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.
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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