While there have been millions of Freemasons throughout the centuries, and all have benefited and grown under the tenets of Freemasonry, many have gone on to achieve notable recognition in their fields. The list below highlights some of the notable achievements of our brethren.

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Abbott	Sir John J.C.	Canadian Prime Minister, 1891-1892.
Abbott	Bud	Half of the comedy duo "Abbott & Costello".
Acuff	Roy	Country music musician. Member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Aldrich	Nelson Wilmarth	Nelson Wilmarth - U. S. Senator.
Aldrin	Edwin "Buzz"	American astronaut. Second man to walk on the moon - July 20, 1969.
Alfond	Harold	Owner, "Dexter Shoe Company". Philanthropist.
Allen	Charles H.	First Governor of Puerto Rico (1800-1802).
Anderson	Brad	Cartoonist and creator of the "Marmaduke" comic strip
Anderson	Robert	Major General, U.S. Army. Commanded Fort Sumter at the time of the Confederate attack.
Archer	Dennis	Mayor of Detroit, MI.
Arnold	Eddy	Country music musician. Member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Arnold	Henry "Hap"	Commander, Army Air Force in World War II.
Austin	Stephen F.	American political leader who helped make Texas a state of Mexico, and later Texas settlers gain independence. Known as the 'Father of Texas'.
Autry	Gene	American cowboy actor, singer, and owner of the California Angels. Wrote and recorded the original "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
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Baldwin	Henry	Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1830-1844).
Barnes	Roy	Governor of Georgia.
Bartholdi	Frederic	French sculptor. Created the figure of the Statue of Liberty.
Basie	William "Count"	Jazz leader/composer.
Bayh	Birch	U.S. Senator, IN (1962-1981).
Beard	Daniel Carter	Founder, the Sons of Daniel Boone. (Became the first Boy Scout organization in the U.S. in 1910.)
Bell	Lawrence	Bell Aircraft Corp.
Bellamy	Francis J.	Creator, the American "Pledge of Allegiance".
Benton	Thomas Hart	U.S. Senator, MO.
Bentsen	Lloyd M.	U.S. Congressman and Senator, TX. Vice-Presidential candidate (1988).
Berlin	Irving	Composer, songwriter, and librettist.
Blair, Jr.	John	U. S. Supreme Court Justice and member of the Constitutional Convention.
Blanc	Mel	Voice-over artist for radio, cartoons, and films. The voice of Bugs Bunny.
Blatchford	Samuel	U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Boaz	Hiram Abiff	Bishop of the Methodist Church and President ofTexas Wesleyan University.
Bond	Shadrach	First Governor of Illinois.
Boone	Daniel	American pioneer.
Borglum	Gutzon	Sculptor, carved Mt. Rushmore.
Borglum	Lincoln	Sculptor, carved Mt. Rushmore.
Borgnine	Ernest	Film and television actor. Best Actor winner, 1956 ("Marty").
Bowie	Jim	Texas colonist who died during the defense of the Alamo.
Bradley	Omar	General, U.S. Army. Led Allied troops during World War II.
Brant	Joseph	Mohawk chief (1742 - 1807).
Brown, Jr.	Charles E.	Major General, U.S. Army. Served as U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains.
Brown	Joe E.	Television actor.
Bryan	William Jennings	U.S. Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.
Buchanan	Edgar	Dentist and actor in the television series "Petticoat Junction"
Buchanan	James	15th President of the U.S. (1857-1861).
Burke	Arleigh	Admiral, U.S. Navy during Pacific battles of World War II.
Burns	Robert	Poet. National Poet of Scotland.
Burton	Harold H.	Supreme Court Justice (1945-1958).
Butterfield	Daniel	Maj. General, Union Army. Wrote "Taps".
Byrd	Richard E.	Admiral, U.S. Navy. Explorer. First person to fly over the North Pole (1926).
Byrd	Robert C.	U.S. Senator, WV.
Byrnes	James F.	U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Secretary of State.
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Canham	Erwin D.	Founder of the Rhodes Scholar program.
Cantor	Eddie	Vaudeville entertainer.
Carson	Christopher "Kit"	Frontiersman and explorer.
Catton	John	U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Chrysler	Walter P.	American automobile manufacturer.
Churchill	Winston	Prime Minister, England (1940-1945 and 1951-1955).
Clark	Roy	Country music musician. Member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Clark	Tom C.	Supreme Court Justice (1949-1967).
Clark	William	American explorer. Completed first overland exploration of the American West and Pacific Northwest.
Clarke	John H.	Supreme Court Justice (1916-1922).
Clay	Henry	Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives.
Clemens	Samuel L.	American writer and humorist. Pen name: Mark Twain.
Clinton	De Witt	Mayor of New York City and Governor of New York.
