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This is just a few names of well-known people that are Masons. NOTE: This is not a complete list... Abbott, Sir John J.C. - Prime Minister of Canada 1891-92 Aldrin, Edwin E. - Astronaut - second man on the moon. Allen Ethan - General, Revolutionary War (Windsor Lodge #18, Vermont) Armstrong, Louis - Jazz Musician Armstrong, Neil - Astronaut - first man on the moon. Arnold, General Henry "Hap" - Commander of the Army Air Force Austin, Stephen F. - Father of Texas Autry, Gene - Actor Bach, Johann Christian - Composer Baldwin, Henry - Supreme Court Justice Balfour, Lloyd - Jewelry Bartholdi, Frederic A. - Designed the Statue of Liberty Bassie, William "Count" - Orchestra leader/composer Baylor, Robert E. B. - Founder Baylor University Beard, Daniel Carter - Founder Boy Scouts Bell, Lawrence - Bell Aircraft Corp. Bennett, Viscount R.B. - Prime Minister of Canada 1930-35 Berlin, Irving - Entertainer Black, Hugo L. - Supreme Court Justice Blair, Jr., John - Supreme Court Justice Blatchford, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice Borden, Sir Robert L. - Prime Minister of Canada 1911-1920 Borglum, Gutzon & Lincoln - Father and Son who carved Mt. Rushmore Borgnine, Ernest - Actor Bowell, Sir Mackenzie - Prime Minister of Canada 1894-96 Bowie, James - Alamo Bradley, Omar N. - Military leader Brant, Joseph - Chief of the Mohawks 1742 - 1807 BuBois, W.E.B. - Educator/scholar Buchanan, James - President of the U.S. Burnett, David G. - 1st President of the Republic of Texas Burns, Robert - The National Poet of Scotland Burton, Harold H. - Supreme Court Justice Byrd, Admiral Richard E. - Flew over North Pole Byrnes, James F. - Supreme Court Justice Calvo, Father Francisco - Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica 1865 Carson, Christopher "Kit" - Frontiersman, scout and explorer (Montezuma Lodge # 109, NM) Casanova - Italian Adventurer, writer and entertainer Catton, John - Supreme Court Justice Chrysler, Walter P. - Automotive fame Churchill, Winston - British Leader, Prime Minister - United Kingdom Citroen, Andre - French Engineer and motor car manufacturer Clark, Roy - Country Western Star Clark, Thomas C. - Supreme Court Justice Clark, William - Explorer Clarke, John H. - Supreme Court Justice Clemens, Samuel L. - Mark Twain - writer Cobb, Ty - Baseball Player Cody, "Buffalo Bill" William - 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 Costello, Lou - Comedian Crockett, David - American Frontiersman of Alamo fame Cushing, William - Supreme Court Justice Dempsey, Jack - Sports Desaguliers, John Theophilus - Inventor of the planetarium Devanter, Willis Van - Supreme Court Justice Diefenbaker, John G. - Prime Minister of Canada 1957-63 Doolittle, General James - Famous Air Force Pilot Douglas, William O. - Supreme Court Justice Dow, William H. - Dow Chemical Co. Doyle, Sir Author Conan - Writer - Sherlock Holmes Drake, Edwin L - American Pioneer of the Oil industry Dunant, Jean Henri - Founder of the Red Cross Edward VII - King of England Edward VIII - King of England who abdicated the throne in less than 1 year Ellington, Duke - Composer, Arranger and Stylist Ellsworth, Oliver - Supreme Court Justice Ervin Jr, Samual J. - Headed "Watergate" committee Faber, Eberhard - Head of the famous 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, Sir Alexander - Invented Penicillin Ford, Gerald R. - President of the U.S. Ford, Henry - Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer Franklin, Benjamin - 1 of 13 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. Gable, Clark - Actor Gannett, Frank E. (Hobsco Lodge #716 Ithaca, NY) - Media empire Garfield, James A. - President of the U.S. Gatling, Richard J. - Built the "Gattling Gun" George VI - King of England during W.W. II Gibbon, Edward - Writer - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Gibson, Hoot -Cowboy actor - (Truth Lodge # 628 Los Angeles, CA) Gilbert, Sir William S. - (Gilbert & Sullivan) Librettis for "Pirates of Penzance" Gillett, King C. - Gillett Razor Co. Glenn, John H. - First American to orbit the earth in a space craft Godfrey, Arthur - Actor Gray, Harold Lincoln - Creator of "Little Orphan Annie" Grissom, Virgil - Astronaut Grock - Swiss Circus Clown Guillotin, Joseph Ignace - Inventor of the "Guillotine" Hancock, John - 1of 9 Masonic signers of Declaration of Independence Harding, Warren G. - President of the U.S. Hardy, Oliver - Actor - Comedian Harlan, John M. - Supreme Court Justice Hedges, Cornelius - "Father" of Yellowstone National Park Henry, Patrick - Patriot Henson, Josiah - Inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Hilton, Charles C. - American Hotelier Hoban, James - Architect for the U.S. Captial Hoe, Richard M. - Invented the rotary press, revolutionizing newspaper printing Hoover, J. Edgar - Director of FBI Hope, Bob - Comedian Hornsby, Rogers - An original member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Houdini, Harry - Magician Houston, Sam - 2nd & 4th President of the Republic of Texas Jackson, Andrew - President of the U.S. Jackson, Reverend Jesse - Minister Jackson, Robert H. - Supreme Court Justice Jenner, Edward - Inventor - Vaccination Johnson, Andrew - President of the U.S. Jolson, Al - Fame as the first 'talking picture' the Jazz Singer Jones, Anson - 5th President of the Republic of Texas Jones, John Paul - Naval Commander (St. Bernard Lodge # 122) Jones, Melvin - One of the founders of the Lions International Key, Francis Scott - Wrote U.S. National Anthem Khan III, Aga - Statesman Kipling, Rudyard - Writer La Guardia, Fiorella H. - La Guardia Airport, Mayor of New York 1930's & 40's Lafayette, Marquis de - Supporter of American Freedom 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 Lewis, Meriwether - Explorer Lincoln, Elmo - First actor to play Tarzan of the Apes (1918) Lindbergh, Charles - Aviator (Keystone Lodge # 243, St. Louis, MO.) Lipton, Sir Thomas - Founder Lipton Tea Company Livingston, Robert - Co-Negotiator for purchase of Louisiana Territory Lloyd, Harold C. - Entertainer |