Famous Freemasons Through the Ages
Through history, there have been many famous Freemasons, from Kings, heads of state and actors, here is a list that is by far from complete of some of those famous Freemasons.
Kings
HM King George IV HM King George VI HM King Edward VII HM King Edward VIII HM King William IV |
Musicians
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sir William S. Gilbert Sir Arthur Sullivan Nat 'King' Cole Edward 'Duke' Ellington |
Writers
Rudyard Kipling Robert Burns Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir William S. Gilbert Alexander Pope |
Presidents & Prime Ministers
Sir Winston Churchill George Washington Cecil John Rhodes George Canning |
Sportsman
Clive Lloyd Arnold Palmer Jack Dempsey 'Sugar Ray' Robinson |
Explorers
Sir Ernest Shackleton Sir Richard Burton Captain Robert Falcon Scott Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin (Astronaut) |
Artists
Sir James Thornhill Sir John Soane William Hogarth John Zoffany |
Scientists
Sir Alexander Fleming Sir Joseph Banks Sir Bernard Spilsbury Joseph Lister Dr. Edward Jenner (smallpox vaccination) |
Actors and Entertainers
John Wayne William Cody ('Buffalo Bill') Harry Houdini Peter Sellers Clark Gable |
Army
Field Marshal Lord Methuen Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck General Sir John Moore |
Royal Navy
Admiral Sir Sidney Smith Admiral The Lord Beresford Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Jellicoe |
Royal Air Force
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Newall Squadron Leader Henry "Dinghy" Young |
Philanthropists
Dr. T. J. Barnardo Lord Leverhulme Sir William Bultin |
Key Historic Figures
Sir Arthur Wellesley - 1st Duke of Wellington Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) Dr. Barnardo |
Businessmen
Andre Citroen Henry Ford |
List from the United Grand Lodge of England