| Abbott, Sir John J.C. - Prime Minister of Canada 1891-92 Abbott, Robert Sengstacke - Founder/publisher "Chicago Defender" Aldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz" - Astronaut Allen, Richard - Founder/first bishop AME Church Armstrong, Louis - Jazz Musician Armstrong, Neil - Astronaut Arnold, General Henry "Hap" - Commander of the Army Air Force 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 Bassie, 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 Booth, Rev. William - Founder of the Salvation Army 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 Bradley, Thomas - Former mayor of Los Angeles, California Brant, Joseph - Chief of the Mohawks 1742 - 1807 Brundridge, Avery - Olympic Committee Bryan, Richard - U.S. Senator Buchanan, James - President of the U.S. 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 Carnahan, Melvin - Governor of Missouri Carson, Christopher "Kit" - Frontiersman, scout and explorer Casanova - Italian Adventurer, writer and entertainer Catton, John - Supreme Court Justice 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 (see More Information below) 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 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 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 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 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 Forten, James - Abolitionist/manufacturer Fortune, Timothy Thomas - Journalist Franklin, Benjamin - 1 of 13 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. 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 librettis for "Pirates of Penzance" Gillette, King C. - Gillette Razor Co. Glenn, John H. - First American to orbit the earth in a space craft/U.S. Senator Godfrey, Arthur - Actor Goldwater, Barry - Former U.S. Senator Grassley, Charles - U.S. Senator Gray, Harold Lincoln - Creator of "Little Orphan Annie" Grissom, Virgil - Astronaut Grock - Swiss Circus Clown Guillotin, Joseph Ignace - Inventor of the "Guillotin" 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 Hedges, Cornelius - "Father" of Yellowstone National Park Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator Henry, Patrick - Patriot 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 rotory press, revolutinizing newspaper printing Hollings, Ernest - U.S. Senator Hooks, Benjamin L. - Former Executive Director NAACP Hoover, Frank - Vaccum 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, Rev. Jesse - Minister/politician 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 H. - Publisher EBONY and Jet magazines Johnston, Jr. , J. Bennett - U.S. Senator 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 Jones, Melvin - One of the founders of the Lions International Keaton, Buster - Movie pioneer Kemp, Jack - Former U.S. Sentator/sports hero Key, Francis Scott - Wrote U.S. National Anthem Kipling, Rudyard - Writer Knox, Henry - Revolutionary War General Lafayette, Marquis de - Supporter of Amerian Freedom Lake, Simon - Built first submarine successfull 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 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 who merged to form 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 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 Moody, William H. - Supreme Court Justice Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Composer Murphy, Audie - Most decorated American Soldier of WWII. Naismith, James - Inventor of Basketball 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 on train. Pushkin, Aleksander - Russian Poet Rangel, Charles B. - U.S. Congressman New York Randolph, A. Phillip - Founder/ first president, Internat. Brotherhood Sleeping Car Porters Reed, Stanley F. - Supreme Court Justice Revere, Paul - Famous American Rhodes, Cecil - "Rhodes Scholarship& Rickenbacker, Eddie - Great American Air Force 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. Rutledge, Wiley B. - Supreme Court 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 Shakespeare, William - Writer 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 - Drove the gold spike linking the intercontinetal railroad Stanford, Leland - Railroads & Stanford University Starr, Bart - Football legend Stewart, Potter - Supreme Court Justice Still, Andrew T. - American Physician who devised treatment of Osteopathy 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 - Wrote Gulliver's Travels Taft, William Howard - President of the U.S. Teets, John W. - Chairman and President of Dial Corporation Thomas, Craig - U.S. Senator Thomas, Dave - Founder of Wendy's Restaurant Thomas, Lowell - Brought Lawrence of Arabia to public notice Thompson, Tommy - Governor of Wisconsin Thurmond, Strom - U.S. Senator Tillis, Mel - Musician Tirpitz, Alfred Von - German Naval officer responsible for submarine warfare Todd, Thomas - Supreme Court Justice Tolstoi, Leo - Author Travis, Colonel William B. - Alamo Trimble, Robert - Supreme Court Justice Truman, Harry S. - President of the U.S. Vinson, Frederick M. - Supreme Court Justice Voltaire - French writer and philosopher Wadlow, Robert Pershing - Tallest human on record being almost 9 feet tall Wagner, Honus - Baseball legend Wallace, Governor George C. - Presidential candidate who was nearly assasinated Wallace, Lewis - Wrote "Ben Hur" Wallenda, Enrico - Circus legend Warner, Jack - Warner Brothers Fame Warren, Earl - Supreme Court Justice Washington, Booker T. - Educator and author Washington, George - First President of U.S. Wayne, John - Actor Webb, Matthew - First man to swim the English Channel (1875) Wells, H. G. - Author Whiteman, Paul - "King of Jazz" Williams, Egbert Austin "Bert" - Actor/ comedian Williamson, Harry A. - Author/Masonic historian Woodbury, Levi - Supreme Court Justice Woods, William B. - Supreme Court Justice Wyler, William - Director of "Ben Hur" Young, Andrew - Former mayor of Atlanta, GA Zanuck, Darryl F. - Co-founder of 20th Century Productions in 1933 Ziegfeld, Florenz - His Ziegfeld's Follies began in 1907
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