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is a short list of Masons who have gained notoriety during or after their
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exhaustive. One publication has listed over 10,000 "Famous Masons." The
purpose of this list is to briefly point out to those willing to observe,
Masonry is a fraternal organization composed of main stream people from
all walks of life; scientists, artists, comedians, musicians, presidents,
clergy, inventors, generals, actors and even those who work in outer
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| Abbott, Robert Sengstacke | Founder/publisher Chicago Defender | |
| Abbott, Sir John J.C. | Prime Minister of Canada 1891-92 | |
| Accuff, Roy | Entertainer | |
| Agha Khan. | 1877-1957. Considere comme maçon. | |
| Aldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz" | Astronaut; second man on the moon | |
| Allen, Ethan | General, Revolutionary War; Windsor, Vermont | |
| Allen, Richard | Founder/first bishop AME Church | |
| Allende, Salvador | Former President of Chile | |
| Armstrong, Louis | Jazz Musician. Montgomery Lodge No. 18, PHA, New York. | |
| Arnold, Eddy | Entertainer | |
| Arnold, General Henry "Hap" | Commander of the Army Air Force | |
| Astor, John Jacob | Fur trader and financier | |
| Atkins, Chet | Musician, Guitar | |
| Austin, Stephen F. | Father of Texas | |
| Autry, Gene | Actor; Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Oklahoma | |
| Bach, Jahann Christian | Composer | |
| Baldwin, Henry | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Balfour, Lloyd | Jewelry | |
| Barclay, E-j. | President of Liberia in 1930 - 1941. Depute-Grand Maître of the Grand Lodge of Liberia in 1930. | |
| Barrientos, Rene. | 1925-1969. President de la Bolivie en 1964. Considere comme maçon. | |
| Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste. | Designed the Statue of Liberty .. Français. 1834-1904. Celèbre pour sa statue de la liberte à New York et son lion de Belfort. Membre de la loge Alsace-Lorraine, à l'orient de Paris. | |
| Barton, Clara. | Founder of the American Red Cross. Member of the Eastern Star. | |
| Bassie, William "Count" | Orchestra leader/composer | |
| Batista, Mariano. Medecin. | 1832-1907. President of Bolivia in 1892. | |
| Baylor, Robert E. B. | Founder Baylor University | |
| Beard, Daniel Carter | Founder Boy Scouts | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig Van. | 1770-1827. Composer | |
| Bell, Lawrence | Bell Aircraft Corp | |
| Bellamy, Rev. Francis | Authored U.S. Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Benitez, Conrado | 1889-1971. Philippines. Participa à la redaction de la Constitution de ce pays. Fut Grand Maître de la Grande Loge des Philippines. | |
| Bennett, Viscount R.B. | Prime Minister of Canada 1930-35 | |
| Berlin, Irving | composer/entertainer | |
| Bertrand, Francisco. | 1870-1926. President of Honduras. | |
| Black, Hugo L. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Blair, Jr., John | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Blatchford, Samuel | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Bolivar, Simon. | 1783-1830. Hero of the Independence of South American countries from Spain. | |
| Bonaparte, Joseph. | 1768-1844. King of Naples | |
| Bonaparte, Jerôme, Prince | Fut reçu louveteau à 17 ans, à la loge La Paix, orient de Toulon. | |
| Bonaparte, Napolean | Military Leader | |
| Booth, Rev. William | Founder of the Salvation Army | |
| Borden, Sir Robert L. | Prime Minister of Canada 1911-1920 | |
| Borglum, Gutzon & Lincoln | Father and son who carved Mt. Rushmore | |
| Borgnine, Ernest | Actor | |
| Botha, Pik | Former Foreign Minister of South Africa | |
| Bougainville, Louis-Antoine | Navigateur.1729-1811 | |
| Bowell, Sir Mackenzie | Prime Minister of Canada 1894-96 | |
| Bowie, James | Alamo | |
| Bradley, Omar N. | Four Star General, U.S. Army | |
