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 FAMOUS FREEMASONS

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
Buchanan, James - President of the US
Ford, Gerald R. - President of the US
Garfield, James A. - President of the US
Harding, Warren G. - President of the US
Jackson, Andrew - President of the US
Johnson, Andrew - President of the US
McKinley, William - President of the US
Monroe, James - President of the US
Polk, James Knox - President of the US
Roosevelt, Franklin D. - President of the US
Roosevelt, Theodore - President of the US
Taft, William Howard - President of the US
Truman, Harry S. - President of the US
Washington, George - President of US, 1st

 
MILITARY FIGURES
Arnold, General Henry "Hap" - Commander of the Army Air Force
Bradley, Omar N. - Military leader
Doolittle, General James - Famous Air Force Pilot
Jones, John Paul - First Admiral of the US Navy
MacArthur, General Douglas - Commander of Armed Forces in Philippines
Marshall, George - General of the Armies
Montgomery, Richard Major General - First General Officer of the Continental Army
Murphy, Audie - Most decorated soldier of WW11.
Pershing, John Joseph - Decorated American Soldier
Rickenbacker, Eddie - Great American Air Force Ace

 
SPORTS FIGURES
Cobb, Ty - An original member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Combs, Earle Bryan - Baseball Hall of Fame
Naismith, James - Inventor of Basketball
Palmer, Arnold - Golf Pro

 
WRITERS/ACTORS
Clemens, Samuel L. - Mark Twain - writer
Doyle, Sir Author Conan - Writer - Sherlock Holmes
Gable, Clark - Actor
Kipling, Rudyard - Writer 
Rogers, Roy - American cowboy and screen star
Shakespeare, William - Writer
Voltaire - French writer and philosopher
Wayne, John - Actor

MUSICIANS
Clark, Roy - Country Western Star
Key, Francis Scott - Wrote US National Anthem
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Composer
Smith, John Stafford - Wrote the music that became the US National Anthem.
Sousa, John Philip - Led the US Marine Band from 1880 - 1892

GOVERNMENT FIGURES
Churchill, Winston - British Leader
Diefenbaker, John G. - Prime Minister of Canada 1957-63
George VI - King of England during W.W. II
Marshall, John - Chief Justice US Supreme Court 1801 - 1835
Marshall, Thurgood - Supreme Court Justice

ASTRONAUTS
Aldrin, Edwin E. - Astronaut
Armstrong, Neil - Astronaut
Glenn, John H. - First American to orbit the earth in a space craft
Grissom, Virgil - Astronaut

AMERICAN PIONEERS
Austin, Stephen F. - Father of Texas
Bowie, James - Alamo
Clark, William - Explorer
Cody, "Buffalo Bill" William - Indian fighter, Wild West Show
Colt, Samuel - Firearms inventor
Crockett, David - American Frontiersman and Alamo fame
Henry, Patrick - Patriot
Lewis, Meriwether - Explorer
Revere, Paul - Famous American
Travis, Colonel William B. - Alamo 

OTHER FAMOUS MASONS
Bartholdi, Frederic A. - Designed the Statue of Liberty
Beard, Daniel Carter - Founder Boy Scouts
Borglum, Gutzon & Lincoln - Father and Son who carved Mt. Rushmore
Dunant, Jean Henri - Founder of the Red Cross
Ford, Henry - Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer
Hoban, James - Architect for the US Capital
Hoover, J. Edgar - Director of FBI
Land, Frank S. - Founder Order of DeMolay
Mayo, Dr. William and Charles - Began Mayo Clinic
Penny, James C. - Retailer
Warner, Jack - Warner Brothers Fame

 **There are far too many famous Freemasons to be listed here. For more listings, please consult the various internet search engines for "Famous Freemasons"