Famous Masons
Famous Freemasons
Over three centuries freemasonry has attracted Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers and many key historic figures. This is just a sample and not an exhaustive list:
Kings
George VI
Edward VII
Edward VIII
Presidents & Prime Ministers
George Washington
Winston Churchill
Key historic figures
William Booth (Salvation Army Founder)
Henri Dunant (Red Cross Founder)
Dr Barnado
Martin Luther King
Musicians
Mozart
Gilbert & Sullivan
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Explorers
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Captain Robert Scott (Scott of
the Antarctic)
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Writers
Rudyard Kipling
Robert Burns
Leo Tolstoy
Businessmen
Andre Citroen
Henry Ford
Actors and entertainers
Clark Gable
John Wayne
William Cody ("Buffalo Bill")
Harry Houdini
Peter Sellers
Sportsmen
Clive Lloyd
Arnold Palmer
Jack Dempsey
"Sugar Ray" Robinson
Scientists
Sir Alexander Fleming
Joseph Lister
Edward Jenner (who developed the smallpox vaccination)
The list could go on and on................................