| Bradley, Thomas | Mayor of Las Angeles, CA | |
| Brant, Joseph | Chief of the Mohawks (1742-1807) | |
| Brundage, Avery | Olympic Committee | |
| Bryan, Richard | U.S. Senator | |
| BuBois, W.E.B. | Educator/scholar | |
| Buchanan, James | 1791-1868. President of the USA. Lodge No. 43, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Assistant Grand maître de la Grande Loge of Pennsylvania. | |
| Burbank, Luther | Pioneering botanist | |
| Burnett, David G. | 1st President of the Republic of Texas | |
| Burns, Conrad | U.S. Senator | |
| Burns, Robert | National Poet of Scotland; St. David's Lodge No. 174, Tarbolton, Scotland. | |
| Burton, Harold H. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Byrd, Robert | U.S. Senator | |
| Byrd, Admiral Richard E. | Flew over North Pole | |
| Byrnes, James F. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Caine, Michael | Actor | |
| Calvo, Father Francisco | Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica 1865 | |
| Campbell, Sir Malcolm | Land speed record holder | |
| Carnahan, Melvin | Governor of Missouri | |
| Carson, Christopher "Kit" | Frontiersman, scout and explorer; Montezuma Lodge No. 109, New Mexico. | |
| Carson, Curtis L. | Entrepreneur | |
| Casanova | Italian Adventurer, writer and entertainer | |
| Catton, John | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Cervi, Gino. | 1901-1974. Italian Actor, famous for his roles in films as " Don Camillo ". | |
| Chagall, Marc | Artist, painter. | |
| Chagrin, Jean Francious | Designer of The Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France | |
| Chrysler, Walter P. | Chrysler Corporation | |
| Churchill, Winston, | Sir. 1874-1965. Former Prime Minister Member of the Studholme Lodge 1591, of London. | |
| Citroen, Andre | French Engineer and motor car manufacturer 1878-1935 | |
| Clark, Roy | Country western singer; Jenks Lodge No. 497, Oklahoma | |
| Clark, Thomas C. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Clark, William | Explorer (Lewis & Clark) | |
| Clarke, John H. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Clemens, Samuel L. | aka Mark Twain | |
| Clinton, DeWitt | ||
| Cobb, Ty | Baseball Player | |
| Cody, "Buffalo Bill" William F. | Indian fighter, Wild West Show | |
| Cohan, George M. | Broadway star | |
| Cole, Nat 'King' | Great ballad singer | |
| Collodi, Carlo | Writer of Pinocchio | |
| Colt, Samuel | Firearms inventor | |
| Combs, Earle Bryan | Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Conan Doyle, Arthur. | 1859-1930. Member of Phoenix Lodge 257, Portsmouth, in 1886. Author of Sherlock Holmes. 1859-1930. | |
| Cooper, Gordon "Gordo" | Astronaut | |
| Costello, Lou | Comedian | |
| Crockett, David | American Frontiersman and Alamo fame | |
| Crosby, Norm | Entertainer | |
| Cushing, William | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Dac, Pierre. | 1895-1975. Humoriste. Celèbre pour ses calembours. | |
| DeMille, Cecil B. | Epic Film Director | |
| Dempsey, Jack | Boxing champion | |
| Desaguliers, Jean-Theophile | Physician. Inventor of the planetarium. 1683-1744. Protestant, il dut s'exiler en Angleterre pour fuir les repressions consecutives àla revocation de l'Edit de Nantes. | |
| Devanter, Willis Van | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Dewey, Thomas | Presidential Candidate | |
| Diefenbaker, John G. | Prime Minister of Canada 1957-63 | |
| Dole, Bob | former U.S. Senator/Majority Leader, Kansas; Russell Lodge No. 177, Kansas | |
| Doolittle, General James | General, famous Air Force Pilot | |
| Douglas, William O. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Doumer, Paul | President de la republique française. | |
| Doumergue, Gaston | President de la republique française. | |
| Dow, William H. | Dow Chemical Co. | |
| Doyle, Sir Author Conan | Writer - Sherlock Holmes | |
| Drake, Edwin L | American Pioneer of the Oil industry | |
| Dubois, W.E.B. | Educator/author/historian | |
