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Abbott, Robert Sengstacke - Founder & publisher Chicago Defender.
Abbott, Sir John J.C. - Prime Minister of Canada 1891-1892.
Abbott, William "Bud" - Famous half of the Abbott & Costello comedy team.
Acuff, Roy - "King of Country Music".
Adams, Sherman - Governor of New Hampshire and US Congressman.
Aguinaldo, Emilio - President of the Philippines, he declared their independence in 1898.
Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth - U. S. Senator, known for his extensive impact on banking reform.
Aldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz" - American astronaut and second human being to walk on the moon (July 20, 1969).
Alfond, Harold - Owned famous 'Dexter Shoe Company' and noted philanthropist.
Allen, Charles H. - First Governor of Puerto Rico (1800-1802).
Allen, Ira - Known as the "Father of Vermont".
Allen, Richard - Founder / first bishop AME Church.
Althouse, Monroe - Director, Ringgold Band of Pennsylvania.
Ames, Ezra - Portrait painter who painted portraits of Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Martin Van Buren.
Anderson, Brad - Cartoonist and creator of the popular 'Marmaduke' comic strip.
Anderson, Robert - Major General U.S. Army. Known as "Hero Of Fort Sumter".
André, Major John - British soldier who attempted to assist Benedict Arnold in his treasonous betrayal of West Point.
Antheil, George - Eccentric composer of the 1920s.
Archer, Dennis - Mayor of Detroit, Michigan.
Arlen, Richard - Movie actor.
Armstrong, Louis - American jazz trumpeter. Known as "Satchmo".
Arnold, Eddie - Country Music legend and member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Arnold, General Henry "Hap" - Commander of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Arthur William Patrick Albert / Prince Arthur - Third son of Queen Victoria.
Asher, Max - US movie actor - Keystone Kop.
Astor, John Jacob - German immigrant to the US, he was once considered the wealthiest man in America.
Audubon, John James - American ornithologist and artist.
Auker, Elden - US baseball 'submarine' pitcher.
Austin, Stephen F. - American colonizer and political leader. Known as the "Father of Texas".
Autry, Gene - American actor and cowboy singer. ("Back in the Saddle Again" and more)
Bach, Jahann Christian - Composer.
Bagley, Edward E. - Composer of "National Emblem" march.
Bahamonde, Ramon Franco - An aviator and Spanish politician.
Bahr, Hermann - Austrian writer, essayist and critic.
Baldry, Tony - UK Member, House of Commons.
Baldwin, Henry - Supreme Court Justice.
Balfour, Lloyd - Jewelry manufacturer.
Banks, Sir Joseph - Noted naturalist who accompanied Capt. Cook.
Barnard, Lawrence "Slim" - Creator and host of TV's "The Happy Wanderer".
Barnes, Roy - 80th Governor of Georgia (1998-2002).
Barnes, W. W. - Professor of church history at Southwestern Seminary 1913-1953.
Bartholdi, Frederic A. - Designed the Statue of Liberty.
Barton, Edmund - Speaker of the legislative assembly, New South Wales, Australia.
Basie, William "Count" - Orchestra leader & composer.
Bass, Edward - First Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts.
Bates, Frederick - Governor of Missouri.
Bayh, Birch - US Democratic Senator from Indiana from 1962-1981.
Baylor, Robert E. B. - Founder Baylor University.
Beard, Daniel Carter - Founder Boy Scouts.
Bell, Lawrence - Bell Aircraft Corp.
Bellamy, Francis J. - The Baptist Minister who created America's Pledge of Allegiance.
Benes, Eduard - President of Czechoslovakia elected in 1935.
Bennett, Viscount R.B. - 12th Prime Minister of Canada 1930-1935.
Benton, Thomas Hart - U. S. Senator from Missouri for 30 years.
Bentsen, Lloyd M. - Served the U. S. with honor and distinction as a bomber pilot in WWII, a US Congressman, Senator and Secretary of the Treasury.
Berlin, Irving - Entertainer and songwriter.
Berthold, Bartholomew - Businessman who organized the first territorial bank in the Louisiana Territory.
Black, Hugo L. - Supreme Court Justice.
Blair, Jr., John - Supreme Court Justice.
Blanc, Mel - Voice of cartoon characters Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Barney Rubble, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the cat and others.
Blatchford, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice.
Boaz, Hiram Abiff - Bishop of the Methodist Church.
Bond, Shadrach - First Grand Master of Freemasons and first Governor of Illinois.
Boone, Daniel - Mythologized early U. S. pioneer responsible for the exploration of Kentucky.
Borden, Sir Robert L. - Prime Minister of Canada 1911-1920.
Borglum, Gutzon & Lincoln - Father and Son who carved Mt. Rushmore.
Borgnine, Ernest - Film and television actor.
Bortnyansky, Dimitry Stepanovich - Genius Russian composer.
Bowell, Sir Mackenzie - Prime Minister of Canada 1894-1896.
Bowie, James - American-born Mexican colonist who died during the defense of the Alamo.
