Abbott, Sir John J.C. - Prime Minister of Canada 1891-92 Abbott, Robert Sengstacke - Founder/publisher "Chicago Defender" Aldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz" - Astronaut - Second man to walk on the moon Allen, Richard - Founder/first bishop AME Church Allende, Salvador - President of Chile, overthrown in 1970 Armstrong, Louis - Jazz Musician Arnold, General Henry "Hap" - Commander of the Army Air Force Astor, John Jacob - Fur trader and financier Atkins, Chet - Musician Austin, Stephen F. - Father of Texas Autry, Gene - Actor Baldwin, Henry - Supreme Court Justice Balfour, Lloyd - Jewelry Bartholdi, Frederic A. - Designed the Statue of Liberty Basie, William "Count" - Orchestra leader/composer Baylor, Robert E. B. - Founder Baylor University Beard, Daniel Carter - Founder Boy Scouts Bell, Lawrence - Bell Aircraft Corp. Bellamy, Rev. Francis - Authored U.S. Pledge of Allegiance 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 Blake, James Herbert "Eubie" - Composer/pianist Blatchford, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice Bolivar, Simon - South American freedom fighter 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 Bowell, Sir Mackenzie - Prime Minister of Canada 1894-96 Bowie, James - Alamo Bradley, Omar N. - Military leader Bradley, Thomas - Former mayor of Los Angeles, California Brant, Joseph - Chief of the Mohawks 1742 - 1807 Brundage, Avery - Olympic Committee Bryan, Richard - U.S. Senator Buchanan, James - President of the U.S. Burbank, Luther - Pioneering botanist Burnett, David G. - 1st President of the Republic of Texas Burns, Conrad - U.S. Senator Burns, Robert - The National Poet of 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 Cain, Michael - Actor Calvo, Father Francisco - Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica 1865 Campbell, Sir Malcolm - Land speed record holder Carlson, Curtis L. - Entrepreneur Carnahan, Melvin - Governor of Missouri Carson, Christopher "Kit" - Frontiersman, scout and explorer Casanova - Italian Adventurer, writer and entertainer Catton, John - Supreme Court Justice Chagall, Marc - Artist Chrysler, Walter P. - Automotive fame Churchill, Sir Winston - British Leader 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 Cooper, Gordon - Astronaut Crockett, David - American Frontiersman and Alamo fame Cushing, William - Supreme Court Justice Dempsey, Jack - Sports DeMille, Cecil B. - Movie director Desaguliers, John Theophilus - Inventor of the planetarium Devanter, Willis Van - Supreme Court Justice Diefenbaker, John G. - Prime Minister of Canada 1957-63 Disney, Walt - Cartoonist/movies Dole, Robert - U.S. Senator Doolittle, General James - Famous Army Air Corps 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 DuBois, W.E.B. - Educator/scholar 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 Ellery, William - 1 of 9 Masonic signers of the Declaration of Independance Ellington, Duke - Composer, Arranger and Stylist Ellsworth, Oliver - Supreme Court Justice Evers, Medger Wiley - Civil rights leader Ervin Jr, Samual J. - U. S. Senator - headed "Watergate" committee Faber, Eberhard - Head of the famous Eberhard Faber 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 - Discovered Penicillin Ford, Gerald R. - President of the U.S. Ford, Henry - Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer Forten, James - Abolitionist/manufacturer Fortune, Timothy Thomas - Journalist Franklin, Benjamin - 1 of 13 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. Freeman, Orville - Former governor of Minnesota and secretary of U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Gable, Clark - Actor Garfield, James A. - President of the U.S. Garibaldi, Giuseppe - Italian freedom fighter Gatling, Richard J. - Built the "Gatling Gun" George VI - King of England during W.W. II Gibbon, Edward - Writer - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Gilbert, Sir William S. - Was the libretis for "Pirates of Penzance" Gillette, King C. - Gillette Razor Co. Glenn, John H. - First American to orbit the earth/U.S. Senator Godfrey, Arthur - Radio and early televison