Cobb	Ty	U. S. baseball player. First player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cody	William "Buffalo Bill"	American frontiersman and showman.
Cohan	George M.	American composer. Wrote "Yankee Doodle Dandy".
Cole	Nat King	Singer and composer.
Colt	Samuel	Inventor of the first revolver.
Crockett	Davey	Frontiersman and politician. U.S. Congressman from Tennessee who died at the Alamo.
Crosby	Norm	Comedian.
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DeMille	Cecil B.	Film director.
Dempsey	Jack	Heavyweight championship (1919).
Desaguliers	John Theophilus	Inventor of the planetarium.
Dickens	"Little" Jimmy	Country music musician. Member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Dirksen	Everett M.	U.S. Senator, IL.
Dole	Bob	U.S. Congressman and Senator, KS (1961-1996).
Doolittle	James	General, U.S. Army. Led daring raids on Tokyo.
Douglas	William O.	U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Dow	Herbert Henry	Founder, Dow Chemical Co.
Doyle	Sir Arthur Conan	Writer, "Sherlock Holmes".
DuBois	W.E.B.	Scholar, co-founder of the NAACP.
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Ebbets	Charles H.	Owner, the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Edward VII	King	King of England.
Edward VIII	King	King of England who abdicated the throne in less than 1 year in order to marry the woman he loved.
Ellington	Duke	Jazz composer and bandleader.
Ellsworth	Oliver	Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Responsible for the term "United States" appearing in the Constitution.
Evans	Bob	Restaurateur and sausage manufacturer.
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Faber	Eberhard	Head of Faber Pencil Company.
Fairbanks	Douglas	Film actor.
Farragut	David G.	Admiral, US Navy. Leading Union naval officer of the U.S. Civil War.
Feller	Bob	Baseball pitcher. Hall of Fame member.
Fields	W.C.	Entertainer.
Fleming	Sir Alexander	Bacteriologist and Nobel prize winner (1945). Discovered penicillin in 1928.
Ford	Gerald R.	38th President of the U.S. (1974-1976).
Ford	Gllenn	Film actor.
Ford	Henry	Inventor, gasoline-powered automobile (1893).
Francis	Russ	Professional football player: San Francisco 49ers.
Franklin	Benjamin	American author, diplomat, philosopher, and scientist. Helped form the U.S. Federal government.
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Gable	Clark	Film actor. Starred as Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
Garfield	James A.	20th President of the U.S. (1880-1881).
Gates	John	Founder, Texaco Oil.
Gatling	Richard J.	Inventor of the "Gatling Gun".
George VI	King	King of England during World War II.
Gerry	Elbridge	American politician. Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Gilbert	Sir William S.	British playwright and lyricist. Known for comic operas including "H.M.S. Pinafore" and "The Pirates of Penzance" written with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Gillette	King C.	Inventor of the safety razor. Founder, Gillette Safety Razor Co.
Glenn, Jr.	John H.	Astronaut and U.S. Senator, OH (1974-1998). First man to orbit the earth.
Godfrey	Arthur	American television personality.
Goldwater	Barry	American politician.
Gompers	Samuel	Leader, AFL-CIO (1886-1924).
Gowdy	Curt	Television and radio sports commentator.
Graham	Albert Belmont	Father of the 4-H Rural Youth Program.
Gray	Harold Lincoln	Creator of "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip.
Greeley	Adolphus	Polar explorer.
Griffith	D.W.	Pioneer filmmaker.
Grissom	Virgil I. "Gus"	Astronaut. One of the original seven Mercury astronauts.
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Hampton	Lionel	Jazz musician.
Hancock	John	American politician. First signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Harding	Warren G.	20th President of the U.S.
Hardy	Oliver	Film comedian.
Harlan	John M.	U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Haydn	Franz Joseph	Austrian composer.
Helms	Jesse	U.S. Senator, NC.
Henry	Patrick	American colonial patriot.
Hoover	J. Edgar	Director of the FBI (1924-1972).
Hornish, Jr.	Sam	IRL racing driver.
Hornsby	Rogers	Baseball pitcher. Hall of Fame member.
Horton	Tim	Hockey player. Founder, Tim Horton's restaurant chain.
Houdini	Harry	Magician, escape artist
Houston	Sam	First President of the Republic of Texas.
Humphrey	Hubert H.	U.S. Vice President.
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Ives	Burl	Entertainer and ballad singer.
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Jackson	Andrew	7th President of the U.S. (1829-1837).
Jackson	Reverend Jesse	Baptist Minister, American civil rights leader.
Jackson	Robert H.	Supreme Court Justice. Prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Trials.
Johnson	Andrew	17th President of the U.S.
Johnson	Richard M.	U.S. Vice President.
Jolson	Al	Vaudeville and film performer.