Bradley, Omar N. - American general. Played a major part in the Allied victory in World War II.
Bradley, Thomas - Mayor of Las Angeles, CA.
Brant, Joseph - Chief of the Mohawks 1742 - 1807.
Breckinridge, John C. - American Vice President and lost to Abraham Lincoln.
Brown, Major General Charles E. Jr. - Served as US Army Chief of Chaplains.
Brown, Foster V. - US Congressman from Tennessee.
Brown, Joe E. - Immensely popular actor with the BIG mouth!
Bruce, James of Kinnaird - Scottish explorer who made an epic voyage to Abyssinia in the 18th century.
Bryan, William Jennings - US Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.
BuBois, W.E.B. - Educator / scholar.
Buchanan, Edgar - Dentist and actor in the US television series "Petticoat Junction".
Buchanan, James - 15th President of the U.S. (1857-1861).
Bullock, Bob - Texas Lt. Governor.
Burbank, Luther - Horticulturist and Naturalist.
Burke, Arleigh - US Navy Admiral who helped win the battle in the Pacific during World War II.
Burnett, David G. - 1st President of the Republic of Texas.
Burrows, Lansing - President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1914-1916).
Burns, Conrad - US Senator from Montana.
Burns, Robert - The National Poet of Scotland.
Burton, Harold H. - Supreme Court Justice.
Burton, Ron - Professional football player with the Boston Patriots.
Bush, Vannevar - Pioneer in development of atomic and nuclear energy.
Butterfield, Daniel - Major General in the Civil War Union Army.
Byrd, Admiral Richard E. - American naval officer and explorer.
Byrd, Robert C. - The "Dean" of the US Senate.
Byrnes, James F. - Supreme Court Justice and Secretary of State.
Calvo, Father Francisco - Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica 1865.
Canham, Erwin D. - Rhodes Scholar; Editor of The Christian Science Monitor; Governor of Guam.
Cantor, Eddie - Popular vaudevillian.
Carroll, B. H. - First president of Southwestern Seminary.
Carson, Christopher "Kit" - Frontiersman, scout and explorer.
Casanova - Italian Adventurer, writer and entertainer.
Cass, Lewis - American solider, politician and diplomat.
Catton, John - Supreme Court Justice.
Chagrin, Jean Francious - Designer of The Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France.
Chamberlain, Joshua L. - Union General who received the only battlefield promotion to general during the US Civil War.
Chennault, Clair Lee - American General nicknamed "Old Leather Face".
Christian, John T. - Baptist Minister; Professor of Church History and Librarian of the Baptist Bible Institute.
Chrysler, Walter P. - American automotive manufacturer.
Churchill, Winston - British politician and writer.
Citroen, Andre - French Engineer and motor car manufacturer
Clark, Mark Wayne - US Army General who commanded the American Fifth Army.
Clark, Montague Graham, Jr. - Presbyterian minister and President of the School of the Ozarks.
Clark, Roy - Country-Western star and singer; member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Clark, Tom C. - Supreme Court Justice (1949-1967).
Clark, William - American explorer and frontier politician.
Clarke, John H. - Supreme Court Justice (1916-1922).
Clay, Henry - Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Clayton, Lou - Was part of the "Clayton and Durante" Vaudeville act with Jimmy Durante.
Cleaveland, Moses - Active in the Revolutionary War.
Clemens, Samuel L. - Mark Twain - Writer and humorist.
Clinton, De Witt - Mayor of New York City, Governor of New York.
Clinton, George - Third Vice President of the United States.
Cobb, Ty - U.S. Baseball Player and manager.
Cody, "Buffalo Bill" William - American guide, scout and showman.
Cohan, George M. - American composer, lyricist and Broadway star.
Cole, Nat "King" - Great pianist and ballad singer.
Coleman, Frank - Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Collins, Ray - Actor who played "Lt. Tragg", Perry Mason's nemeses.
Collodi, Carlo - Writer of "Pinocchio".
Colt, Samuel - Firearms inventor and manufacturer.
Combs, Earle Bryan - Baseball Hall of Fame.
Conner, W. T. - Taught theology at Southwestern Seminary 1910--1949.
Cook, Joseph - British
Craig, John B. - Career US foreign service officer and Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman.
Crockett, David "Davy" - American Frontiersman, politician and Alamo fame.
Crosby, Norm - Comedian and entertainer.
Crowe, William J. Jr. - Served as Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command.
Cushing, William - Supreme Court Justice.
Dallas, George M. - 12th American Vice President.
Darrah, Delmar - Stimulus, imagination and drive for the founding of the American Passion Play.
Daub, Hal - Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska (2001).
Dearborn, Major General Henry - Ranking US Army commander during the War of 1812.
DeBar, Ben - One of the most famous of the early day US actors.
Decroly, Ovide - Noted developer of educational psychology.
DelPilar, Marcelo - The "Father of Philippine Masonry", lawyer and publisher.
DeMille, Cecil B. - Film director.
Dempsey, (William Harrison) Jack - Professional boxer.
Desaguliers, John Theophilus - Inventor of the planetarium.