| Dunant, Jean Henri | 1828-1910. Founder of the Red Cross | |
| Dunlop, John Boyd | Tire Manufacturer | |
| Eastwold, Scott | Comedian | |
| Edward VII | King of England | |
| Edward VIII | King of England who abdicated the throne in less than 1 year | |
| Ellery, William | One of nine Masonic signers of the Declaration of Independence | |
| Ellington, Duke | Jazz composer, arranger and stylist | |
| Ellsworth, Oliver | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Ervin Jr, Samual J. | Headed "Watergate" committee | |
| Evers, Medger Wiley | Civil Rights Leader | |
| Faber, Eberhard | Head of the Eberhard Fabor Pencil Company | |
| Fairbanks, Douglas | Silent film actor | |
| Field, Stephen J. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Fields, W.C. | Actor | |
| Fisher, Geoffrey | Archbishop of Canterbury 1945 - 1961 | |
| Fitch, John | Inventor of the Steamboat | |
| Fleming, Alexander, Sir. | USA. Invented penicillin. 1881-1955. | |
| Florian, Jean-pierre, Claris de. | Petit neveu de Voltaire. 1755-1794. | |
| Ford, Gerald R. | Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, Michigan. President of the United States. | |
| Ford, Henry | Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer | |
| Forten, James | Abolitionist/manufacturer | |
| Fortune, Timpothy Thomas | Journalist | |
| Fouche, Joseph, Duc d’Otrente | 1759-1820. Ministre de Napoleon | |
| Franklin, Benjamin | 1 of 13 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. Past Provincial Grand Master of Pennsylvania | |
| Frederic II | King of Prussia | |
| Frederic VII | King of Denmark. 1806-1863. | |
| Freeman, Orville | Former Governor of Minnesota and Secretary of Agriculture. | |
| Fulton, Robert | Inventor of 1st Submarine and Steam powered warship | |
| Gable, Clark | Actor | |
| Gannett, Frank E. | Hobosco Lodge No. 716, Ithaca, NY - media empire | |
| Garfield, James A. | President of the United States. Royal Arch et aux Knight Templars. Initiated 19 November 1861 at Magnolia lodge 20, Columbus (Ohio) 1831-1881 | |
| Garibaldi, Giuseppe. | 1807-1882. Deputy of Rome. | |
| Gatling, Richard J. | Built the "Gatling Gun" | |
| George VI | King of England during W.W. II | |
| Georges 1er | 1845-1913. Roi de Grèce. Fut initie au Danemark où il naquit. | |
| Georges II | 1895-1952. King of Greece | |
| Gibbon, Edward | Author of "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" | |
| Gibson, Hoot | Cowboy actor; Truth Lodge No. 628, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Gilbert & Sullivan | Composers and playwrights | |
| Gilbert, Sir William S. | Was the librettis for "Pirates of Penzance" | |
| Gillette, King C. | Gillette Razor Co. | |
| Gilman, Benjamin | ******************* | |
| Glenn, John H. | First American to orbit the earth in a space craft. U.S. Senator. Member of Concord #688 Concord, Ohio. | |
| Godfrey, Arthur | Actor | |
| Goethe, Johann Wolfgang | 1749-1832. | |
| Goldwater, Barry | Former Senator from Arizona, Presidential Candidate | |
| Gompers, Samuel | Founder of American Federation of Labor (AFL of AFL-CIO) | |
| Grant, Ulysees S. | US Military Leader, President of US | |
| Grassley, Charles | U.S. Senator | |
| Gray, Harold Lincoln | Creator of "Little Orphan Annie" | |
| Greuze, Jean-baptiste | Peintre. 1725-1805 | |
| Gris, Juan | Spanish Artist - Synthetic Cubism | |
| Grissom, Virgil (Gus) | Astronaut | |
| Grock | Swiss Circus Clown | |
| Grouchy, Emmanuel, marquis de | Pair de France. 1766-1847. | |
| Guest, Edgar A. | Poet; "The Lambskin Apron" - a 33 Degree Mason. | |
| Guillaume 1er | Empereur d’Allemagne de 1871 à 1888. | |
| Guillotin, Joseph Ignace | Inventor of the "Guillotine" | |
| Gustave V | King of Sweden 1907 -1950. | |
| Hall, Prince | Founded African Lodge in U.S. | |
| Haley, Alex | Author | |
| Hampton, Lionel | Orchestra Leader/Composer | |
| Hancock, John | 1 of 9 Masonic signers of Declaration of Independence | |
| Handel, George Fredrick | Composer | |
