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Famous Masons

Below is a list of Freemasons, both living and deceased, who became famous in their lifetimes for their outstanding accomplishments and extraordinary leadership in such areas as government (including 15 Presidents of the United States), jurisprudence, law enforcement, military service, exploration, aeronautics, business, manufacturing, labor, science, philosophy, religion, architecture, engineering, medicine, education, journalism, literature, sports, music, arts, and entertainment. Masonry is proud to include these men among the ranks of its brethren.

 

Masonic U.S. Presidents:

George Washington - 1st U.S. President (1789 - 1797); Commander of the American forces in the Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783).  

James Madison - 4th U.S. President (1809 - 1817).  

James Monroe - 5th U.S. President (1817 - 1825).  

Andrew Jackson - 7th U.S. President (1829 - 1837); General in the War of 1812.

James K. Polk - 11th U.S. President (1845 - 1849).

James Buchanan - 15th U.S. President (1857 - 1861).

Andrew Johnson - 17th U.S. President (1865 - 1869).

James Garfield - 20th U.S. President (1881).

William McKinley - 25th U.S. President (1897 - 1901).

Theodore Roosevelt - 26th U.S. President (1901 - 1909).

William Howard Taft - 27th U.S. President (1909 - 1913); Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court (1921 - 1930).

Warren G. Harding - 29th U.S. President (1921 - 1923).

Franklin Delano Roosevelt - 32nd U.S. President (1933 - 1945).

Harry S. Truman - 33rd U.S. President (1945 - 1953); 97th Grand Master of the State of Missouri.

Gerald Ford - 38th U.S. President (1974 - 1977).

Other Famous Masons:

Abbott, Bud - Actor and comedian.

Abbott, Sir John J.C. - Prime Minister of Canada (1891 - 92).

Aldrin, Jr., Edwin E. "Buzz" - American astronaut; second human being to walk on the moon.

Alexander, Earl - Tunisian military leader.

Allen, Asa Leonard - U.S. Congressman from Louisiana (1937 - 1953). 

Allen, William - American Revolution loyalist; former Mayor of Philadelphia. 

Alves, Antonio de Castro - Latin - American poet. 

Amundsen, Roald - Norwegian explorer who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole.  

Anderson, Brad - Cartoonist; creator of "Marmaduke".

Armistead, Lewis A. - Confederate general. 

Arnold, Benedict - (Oh, well. You can't win them all). 

Arnold, General Henry "Hap" - American general whose efforts helped establish what is now the U.S. Air Force. 

Astor, John Jacob - German - born American fur trader who became the wealthiest man of his time in the United States. 

Auchinleck, Sir Claude - British field marshal. 

Austin, Stephen F. - "Father" of Texas.

Autry, Gene - Actor. 

Bach, Johann Christian - German composer and organist of the late baroque period. 

Baldwin, Henry - U.S. Supreme Court justice (1830 - 1844).  

Balfour, Lloyd - Jeweler. 

Banks, Sir Joseph - British botanist.

Bartholdi, Frederic A. - French sculptor best known for the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, presented to the United States by France in 1886.  

Bassie, William "Count" - Orchestra leader/composer.  

Bayh, Birch Evans - U.S. Senator from Indiana (1963 - 1981).

Baylor, Robert E. B. - American jurist and Baptist cleric who was instrumental in obtaining a charter for the first Baptist college in Texas, which was named in his honor.

Beard, Daniel Carter - American writer and illustrator; Founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone, which was the first Boy Scout organization in the U.S.

Bell, Lawrence - Bell Aircraft Corp.

Benes, Eduard - Czechoslovakian foreign minister (1918 - 1935) and president (1935 - 1938).

Bennett, Viscount R.B. - Canadian Prime Minister (1930 - 1935). 

Berlin, Irving - Russian - born American songwriter ("Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Top Hat", "Annie Get Your Gun").

Berzelius, Jons Jakob, Baron - Swedish chemist.

Bingham, Henry H. - Union captain.

Bishop, Sanford Dixon - U.S. Congressman from Georgia.

Bishop, Sir Henry - Musician.

Black, Hugo L. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1937 - 1971).

Blair, Jr., John - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1789 - 1796).

Blatchford, Samuel - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1882 - 1893).

Bolivar, Simon - South American revolutionary leader; president of Greater Colombia (now Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador); helped liberate Peru and Bolivia.

Borden, Sir Robert L. - Canadian Prime Minister (1911 - 1920).