Devanter, Willis Van - Supreme Court Justice.
Dewey, Thomas - Presidential Candidate.
Diefenbaker, John G. - Prime Minister of Canada 1957-1963.
Dirksen, Everett M. - American political leader in the US House of Representatives and Senate.
Dodge, Henry - First U.S. Marshal in Missouri, Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
Dole, Robert J. - Decorated Veteran, World War II; U.S. Congressman and Senator from Kansas.
Doolittle, General James - American Army officer and aviator.
Douglas, James - Became Governor of Vermont in 2003.
Douglas, William O. - US Supreme Court Justice for 36 years.
Dow, Herbert Henry - Founded Dow Chemical Co.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan - British physician and writer, creator of "Sherlock Holmes".
Drake, Edwin L. - American pioneer of the oil industry.
Driver, Captain Thomas - When presented a hand made flag, he immediately ordered the new colors run up the mast and as he saluted declared, "I name thee Old Glory."
DuBois, W.E.B. - Educator / Scholar and co-founder of the NAACP.
Dunant, Jean Henri - Philanthropist who inspired the founding of the Red Cross.
Dym, Jack - Known to New Yorkers as "Jack The Hack".
Easton, Rufus - First postmaster west of the Mississippi River.
Ebbets, Charles H. - Owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.
Edson, Carroll A. - Co-founder of the Order of the Arrow, the Boy Scout honor fraternity.
Edward VII - King of England.
Edward VIII - King of England who abdicated the throne in less than 1 year.
Elgin, Lord - Convener of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, retired Brigadier General in the Scots Guard Reserve.
Ellington, Edward K. "Duke" - American jazz composer, orchestrator, band leader, and pianist.
Ellison, Dr. Marcus - Past President of Virginia Union University.
Ellsworth, Oliver - Supreme Court Justice.
Enzi, Michael B. - United States Senator (Wyoming).
Ernette, James L. - Pennsylvania State Trooper.
Ervin Jr, Samual J. - U.S. Senator and Headed "Watergate" committee.
Evanko, Col. Paul J. - Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police.
Evans, Bob - Famous restaurateur.
Evers, Medger Wiley - Civil Rights Leader.
Faber, Eberhard - Head of the famous Eberhard Fabor Pencil Company.
Fairbanks, Douglas - American silent film actor.
Farragut, David G. - Admiral, US Navy. Union naval officer of the US Civil War.
Feller, Bob - Hall of Fame baseball pitcher with the 28th most winning record.
Fernández-Juncos, Manuel - Hero of Puerto Rico.
Fiala, Anthony - War correspondent and famous photographer.
Field, Stephen J. - Supreme Court Justice (1863-1897).
Fields, W. C. - American entertainer known for his raspy voice, bulbous nose, and sardonic disposition.
Fisher, Geoffrey - Archbishop of Canterbury 1945 - 1961.
Fitch, John - Inventor of the Steamboat.
Fleming, Sir Alexander - British bacteriologist who discovered Penicillin in 1928.
Foelsche, Paul - First police inspector in Australia's Northwest Territories.
Ford, Gerald R. - 38th President of the U.S.
Ford, Glenn - Famous US movie actor.
Ford, Henry - Founded Ford Motor Company in 1903.
Forten, James - Abolitionist and manufacturer.
Fortune, Timpothy Thomas - Journalist.
Franklin, Benjamin - American printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, scientist and was one of the 13 Masonic signers of the Constitution of the United States.
Francona, Tito - US baseball player for the Cleveland Indians.
Frederick II ("The Great") - King of Prussia (1712-1786).
Fulton, Robert - Inventor of 1st Submarine and Steam powered warship.
Gable, Clark - American actor who is best remembered for his role as Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind".
Garfield, James A. - The 20th President of the United States.
Gatchell, T. James (Jim) - A pharmacist, historian and collector.
Gates, John - Founder of Texaco Oil Company and popularized barbed wire. Known as "Bet-a-million" Gates.
Gatling, Richard J. - Inventor of the "Gatling Gun".
George VI - King of England during W.W. II
Gerry, Elbridge - American politician. Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Gibbon, Edward - Writer - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Gilbert, Sir William S. - British playwright and lyricist for "Pirates of Penzance".
Gillett, King C. - Inventor and founder of the Gillett Razor Co.
Glenn, John H. - First American to orbit the earth in a space craft and U.S. Senator.
Glickman, Dan - US Congressman from Kansas and Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture.
Godfrey, Arthur - American television personality throughout the 1950s as host of a variety show.
Goldwater, Barry - Former Senator from Arizona, Presidential Candidate.
Gompers, Samuel - He formed the American Federation of Labor.
Goodman, E. Urner - Co-founder of the Order of the Arrow, a Boy Scout honor fraternity.
Goodnow, David - Newscaster and former long-time news anchor on CNN News.
Gorham, Bradford - Former Rhode Island House Minority Leader.
Gorham, Nicholas - Son of Bradford and a RI State Representative.
