was Serena who became the far greater champion and is rated the number 1 women’s tennis player of the Open era. Their father has created numerous media problems for the girls with his rants on racism in the sport, but they distanced themselves from him somewhat in that regard.