Bordet, Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent - Belgian bacteriologist. Developed whooping cough vaccine.

Borglum, Gutzon (father) and Lincoln (son) - Sculpturers who carved Mt. Rushmore.

Borgnine, Ernest - Actor ("Marty", "McHale's Navy").

Boswell, James - Scottish lawyer, diarist, and writer renowned as the biographer of Samuel Johnson.

Bowell, Sir Mackenzie - British - born Canadian prime minister (1894 - 1896).

Bowie, James - American - born Mexican colonist who joined the Texas forces during the struggle for independence from Mexico.

Bradley, Omar N. - American general during World War II.

Brant, Joseph - Mohawk leader who supported the British in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

Burbank, Luther - American horticulturist.

Burke, Edmund - Irish - born British politician and writer ("Reflections on the Revolution in France").

Burnett, David G. - 1st President of the Republic of Texas.

Burns, Conrad Ray - U.S. Senator from Montana (1988 - 2007).

Burns, Robert - Scottish poet.

Burr, Aaron - U.S. Vice President (1801 - 1805).

Burton, Harold H. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1945 - 1958).

Burton, Sir Richard - British explorer.

Byrd, Admiral Richard E. - American naval officer and explorer.

Byrnes, James F. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1941 - 1942); U.S. Secretary of State (1945 - 1947).

Callan, Clair Armstrong - U.S. Congressman from Nebraska (1965 - 1967).

Calvo, Father Francisco - Roman Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica (1865).

Canning, George - British Foreign Secretary (1807 - 1809 and 1822 - 1827); British Prime Minister (1827).

Cantor, Eddie - American entertainer. 

Cantor, Eric Ivan - U.S. Congressman from Virginia.

Carson, Christopher "Kit" - American frontiersman.

Casanova - Italian adventurer, writer and entertainer.

Catron, John - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1837 - 1865).  

Chrysler, Walter P. - American automobile manufacturer who founded the Chrysler Corporation (1925).

Churchill, Lord Randolph - British politician who led the so - called Fourth Party, a group of Conservative members of Parliament who advocated social and constitutional reform. Father of Sir Winston Churchill.

Churchill, Sir Winston - British Prime Minister during World War II.

Citroen, Andre - French Engineer and motor car manufacturer.

Clark, Mark - American general during World War II.

Clark, Roy - Country Western Star.

Clark, Thomas C. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1949 - 1967).

Clark, William - American explorer (Lewis and Clark Expedition).

Clarke, John H. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1857 - 1945).

Clemens, Samuel L. (aka "Mark Twain") - American author and humorist ("The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Prince and the Pauper").

Clinton, DeWitt - Governor of New York (1817 - 1823 and 1825 - 1828); principal supporter of the Erie Canal.

Clinton, George - Vice President of the United States (1805 - 1812).

Cobb, Ty - American baseball player and manager. First player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1936).

Cochrane, Gordon S. "Mickey" - American baseball player and manager. National Baseball Hall of Fame member.

Cody, "Buffalo Bill" William - American frontier scout and showman.

Cohan, George M. - American singer, songwriter, and playwright known for his flashy, patriotic Broadway productions ("Over There", "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy").

Cole, Nat 'King' - American singer and pianist ("Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa").

Collodi, Carlo - Writer ("Pinocchio").

Colt, Samuel - American firearms inventor and manufacturer who developed the first revolver.

Combs, Earle Bryan - Baseball Hall of Fame.

Cooper, Leroy Gordon, Jr. - American astronaut.

Crockett, Davy - American frontiersman. U.S. Representative from Tennessee (1827 - 1831 and 1833 - 1835). Died at the siege of the Alamo.

Cushing, William - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1732 - 1810).

DeMille, Cecil B. - American motion picture producer/director.

Dempsey, Jack - American prizefighter. Brought new popularity to the sport of boxing in the United States.

Desaguliers, John Theophilus - Inventor of the planetarium.

Devanter, Willis Van - U.S. Supreme Court justice (1910 - 1937).

Dewey, Thomas Edmund - Famed "racket - buster"; Governor of New York (1942 - 1954); Republican Presidential Nominee (1944 and 1948).

Diefenbaker, John G. - Prime Minister of Canada (1957 - 63).

Dole, Robert - U.S. Senator, Republican Presidential Candidate (1996).

Doolittle, General James - American aviator and army officer, who led the first U.S. air raid on Japan during World War II.