Gowdy, Curtis E. "Curt" - National television and radio sports announcer and commentator.
Graham, Albert Belmont - Father of the 4-H Rural Youth Program.
Grant, Ulysees S. - US Military Leader, President of US.
Gray, Harold Lincoln - Creator of "Little Orphan Annie".
Griffith, D. W. - Pioneer film maker.
Grissom, Virgil "Gus" - Astronaut who made the second spaceflight in 1961.
Grock - Swiss Circus Clown.
Guillotin, Joseph Ignace - French physician and inventor of the "Guillotin".
Hahnemann, Samuel - German physician and founder of homeopathy.
Haley, Alex - Author
Hall, Prince - The man whose name is honored by generations of black Freemasons.
Hamilton, Frederick William - Unitarian minister and President of Tufts College.
Hamilton, William W. - First head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Home Mission Board.
Hampton, Lionel - Best known for playing the vibraphones, he is a jazz giant.
Hancock, John - One of nine Masons - and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Harding, Warren G. - 29th President of the U.S.
Hardy, Oliver - American Actor and Comedian.
Harlan, John M. - Supreme Court Justice.
Harrington, Jonathan - Last survivor of the Battle of Lexington.
Hawkins, Augustus F. - US Congressman from California.
Hayden, Josef - Austrian Composer.
Hedges, Cornelius - "Father" of Yellowstone National Park.
Henry, Patrick - American colonial patriot, member of the Continental Congress.
Henley, Vernard W. Henley Sr. - C.E.O. and President, Consolidated Bank and Trust Co in Richmond, Virginia, the oldest Black owned Bank in the United States.
Henson, Matthew - Sole companion of Admiral Robert Peary when he discovered the North Pole in 1909.
Henson, Josiah - Inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
Herbert, James - "Eubie" Blake, composer / pianist.
Herkimer, Nicholas - Brigadier General of the US Revolution.
Herrmann, Alexander - "King of Magic".
Hershey, Lewis - Director of the U.S. Selective Service for 30 years.
Herter, Christian - Diplomat and Journalist and United States Congressman.
Hilton, Charles C. - American Hotelier.
Hoban, James - Architect that designed the "White House".
Hobbs, Herschell Harold - President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1961-1963.
Hoe, Richard M. - Invented the rotary press, revolutionizing newspaper printing.
Holland, Leonard - Longtime Adjutant General of the Rhode Island National Guard.
Holliday, Frank Jr. - American motion picture actor of the 1930s.
Hoover, Frank - A brand of vacuum cleaners is named after him.
Hoover, J. Edgar - American Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924-1972).
Hornish, Jr., Sam - Race car driver.
Hornsby, Rogers - An original member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Horton, Frank Reed - Lawyer, textbook author, Scouter, and Founder of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity.
Horton, Tim - Canadian ice hockey legend, he founded the donut chain which bears his name.
Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss) - Premiere American magician known for his many escapes.
Houston, Sam - American general who became the first President of the Republic of Texas.
Humphrey, Hubert H. - US Vice President under Lyndon Johnson.
Irvin Tommy - Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture.
Irwin, James B. - American astronaut, he was a member of the 4th moon landing team.
Ives, Burl - Legendary entertainer and ballad singer.
Jackson, Andrew - 7th President of the U.S. (1829-1837)
Jackson, Reverend Jesse - Baptist Minister, American civil rights leader and politician.
Jackson, Robert H. - Supreme Court Justice.
Janos, Paul - Mayor of Tarrytown, NY (2000).
Jeffries, John - Physician, pioneer balloonist and Revolutionary War Loyalist.
Jenner, Edward - English physician. Discoverer of small pox vaccine.
Johnson, Andrew - 17th President of the U.S.
Jenner, Edward - English physician. Discoverer of small pox vaccine.
Johansson, Bengt - Finnish composer.
Jolson, Al - Fame as the first "talking picture" the Jazz Singer.
Jones, Anson - 5th President of the Republic of Texas.
Jones, Frank - Hotel and brewery owner and President of the Boston & Maine Railroad.
Jones, John Paul - Scottish born seaman. A naval hero and "Father of the U. S. Navy".
Jones, Melvin - One of the founders of the Lions International.
Juarez, Benito - First Native-American President of Mexico.
Kahn, Gus - Songwriter for Broadway and Hollywood musicals.
Kalakaua, King David - Last monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Kamehameha (s), King (III, IV, and V) - all of whom were Monarchs of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Keating, Kenneth B. - Congressman and Senator from New York.
Kellar, Harry - America's premier magician from 1887 to 1908.
Kelly, Oliver Hudson - Agrarian reformer and Founder of the Grange.
Kemp, Jack - Former Congressman, Quarterback for Buffalo Bills
Key, Francis Scott - American lawyer and poet who wrote the lyrics to the U.S. National Anthem.
Khan III, Aga - Statesman.
Kheraskov, Mikhail - Journalist, publisher and trustee of Moscow University.
King, Charles - American biochemist who isolated vitamin C.
King, Ernest Joseph - Fleet Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the US Fleet in 1941.