| Handy, William C. | Composer "Father of the Blues" | |
| Harding, Warren G | President of the U.S. Marion Lodge No. 70, Marion, Ohio | |
| Hardy, Oliver | Actor Comedian | |
| Harlan, John M. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Harvey, Paul | Radio personality | |
| Hatfield, Mark | U.S. Senator | |
| Hawkins, Augustus F. | US Congressman from California | |
| Hayden, Franz Josef F. | 1732-1809 Composer | |
| Hedges, Cornelius | "Father" of Yellowstone National Park | |
| Helms, Jesse | U.S. Senator | |
| Henry, Patrick | Patriot | |
| Henson, Josiah | Inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" | |
| Henson, Mathew | Explorer | |
| Herbert, James | "Eubie" Blake, composer/pianist | |
| Hershfield, Harry | Radio entertainer | |
| Hilton, Charles C. | Founder of Hilton Hotels | |
| Hoban, James | Architect for the U.S. Capital | |
| Hoe, Richard M | Invented the rotary press, revolutionizing newspaper printing | |
| Hollings, Ernest | U.S. Senator | |
| Hooks, Benjamin L. | Former Executive Director, NAACP | |
| Hoover, Frank | Vacuum cleaner fame | |
| Hoover, J. Edgar | Director of FBI | |
| Hope, Bob | Comedian | |
| Hornsby, Rogers | An original member of the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Houdini, Harry | Magician | |
| Houdon, Jean-antoine | Sculptor. 1741-1828. | |
| Houston, Sam | 2nd & 4th President of the Republic of Texas | |
| Hubbel, Carl | Baseball; Meeker Lodge No. 479, Oklahoma | |
| Humphrey, Hubert H. | Vice President of the United States under L.B.Johnson | |
| Hussein De Jordan | Roi des Ashemites et de Jordanie. Mort en 1999. | |
| Irwin, Jim | Astronaut | |
| Ives, Burl | Entertainer | |
| Jackson, Andrew | 7th President of the U.S. Harmony Lodge No. 1, Nashville, Tennessee 1767-1845 Grand Master of the Grande Lodge of Tennessee in 1822 - 1824. Royal Arch. | |
| Jackson, Reverend Jesse | Minister and founder of the Rainbow Coalition. Harmony Lodge No. 88, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Jackson, Robert H. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| James, Daniel "Chappie" | General, U.S. Air Force | |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Charlottesville Lodge No. 90, Charlottesville, Virginia | |
| Jenner, Edward | Inventor - Vaccination | |
| Joffre | 1852-1931. Marechal de France. | |
| Johnson, Andrew | 17th President of the U.S. Greenville Lodge No. 119, Greenville, Tennessee | |
| Johnson, Lyndon | 1908-1973. 36ème President des USA. Initie à la Johnson City Lodge n° 561, à Johnson City (Texas), le 30 octobre 1937. Resta Apprenti toute sa vie. | |
| Johnson, John A 'Jack' | Heavyweight boxing title holder | |
| Johnson, John H. | Publisher EBONY and Jet magazines | |
| Johnston, Jr. , J. Bennett | U.S. Senator | |
| Jolson, Al | Fame as the first 'talking picture' the Jazz Singer. St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York | |
| Jones, Anson | 5th President of the Republic of Texas | |
| Jones, John Paul | Founder and first admiral of the U.S. Navy - St. Bernard Lodge No. 122 (now St. Cuthbert No. 41) | |
| Jones, Melvin | One of the founders of the Lions International | |
| Keaton, Buster | Movies, Comedian | |
| Kemp, Jack | Former U.S. Senator/Secretary of HUD, New York; Fraternal Lodge No. 625 in Hamburg, NY, Quarterback for Buffalo Bills | |
| Kern, Jerome | Composer | |
| Key, Francis Scott | Wrote U.S. National Anthem | |
| Khan III, Aga | Statesman | |
| King Edward VII of England | ||
| King Edward VIII of England | ||
| King George VI of England | ||
| Kipling, Rudyard | Author. Nobel Prize in 1907. | |
| Knox, Henry | Revolutionary War General | |
| La Guardia, Fiorella H. | La Guardia Airport, Mayor of New York 1930's & 40's | |
| Lafayette, Marquis de | French supporter of American Freedom | |
| Lafontaine, Henri | Nobel Prize in 1913. | |
| Lake, Simon | Built first submarine successful in open sea | |