Douglas, James H. "Jim" - Governor of Vermont (2003 -  ).

Douglas, William O. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1939 - 1975).

Dow, William H. - Founder of Dow Chemical Co.

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan - Writer ("Sherlock Holmes").

Drake, Edwin L. - American pioneer of the oil industry.

Dreyfuss, Richard - Academy award winning actor ("The Goodbye Girl", "Jaws", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind").

DuBois, W.E.B. - Educator/scholar.

Dunant, Jean Henri - Swiss philanthropist who founded the International Red Cross (1864). Shared the 1901 Nobel Peace Prize.

Edward VII - King of Great Britain and Ireland (1901 - 1910).

Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) - King of Great Britain and Ireland (1936).

Eiffel, Gustave Alexandre - French engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Exhibition of 1889.

Eisele, Donn Fulton - American astronaut. Flew aboard the first manned Apollo program mission (Apollo 7).

Ellington, Duke - American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader ("Mood Indigo",  "Sophisticated Lady").

Ellsworth, Oliver - U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1789 - 1796). Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court (1796 - 1800).

Ervin Jr, Samuel J. - U.S. Senator from North Carolina. Chairman of the Watergate Committee.

Faber, Eberhard - Head of the Eberhard Fabor Pencil Company.

Fairbanks, Douglas - Film actor ("Robin Hood" in 1922).

Feller, Bob - American baseball pitcher.

Field, Stephen J. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1863 - 1897).

Fields, W.C. - American film comic ("My Little Chickadee"; "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break"). 

Fisher, Geoffrey - Archbishop of Canterbury (1945 - 1961).

Fitch, John - American steamboat pioneer.

Fleming, Sir Alexander - British bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1928). He shared a 1945 Nobel Prize for this achievement.

Ford, Glenn - Actor ("Gilda", "The Big Heat","Blackboard Jungle", "Superman").

Ford, Henry - American automobile manufacturer.

Franklin, Benjamin - American public official, writer, scientist, inventor, and printer.

Frederick the Great - King of Prussia (1740 - 1786).

Gable, Clark - American actor ("It Happened One Night"; "Gone With The Wind").

Garibaldi, Giuseppe - Italian general and nationalist.

Gatling, Richard J. - Built the "Gatling Gun".

George I - King of Greece (1863 - 1913).

George VI - King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936 - 1952) and Emperor of India (1936 - 1947).

Gershwin, George - American composer ("Rhapsody in Blue", "An American in Paris", "Fascinatin' Rhythm", "Porgy and Bess").

Gibbon, Edward - British historian who wrote the classic text "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire".

Gilbert, Sir William S. - British playwright and lyricist ("H.M.S. Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance").

Gillett, King C. - American inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (c. 1895). Founded the Gillette Safety Razor Company (1901).

Glenn, John H. - First American to orbit the earth in a space craft; U.S. Senator from Ohio.

Godfrey, Arthur - Actor/ Television personality.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von - German writer ("Faust" ) and scientist.

Goldsmith, Oliver - English author.

Goldwater, Barry - U. S. Senator from Arizona (1953 - 1965 and 1969 - 1987) and Republican Presidential Nominee (1964).

Gompers, Samuel - British - born American labor leader. President of the American Federation of Labor (1886 - 1924, except 1895).

Goodnow, David - CNN anchor/editor (Ret).

Gray, Harold Lincoln - Creator of "Little Orphan Annie".

Grissom, Virgil I. - American astronaut.

Grock - Swiss circus clown.

Haakon VII - King of Norway (1905 - 1957).

Hamilton, Alexander - American statesman.

Hampton, Lionel Leo - American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist and bandleader.

Hancock, John - American Revolutionary leader. President of Continental Congress (1775 - 1777). First to sign Declaration of Independence.. Governor of Massachusetts (1780 - 1785 and 1787 - 1793).

Handy, W.C. - Composer ("The St. Louis Blues").

Hardy, Oliver - American film comedian ("Laurel and Hardy").

Harlan, John M. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1955 - 1971).

Haydn, (Franz) Joseph - Austrian composer.

Hedges, Cornelius - "Father" of Yellowstone National Park.

Heine, Heinrich - Writer.

Henry, Patrick - American patriot and orator.

Henson, Reverend Josiah - Inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

Herbert, Bishop Percy - Bishop of Norwich.

Hilton, Charles C. - American hotelier.

Hoban, James - Irish-born American architect. Designed and supervised the construction (1793 - 1801) and renovation (1815 - 1829) of the White House.