King, Karl L. - One of America's top four march composers (1891-1971).
King, William - First Governor of Maine.
King, William Rufus - American Vice President.
Kipling, Rudyard - British writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature.
Kleinknecht, Kenneth S. - Manager for Command and Service Modules in the Apollo space program.
Knox, Major General Henry - US Revolutionary War hero and first Secretary of War under the U.S. Constitution.
Kossuth, Lajos (Louis) - Tireless campaigner for Hungarian freedom.
Kostiainen, Pekka - Finnish Composer.
Kresge, Sebastian S. - Founded S. S. Kresge, one of the great Five and Dime Stores. It's now known as K-Mart.
Kruger, David - An optometrist who, in an era of racial discrimination, opened his office to all regardless of race or social status.
Kutuzov, Mikhail - Russian field marshal.
La Guardia, Fiorello H. - La Guardia Airport, Mayor of New York 1930's & 40's.
Lafayette, Marquis de - French soldier, politician and supporter of American Freedom.
Lake, Simon - Built first submarine successful in open sea.
Lamar, Joseph R. - Supreme Court Justice.
Lamar, Mirabeau B. - American politician, diplomat and 2nd President of the Republic of Texas
Land, Frank S. - Founder Order of DeMolay in 1919.
Lawrence, J. B. - Vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Lawrence, James - A US Navy Captain in the War of 1812.
Lawton, Henry Ware - US Civil War Medal of Honor winner.
Leazer, Gary - Investigated Freemasonry for Southern Baptist Convention and later joined Freemasonry.
Leidy, Joesph - Naturalist, known as the "Father of American Paleontology".
LeJeune, John A. - Major General, U.S. Marine Corps and 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1920-1949).
Lemon, Mark - English founder and Editor of Punch Magazine.
Lewis, Meriwether - American soldier and explorer.
Lincoln, Elmo - First actor to play Tarzan of the Apes (1918).
Lindbergh, Charles - American aviator who made the first solo transatlantic flight.
Lipton, Sir Thomas - Founder Lipton Tea Company.
Livingston, Robert - American statesman and Co-Negotiator for purchase of Louisiana Territory
Lloyd, Harold C. - Entertainer and American silent film actor.
Long, Odel Squier - Clerk of the Supreme Court of West Virginia for 30 years.
Lord, John Wesley - Bishop, United Methodist Church.
Lott, Trent - US Senator from Mississippi and Senator Majority Leader.
Loving, Oliver - "Dean of the Texas trail-drivers".
Lyons, Theodore A. - Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.
Macadam, John - Invented "blacktop pavement".
MacArthur, General Douglas - Commander of Armed Forces in Philippines.
MacDonald, Sir John A. - Prime Minister of Canada 1867-1873 & 1878-1891.
MacLean, John B. - Founder of MacLeans Magazine.
Macquarie, Lauchlan - Major General and the first governor in Chief of New South Wales.
Macy, Rowland Hussey - Owner of a small dry goods store and founder of R. H. Macy & Company.
Marsh, Daniel L. - (1880-1968) Clergyman, Educator and President of Boston University, 1925-1952.
Marsh, Henry - First Black Mayor of Richmond, Virginia (1977).
Marshall, George C. - American soldier, diplomat and politician.
Marshall, James W. - Discovered Gold at Sutter's Mill California 1848.
Marshall, John - Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court 1801 - 1835.
Marshall, Peter - Presbyterian pastor of churches in Georgia & Washington, DC.
Marshall, Thomas R. - 22nd Vice President of the United States.
Marshall, Thurgood - Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court.
Mason, William Castein - A physician from Harvard University.
Massey, Hart - Massey-Ferguson farm equipment.
Mathews, Stanley - Supreme Court Justice.
Mayer, Louis B. - Film producer who merged to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Maynard, David S. "Doc" - Pioneer settler doctor who named the city of Seattle.
Mayo, Dr. William and Charles - Founded the Mayo Clinic.
Maytag, Fredrick - Maytag washing machines.
McCall, Abner V. - President, Chancellor and President-Emeritus of Baylor University.
McCarthy, Glenn H. - Famous Houston oilman, known as "King of the Wildcatters".
McCown, John - Confederate General from Little Rock, Arkansas.
McCoy, Clyde L. - Inventor of the 'wah-wah' trumpet and talented arranger.
McHenry, James - Surgeon in the American Revolution and private secretary to Generals Washington and Lafayette.
McKenzie, Dr. Parker Paul - A Kiowa Indian who created an alphabet and recorded the words, grammar and syntax to provide a written language for Kiowa.
McKinley, William - 25th President of the U.S. (1897-1901).
Mclellan, Archibald - Editor-in-Chief , The Christian Science Monitor.
McLemore, Richard A. - President of Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi.
Melchior, Lauritz - One of the world's foremost Wagnerian tenors.
Mellon, Andrew - Financier, public official & philanthropist; Gulf Oil Corporation (1895).
Mellos, Nicholas - Senior Chief Petty Officer, US Navy.