| Lamar, Joseph E | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Lamar, Mirabeau B. | 3rd President of the Republic of Texas | |
| Land, Frank S. | Founder Order of DeMolay | |
| Lavoisier, Antoine, Laurent de | Chemist. 1743-1794. | |
| Leazer, Gary | Investigated Freemasonry for Southern Baptist Convention and later joined Freemasonry | |
| Lemon, Mark | Founder of Punch, humorous British magazine | |
| Lewis, Meriwether | Explorer (Lewis & Clark) | |
| Lincoln, Elmo | First actor to play Tarzan of the Apes (1918) | |
| Lindbergh, Charles | Aviator - Keystone Lodge No. 243, St. Louis, MO | |
| Lipton, Sir Thomas | Founder Lipton Tea Company | |
| Livingston, Robert | Co-Negotiator for purchase of Louisiana Territory | |
| Lizt, Ferenc | Dit Franz. Compositeur hongrois.Initie à Francfor sur le Main, dans la loge Zur Einigkeit. | |
| Lloyd, Harold C. | Entertainer | |
| Lott, Trent | U.S. Senator | |
| Lumiere, Antoine-Claude | 1840-1911. Inventeur du cinematographe | |
| MacArthur, General Douglas | Commander of Armed Forces in Philippines | |
| MacDonald, Sir John A. | Prime Minister of Canada 1867-73 & 1878-91 | |
| MacAdam, John | Invented "blacktop pavement" | |
| Mackinley, William | President of USA in 1897. Assassinated. 1843-1901 | |
| Madison, James | Hiram Lodge, Westmoreland County, Virginia | |
| Magalhaes Lima, Sebastião | 1850-1928. Maçon. Fondateur de la Ligue des Droits de l'Homme, au Portugal. | |
| Marshall, George C | US Military Leader | |
| Marshall, James W. | Discovered Gold at Sutter's Mill California 1848 | |
| Marshall, John | Chief Justice (1801-1835) Supreme Court | |
| Marshall, Thurgood | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Massena, Andre | Duc de Rivoli, prince d'Essling. 1756-1817. Marechal d'Empire, surnomme par Napoleon : " l'enfant cheri de la victoire ". Il fut membre de la loge Les Vrais Amis Reunis, à l'orient de Nice et Grand administrateur du Grand Orient de France. | |
| Mathews, Stanley | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Mayer, Louis B. | Film producer who merged to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | |
| Mayo, Dr. William and Charles | Founded the Mayo Clinic | |
| Mays, Benjamin | Educator/former president Atlanta University | |
| Maytag, Fredrick | Maytag appliances | |
| McClellan, George B. | General, Union Army | |
| McGovern, George | Senator from South Dakota, Democrat Party Presidential nominee in 1972. | |
| McHenry, James | Signer of the U.S. Constitution - Spiritual Lodge No. 23, Maryland | |
| McKinley, William | President of the U.S. Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, New York | |
| Mecherle, George Jacob | Founder, State Farm Insurance | |
| Meichior, Lauritz | ||
| Mehul, Etienne-nicolas | 1763-1817. Compositeur. Celèbre pour son fameux Chant du Depart. | |
| Mellon, Andrew | American industrialist, banker and philanthropist. | |
| Menninger, Karl A. | Psychiatrist famous for treating mental illness | |
| Mesmer, Franz Anton | 1734-1815. practiced Mesmerism which led to Hypnotism | |
| Metcalfe, Ralph H. | Olympic Champion | |
| Michelson, Albert Abraham | Successfully measured the speed of light in 1882 | |
| Miller, Glenn | Musician, Band Leader | |
| Millerand, Alexandre | President de la republiquefrançaise. | |
| Minton, Sherman | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Mix, Tom | U.S. Marshal turned actor. Stared in over 400 western films | |
| Mollet, Guy. | Ne Le 31 decembre 1905 à Flers (Orne). Dcd. Professeur d'anglais. Secretaire general de la SFIO depuis 1946. Maire d'Arras. Delegue puis President de l'Assemblee Consultative du Conseil de l'Europe (1954)puis President de la Commission des Affaires Generales du Conseil de l'Europe. Vice-President du Conseil (Cabinet Queuille, 1951). Membre de la loge La Conscience à l'or. d'Arras. | |
| Monge, Gaspard | 1746-1818. Fonder of Polytechnique. | |
| Monroe, James | 1758-1831. President of the U.S. Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Virginia | |