Hoe, Richard M. - Invented the rotary press, revolutionizing newspaper printing.

Hogarth, William - British artist.

Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" - U.S. Senator from South Carolina (1966 - 2005).

Hoover, J. Edgar - Director of the FBI (1924 - 1972).

Hornsby, Rogers - Baseball player and manager.

Houdini, Harry - Magician/escape artist.

Houston, Sam - 2nd & 4th President of the Republic of Texas.

Humphrey, Hubert Horatio, Jr. - U.S. Senator from Minnesota; U.S. Vice President (1965 - 69); Democratic Presidential nominee (1968).

Irving, Sir Henry - British Shakespearean actor.

Irwin, James B. - American astronaut.

Ives, Burl - American singer and actor.

Jackson, Reverend Jesse - Civil rights leader/politician.

Jackson, Robert H. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1941 - 1954).

Jenner, Edward - British physician and smallpox vaccination pioneer.

Johnson, Jack - American boxer.

Jolson, Al - Singer.

Jones, Anson - 5th President of the Republic of Texas.

Jones, John Paul - American naval officer.

Jones, Melvin - Co-founder of the Lions International.

Juarez, Benito - Mexican President (1858 - 1872).

Kalakaua, David - King of the Hawaiian Islands.

Kamehameha V - King of Hawaii (1863 - 1872).

Kean, Edmund - British Shakespearean actor.

Kefauver, Estes - U.S. representative (1939 - 1949) and Senator (1949 - 1963) from Tennessee. Directed highly publicized investigation into organized crime (1950 - 1951).

Kemp, Jack - Pro - Football Quarterback ("Buffalo Bills"), U.S. Congressman from New York, and Republican Vice - President Candidate (1996).

Key, Francis Scott - American lawyer and poet. Wrote poem which later became "The Star Spangled Banner".

King, Rufus - U.S. Vice President (1853).

Kipling, Rudyard - British writer ("The Man Who Would Be King", "The Jungle Book"). Won the 1907 Nobel Prize for literature.

Kossuth, Lajos - Hungarian revolutionary leader.

Lafayette, Marquis de - French soldier and politician who served on George Washington's staff in the American Revolution.

LaGuardia, Fiorello - American political reformer, a U.S. Congressman (1916 - 1933), and Mayor of New York City. 

Lake, Simon - Builder of seafaring submarine.

Lamar, Joseph R. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1910 - 1916).

Lamar, Mirabeau B. - 3rd President of the Republic of Texas.

Land, Frank S. - Founder of the Order of DeMolay.

Landon, Alfred M. - Independent oil producer, Governor of Kansas (1933 - 1937). Republican Presidential Nominee (1936).

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim - German playwright and critic ("Minna von Barnheim", "Nathan the Wise").

Lewis, John L. - American labor leader. President of the United Mine Workers of America (1920 - 1960) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1935 - 1940).

Lewis, Meriwether - American soldier and explorer who led the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803 - 1806). Governor of the Louisiana Territory (1806 - 1809).

Lincoln, Elmo - First actor to play Tarzan in "Tarzan of the Apes" (1918).

Lindbergh, Charles - American aviator. First solo TransAtlantic flight (1927).

Lipton, Sir Thomas - British merchant and yacht racer. Opened successful chain of grocery stores in Great Britain. Established tea processing factories in England and the United States.

Livingston, Robert - American Revolutionary leader and diplomat who served in the Continental Congress (1775 - 1781). Minister to France (1801 - 1804).

Liszt, Franz - Hungarian composer.

Lloyd, Harold C. - Entertainer.

Logue, Lionel George - Famous speech therapist who successfully treated King George VI (as portrayed in the film "The King's Speech") 

Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator from Mississippi.

MacArthur, Douglas - American general; Commanded Allied forces in Pacific during World War II.

MacDonald, Sir John A. - Canadian politician and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867 - 1873 and 1878 - 1891). Considered the organizer of the Canadian confederation, established in 1867.

Marshall, George - American general during World War II. 

Marshall, James W. - Discovered Gold at Sutter's Mill California (1848).

Marshall, John - Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court (1801 - 1835).

Marshall, Thurgood - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1967 - 1991).

Marti, Jose Julian - Cuban revolutionary leader and poet.

Marx, Adolph Arthur "Harpo" - Stage and film comedian (The Marx Brothers).

Matthews, Stanley - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1881 - 1889).