Menninger, Dr. Karl A. - Psychiatrist famous for treating mental illness.
Menninger, Dr. William - Psychiatrist with the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas.
Mercherle, George Jacob - Founder of State Farm Insurance.
Mesmer, Franz Anton - Practiced Mesmerism which led to Hypnotism.
Metcalfe, Ralph H. - Olympic Champion.
Mfume, Kweisi - U. S. Congressman and President and CEO of the NAACP.
Michelson, Albert Abraham - Successfully measured the speed of light in 1882.
Minton, Sherman - US Senator and Supreme Court Justice from 1949-1956.
Mitchell, Edgar D. - US Astronaut who flew on the Apollo 14 mission.
Mix, Tom - Champion rodeo rider, soldier and cowboy. Stared in over 400 western films.
Mokranjac, Stevan - Serbian composer (18560-1914).
Molson, John - Founder of Molson Breweries.
Monroe, James - 5th President of the U.S. (1817-1825).
Montgolfier, Jacques Etienne - Co-developer of the first practical hot-air balloon.
Montgomery, Richard - First general officer of the US Continental Army to be killed in battle.
Moody, William H. - Supreme Court Justice.
Moore, David - Well known Baptist pastor in Southeastern New Mexico.
Morris, Rob - Lawyer, poet, educator, and founder of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Austrian composer (1756-1791).
Murrow, Joseph Samuel - Southern Baptist Home Missionary.
Murphy, Audie - Most decorated American Soldier of WWII.
Naismith, James - Inventor of Basketball.
Navikov, Nikolay - Russian journalist who debated with Tzarina Ekaterina.
Neilsen, Neils F. F. Jr. - Fought to preserve the "Old Man of the Mountain", the state symbol of New Hampshire.
Nelson, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice.
New, Harry S. - Postmaster General who established Airmail.
Newman, Robert - Revolutionary War Patriot.
Newton, Joseph Fort - Christian Minister.
Newton, Louie D. - President of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Nicholas, Samuel - First American Marine Corps officer.
Nicholson, Samuel - American Navy and first Commander of the famous frigate, U.S.S. Constitution.
Nickerson, LtGen Herman Jr. - Former Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune.
Nunn, Sam - Respected former U.S. Senator from Georgia.
O'Bannon, Pressley Neville - U.S. Marine Lieutenant who placed the first "Stars & Stripes" on foreign soil in defense of US national interests.
O'Higgins, Bernardo - The Liberator of Chile.
Olds, Ransom E. - American automobile inventor and manufacturer which produced the Oldsmobile.
Oppenheimer, David - Mayor of Vancouver.
Otis, James - Famous for "Taxations without Representation is Tyranny".
Palmer, Arnold - Golf Professional.
Papst, Charles F. - Coined the term "Athletes Foot".
Paterson, William - Supreme Court Justice.
Peale, Norman Vincent - Founder of "Guidepost" and Minister.
Peary, Admiral Robert E. - First man to reach the North Pole (1909).
Penny, James C. - US Retailer.
Pepper, Claude - US Senator from Florida,
Perkins, Jacob - Early American Engraver and Engineer.
Perry, Matthew - American Naval hero.
Pershing, John Joseph - Decorated American Soldier.
Pickett, General George E. - Commanded the Confederate lines at the US Civil War battle of Gettysburg.
Pike, Albert - Pioneer, explorer, Confederate General.
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 - 11th President of the U.S.
Pound, Roscoe - Dean, Harvard University School of Law.
Preble, Edward - Commander of USS Constitution and US Navy hero.
Pullman, George - Inventor of the first sleeping car on train.
Purdy, George I. - One of the most well-respected businessmen in post-WWII Japan.
Pushkin, Aleksander - Famous Russian Poet.
Putnam, Israel - One of four Major Generals at the start of the Revolutionary War.
Putnam, Rufus - American Revolutionary War General and "Father of the Northwest Territory".
Quezon, Manuel L. - First President of the Philippine Senate.
Quitman, John Anthony - Legislator, Governor of Mississippi and US Congressman.
Rangal, Charles B. - U.S. Congressman from New York.
Rasín, Dr. Alois - Resistance fighter and Czech Republic economist.
Reed, Stanley F. - Supreme Court Justice (1938-1957).
Revere, Paul - American silversmith, engraver and Revolutionary hero.
Rhodes, Elisha Hunt - Witnessed Union soldiers at Gettysburg retrieve the body of a 'Rebel' and give it a proper burial because they had determined that he was a brother Mason.
Richards, Michael - The talented actor most popularly known as "Kramer" from the Seinfeld television series.
Richardson, Elliott - Decorated soldier and Attorney General of the United States.
Richardson, Kermit - Master, The National Grange.
Richet, Charles Robert - French physician, physiologist and metaphysician.
Rickenbacker, Eddie - Great American Air Force Ace.
Rickey, Branch - US baseball executive and General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Ridgeway, General Matthew B. - US Army Chief of Staff.
Ringling Brothers - All 7 brothers and their father were Masons.
