Famous Freemasons
Throughout history there have been many notable Freemasons involved in a broad variety of activities. Here are just some of those ‘Famous Freemasons’.
Actors
- David Garrick (1717 – 1779)
- Edmund Kean (1787 – 1833)
- Sir Henry Irving (1838 – 1905)
- Sir Donald Wolfitt (1902 – 1968)
- Richard Todd (1919 – 2009)
- Peter Sellers (1925 – 1980)
Army
- Gen Sir John Moore (1761 – 1809)
- Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington KG (1769 – 1852)
- Field Marshal The Earl Roberts of Kandahar VC, KG, KP (1832 – 1914)
- Field Marshal The Earl Kitchener of Khartoum KG, KP (1850 – 1916)
- Field Marshal Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres KP (1852 – 1925)
- Field Marshal The Earl Haig KT (1861 – 1928)
- General Sir Reginald Wingate Bt, GCB, GCVO, GBE, KCMG, DSO, TD (1861 – 1953)
- Field Marshal The Viscount Wolseley KP (1883 – 1913)
- Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (1884 – 1981)
- Field Marshal The Earl Alexander of Tunis KG (1891 – 1969)
- Lieutenant-Colonel ‘Paddy’ Maine DSO*** (1915 – 1955)
Artists
- Sir James Thornhill (1676 – 1734)
- William Hogarth (1697 – 1764)
- John Zoffany (1733 – 1810)
- Sir John Soane (1753 – 1857)
Authors
- Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
- Edward Gibbon (1734 – 1794)
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 – 1816)
- Robbie Burns (1759 – 1796)
- Sir Walter Scott (1771 – 1832)
- Anthony Trollope (1815 – 1882)
- Sir William S. Gilbert (1836 – 1911)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930)
- Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936)
Charity
- Dr T. J. Barnardo (1845 – 1905)
- 1st Viscount Leverhulme
- Sir William “Billy” Butlin (1899 – 1980)
Entertainers
- Cyril Fletcher (1913 – 2005)
- Cyril Stapleton (1914 1974)
- David Nixon (1919 – 1978)
- Geraldo (1904 – 1974)
- Nat Jackley (1909 – 1988)
- Jimmy Wheeler (1910 – 1970)
- Tommy Trinder (1909 – 1989)
- Sir Harry Lauder (1879 – 1950)
Explorers
- Sir Richard Burton (1821 – 1890)
- Capt Robert Falcon Scott, RN (1868 – 1912)
- Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 – 1922)
- Field Marshall The Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891 – 1969)
Monarchs
- King George IV (1762 – 1830)
- King William IV (1765 – 1837)
- King Edward VII (1841 – 1910)
- King Edward VIII (1894 – 1972)
- King George VI (1895 – 1952)
Musicians
- Thomas Arne (1710 – 1778) (Rule Britannia)
- Samuel Wesley (1766 – 1837)
- Sir Henry Bishop (1786 – 1855) (Home sweet home)
- Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842 – 1900)
- Rick Wakeman (b: 1949)
Religion
- Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887 – 1972)
- Sir Israel Brodie (1895 – 1979)
Royal Air Force
- Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Newall GCB, OM, GCMG, CBE, AM (1886 – 1963)
- Squadron Leader Henry Melvin “Dinghy” Young DFC* (1915 – 1943)
Royal Navy
- Admiral Sir Sidney Smith KCB(1764 – 1840)
- Admiral The Lord Beresford GCB, GCVO (1841 – 1919)
- Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Jellicoe GCB, OM, GCVO, SGM (1859 – 1935)
Scientists
- Sir Joseph Banks (1744 – 1820)
- Dr Edward Jenner (1749 – 1823)
- Sir Alexander Fleming (1881 – 1955)
- Sir Bernard Spilsbury (1877 – 1947)
Sportsmen
- Harold Abrahams CBE (1899 – 1978)
- ‘Jackie’ Milburn (1924 – 1988)
- Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885 – 1948)
- Sir Donald Campbell CBE (1921 – 1967)
- Sir Leonard ‘Len’ Hutton (1916 – 1990)
- John ‘Jock’ Stein (1922 – 1985)
- Sir Alec Rose (1908 – 1991)
- Jim Peters (1918 – 1999)
- Sir Arthur Gold (1917 – 2002)
- Trevor Simpson
- Len Shackleton (1922 – 2000)
- Joe Wade (1921 – 2005)
- Leslie Compton (1912 – 1984)
- Herbert Sutcliffe (1894 – 1978)
- Bill Bowes (1908 – 1987)
- Sir Thomas Lipton Bt, KCVO 1848 – 1931)
- Tony Allcock MBE (b: 1955)
- Sir ‘Alf’ Ramsey (1920 – 1999)
- Peter Ebdon (b:1970)
- Mark Wildman (b: 1936)
Statesmen
- Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)
- George Canning (1770 – 1827)
- Lord Randolph Churchill (1849 – 1895)
- Cecil Rhodes (1852 – 1903)
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
- Leopold S. Amery (1873 – 1955)
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