Famous Freemasons
Famous Freemasons
Here is a list of some famous freemasons:
- George Washington - First President of the United States, member of the Virginia Lodge
- Benjamin Franklin - Founding Father of the United States, member of the Pennsylvania Lodge
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Composer, member of the Viennese Lodge
- Mark Twain - Writer and humorist, member of the Missouri Lodge
- Albert Einstein - Scientist, member of the Einstein Lodge in Berlin
- Elvis Presley - Singer and actor, member of the Tennessee Lodge
- John D. Rockefeller - Industrialist and philanthropist, member of the New York Lodge
- J. Edgar Hoover - First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, member of the Federal Lodge in Washington D.C.
- Paul Revere - Patriot and silversmith, member of the Massachusetts Lodge
- Lewis Carroll - Writer and mathematician, member of the Oxford University Lodge
- Winston Churchill - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, member of the Studholme Alliance Lodge
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes, member of the Phoenix Lodge
- Sir Roger Moore - Actor, member of the Royal Alpha Lodge
- Sir Alex Ferguson - former football manager, member of the St. John's Lodge
- Sir Tim Berners-Lee - computer scientist and inventor of the World Wide Web, member of the Apollo University Lodge
- Sir Trevor McDonald - television journalist, member of the Westminster Abbey Lodge
- Sir Paul McCartney - musician, member of the Royal Lancashire Lodge
- Sir Antony Gormley - sculptor, member of the Notting Hill and Ealing Lodge
- Sir Elton John - musician, member of the Buckinghamshire County Lodge
- Sir David Attenborough - naturalist and television presenter, member of the Newbury and West Berkshire Lodge
This list is by no means exhaustive, as there have been many other famous and influential freemasons throughout history. Freemasonry is a fraternity that has been around for centuries and has attracted members from a wide range of professions and walks of life. Many of these members have made significant contributions to their fields and to society as a whole.