{"id":209,"date":"2018-04-19T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-10-15T17:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:43:52","slug":"some-notable-masons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/history-of-freemasonry\/some-notable-masons\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Notable Masons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Freemasons in History<\/h2>\n<p>Freemasonry has included men from many professions, nations, and periods of history. Masons have served as public officials, military leaders, explorers, artists, entertainers, scientists, business leaders, and athletes. The names below are commonly identified in historical Masonic references and are organized by field for easier reading.<\/p>\n<p><em>This historical list is not exhaustive. Records and documentation standards vary, particularly for individuals from earlier centuries.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Government and Public Service<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Simon Bolivar<\/li>\n<li>DeWitt Clinton<\/li>\n<li>John Diefenbaker<\/li>\n<li>Gerald R. Ford<\/li>\n<li>Barry Goldwater<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Gilman<\/li>\n<li>John Hancock<\/li>\n<li>Sam Houston<\/li>\n<li>Hubert H. Humphrey<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Jackson<\/li>\n<li>Jack Kemp<\/li>\n<li>Marquis de Lafayette<\/li>\n<li>Fiorello LaGuardia<\/li>\n<li>Thurgood Marshall<\/li>\n<li>William McKinley<\/li>\n<li>James Monroe<\/li>\n<li>Theodore Roosevelt<\/li>\n<li>Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/li>\n<li>Harry S. Truman<\/li>\n<li>George Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Military Leaders and Explorers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Edwin \u201cBuzz\u201d Aldrin<\/li>\n<li>Omar Bradley<\/li>\n<li>Richard E. Byrd<\/li>\n<li>Davy Crockett<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Doolittle<\/li>\n<li>John Glenn<\/li>\n<li>John Paul Jones<\/li>\n<li>Charles A. Lindbergh<\/li>\n<li>Douglas MacArthur<\/li>\n<li>George C. Marshall<\/li>\n<li>John Pershing<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Rickenbacker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Arts, Literature, and Entertainment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Roy Acuff<\/li>\n<li>Eddy Arnold<\/li>\n<li>Gene Autry<\/li>\n<li>Ludwig van Beethoven<\/li>\n<li>Irving Berlin<\/li>\n<li>Gutzon Borglum<\/li>\n<li>Ernest Borgnine<\/li>\n<li>George M. Cohan<\/li>\n<li>Norm Crosby<\/li>\n<li>Cecil B. DeMille<\/li>\n<li>Duke Ellington<\/li>\n<li>Clark Gable<\/li>\n<li>Arthur Godfrey<\/li>\n<li>Harry Hershfield<\/li>\n<li>Harry Houdini<\/li>\n<li>Burl Ives<\/li>\n<li>Al Jolson<\/li>\n<li>Rudyard Kipling<\/li>\n<li>Lauritz Melchior<\/li>\n<li>Wolfgang A. Mozart<\/li>\n<li>Will Rogers<\/li>\n<li>Jean Sibelius<\/li>\n<li>Red Skelton<\/li>\n<li>John Philip Sousa<\/li>\n<li>Danny Thomas<\/li>\n<li>Lowell Thomas<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Science, Medicine, and Business<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sir Alexander Fleming<\/li>\n<li>Henry Ford<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Franklin<\/li>\n<li>Charles W. Mayo<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Norman Vincent Peale<\/li>\n<li>J. C. Penney<\/li>\n<li>David Sarnoff<\/li>\n<li>Dave Thomas<\/li>\n<li>Thomas J. Watson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sports<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ty Cobb<\/li>\n<li>Jack Dempsey<\/li>\n<li>Arnold Palmer<\/li>\n<li>Branch Rickey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Their Stories Illustrate<\/h2>\n<p>These men followed very different paths, but their varied careers help illustrate Freemasonry\u2019s broad reach across communities and generations. Freemasonry does not require members to share a profession, political viewpoint, religion, or social background. Its lodge experience centers on fellowship, personal growth, moral responsibility, and service.<\/p>\n<h2>Continue Exploring Freemasonry<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/history-of-freemasonry\/what-is-freemasonry\/\">What Is Freemasonry?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/history-of-freemasonry\/what-do-freemasons-do\/\">What Do Freemasons Do?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/how-to-join\/\">How to Become a Mason<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freemasons in History Freemasonry has included men from many professions, nations, and periods of history&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":39,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-209","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in 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