Mayer, Louis B. - Film producer who merged to form Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer (MGM).

Mazzini, Giuseppe - Italian patriot.

Mayo, William - American surgeon. Co-founder of the Mayo Clinic.

McGovern, George - U.S. senator from South Dakota (1963 - 1981); Democratic Presidential Candidate (1972).

Menninger, Charles F. (father) and Karl A. (son) - American psychiatrists; Founders of the Menninger Clinic and Menninger Foundation.

Mesmer, Franz Anton - Austrian physician. Developer of therapeutic application of hypnotism.

Meyerbeer, Giacomo - German composer of French opera ("Les Huguenots").

Michelson, Albert Abraham - German - born American physicist. Won 1907 Nobel Prize.

Minton, Sherman - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1949 - 1956).

Mitchell, Edgar D. - American astronaut. Sixth person to walk on the moon.

Mix, Tom - U.S. Marshal turned film actor. Starred in over 400 westerns.

Monckton, Lionel - Musician.

Monge, Gaspard, Comte de Pluse - French mathematician. Inventor of descriptive geometry.

Montgolfier, Jacques Etienne - French aeronautic inventor. Built and ascended in the first practical hot - air balloon (1783).

Moody, William H. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1906 - 1910). 

Mozart, Leopold - Concertmaster, celebrated violinist, composer, and author. Father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Austrian composer. Considered among the greatest and most prolific composers in history ("The Marriage of Figaro", "Don Giovanni", "The Magic Flute").

Mucha, Alphonse - Czech - French poster designer and painter.

Murphy, Audie - Most decorated American soldier of WWII and film actor ("The Red Badge of Courage","To Hell and Back").

Naismith, James - Canadian - born American sports educator who originated the game of basketball (1891).

Nelson, Samuel - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1845 - 1872).

New, Harry S. - Postmaster General who established air mail.

Newhall, Lord - British Military leader during World War II;Royal Air Force.

Newton, Joseph Fort - Christian minister.

Nunn, Sam - U.S. Senator from Georgia.

O'Higgins, Bernardo - Chilean leader.

Olds, Ransom E. - American automobile pioneer.

Otis, James - American Revolutionary politician and publicist.

Palmer, Arnold - American golfer. First to win four Masters Tournaments.

Paterson, William - Irish - born American Revolutionary leader and jurist. Member of the Constitutional Convention (1787). U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1793 - 1806).

Peale, Charles Willson - American painter, naturalist, and inventor.

Peale, Norman Vincent - American cleric and author ("The Power of Positive Thinking").

Peary, Robert Edwin - American naval officer and Arctic explorer.

Penney, James C. - American retailer ("J.C. Penny").

Pepper, Claude - U.S. Senator (1936 - 1951) and Representative (1963 - 1989) from Florida.

Pershing, John Joseph "Black Jack" - American general. Commanded American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. Army chief of staff (1921 - 1924).

Pike, Albert - Philosopher. Author of "Morals and Dogma".

Pitney, Mahlon - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1912 - 1922).

Poinsett, Joel R. - U.S. Minister to Mexico. Developed the poinsettia flower.

Pope, Alexander - English writer.

Pullman, George M. - American industrialist and inventor. Built first rail sleeping car.

Pushkin, Aleksander - Russian poet.

Reed, Stanley F. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1938 - 1957).

Revere, Paul - American silversmith, engraver, and Revolutionary War hero.

Rhodes, Cecil John - British financier and colonizer. Prime minister of Cape Colony (1890).

Richards, Michael - Comedian and actor. Best known for role as Cosmo Kramer on "Seinfeld" TV series.

Richardson, Elliot - U.S. Attorney General (1973) .

Rickenbacker, Eddie - American aviator who was the most decorated combat pilot of World War I; President of Eastern Airlines (1938 - 1963).

Ringling Brothers - American circus owners (All seven brothers and their father were Masons).

Rizal, Jose - Philippine national leader and writer.

Roberts, Allen E. - Author of several books on Masonry.

Robinson, John J. - Author of several books on Masonry ("Born in Blood"; "A Pilgrim's Path").

Robinson, Sugar Ray - American prizefighter. Six - time world champion.

Rogers, Roy - Singing cowboy and actor.

Rogers, Will Penn Adair - American humorist.

Romberg, Sigmund - Hungarian - born American composer of operettas ("Blossom Time", "Student Prince").

Rutledge, Wiley B. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1943 - 1949).