Rizal, José - Patriot, poet, novelist and physician. Known as "The George Washington of the Philippines".
Robinson, "Sugar Ray" - American prizefighter and six time world champion.
Roemer, Buddy (Charles E.) - Louisiana Governor 1988-1992.
Rogers, Roy (Leonard Franklin Slye) - "King of the Cowboys". American singer and actor.
Rogers, Will - Actor and beloved Humorist.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. - 32nd President of the U.S.
Roosevelt, Theodore - 26th President of the U.S.
Root, Joseph Cullen - "Giant of American Fraternalism".
Ross, Edmund G. - United States Senator.
Rusk, John W. - Gained national prominence as "Uncle Sam".
Russell, Richard B. - US Senator and member of the "Warren Commission".
Rutledge, Wiley B. - Supreme Court Justice.
Salten, Felix - Creator of Bambi.
Saltonstall, Leverett - Three term Governor of Massachusetts and US Senator for 21 years.
Sanders, Bishop Carl J. - United Methodist Church.
Sanders, Colonel Harland - Fried chicken magnate. Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets are found world-wide.
Sarnoff, David - Russian-born American broadcasting executive. Father of T.V.
Sax, Antoine Joseph - Musician who invented the Saxophone (1846).
Savalas, Telly - Actor who became famous as the bald police detective and always had a lollypop in his mouth.
Sayers, Joseph Drayton "JD" - Methodist Layman, Adjutant General of the Confederate Army, US Congressman and Governor of Texas.
Schaefer, Julius Earl - Founded the company which later became Boeing's Wichita plant and produced large volumes of aircraft during World War II.
Schalk, Ray (Raymond William) - Catcher, primarily with the Chicago White Sox.
Schenck, Joseph - Part of the best-known two-man vaudville singing team of Van and Schenck.
Schmidt, Milton C. "Milt" - Professional Hockey Player.
Schirra, Walter M. - He carried several Masonic items with him on his Apollo 7 flight and was the command pilot on the history making Gemini 6 flight.
Schmitt, George J. - Chicago business magnate.
Schoonover, George - Founder of "The Builder".
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Congressman from Brooklyn, NY.
Scott, Sir Walter - Novelist and poet.
Sciubba, Elvio - Chief Controller, Italian Treasury Department.
Seaton, Scott - American film actor. Seen in 'Joan of Arc' (1948) and Donovan's Reef (1963).
Sellers, Peter - English actor and comedian.
Service, Robert W. - Canadian poet.
Sexson, Mark - Minister and Founder of the Order of Rainbow for Girls.
Sheffield, James E. - First Black Circuit Court Judge appointed in the City of Richmond, Virginia.
Sibelius, Jean - Finnish composer.
Simcoe, John Graves - Hero of the Revolutionary War, Founder of Ontario and Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
Simmons, Robert - U. S. House of Representatives.
Simpson, Russell - Prolific American film actor.
Sitter, Carl L. - U. S. Congressional Medal of Honor winner.
Shakespeare, William - Writer.
Skelton, Red - Entertainer,Comedian,Clown and Artist.
Smith, Joseph - Founder of the Mormon Church.
Smith, John Stafford - Wrote the music that became the US National Anthem.
Soboleff, Walter A., Rev. - Tlinglit American Indian and Presbyterian Minister.
Sousa, John Philip - Led the U.S. Marine Band from 1880 - 1892.
Spanos, Alex G. - Owner of the San Diego Chargers professional football team.
Spruill, Lionell - Member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Stanford, Leland - Drove the gold spike linking the intercontinental railroad and founded Stanford University
Stanley, Sir Frederick Arthur - Sportsman that originated the Stanley Cup.
Stassen, Harold E. - Governor of Minnesota.
Stennis, John - United States Senator from Mississippi from 1947 to 1988.
Stephens, William D. - Mayor of Los Angeles, Congressman and Governor of California 1917-1927.
Stewart, Potter - Supreme Court Associate Justice (1959-1981).
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.
Stone, Arthur - American motion picture actor of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.
Stotz, Carl E. - Founder of Little League Baseball.
Stout, Herald - Rear Admiral & World War II hero.
Stratton, Charles - "General Tom Thumb" - American entertainer and circus performer.
Stimson, Mark - Self-taught real estate agent.
Stutz, Harry C. - President, Stutz Motor Car Company.
De Sucre, Antonio Jose y Alcala - Served as a General and became the first President of Bolivia in 1825.
Sumarkov, Alexandr Petrovich - Russian dramatist and poet.
Swayne, Noah H. - Supreme Court Justice.
Swift, Johathan - Wrote Gulliver's Travels.
Switzer, Carl "Alfalfa" - Child actor star of the "Little Rascals" series.
Symington, Stuart - First Secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
Taft, William Howard - 27th President of the U.S.
Tea, Richard - Civil War hero and Medal of Honor winner.
Teets, John W. - Chairman and President of Dial Corporation.
Temple, Lewis - Noted Black Abolitionist whose basement served as a way station on the "Underground Railroad".