| Montgolfier, Jacques and Joseph | Co-developers of the first practical hot-air balloon | |
| Moody, William H. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Morris, Dr. Robert | Poet and Founder of the Order of Eastern Star | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Child musical genius - composer | |
| Murphy, Audie | Most decorated American Soldier of WWII | |
| Nash, Charles | Automotive industry | |
| Naismith, James | Inventor of Basketball | |
| Nelson, Samuel | Supreme Court Justice | |
| New, Harry S. | Postmaster General who established Airmail | |
| Newton, Joseph Fort | Christian Minister | |
| Nunn, Sam | Former U.S. Senator | |
| O'Connor, Carroll | Actor | |
| Olds, Ransom E. | American automobile pioneer | |
| Otis, James | Famous for "Taxations without Representation is Tyranny" | |
| Palmer, Arnold | Golf Pro | |
| Papst, Charles F. | Coined the term "Athletes Foot" | |
| Paterson, William | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Peale, Norman Vincent | Founder of "Guidepost" and Minister | |
| Peary, Robert E. | First man to reach the North Pole (1909) - Kane Lodge No. 451, NY | |
| Penny, James C. | J.C. Penny's | |
| Perry, Matthew Calbraith | Commodore; responsible for opening relations with Japan; Holland Lodge No. 8, New York City | |
| Pershing, John Joseph "Blackjack" | General - Decorated American Soldier | |
| Pickett, George E. | Maj. Gen. (CSA), led "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg | |
| Pike, Zebulon | Pike's Peak named after him | |
| Pitney, Mahlon | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Poinsett, Joel R. | U.S. Minister to Mexico who developed the flower: Poinsettia | |
| Polk, James Knox | 1795-1849. President of the U.S. Lodge No. 31, Columbia, Tennessee | |
| Pouckine, Alexandre. | 1799-1837. Initie à la loge Uvid, en 1821. Poète russe. | |
| Pound, Roscoe | Former Dean, Harvard Law School | |
| Pullman, George | Built first sleeping car on train. | |
| Pushkin, Aleksander | Russian Poet | |
| Randolph, A. Phillip | Founder - first president, International Brotherhood Sleeping Car Porters. | |
| Rangal, Charles B. | U.S. Congressman from New York | |
| Reed, Stanley F. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Retief, Piet | Afrikaans leader and one of the founders of the South African nation. | |
| Revere, Paul | Famous American Patriot | |
| Rhodes, Cecil | Rhodes Scholarship | |
| Richet, Charles | 1850-1935. Membre de la loge Cosmos, à Paris. Prix Nobel de medecine. | |
| Rickenbacker, Eddie | Great American Air Force Ace | |
| Rickey, Branch | Baseball Legend, Signed Jackie Robinson (first black in major league). | |
| Ridgeway, Matthew | US Military Leader | |
| Ringling Brothers | All 7 brothers and their father were Masons. | |
| Robinson, Ray Sugar | World Champion Boxer | |
| Rogers, Roy | American cowboy and screen star, Hollywood Lodge No. 255, California | |
| Rogers, Will | Actor; Claremore Lodge No. 53, Oklahoma | |
| Roosevelt, Franklin D. | 1882-1945. President of the U.S. Holland Lodge No. 8, New York City | |
| Roosevelt, Theodore | 1858-1916 President of the U.S. Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, New York | |
| Rush, Benjamin | one of nine Masonic signers of the Declaration of Independence. | |
| Rutledge, Wiley B. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Saint Germain, Comte de. | Adventurer | |
| Saint Simon | Auteur des celèbres Memoires. | |
| Salten, Felix | Creator of Bambi | |
| Sanders, Bishop Carl J. | United Methodist Church | |
| Sanders, Harland "Colonel" | Founder Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurants | |
| Sarnoff, David | Father of T.V. | |
| Sax, Antoine Joseph | Invented the Saxophone (1846) | |
| Saxe-cobourg-gothA, Leopold | King of Belgium | |
| Schirra, Wally | Astronaut | |
| Schoonover, George | Founder of "The Builder" | |
| Schwartzkopf, Norman | Former U.S. General, Desert Storm commander | |