Jones	John Paul	"Father of the U.S. Navy".
Jones	Melvin	Co-founder, Lions International.
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Kalakaua	King	Monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Kamehameha III	King	Monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Kamehameha IV	King	Monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Kamehameha V	King	Monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Kemp	Jack	U.S. Congressman, NY.
Kipling	Rudyard	Writer, "The Jungle Book".
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Lafayette	Marquis de	French soldier and politician. Close supporter and friend of Brother George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
Lake	Simon	Inventor, first open-sea submarine.
LaGuardia	Fiorello	Mayor of New York City
Lamar	Joseph	U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Lawton	Henry Ware	U.S. Civil War Medal of Honor winner. Major General of the "Rough Riders" at San Juan Hill.
LeJeune	John A.	Major General, U.S. Marine Corps. (1920-1949)
Lewis	Meriwether	American explorer. Completed first overland exploration of the American West and Pacific Northwest.
Lindbergh	Charles	Aviator. Completed the first solo transatlantic flight.
Lindner	Carl	Co-founder, United Dairy Farmers. Owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball team.
Lloyd	Harold	Entertainer, silent film actor.
Lott	Trent	U.S. Senator, MS.
Loving	Oliver	Cattle driver. Forged the "Godnight-Loving Trail".
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MacArthur	Douglas A.	General, U.S. Army. U.S. Chief of Staff. Commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II.
Macy	Rowland Hussey	Founder, R. H. Macy & Company (Macy's Department Store).
Marshall	George C.	Generl, U.S. Army. Secretary of State.
Marshall	James W.	Miner. Discovered Gold at Sutter's Mill, California (1848).
Marshall	John	Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Marshall	Thomas R.	22nd Vice-President of the United States.
Marshall	Thurgood	U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The first African-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Massey	Hart	Co-founder, Massey-Ferguson farm equipment
Mathews	Stanley	U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Mayer	Louis B.	Film producer, MGM Pictures.
Mayo	Dr. Charles	Co-founder, Mayo Clinic.
Maytag	Fredrick	President and CEO, Maytag Corp.
McCarthy	Glenn H.	Oilman and hotelier. Known as the "King of the Wildcatters."
McKinley	William	The 25th President of the United States (1897-1901).
Mellon	Andrew	Financier, politican, philanthropist. Founded the Union Trust Company and Gulf Oil.
Mercherle	George Jacob	Founder, State Farm Insurance
Mfume	Kweisi	U.S. Congressman. President and CEO, NAACP.
Michelson	Albert Abraham	Scientist. First American scientist to win the Nobel Prize after he successfully measured the speed of light in 1882.
Minton	Sherman	U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Justice (1949 - 1956).
Mitchell	Edgar	Astronaut. Flew on the Apollo 14 mission, the final mission to the moon.
Mix	Tom	Rodeo champion, film star.
Molson	John	Founder, Molson Breweries.
Monroe	James	The 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)
Montgolfier	Jacques Etienne	Co-developer (with his brother) of the first practical hot-air balloon.
Moody	William	U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Mozart	Wolfgang Amadeus	Austrian composer. Considered among the greatest and most prolific composers in history.
Murphy	Audie	Soldier and film actor. Most decorated American Soldier of World War II.
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Naismith	James A.	Invented the game of basketball.
Nelson	Samuel	U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Nunn	Sam	U.S. Senator, GA.
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Olds	Ransom E.	Founder, the Olds Motor Company, which produced the Oldsmobile.
Otis	James	American Revolutionary politician. Created statement "Taxation without Representation is Tyranny."
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Palmer	Arnold	Professional golfer.
Peale	Rev. Norman Vincent	Minister and author. Methodist minister and author of "The Power of Positive Thinking". Native of Bellefontaine, OH!
Peary	Admiral Robert E.	Admiral Robert E. - First man to reach the North Pole (1909)
Penney	James C. (J.C.)	Founder, JCPenney Stores
Pepper	Claude	U.S. Senator, FL. When he died, he was the oldest man to serve in Congress.
Perry	Matthew	Commanded one of the first steam ships and made a famous expedition to the Far East opening it for trade.
Pershing	John ("Black Jack")	General, U.S. Army. Led the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I.
Pinchot	Bronson	Television actor.
Pitney	Mahlon	U.S. Congressman, Supreme Court Justice.
Polk	James Knox	11th President of the United States.
Pound	Roscoe	Dean of the Harvard University School of Law.
Pullman	George	Inventor of the first sleeping car on a locomotive.
Putnam	Rufus	General, U.S. Army. During the Revolutionary War he was nicknamed the 'Father of the Northwest Territory'. He later became the First Grand Master of Masons in Ohio.
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Rangel	Charles	U.S. Congressman, NY.
