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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.
United States Presidents
Fourteen US Presidents have been confirmed Freemasons.
George Washington
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
James Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Warren G. Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Gerald R. Ford
Supreme Court Justices
Various Masonic sources claim that roughly 34 to 40 Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States were Freemasons, but stricter historical standards - requiring documented lodge membership or primary evidence - support a confirmed total around 14 to 16.
Chief Justice
John Jay
Chief Justice
John Rutledge
William Cushing
Chief Justice
Oliver Ellsworth
Chief Justice
John Marshall
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Chief Justice
Frederick Vinson
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Members of Congress
Throughout American history, numerous members of Congress - both Representatives and Senators - have been Freemasons.
Senator
Alan Simpson
(WY)
Senator
John Barrasso
(WY)
Senator
Charles Grassley
(IA)
Senator
Barry Goldwater
(AZ)
Representative
Jack Kemp
(NY)
Representative
Nick Rahall
(WV)
Representative
Don Bacon
(NE)
Representative
John Joseph Allen, Jr.
(CA)
Scientists & Inventors
Benjamin Franklin
Inventor & Statesman
Sir Alexander Fleming
Discovered Penicillin
Joseph Lister
Anticeptic Surgery
Edward Jenner
Small Pox Vaccine
Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut
Erasmus Darwin
Predicted DNA & the Grandfather of Charles Darwin
Henry Ford
Automobiles & the Assembly Line
Simon Lake
Open-Sea Submarine
Business Leaders
Col. Harlan Sanders
KFC
James Cash Penny Jr.
J.C. Penny
Dave Thomas
Wendy's
Steve Wozniak
Apple Co-Founder
Walter Chrysler
Chrysler
King C. Gillette
Gillette Razors
William Worrall Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Samuel Colt
Colt Revolver
Musicians
Wofgang Amadeus Motzart
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Louis Armstrong
Jazz Musician
Irving Berlin
Composer & Songwriter
Duke Ellington
Pianist & Composer
Nat King Cole
Jazz Musician
John Phillip Sousa
"The March King"
Brad Paisley
Country Musician
Entertainers & Celeberties
Walt Disney
Animator & Producer
John Wayne
Westerns & Tough Guys
Clark Gable
Dramatic Actor
Peter Sellars
Comedic Actor
Harry Houdini
Magician
Red Skelton
Comedian
Mel Blanc
Voice Actor
Douglas Fairbanks
United Artists Co-Founder
Ernest Brgnine
Actor
Pat Morita
Actor
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
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