| Scott, Sir Walter | Writer | |
| Sellers, Peter | 1925-1980 Actor, Chelsea Lodge # 3098. | |
| Sexson, Mark | Minister & Founder: Intl. Order of Rainbow for Girls | |
| Shakespeare, William | Writer | |
| Sibelius, Jean | 1865-1957. Composer (Finland) | |
| Simpson, Alan | U.S. Senator | |
| Skelton, Red | Comedian | |
| Smith, John Stafford | Wrote the music that became the US National Anthem. | |
| Sousa, John Philip | Composer, Led the U.S. Marine Band from 1880 - 1892 | |
| Stanford, Leland | Drove the gold spike linking the intercontinental railroad & Founded Stanford University | |
| Starr, Bart | Football Quarterback - Green Bay Packers. | |
| Stassen, Harold | Statesman, signer of U.N. Charter | |
| Stewart, Potter | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Still, Andrew T. | American Physician who devised treatment of Osteopathy | |
| Stokes, Carl B. | First Black elected Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Stokes, Louis | U.S. Congressman from Ohio | |
| Stratton, Charles "Tom Thumb" | Entertainer | |
| Suchard, Philippe | 1797-1884. Fondateur de la celèbre marque de chocolat. | |
| Swayne, Noah H. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Swift, Johathan | Wrote Gulliver's Travels | |
| Taft, William Howard | 1857-1930. Occasional Lodge, Cincinnati, Ohio. President of the U.S. | |
| Teets, John W. | Chairman and President of Dial Corporation | |
| Tetau, Max | French Doctor, Homeopathia Universalis | |
| Thomas, Craig | U.S. Senator | |
| Thomas, Danny | Actor, Entertainer | |
| Thomas, Dave | Founder of Wendy's Restaurant | |
| Thomas, Lowell | Brought Lawrence of Arabia to public notice. radio announcer/newsman | |
| Thompson, Tommy | Governor of Wisconsin | |
| Thurston, Howard | Last of the great vaudeville magicians. | |
| Tillis, Mel | Country Singer | |
| Tirpitz, Alfred Von | 1849-1930 German Naval officer responsible for submarine warfare | |
| Todd, Thomas | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Tolstoi, Leo | Russian Author | |
| Travis, Colonel William B. | Alamo | |
| Trimble, Robert | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Truman, Harry S. | President of the U.S. Belton Lodge No. 450, Missouri. Noted for the Marshall plan. | |
| Van Boetzelaer. | 1759-1798. Grand Maître de la Grande Loge Neelandaise. | |
| Vinson, Frederick M. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet | 1694-1778. - French writer and philosopher | |
| Wadlow, Robert Pershing | Tallest human on record being almost 9 feet tall | |
| Wagner, Honus | Baseball batting legend | |
| Wallace, Governor George C. | Presidential Candidate, who was nearly assassinated | |
| Wallace, Lewis | Wrote "Ben Hur" | |
| Warner, Jack | Warner Brothers fame | |
| Warren, Earl | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Washington, Booker T. | Educator/Founder Tuskegee Institute | |
| Washington, George | 1732-1799 President of US, 1st. Fredericksburg Lodge, Fredericksburg, Virginia | |
| Watson, Thomas | Founder of IBM | |
| Wayne, John | Actor; Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, AZ | |
| Webb, Matthew | First man to swim the English Channel (1875) | |
| Wesberry, Dr. James P. | Former Exec. Dir./Editor Southern Baptist Publication Sunday | |
| Whiteman, Paul | "King of Jazz" | |
| Wilde, Oscar. Irlandais | 1854-1900. - Writer | |
| Woodbury, Levi | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Woods, William B. | Supreme Court Justice | |
| Wootton MD, Percy | President American Medical Association (1997- ) | |
| Wright, Orville & Wilber | Inventors of flight | |
| Wyler, William | Director of "Ben Hur" | |
| Young, Andrew | Former Mayor of Atlanta | |
| Young, Cy | Cy Young Award, baseball | |
| Zanuck, Darryl F. | Co-founder of 20th Century Productions in 1933 | |
| Ziegfeld, Florenz | His Ziegfeld's Follies began in 1907 | |
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