Reed	Stanley	U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1938-1957).
Revere	Paul	Silversmith, engraver and Revolutionary hero who made the famous ride to warn "The British are coming!".
Richards	Michael	Television actor who portrayed "Kramer" on the hit series "Seinfeld".
Rickenbacker	Eddie	Aviator. He was the most decorated combat pilot of World War I.
Rickey	Branch	General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hired Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier in professional baseball.
Ridgeway	General Matthew B.	U.S. Army Chief of Staff.
Ringling Brothers	all	Circus owners. All seven brothers were Master Masons.
Robinson	"Sugar" Ray	Boxer. Five-time middleweight champion.
Roemer	Charles ("Buddy")	Governor, LA (1988-1992).
Rogers	Roy	Singer and film actor. "King of the Cowboys".
Rogers	Will	Actor and humorist.
Roosevelt	Franklin D.	32nd President of the United States.
Roosevelt	Theodore	26th President of the United States.
Rutledge	Wiley	U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1943-1949).
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Saltonstall	Leverett	U.S. Senator for 21 years.
Sanders	Colonel Harland	Restaurateur. Founded Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants.
Savalas	Telly	Television and film actor.
Sax	Antoine Joseph	Musician and inventor of the saxophone (1846).
Schaefer	Julius E.	Founded a company which later became Boeing's Wichita plant. Oversaw production of large volumes of aircraft during World War II.
Schalk	Ray	Baseball catcher. Hall of Fame member.
Schirra	Walter M.	Astronaut. Served on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. Carried several Masonic items into space with him on the Apollo 7 flight.
Schumer	Charles	U.S. Congressman, NY
Scott	Sir Walter	Novelist and poet.
Sellers	Peter	English film actor and comedian.
Sitter	Carl	Company Commader, U.S. Marine Corps. Congressional Medal of Honor winner during the Korean War.
Skelton	Red	Entertainer.
Smith	Joseph	Founder of the Mormon Church.
Smith	John Stafford	Composer. Wrote the music for "The Star-Spangled Banner".
Sousa	John Phillip	Composer and U.S. Marine Corps Band leader. Wrote numerous marches, including "The Stars and Stripes Forever".
Spanos	Alex	Owner, the San Diego Chargers football team.
Stewart	Potter	U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1959-1981).
Still	Andrew	Physician. He devised treatment of Osteopathy.
Stotz	Carl	Co-founder of Little League Baseball.
Stutz	Harry	President, Stutz Motor Car Company.
Swayne	Noah	U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Swift	Jonathan	Satirist. Wrote "A Modest Proposal" and "Gulliver's Travels".
Switzer	Carl ("Alfalfa")	Child actor star of the "Little Rascals" series.
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Taft	William Howard	27th President of the United States. Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Thayer	Syvanus	"Father" of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.
Thomas	Danny	Entertainer, Founder of St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
Thomas	Dave	Restaurateur. Founder, Wendy's Restaurants.
Thomas	Lowell	American radio commentator during both World Wars.
Thurmond	Strom	U.S. Senator. The longest-serving U.S. Senator.
Tillis	Mel	Country music musician. Member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Todd	Thomas	U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1807-1826).
Travis	William Barrett	Colonel, Texas militia. Commanded the millitia that died in defense of the Alamo.
Trimble	Robert	U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Truman	Harry S.	33rd President of the United States.
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Vinson	Frederick	Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1946-1953).
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Wagner	Honus	Baseball pitcher. Hall of Fame member.
Wallace	George C.	Governor, AL.
Walker	Charlie	Country music musician. Member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Wallace	Lew	Major General, U.S. Army, politician and author. Governor, NM. Aouthor of "Ben Hur" and the song "You Are My Sunshine".
Warner	Glen "Pop"	Football coach.
Warner	Jack	Co-founder, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Warren	Earl	Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1953 - 1974).
Washington	Booker T.	Educator and author.
Washington	George	General, U.S. Army. 1st President of the United States.
Watson	Thomas J.	President and Chariman, IBM.
Wayne	John	Film actor. "The Duke" is widely hailed as one of the most popular film actors of all time.
Webb	James	NASA Administrator.
Whiteman	Paul	Jazz conductor and musician.
Wilder	Lawrence Douglass	Governor, VA. First elected African-American Governor in the US.
Wood	Grant	Painter. Most famous work is the painting "American Gothic".
Wyler	William	Film director.
Wynn	Edd	Film actor and comedian.
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Young	Brigham	Founder, the Mormon Church.
Young	Cy	Baseball pitcher. Hall of Fame member.
Young	Andrew	United Nations Ambassador. Mayor, Atlanta, GA.
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Zanuck	Darryl F.	Co-founder, 20th Century Productions.
Zigfeld	Florenz	Creator, "Ziegfeld's Follies".