Salten, Felix - Creator of Bambi.

San Martin, Jose de - Argentine revolutionary leader.

Sanders, Harland ("Colonel Sanders") - Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurants.

Sarnoff, David - American radio and television pioneer. Formed the National Broadcasting Company.

Sax, Antoine Joseph - Inventor of the saxophone.

Schiller, (Johann Christoph) Friedrich von - German writer.

Schirra, Walter Marty, Jr. - American astronaut.

Schoonover, George - Founder of "The Builder".

Scott, Capt. Robert Falcon - British explorer.

Scott, Sir Walter - British writer of ballads and historical novels.

Scott, Winfield - American general. Hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War (1846 - 1848).

Sellers, Peter - Actor ("The Pink Panther"; "Dr. Strangelove"; "Being There").

Shackleton, Sir Ernest - British explorer and writer ("Heart of the Antarctic").

Sibelius, Jean - Composer.

Skelton, Red - Film/television comedian.

Sloane, Sir John - Artist.

Smith, John Stafford - Wrote the music that became the U.S. National Anthem.

Sousa, John Philip - American bandmaster and composer who wrote comic operas and marches such as Stars and Stripes Forever (1897).

Speaker, Tris - Baseball Hall of Famer.

Spilsbury, Sir Bernard - English Scientist.

Stafford, Thomas Patten - American astronaut.

Stanford, Leland - American financier of the Central Pacific Railroad. Founder of Stanford University (1885).

Stanislaus II - King of Poland (1764 - 1795).

Stevenson, Adlai - U.S. Vice President (1893 - 1897).

Stewart, Potter - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1958 - 1981).

Still, Andrew T. - American physician who devised treatment of osteopathy.

Stillwell, Joseph - American general during World War II.

Stratton, Charles "General Tom Thumb" - American entertainer who reached 3 feet 4 inches at maturity. Toured extensively with P.T. Barnum's circus.

Steuben, Baron von - Prussian - born American Revolutionary military leader.

Sullivan, Sir Arthur - British composer.

Swayne, Noah H. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1862 - 1881).

Swift, Jonathan - Irish - born English writer ("Gulliver's Travels", "A Modest Proposal").

Teets, John W. - Chairman and President of Dial Corporation.

Thomas, Danny - Entertainer.

Thomas, Dave - Founder of Wendy's restaurants.

Thomas, Lowell - American radio commentator.

Thornhill, Sir James - English Artist.

Tinker, Joe - American baseball player.

Tirpitz, Alfred Von - German admiral who organized the German Navy in World War I.

Todd, Thomas - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1807 - 1826).

Travis, Colonel William B. - Fought at the Battle of the Alamo.

Trimble, Robert - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1826 - 1828).

Vinson, Frederick M. - Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court (1946 - 1953).

Wadlow, Robert Pershing - Tallest human being on record.

Wallace, George C. - Governor of Alabama.

Wallace, Lewis - American general, diplomat, and author ("Ben Hur").

Wanamaker, John - American merchant whose men's clothing business grew into one of the first department stores. Also served as U.S. postmaster general (1889 - 1893).

Warner, Jack - American filmmaker. Co - founder of Warner Brothers Pictures.

Warren, Earl - Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court (1953 - 1969).

Warren, Joseph - American physician and patriot who instructed Paul Revere and William Dawes to make their ride to Lexington.

Washington, Booker T. - American educator.

Watson, Thomas John - President (1914 - 1949) and Chairman (1949 - 1956) of IBM.

Wayne, John - Film actor, American icon.

Webb, Matthew - First man to swim the English Channel.

Weitz, Paul J. - American astronaut who flew on Skylab and space shuttle missions.

Wesley, Samuel - Musician.

Whiteman, Paul - American conductor.

Wilde, Oscar - Irish writer ("The Picture of Dorian Gray", "The Importance of Being Earnest").

Wingate, Sir Francis - British general and imperial administrator, principal founder and governor - general of the Anglo - Egyptian Sudan (1899 - 1916).

Woodbury, Levi - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1845 - 1851).

Wolfitt, Sir Donald - English actor.

Woods, William B. - U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1880 - 1887).

Wyler, William - American filmmaker ("Jezebel", "Wuthering Heights", Ben Hur").

Young, Denton True "Cy" - American baseball player.

Zanuck, Darryl F. - Cofounder of 20th Century Productions.

Ziegfeld, Florenz - American theatrical producer famed for his extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies.

Zoffany, John - Artist.