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Listed on this page are some Masonic Brothers who became well known, not for their Masonic travels, but for distinguishing themselves through accomplishments in a particular field or in service to others. While we recognize these brothers for their fame, we also acknowledge the millions of Masons who strive each day to meet their fellow man on the level.
Masonic records are maintained by individual lodges and Grand Lodges, and many historical records have been lost, destroyed, or remain inaccessible. The absence of a surviving record does not, by itself, prove that a person was never initiated. For this reason, uncertain attributions are identified as "unconfirmed." These classifications address membership only; they do not indicate whether an individual remained active, maintained good standing throughout life, or consistently exemplified Masonic principles.
United States Presidents
George Washington*
1st president
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4
James Monroe
5th president
Williamsburg Lodge No. 6
Andrew Jackson
7th president
Harmony Lodge No. 1
James K. Polk
11th president
Columbia Lodge No. 31
James Buchanan
15th president
Lancaster Lodge No. 43
Andrew Johnson
17th president
Greeneville Lodge No. 119
James A. Garfield
20th president
Magnolia Lodge No. 20
William McKinley
25th president
Hiram Lodge No. 21
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president
Matinecock Lodge No. 806
William H. Taft
27th president
Kilwinning Lodge No. 356
Warren G. Harding
29th president
Marion Lodge No. 70
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president
Holland Lodge No. 8
Harry S. Truman
33rd president
Belton Lodge No. 450
Gerald R. Ford
38th president
Columbia Lodge No. 3
American Revolutionaries
*Some Brothers featured in other categories also played significant roles in the American Revolution and are identified with an asterisk.
John Hancock
President of the Continental Congress
Paul Revere
Patriot, messenger & silversmith
Joseph Warren
Revolutionary leader & general
Nathanael Greene
Continental Army Major General
(unconfirmed)
Marquis de Lafayette
Continental Army Major General
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Continental Army Inspector General
John Sullivan
Continental Army General & Congressman
Haym Salomon
Revolutionary financier
U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Chief Justice
John Jay
(unconfirmed)
Chief Justice
John Rutledge
(unconfirmed)
William Cushing
Chief Justice
Oliver Ellsworth
Chief Justice
John Marshall
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Chief Justice
Frederick Vinson
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
U.S. Members of Congress
Senator & Speaker of the House Henry Clay
(KY)
Senator & Secretary of State Daniel Webster
(MA)
Senator
Barry Goldwater
(AZ)
Senator
Alan Simpson
(WY)
Representative
Jack Kemp
(NY)
Senator
Charles Grassley
(IA)
Senator Bob Dole
(KS)
Representative
Nick Rahall
(WV)
Military Men
Captain
John Paul Jones*
"Father of the American Navy"
Colonel
Joshua L. Chamberlain
Defense of
Little Round Top
General
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Allied Commander
Lieutenant
Audie Murphy
Most decorated American soldier of World War II
Explorers
Lewis and Clark
Corps of Discovery Expedition
Davy Crockett
"King of the Wild Frontier"
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
Apollo 11 mission - 2nd person to walk on the moon
Charles Lindbergh
1st non-stop flight from New York to Paris
Scientists, Inventors, & Business Leaders
Benjamin Franklin*
Inventor & Statesman
Sir Alexander Fleming
Nobel Prize winner, Discovered Penicillin
Joseph Lister
Antiseptic Surgery
Edward Jenner
Smallpox Vaccine
Col. Harland Sanders
KFC
Dave Thomas
Wendy's
Henry Ford
Ford Automobiles & the Assembly Line
Walter Chrysler
Chrysler
James Cash Penney Jr.
J.C. Penny
William Worrall Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Simon Lake
Open-Sea Submarine
Forrest Bird
Aviator and Bird Corporation
King C. Gillette
Gillette Razors
Samuel Colt
Colt Revolver
Frédéric Bastiat
Classical-Liberal Economist & Austrian School Forerunner
Steve Wozniak
Apple Co-Founder
Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Scouts of America
Frederick L. Maytag
Maytag Co.
Rowland Macy
Macy's
Joseph E. Seagram
Seagram Distillery
Musicians & Composers
Wofgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
(unconfirmed)
Duke Ellington
Pianist & Composer
Irving Berlin
Composer & Songwriter
John Philip Sousa
"The March King"
Nat King Cole
Jazz Musician
Oscar Peterson
Jazz Musician
(unconfirmed)
Brad Paisley
Country Musician
Writers & Philosophers
Mark Twain
Author; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer
John Steinbeck
Nobel Prize-winning American Novelist, Of Mice and Men
Rudyard Kipling
Author; The Jungle Book
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Author; Sherlock Holmes
Voltaire
French Enlightenment philosopher & author of Candide
Montesquieu
French political philosopher & author of The Spirit of the Laws
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Founding figure of German idealism & often considered a father of German nationalism
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German Enlightenment philosopher & often considered the first dramaturg
Robert Burns
Scotland's national poet; author of Auld Lang Syne
Alexander Pushkin
Often considered Russia's greatest poet & founder of modern Russian literature
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author; Faust, poetry
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
German philosopher & originator of Krausism and panentheism
L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Leopoldo Lugones
Famous Argentine poet and short-story writer
Jose Rizal
Filipino novelist and national hero
Ruben Dario
Nicaraguan poet and a foundational figure in Spanish-language modernismo
Entertainers & Celebrities
"Buffalo Bill" Cody
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
John Wayne
Westerns & Tough Guys
Harry Houdini
Magician
Peter Sellers
Comedic Actor
Mel Blanc
Voice Actor
Clark Gable
Dramatic Actor
Red Skelton
Comedian
Douglas Fairbanks
United Artists Co-Founder
Ernest Borgnine
Actor
Pat Morita
Actor
(unconfirmed)
Richard Pryor
Comedian
Oliver Hardy
Comedic Actor
Athletes
"Sugar" Ray Robinson
Boxer
Jack Dempsey
Boxer
Arnold Palmer
Golfer
Jesse Owens
Olympic track & field athlete
John Elway
NFL player
Tim Horton
NHL player
Scottie Pippen
NBA player
(unconfirmed)
Ty Cobb
MLB player
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