personality Goldwater, Barry - Former U.S. Senator Gompers, Samuel - Founder American Federation of Labor Grassley, Charles - U.S. Senator Gray, Harold Lincoln - Creator of "Little Orphan Annie" Gris, Juan - Spanish artist- Synthetic Cubism Grissom, Virgil - Astronaut Grock - Swiss Circus Clown Guillotin, Joseph Ignace - Inventor of the "Guillotin" Hall, Prince - First black American Freemason Haley, Alex - Author of "Roots" Hampton, Lionel - Orchestra leader/composer Hancock, John - 1 of 9 Masonic signers of Declaration of Independance Handel, George Fredrick - Composer Handy, William C. - Composer "Father of the Blues" Harding, Warren G. - President of the U.S. Hardy, Oliver - Actor - Comedian Harlan, John M. - Supreme Court Justice Harvey, Paul - Radio personality Hatfield, Mark - U.S. Senator Hawkins, Augustus F. - U.S. Congressman California Haydn, Franz Joseph F. - Composer and Musician Hedges, Cornelius - "Father" of Yellowstone National Park Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator Henson, Josiah - Inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Henson, Matthew - Explorer Hilton, Charles C. - American Hotelier Hoban, James - Architect for the U.S. White House 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 Houston, Sam - 2nd & 4th President of the Republic of Texas Humphrey, Hubert H. - Vice President of the U.S. Irwin, Jim - Astronaut Ives, Burle - Musician Jackson, Andrew - President of the U.S. Jackson, Robert H. - Supreme Court Justice James, Daniel "Chappie" - General U.S. Air Force Jenner, Edward - Inventor - Vaccination for Small Pox Johnson, Andrew - President of the U.S. Johnson, John A 'Jack' - Heavyweight boxing tiltle holder, 1908-1915 Johnson, John H. - Publisher EBONY and Jet magazines Johnston, Jr. , J. Bennett - U.S. Senator Jolson, Al - Acted in the first 'talking picture,' The Jazz Singer Jones, Anson - 5th President of the Republic of Texas Jones, John Paul - Naval Commander Jones, Melvin - One of the founders of the Lions International Keaton, Buster - Movie pioneer Kemp, Jack - Former U.S. Congressman/sports hero Kern, Jerome - Composer Key, Francis Scott - Wrote U.S. National Anthem Kipling, Rudyard - Writer Knox, Henry - Revolutionary War General Lafayette, Marquis de - Supporter of American Freedom LaGuardia, Fiorello H. - Diplomat and 3-time New York City Mayor 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 Lemon, Mark - Founder of Punch, humorous British magazine Lewis, Meriwether - Explorer Lincoln, Elmo - First actor to play Tarzan of the Apes (1918) Lindbergh, Charles - Aviator Lipton, Sir Thomas - Tea Livingston, Robert - Co-Negotiator for purchase of Louisiana Territory Lloyd, Harold C. - Entertainer Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator MacArthur, General Douglas - Commander of Armed Forces in Philipines MacDonald, Sir John A. - Prime Minister of Canada 1867-73 & 1878-91 Marshall, James W. - Discovered Gold at Sutter's Mill California 1848 Marshall, John - Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court 1801 - 1835 Marshall, Thurgood - Supreme Court Justice Mathews, Stanley - Supreme Court Justice Mayer, Louis B. - Film producer - formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Mayo, Dr. William and Charles - Began Mayo Clinic Mays, Benjamin - Educator/former president Atlanta University Maytag, Fredrick - Maytag McKinley, William - President of the U.S. Menninger, Karl A. - Psychiatrist famous for treating mental illness Mellon, Andrew - American industrialis, banker and philanthropist Mesmer, Franz Anton - 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 Minton, Sherman - Supreme Court Justice Mix, Tom - U.S. Marshal turned actor - Starred in over 400 western films Monroe, James - President of the U.S. Montgolfier, Jacques Etienne - Co-developer of the first practical hot-air balloon Montgolfier, Joseph Michel - Co-developer of the first practical hot-air balloon Moody, William H. - Supreme Court Justice Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Composer Murphy, Audie - Most decorated American Soldier of WWII. Naismith, James - Inventor of Basketball Nash, Charles - Automobile industry Nelson, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice New, Harry S. - Postmaster General who established Airmail Newton, Joseph Fort - Christian Minister Nunn, Sam - U.S. Senator Olds, Ransom E. - American automobile pioneer Otis, James - Famous for "Taxation 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" Peary, Robert E. - First man to reach the North Pole (1909) Penney, James C. - Retailer Pershing, John Joseph - Decorated American Soldier Pitney, Mahlon - Supreme Court Justice Poinsett, Joel R. - U.S. Minister to Mexico who developed the flower: Poinsettia Polk, James Knox - President of the U.S. Pound, Roscoe - Former Dean, Harvard Law School Pullman, George - Built first sleeping car for trains. Pushkin, Aleksander - Russian Poet Rangel, Charles B. - U.S. Congressman New York Randolph, A. Phillip - Founder - first president, International Brotherhood Sleeping Car Porters Retief, Piet - Afrikaans leader and and one of the founders of the South African nation Reed, Stanley F. - Supreme Court Justice Revere, Paul - Famous American Rhodes, Cecil - "Rhodes Scholarship" Rickenbacker, Eddie - Great American Army Air Corps "Ace" Rickey, Branch - Baseball legend Ringling Brothers - All 7 brothers and their father were Masons. Robinson, Sugar Ray - American Boxer Rogers, Roy - American cowboy and screen star Rogers, Will - Actor Roosevelt, Franklin D. - President of the U.S. Roosevelt, Theodore - President of the U.S. Rush, Benjamin - 1 of 9 Masonic signers of the Declaration of Independance Rutledge, Wiley B. - Supreme Court Chief Justice Salten, Felix - Creator of Bambi Sanders, Harland "Colonel" - Founder Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants Sarnoff, David - Father of T.V. Sax, Antoine Joseph - Invented the Saxophone (1846) Schoonover, George - Founder of "The Builder" Schirra, Wally - Astronaut Scott, Sir Walter - Writer Sellers, Peter - Actor Sexson, W. Mark - Founder of Rainbow Girls, Masonic historian/author/researcher Sibelius, Jean - Composer (Finland) Simpson, Alan - U.S. Senator Skelton, Red - Entertainer Smith, John Stafford - Wrote the music that became the U.S. National Anthem. Sousa, John Philip - Led the U.S. Marine Band from 1880 - 1892 Stanford, Leland - Railroads & Stanford University Starr, Bart - Football legend Stassen, Harold - Statesman, sole surviving signer of the United Nations Charter Stewart, Potter - Supreme Court Justice Still, Andrew T. - American Physician who devised osteopathy treatment Stokes, Carl B. - Former mayor, Cleveland, OH Stokes, Louis - U.S. Congressman Ohio Stratton, Charles "Tom Thumb" - Entertainer Swayne, Noah H. - Supreme Court Justice Swift, Johathan - Author of "Gulliver's Travels." Taft, William Howard - Twenty-seventh President of the United States. Teets, John W. - Chairman and Presiden of Dial Corporation. Thomas, Danny - Actor and Entertainer. Thomas, Dave - Founder of Wendys Restaurant. Thomas, Lowell - Reporter Who Brought 'Lawrence of Arabia' to Public Notice. Thurston, Howard - Vaudeville Magician. Tillis, Mel - Country Singer. Tirpitz, Alfred Von - German Naval officer responsible for submarine warfare Todd, Thomas - Supreme Court Justice. Travis, Colonel William B. - Texas Patriot at the Battle of the Alamo. Trimble, Robert - Supreme Court Justice. Truman, Harry S. - Thirty-third 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, 9 feet tall. Wallace, George C. - Presidential Candidate who was the Target of an Assassination Attempt. Wallace, Lewis - Wrote "Ben Hur" Warner, Jack - Founder of Warner Brothers. Warren, Earl - Supreme Court Justice 1969-1986. Washington, Booker T - Educator and Author. Washington, George - First President of the United States. Wayne, John - Actor. Webb, Matthew - First Man to Swim the English Channel (1875). Whiteman, Paul - "King of Jazz" Wilde, Oscar - Author. Woodbury, Levi - Supreme Court Justice. Woods, William B. - Supreme Court Justice. Wootton MD, Percy - President American Medical Association (1997-). Wyler, William - Director of "Ben Hur" 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.