Thayer, Sylvanus - Father of the U. S. Military Academy - West Point.
Thomas, Danny - Entertainer / Founder of St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
Thomas, Dave - Founder of the very popular Wendy's Restaurants.
Thomas, Isaiah - Firebrand of the American Revolution and founder of the American Antiquarian Society.
Thomas, Lowell - Brought Lawrence of Arabia to public notice.
Thorvaldsen, Bertel - Noted Danish sculptor.
Thurmond, J. M. - Mayor of Dallas, Texas 1879-1880.
Thurmond, Strom - The longest-serving United States Senator.
Thurston, Howard - Last of the great vauderville magicians.
Tillis, Mel (Lonnie Melvin) - Country and Western performer of renown.
Tirpitz, Alfred Von - German Naval officer responsible for submarine warfare.
Todd, Thomas - Supreme Court Justice (1807-1826).
Tompkins, Daniel D. - Vice President of the United States.
Trachtenberg, Stephen J. - President of the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Travis, Colonel William B. - Died defending the Alamo.
Trimble, Robert - Supreme Court Justice.
Truett, George W. - Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Dallas (1897-1944).
Truman, Harry S. - A U. S. Senator and 33rd President of the United States.
Vinson, Frederick M. - Supreme Court Justice (1946-1953).
Voltaire - French writer and philosopher.
Wadlow, Robert Pershing - Tallest human on record being almost 9 feet tall.
Wagner, John Honus - "The Flying Dutchman" is considered the greatest shortstop in the history of baseball.
Wagner, Sidney - Hollywood cinematographer. 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (1946).
Wainwright, Jonathan M. - US Army General and the hero of Battan.
Walker, Charlie - Country music singer and legendary member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Walkes, Jr., Joseph A. - Author of numerous Prince Hall Freemasonry publications.
Wallace, Governor George C. - Governor and Presidential Candidate who was nearly assassinated.
Wallace, Lewis - Military leader who wrote "Ben Hur".
Walker, William - LtCol, Confederate Army.
Wanamaker, John - Postmaster General and established rural free delivery and parcel post.
Ward, Rev. John - First of the Episcopalian faith to enter Missouri and organize his people.
Warner, Glen Scobey "Pop" - Famous football coach.
Warner, Jack - Warner Brothers Fame.
Warren, Earl - Supreme Court Justice.
Warren, Joseph, M.D. - Noted physician and American Revolutionary War General.
Washington, Booker T. - Educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute.
Washington, George - General and First President of U.S.
Watson, Thomas J. - American inventor and businessman who was President and Chairman of International Business Machines (IBM) from 1914-1956.
Wayne, John - "The Duke" - One of the most popular actors of recent years.
Webb, James E. - NASA Administrator.
Webb, Matthew - First man to swim the English Channel (1875).
Webb, Wellington - Mayor of Denver, Colorado.
Wentworth, Benning - Colonial Governor of New Hampshire.
Wentworth, William Carles - Explorer of the interior of New South Wales.
Wesberry, Dr. James P. - Pastor of the Morning side Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia for 31 years.
Wescott, Joseph H. - Former Deputy Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Police (retired 2000).
White, William - President of Baylor University 1948-1961.
Whiteman, Paul - American conductor known as the "King of Jazz".
Wilde, Oscar - Writer.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Author of "Little House on the Prairie" books and active in Eastern Star.
Wilder, Lawrence Douglass - First elected Black Governor in the US from the State of Virginia.
Williams, Egbert "Bert" - Actor and comedian.
Williams, Jonathan - Colonel, United States Army.
Wilson, Robert - Member of the Texas Republic Senate during the 1830s.
Wood, Grant - American painter famous stylized realism and "American Gothic".
Woodbury, Levi - Supreme Court Justice.
Woods, William B. - Supreme Court Justice (1880-1887).
Woodward, Carl R. - President of the University of Rhode Island in 1951.
Wootton MD, Percy - President American Medical Association.
Wright, Orville & Wilber - Inventors of flight.
Wyler, William - American motion-picture director.
Wynn, Ed - Movie actor and comedian, he introduced "Carmel Comedy Caravan".
Young, Andrew - Former United Nation's Ambassador and Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
Young, Brigham - Founded the Mormon Church in Utah.
Young, Cy - American baseball player.
Zanuck, Darryl F. - Co-founder of 20th Century Productions in 1933.
Ziegfeld, Florenz - His Ziegfeld's Follies began in 1907.

Pictured are some famous Masons: (left to right) President and Brother George Washington, Brother Benjamin Franklin, Brother Jose Navarro, Brother William B. Travis, Brother Sam Houston, Brother Lorenzo de Zavala, Brother Stephen Austin, President and Brother Theodore Roosevelt, Brother Charles Lindbergh, President and Brother Franklin D. Roosevelt, Brother Will Rogers, President and Brother Harry S. Truman, U.S. General and Brother Douglas S. MacArthur, Brother Norman Vincent Peale, Brother John Wayne and U.S. Lunar Astronaut and Brother Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin.