Douglas Fairbanks, American movie star and film director, Initiated: 1925, Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528, California, Raised: 11 August 1925, Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528.
Carl George Falkenau, American Innovator of Department Store Management, Minnehaha Lodge of South Dakota 3° Master Mason, 32° Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret - Scottish Rite, Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, Royal Order of Scotland, Order of Knights Templar Commandery, Order of Red Cross of Constantine, Super Excellent Master, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Movper Grotto.
Philip Michael Faraday, architect and composer. Initiated into The Holloway Lodge No. 2601 in 1898 and Grand Organist of the UGLE from 1914.
William Henry Feldon, British and New Zealand sculptor, past Master of Te Awamutu Lodge 2221 E.C. Master of the Union Mark Lodge, P.N. Ark Mariners, Past Second Principal of both Te Awamutu and Southern Cross Chapters and was a Prime Rose Croix.
W. C. Fields, American comedian, E. Coppée Mitchell Lodge No. 605, Philadelphia
Charles Grandison Finney, American preacher, evangelist and author. Meridian Sun Lodge No. 32 in Warren, New York. Finney asked for dismissal and was discharged.
Isaac de Forcade de Biaix, Royal Prussian Colonel and Hofmarschall to the Prince of Prussia, Knight of the Order of Pour le Mérite, Prussia's highest order of merit for heroism.
David H.C.L. Foster, English Physician & Surgeon. Old Shirburnian Lodge No. 3304 U.G.L.E.. The Middlesex Hospital, London W1.
Benjamin Franklin, American inventor and statesman. St. John's Lodge, Philadelphia, February 1731
Eric Fraser, British engineer & civil servant, Director-General of Aircraft Production during World War Two, Royal Somerset House & Inverness Lodge No 4
Joe Frazier, boxer and undisputed heavyweight boxing champion. Member of MB Taylor Lodge No. 141
Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, the first successful machine gun. An active member of his Masonic Lodge, he was member of Center Lodge No. 23, Indianapolis.
Licio Gelli, Italian politician. Worshipful master of Propaganda Due – Expelled in 1981 by the Grand Orient of Italy.
George VI, King of Great Britain, Naval Lodge No. 2612 UGLE. Member of Lodge Glamis No.99 91st Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1936–37.
Frank Geyer, City of Philadelphia police detective most notable for his cross-country, international investigation of H. H. Holmes, one of America's first serial killers. He entered Apprentice 14 September 1880, then Fellow Craft 12 October 1880 and became Master Mason 16 November 1880. All degrees were in the Frankford Lodge No 292, Philadelphia. He was a member of Corinthian Chasseur Commandery No. 53 and Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter No. 250.
James Glasgow, Who was the first North Carolina Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798. He was an early officer of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina but was ultimately expelled from Freemasonry due to the scandal known as the Glasgow Land Fraud.
Raymond Glendenning, British BBC sports commentator. Nioba Lodge No 5264, Avenue Lodge No 3231, Shakespear Lodge No 99, and Grand Stewards' Lodge.
John Glenn, Astronaut and US Senator Concord Lodge No.688 Concord, Ohio
Bazil Gordon, Scottish settler to America, America's first millionaire Fredericksburg Lodge No.4 in Virginia.
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of HuntlyKT, styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836. Grand Master of Scotland from 1802–1803.
Frederick Halsey, British politician, soldier, and landowner. Deputy Grand Master of UGLE. Initiated in the Apollo University Lodge, Oxford.
Mark Hambourg, dual national Russian-British concert pianist. Savage Club Lodge No 2190, London.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of AbercornKGPC, styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and the Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a British Conservative Party politician and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Grand Master of Ireland 1874–1885.
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn KG, CB, PC , styled Viscount Hamilton until 1868 and Marquess of Hamilton from 1868 to 1885, was a British nobleman and diplomat. Grand Master of Ireland in 1886.
John Harmer, English and Australian Anglican Bishop.
Colonel John Harrelson, First Chancellor of NCSU, Raised 28 August 1909 into William G. Hill Lodge No. 218, Raleigh, North Carolina. Member of NCSU chapter of Square and Compass.
Augustus Harris, British actor, impresario and dramatist. Savage Club Lodge No 2190, London.
John Harris, English artist and facsimilist, considered the "Father of the Masonic tracing board", initiated under UGLE in 1818.
Herbert Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham, a prominent English clergyman, early human rights activist, and pioneering ecumenist. UGLE Freemason, and founder of Cantilupe Lodge No 4083, Hereford.
Henry Heth, Confederate General in the American Civil War. Rocky Mountain Lodge #205 Utah.
Joseph Hewes, signatory to the American Declaration of Independence.
Nugent Hicks, or Frederick Cyril Nugent Hicks, English Anglican Bishop, served as Bishop of Gibraltar and later as Bishop of Lincoln. St James Royal Arch Chapter No 2. Great Prelate of English Knights Templar from 1941.
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, Prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I. Tradition places him as grand master of English Freemasons from 1633 to 1635 and the claim is in accordance with the accounts of Anderson and Preston.
Clarence Chesterfield Howerton, also known as Major Mite, American circus performer.0.72 m tall. Performed with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and other groups from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. Featured in several films, including a role as a Munchkin in the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz.
William Howley, the 90th Archbishop of Canterbury, and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Royal York Lodge, Bristol, England.
Sir Henry Irving, English actor, and first actor to receive a knighthood; initiated in 1882 in Jerusalem Lodge No 197, London, and a founder of Savage Club Lodge No 2190.
James Irwin, American pilot and astronaut, first motor vehicle passenger on the moon; a member of Tejon Lodge No. 104, Colorado.
Daniel C. Jackling, American mining and metallurgical engineer who pioneered the exploitation of low-grade porphyry copper ores at the Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah. Master of Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 11, Tooele, Utah in 1899.
Frank D. Jackson,, 15th Governor of Iowa. Received his degrees in Alpha Lodge No. 326, Greene, Iowa on 6 December 1881, 23 March 1883, and 24 Paril 1883. He withdrew in 1901, and affiliated with Capitol Lodge No. 110 of Des Moines in 1904.
Henry M. Jackson,, U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington. Member of Everett Lodge No. 137, Everett, Washington and was a member of DeMolay.
James Jackson,, American Revolutionary War General, U.S. Representative, Senator from and 23rd Governor of the U.S. State of Georgia. Member of Solomons Lodge No. 1, Savannah, serving as Master in 1786. Served as Grand Master of Georgia in 1789. Visited the Grand Lodge of New York on 24 June 1789.
James S. Jackson,, U.S. Representative from Kentucky and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Killed in action at the Battle of Perryville. Member of Hopkinsville Lodge No. 37, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Jesse Jackson, US Civil Rights leader and Politician, Harmony Lodge No. 88, Chicago, Illinois
Jesse B. Jackson,, United States consul and an important eyewitness to the Armenian Genocide.
Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 145, Jamestown, New York. Received his degrees, 17 September 1 October, and 22 October 1929.
Samuel D. Jackson,, United States Senator from Indiana. Raised in Summit City Lodge No. 170, Fort Wayne, Indiana on 3 January 1920.
William Henry Jackson,, American painter, Civil War veteran, geological survey photographer and an explorer famous for his images of the American West.
William Purnell Jackson,, U.S. Senator from Maryland. Member of Wicomico Lodge No. 91, of Salisbury, Maryland.
Bernhard M. Jacobsen,, U.S. Representative from Iowa. Member of Emulation Lodge No. 255, Clinton, Iowa, receiving degrees on 8 June 14 July, and 29 July 1891.
Benjamin F. James,, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Received degrees in University Lodge No. 610, Philadelphia in 1909 and affiliated with Wayne Lodge No. 581, Wayne, Pennsylvania, on 21 March 1911 and master of same in 1915.
John Jeffries, of Massachusetts Lodge, Boston. He became senior warden 2 December 1771; reelected 7 December 1772; elected master 6 December 1773 and reelected master 5 December 1774.
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy,, 1st Baronet, Parsi-Indian merchant and philanthropist. Notable for making a huge fortune on the opium trade to China
John Jellicoe, British Admiral of the Fleet, and Governor-General of New Zealand, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand
Edward H. Jenison,, U.S. Representative from Illinois
George C. Jenks,, English-born American dime novelist. Member of Bethel Lodge No. 733, New York City.
Edward Jenner, British scientist; discovered vaccination. Elected FRS on 26 February 1789; initiated in Lodge of Faith and Friendship No. 449, Gloucestershire
William E. Jenner,, Senator from Indiana. Raised in White River Lodge No. 332, Shoals, Indiana
John Jennings, Jr.,, U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Raised 4 May 1903 in Jacksboro Lodge No. 322, Jacksboro, Tennessee. Transferred to Jellico Lodge No. 527, Jellico, Tennessee. in 1907 and to Masters Lodge No. 244, Knoxville in 1944 where he was in good standing at time of death.
Ben F. Jensen,, Served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa. Raised in Exodus Lodge No. 342, Exira, Iowa in 1922 and last Master.
Douglas William Jerrold,, English dramatist and writer. Member of Bank of England Lodge No. 329.
Thomas Jesup,, United States Army officer. Member of N.C. Harmony Lodge No. 2, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ewell Kirk Jett,, Chief Engineer and later a Commissioner of the United States Federal Communications Commission in the late 1930s and 1940s, serving briefly as the Commission's chairman.
Andrew Johnson, U.S. President. Greenville Lodge No. 119, Tennessee
Charles Fletcher Johnson,, U.S. Senator from Maine. Received his degrees in Herwood Lodge No. 91, Machias, Maine on 1 January 5 February, and 12 February 1883. Dimitted on 8 November 1886 and affiliated with Waterville Lodge No. 33, Waterville, Maine on 7 February 1887. Was master of the latter lodge in 1894–95 and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine in 1906–07.
David Johnson,, 62nd Governor of South Carolina. Member of Union Lodge No. 43, Union Court House, South Carolina, he was master of same, and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina in 1826.
Eben Samuel Johnson,, English-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Original lodge not known, but was admitted to Kane Lodge No. 377, Ida Grove, Iowa on 13 December 1907; dimitted 14 October 1910 and admitted to Landmark Lodge No. 103, Sioux City, Iowa on 12 December 1910.
Edward Johnson,, Canadian operatic tenor who was billed outside North America as Edoardo Di Giovanni. General manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1935 to 1950. Member of Adelphic Lodge No. 348, New York City, receiving degrees on 18 February 4 March, and 1 April 1902.
Edwin C. Johnson,, 26th and 24th Governor of and U.S. Senator from Colorado. Member of Yampa Lodge No. 88, Craig, Colorado.
Edwin S. Johnson,, U.S. Senator from South Dakota.
George W. Johnson,, First Confederate governor of Kentucky. Member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 14.
Guy Johnson,, Irish-born military officer and diplomat for the Crown during the American War of Independence. Member of the Hiram's Cliftonian Lodge No. 417 in London.
Henry Johnson,, U.S. Senator from, and 5th Governor of Louisiana. His original lodge is not known, but he was made an honorary member of Polar Star Lodge No. 1, New Orleans.
Hiram Johnson,, 23rd Governor of and U.S. Senator from California. Theodore Roosevelt's running mate on the "Bull Moose" ticket in 1912. Member of Washington Lodge No. 20, Sacramento.
John Neely Johnson,, 4th Governor of California. Member of Tehama Lodge No. 3, Sacramento.
Jack Johnson, African American boxer, initiated in Dundee, Scotland
James Johnson,, 43rd Governor of and U.S. Representative from Georgia. Member of Columbian Lodge No. 8, Columbus, Georgia.
Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet,, Loyalist leader during the American Revolution. Grand master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Quebec in 1789.
Joseph B. Johnson,, 70th Governor of Vermont. Member and Master of St. Johns Lodge No. 41, Springfield, Vermont.
Keen Johnson,, 45th Governor of Kentucky. Member of Richmond Lodge No. 25, Richmond, Kentucky.
J. Leroy Johnson,, U.S. Representative from California.
Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. President. Johnson City Lodge No. 561, Texas
Melvin Johnson, Jr.,, American designer of firearms, lawyer, and US Marine Corps officer. Mason, 32° AASR, National Sojourner, member of Heroes of '76 and DeMolay Legion of Honor.
Nels Johnson,, Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1 April 1954 to 2 December 1958. Member of Bismarck Lodge No. 5, and Mouse River Lodge No. 43, and a past grand orator of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota.
Robert Ward Johnson,, Confederate States Senator, U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator from Arkansas. Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas in 1862.
Royal C. Johnson,, U.S. Representative from South Dakota. Member of Ree Valley Lodge No. 70, Highmore, South Dakota.
Samuel Johnson,, Often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature. Member of Old Dundee Lodge No. 18, London.
Samuel Johnson, actor-manager and a member of the Company of Henry Irving.
Alvanley Johnston,, Canadian / American locomotive engineer who was Grand Chief Engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers from 1925 to 1950.
Henry S. Johnston,, Seventh Governor of Oklahoma. Member of Perry Lodge No. 78, Perry, Oklahoma, receiving degrees on 23 June 4 October and 6 December 1901 and served as Master in 1916. Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma from 1918–21 and Grand Master of Oklahoma in 1924.
Olin D. Johnston,, U.S. Senator from and 98th Governor of South Carolina. Member of Center Lodge No. 37 at Honea Path, South Carolina.
Samuel Johnston,, Represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the United States Senate, and was the sixth governor of the state. The First and Third Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina from 1787–1788 and 1789–1792.
Al Jolson, Actor and singer, St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York
Edgar A. Jonas,, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Raised in Equity Lodge No. 878, Chicago, 11 April 1910, becoming charter member of Sincerity Lodge No. 982 Chicago on 12 November 1915 and serving as master in 1944.
Andrieus A. Jones,, Senator from New Mexico. Member of Chapman Lodge No. 2, Las Vegas, New Mexico, receiving degrees on 21 September 1892, and 19 January 1893 and 16 February 1893. Junior warden of that lodge in 1894 and Junior Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico in 1894.
Buck Jones,, American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, known for his work starring in many popular western movies. Member of Henry S. Orme Lodge No. 458, Los Angeles.
Charles W. Jones,, Senator from Florida. Memberof Santa Rosa Lodge No. 16 of Milton, Florida.
Edward Franc Jones,, BrevetBrigadier general of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
George Jones,, Senator from Georgia. Participated in the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Member of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, Savannah, Georgia.
George Wallace Jones,, Senator from Iowa. Member of Dubuque Lodge No. 3, Dubuque, Iowa.
Girault M. Jones,, Seventh Bishop of Louisiana in The Episcopal Church. Received the degrees in Lumberton Lodge No. 417, Lumberton, Mississippi and later a member of Louisiana Lodge No. 102, New Orleans. Was Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1954.
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones,, U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
Jacob Jones,, Officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was buried Masonically by the Grand Lodge of Delaware, the grand master officiating. There is no record of his membership in a Delaware lodge, but it is thought that he was a member of Holland Lodge No. 8, New York City in 1808. The returns of the lodge in that year record his payment of the initiation fee, but no further record is given.
James Kimbrough Jones,, U.S. Representative and Senator from Arkansas. Member of Arkadelphia Lodge No. 19, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Jesse H. Jones,, 9th United States Secretary of Commerce. He was made a Mason at sight, in an occasional lodge, called by Grand Master Ara M. Daniels of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, 16 December 1941.
John Edward Jones,, *th Governor of Nevada. Member of Eureka Lodge No. 16, Eureka, Nevada and Grand Master of Nevada in 1893.
John Percival Jones,, Five term U.S. Senator from Nevada
John Paul Jones, Naval hero during the American Revolution, St. Bernards Lodge No. 122, Kirkudbright, Scotland
John Rice Jones,, Welsh-born, American politician, jurist, and military officer who helped establish the territorial governments in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. Member of St. Louis Lodge No. 111, and later of Missouri Lodge No. 12, both of St. Louis, Missouri.
John Marvin Jones,, U.S. Representative from Texas.
Nathaniel R. Jones, American lawyer, jurist, and academic, Judge on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Noble Wimberly Jones,, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia in 1781 and 1782. He is said to have been the first Mason initiated in Georgia, being a member of the old Solomon's Lodge No. 1 of Savannah, Georgia.
Paul C. Jones,, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Member of Kennett Lodge No. 68, Kennett, Missouri.
Robert Elijah Jones, American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church in the United States.
Sam Houston Jones,, 46th Governor of Louisiana. Member of DeRidder Lodge No. 271, DeRidder, Louisiana receiving the degrees on 4, 5, and 8 October 1918.
Slobodan Jovanović, Serbian jurist, historian, sociologist and president of the Yugoslav government in exile, in London, during World War II.
Benito Juárez, President of Mexico. Rito Nacional Mexicano de la Logia Independiente, No. 02
Henry M. Judah,, Career officer in the United States Army, serving during the Mexican–American War and American Civil War. Member of North Star Lodge No. 91, Fort Jones, California.
Emmett Kelly,, American circus performer, who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie." member of Sarasota Lodge No. 147, Scottish Rite Valley of Tampa and Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, FL.
Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of AilsaDL, JP, FSRGS, styled Earl of Cassilis until 1938, was a Scottish peer, barrister and soldier. Head of the Grand Chapter of Scotland for 30 years, being 1st Grand Principal from 1913 until his death in 1943. Initiated in Holy-rood House Lodge No. 44, Edinburgh, 17 November 1896
Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa was a Scottish peer. After the African War he lived for a time in the United States where he received the Masonic Degrees from Acacia Lodge No. 11, A.F. & A.M. of Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1905.
John D. Kennedy Confederate General of Civil War. Soldier, lawyer, political leader, and the 57th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Member of Kershaw Lodge No. 29, Camden, S.C. and grand master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina in 1881–83.
John J. Kennedy, U.S. and Confederate Army officer, ended Regulator-Moderator War. Marshall Lodge No. 22, Texas.
John T. Kennedy Brigadier General, U.S. Army, served in WWI & WWII; recipient of the Medal of Honor. Commander of Fort Bragg, N.C., 1941–45. Member of Hancock Lodge No. 311, Ft Leavenworth, Kansas and 32° in Army Consistory No. 1, at Ft. Leavenworth.
Prince Michael of Kent,, member of the British royal family, Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex, and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England & Wales.
Rudyard Kipling, UK author and poet, Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782. E.C., Lahore, India; founding member, The Builders of the Silent Cities Lodge No. 12, Saint-Omer, France.
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British peer, Field Marshal, and Secretary of State for War; initiated in La Concordia Lodge No 1226, and UGLE District Grand Master.
Roger Kitter, Actor – Member of Chelsea Lodge No. 3098
Henry Knox, Major General and Commander of the Continental Artillery during the American War for Independence. He is thought to have been a member of St. John's Regimental Lodge at Morristown. He has been credited with helping to constitute Washington Lodge at West Point. He is listed as a visitor to a number of other lodges.
Mihail Kogălniceanu, Prime Minister of Romania, Liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist.
Otto Kruger, Actor, St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York
José P. Laurel, President of the Japanese-Sponsored Republic of the Philippines during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Batangas Lodge No. 383 under the Gran Oriente Espanol,.
Jay Laurier, actor and performer, Chelsea Lodge No 3098.
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Youngest son of Queen Victoria. Initiated in Apollo University Lodge No. 357, Oxford, England 1 May 1874 and in May 1875 became a member of Lodge of Antiquity. No. 2. Served as master of Apollo Lodge in 1876.
William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, British peer, Founder of Lever Brothers. In 1902 he was first initiate to a lodge bearing his name, William Hesketh Lever Lodge No. 2916, he later formed Leverhulme Lodge 4438. He was a founder of the Phoenix Lodge 3236 whilst an M.P in 1907 and a founder of St. Hilary Lodge No. 3591 founded 4 May 1912, then Past Pro-Grand Warden and Immediate Past Master. He was appointed Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England in 1919 and co-founded a number of lodges including the Mersey Lodge 5434. He was Provincial Senior Grand Warden of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire.
Emmanuel Lewis, former child actor and star of Webster. W.C. Thomas Lodge No. 112 PHA in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a Past Commander-In-Chief of Atlanta Consistory No. 24A PHA.
actor best known for his portrayal of Captain of the Winkie Guard in “The Wizard of Oz.”
Meriwether Lewis, Explorer, Lewis and Clark expedition. Door to Virtue Lodge No. 44, Albemarle County, Virginia.
Richard Lewis, British Anglican Bishop, initiated in Apollo University Lodge No 357 in 1843, and Grand Chaplain of the UGLE.
Franz Liszt, Composer, Initiated: 18 September 1841, Lodge zur Einigkeit in Frankurt, passed and raised: February 1842, Lodge zur Eintracht in Berlin, in 1870 Master of the lodge zur Einigkeit in Budapest. Made an honorary member of the lodge Modestia cum Libertate in 1845.
Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright and theatre director. His membership of the Alhambra Lodge was one of the "crimes" that led to his assassination by Franco's forces
Trent Lott, American politician and former senator.
Juan Luna, Filipino painter and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the 19th century. Raised in Paris, France, under the auspices of Lodge Solidaridad 53.
Meyer Lutz, conductor and composer and Grand Organist of UGLE
The Hon. Charles Henry Lyell, British politician, soldier, and Member of Parliament. Initiated in the Apollo University Lodge, Oxford.
John A. Macdonald, First Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada. Began the creation of rail service across Canada. St. John's Lodge No. 758, Kingston, Ontario. Honorary Past Grand Senior Warden.
José Julián Martí Pérez, Cuban poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country, and he was an important figure in Latin American literature
Louis B. Mayer, Director, St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York
Oscar Ferdinand Mayer 1859-1955, Founder of the meat processing firm, Oscar Mayer. Germania Lodge No. 182, Chicago Illinois.
Robert Blair Mayne, Lieutenant Colonel "Paddy" Mayne DSO*** was a British Army soldier, solicitor, Irish rugby union international, amateur boxer, and a founding member of the Special Air Service. Initiated 25 September 1945, passed 28 May 1946, raised 24 September 1946 in Eklektikos Lodge No542, Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Affiliated to Friendship Lodge No447, also in Newtownards.
William McKinley, U.S. President. Hiram Lodge No. 21, Virginia. Demitted to become a charter member of Eagle Lodge No. 431, later renamed William McKinley Lodge, Ohio
Samuel McLaughlin, Founder and President of the McLaughlin Carriage Co. which later became General Motors of Canada. Cedar Lodge No. 270, Oshawa, Ontario. Grand Steward in 1945, 75 year member in the Craft. Royal Arch, Knight Templar, President of Oshawa Shrine Club.
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, Co-inventor of the Hot air balloon, 1740–1810. Initiated 1806, Loge des Neuf Soeurs, Paris
Maxey Dell Moody, Sr., Founder of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc.
William H. Moody, US Associate Justice
Michele Moramarco, Italian essayist and musician, author of "Nuova Enciclopedia Massonica" and of "Masonic Ritual Rhapsody", a soundtrack for the conferral of Craft degrees.
Robert Moray, Scottish philosopher, Edinburgh 1641.
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke,, Member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria. A member of Prince of Wales Lodge No. 259, the lodge connected with the royal family, he served as master in 1952 and as grand steward of the Grand Lodge of England in that year.
Charles Samuel Myers, English pioneer psychologist of the Royal Society, coined the term "shell shock". Member and founder of multiple lodges. Initiated 1895 at Isaac newton Lodge # 859.
Charles James Napier,, GCB, General of the British Army and served as its Commander-in-Chief in India. Made a Mason on 16 June 1807 in Doyle's Lodge of Fellowship, Guernsey.
Giorgio Napolitano,, GCB, OMRI, Italian politician who was the 11thPresident of Italy from 2006 to 2015, the only Italian President to be reelected to the Presidency.
Alfred Joseph Naquet,, French chemist and politician. Bulletin of International Masonic Congress, 1917, states he was a Freemason.
Antonio Nariño, Colombian independence leader and national hero
Charles Williams Nash,, American automobile entrepreneur who served as an executive in the automotive industry and founded Nash Motors. Member of Flint Lodge No. 23, Flint, Michigan, receiving degrees on 15 March 1898, 23 February and 14 March 1899.
Frederick Nash,, Chief Justice of North Carolina from 1852–1858. Eagle Lodge No. 71, Hillsboro, North Carolina.
George Kilbon Nash,, 41st Governor of Ohio. Member of Columbus Lodge No. 3, Columbus, Ohio.
Alexander Nasmyth,, Scottish portrait and landscape painter. Member of Canongate Kilwinning Lodge of Edinburgh.
Ernesto Nathan,, Mayor of Rome from 1907–1914. Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy in 1896.
Arnold Naudain,, U.S. Senator from Delaware. Member of Union Lodge No. 7, Dover, serving as master in 1817. Listed as Master of Union Lodge No. 5 at Middletown, Delaware in 1823. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware in 1826.
John Neagle,, American painter, primarily of portraits, during the first half of the 19th century in Philadelphia. Made a Mason in Columbia Lodge No. 91, Philadelphia, 22 April 1839, and served as master of the lodge in 1841 and 1843.
Pat Morris Neff,, 28th Governors of Texas. Received degrees in Waco Lodge No. 92, Waco, Texas on 21 February 29 March, and 27 May 1909. Affiliated with Baylor Lodge No. 1235, also of Waco in 1926. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1946.
James Scott Negley,, Union General during the American Civil War and U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Member of Lodge No. 45, Pittsburgh.
Roger Nelson,, Brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War and was later a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Member of Hiram Lodge No. 28, Frederick, Maryland.
Wilbur Dick Nesbit,, American poet and humorist. Raised in Evans Lodge No. 524, Evanston, Illinois on 27 March 1915.
James W. Nesmith,, U.S. Senator from Oregon. Member of Salem Lodge No. 4, Salem, Oregon.
Jeremiah Neterer,, United States federal judge. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Washington in 1910 through 1911.
Nicholas Netterville, 5th Viscount Netterville,, Irish peer. Notable for having been tried and acquitted by his peers on a charge of murder. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1732.
Keith Neville,, 18th Governor of Nebraska. Received degrees in Platte Valley Lodge No. 32, North Platte, Nebraska on 8 September 24 November 1908 and 31 July 1909.
Wendell Cushing Neville,, major general of the United States Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient, and the 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Mason and National Sojourner in San Francisco.
Harry Stewart New,, U.S. Senator from Indiana and 48th United States Postmaster General. Member of Ancient Landmarks Lodge No. 319, Indianapolis.
Cyril Newall, Marshal of the RAF and Governor-General of New Zealand, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand
Walter Cass Newberry,, Brevet Brigadier general of the Union Army during the American Civil War and U.S. Representative from Illinois. Member of Sanger Lodge No. 129, Waterville, New York.
Harry Kenneth Newburn,, American educator who served as the president of various universities during the mid-20th century. Member of McKenzie River Lodge No. 195 of Eugene, Oregon.
Joseph Fort Newton,, American Baptist minister, attorney and Freemason. Authored over 30 books, perhaps his most famous being The Builders: A Story and Study of Freemasonry, published in 1914 which is still widely read and distributed. He was raised in Friendship Lodge No. 7, Dixon, Illinois on 28 May 1902 and later affiliated with Mt. Hermon Lodge No. 263, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Thomas Willoughby Newton,, U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Member of Alexandria Washington Lodge No. 22, Alexandria, Virginia.
Michel Ney,, French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Some say he was made a Mason in the Lodge of the Nine Sisters, Paris, about 1792. The International Masonic Congress' bulletin of 1917, says he was initiated in 1801, but does not give the lodge.
Philip N. Nicholas,, Judge of the Virginia General Court from 1823 until his death. Member of Jerusalem Lodge No. 54, Richmond, Virginia.
Samuel Nicholas,, The first commissioned officer of the United States Continental Marines. Member of Lodge No. 13, Philadelphia.
Wilson Cary Nicholas,, Officer of the Virginia Militia during the American Revolutionary War, U.S. Senator from and 19th Governor of Virginia. First master of Warren Lodge No. 33, Warren, Virginia.
Vernon Nicholls, English clergyman, and Bishop of Sodor & Man; multiple English lodges, and Provincial Grand Master for Warwickshire.
John Conover Nichols,, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Member of Eufaula Lodge No. 1, Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson,, U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Member of Columbia Lodge No. 31, Columbia, Tennessee.
James Nicholson,, Officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Made a Mason in Lodge No. 7, Kent County, Maryland on 19 June 1778.
Samuel Nicholson,, Officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy. First commander of the famous frigate Constitution, whose construction he superintended. Member of Lodge No. 17, Queenstown, Maryland.
Samuel D. Nicholson,, U.S. Senator from Colorado. Member of Leadville Lodge No. 51, receiving degrees on 20 January 17 February, and 2 March 1889 and was master of same in 1892.
Henry F. Niedringhaus,, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Member of Occidental Lodge No. 163, St. Louis, Missouri.
Hezekiah Niles,, American newspaper publisher. Member of Warren Lodge No. 51, Warren, Maryland.
George S. Nixon,, U.S. Senator from Nevada. Member of Winnemucca Lodge No. 19, Winnemucca, Nevada.
John Nixon,, Brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. His lodge is not known, but he is recorded as a visitor to American Union Lodge on 24 June 1779.
James Noble,, The first U.S. Senator from Indiana. Member of Harmony Lodge No. 11, Brookville, Indiana.
Noah Noble,, 5th Governor of Indiana. Master of Harmony Lodge No. 11, Brookville, Indiana in 1822.
John Noorthouck,, 9th Governors of and U.S. Senator from South Dakota. Received 32° AASR at Yankton, South Dakota on 22 June 1919 and member of Yelduz Shrine Temple at Aberdeen, South Dakota. Blue lodge name and number not listed in Denslow.
Albin Walter Norblad, Jr.,, U.S. Representative from Oregon. Member of Harbor Lodge No. 183, Astoria, Oregon.
Frank Herbert Norcross,, United States federal judge. Member of Reno Lodge No. 13, Reno, Nevada.
Gunnar Hans Nordbye,, United States federal judge. Member of Khurum Lodge No.112, Minneapolis, Minnesota, receiving degrees on 27 February 6 March, and 12 March 1914. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota in 1939.
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk,, British Peer involved in the Jacobite rising of 1715. Grand Master, Grand Lodge of England from 1729–1730.
John Northcott, Australian soldier, Grand Master of New South Wales
William F. Norrell,, U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Member of Eureka Lodge No. 40, Monticello, Arkansas.
George W. Norris,, U.S. Representative and Senator from Nebraska. Member of Beaver City Lodge No. 93, Beaver City, Nebraska.
William Nuessle,, Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Received degrees on 3 October 1904, 6 February and 6 March 1905 in Bismarck Lodge No. 5, Bismarck, North Dakota
Daniel O'Connell, Irish political figure, Lodge No. 189, Dublin, in 1797
Christopher Frank Patrick O'Connor, Irish-Canadian circus clown
Hans Christian Oersted, Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields.
Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary leader and first Chilean head of state as Captain General
Harris R. Oke, was a wounded veteran of World War 1 who became Colonial Secretary, The Gambia, British West Africa and served as its Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief for six extended periods between 1934 and 1940
George J. Oldroyd II, was once the youngest-serving Scoutmaster in America; became the most-decorated Scout lifesaver in movement history, receiving three Certificates of Merit, the Heroism Award, the Honor Medal, and the Honor Medal with Crossed Palms from the B.S.A. as well as the Cornwell Badge and the Silver and Bronze Crosses for Gallantry from British Rovers. Buck Creek Lodge #410 in Alabaster, Alabama; 32° AASR; Knights Templar, York Rite.
Ransom E. Olds, Automotive pioneer and founder of Oldsmobile. Capitol Lodge No. 66, Lansing, MI
Harry Oppenheimer, South African businessman
Shaquille O'Neal, NBA basketball player. Made a "Mason at sight" by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts F&AM, member of Widow's Son Lodge No. 28 in Boston
Brad Paisley, American country music artist, Southern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite.
Alexandru Paleologu, Romanian essayist, literary critic, diplomat and politician.
Rafael Palma, Filipino politician, writer, and educator. Fourth President of the University of the Philippines. Bagong Buhay Lodge No. 291 14 July 1908. Affiliated with Sinukuan Lodge No. 16 and in 1920 became Grand Master, the unified Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands.
Arnold Palmer, Professional Golfer, Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Joseph B. Palmer, Lawyer, legislator and Confederate general in the American Civil War. Mt. Moriah Lodge #18, Tennessee
Quintin Paredes, Filipino lawyer, politician, and statesman. Raised 29 November 1913 at Sinukuan Lodge No. 16 and became its Worshipful Master in 1920. Grand Master 1922
Ely S. Parker, Seneca spokesman, military secretary to Ulysses S. Grant. Batavia Lodge No. 88, Batavia, New York, and later affiliated with Valley Lodge No. 109. Founder and first Worshipful Master of Akron Lodge No. 527 of New York. Ely Parker Lodge No. 1002 of Buffalo, New York, is named after him.
Fess Parker, Actor, Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California
Albert Pike, Confederate general, re-wrote rituals for Scottish Rite, author of Morals and Dogma, Western Star Lodge No. 2, Little Rock, Arkansas. Sovereign Grand Commander AASR, Southern Jurisdiction.
Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, reformer, journalist, and revolutionary leader of the Philippine Revolution. Considered as the "Father of Philippine Masonry". Initiated in Spain in 1889
James K. Polk, U.S. President. Initiated 5 June 1820, Columbia Lodge No. 31, Tennessee
William Polk, Officer of the North Carolina line during the American War for Independence and Fifth Grand Master of North Carolina. Charter Master, Phalanx Lodge No. 31 Charlotte
Mariano Ponce, Filipino physician Initiated in Madrid and became Secretary of Logia Revoluccion and Logia Solidaridad 53. He also became a 33° A&AR mason under the auspices of the Gran Oriente Español.
Alexander Pope,, British satirical poet
Arthur Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand, Grand Master
John Poulson, Architectural designer and businessman
D'Arcy Power, surgeon and Air Vice-Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Lodge of Assistance No 2773, of which he was Worshipful Master 1949–1950
Henry Price Appointed Provincial Grand Master of New England by Viscount Montague, Grand Master of England, in 1733. Founder of Duly Constituted Masonry in America.
Rufus Putnam, surveyor, general in the U.S. Revolutionary War. Elected first Grand Master of Masons in Ohio.
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William Andrew Quarles, Lawyer, politician, railroad executive, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War from Tennessee. Member of Clarksville Lodge No. 89, Clarksville, Tennessee.
William Howard Quasha, engineer, lawyer, USA soldier, Boy Scouting official in the Philippines. Grand Master, Grand Lodge, F&AM, Philippines. Chairman, President, CEO, St. Luke's which named its medical school the St. Luke's College of Medicine William H. Quasha Memorial. Worked with Rensis Likert on the Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test. Known for his 1964 trip to the Vatican to foster amity between Masonry and the Catholic Church.
Manuel L. Quezon, First president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines under U.S. occupation rule in the early period of the 20th century. Raised 17 March 1908 at Sinukuan Lodge No. 272. First Filipino Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands that was established in 1917.
Edgar Quinet French historian and intellectual. A Freemason, but his lodge is not known.
John A. Quitman, 10th and 16th Governor of Mississippi. Raised in Hiram Lodge No. 18, Delaware, Ohio, in 1820, and affiliated with Harmony Lodge No. 1, Natchez, Mississippi in 1822, serving as master two years later. Was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi from 1826–37 and 1845–46. He was a 32° Scottish Rite and intimate friend of Albert Pike, who conducted a lodge of sorrow in his memory in 1860. Was an honorary member of the grand lodges of South Carolina and New York.
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Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Romanian academic, poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician.
Thomas Stamford Raffles, Statesman, founded Singapore. Raised 5 July 1813, Lodge De Vriendschap, Sourabaya Ragan
Andrew Michael Ramsay, Commonly known as Chevalier Ramsay. Jacobite peer, author of Discourse pronounced at the reception of Freemasons, which first proposed the idea that Freemasonry descends from crusading knights.
Alf Ramsey, Manager of England World Cup winning football team, 1966; initiated into Waltham Abbey Lodge No. 2750 5 October 1953
A. Philip Randolph, Joppa Lodge No. 55, NYC
Edmund Randolph,, American attorney, the seventh Governor of Virginia, the second Secretary of State, and the first United States Attorney General. Williamsburg Lodge No. 456. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia 1787–89
Sam Rayburn, U.S. politician, U.S. Speaker of the House; took his first degree 7 August 1922, remained Entered Apprentice upon his death, Constantine Lodge No.13.
Langford Reed, British scriptwriter and author, the Authors' Lodge No. 3456
Stanley F. Reed, U.S. Associate Justice
George Reid, 4th Prime Minister of Australia, Lodge Centennial No. 169, UGL of New South Wales
Louis-Augustin Richer, classical singer, singing master and composer; member of the Grand Orient de France
Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI American Flying Ace. Received degrees from Kilwinning Lodge No. 297, Detroit Michigan in 1922.
Branch Rickey, Major League Baseball executive elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967 best known for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing African American player Jackie Robinson
Don Rickles, American Actor and Comedian, raised 6 June 1953; Service City Geba Lodge No. 1009, Astoria, New York
José Rizal, Polymath and National Hero of the Philippines, Logia Solidaridad 53 Madrid, Spain; made honorary Worshipful Master of Nilad Lodge No. 144 in 1892
Ross Rizley, American judge
Bradbury Robinson, pioneering American football player, physician, conservationist, and local politician.
Charles Napier Robinson, Royal Navy officer and writer on naval matters
John J. Robinson, was a former US Marine, an author, and historian with a special interest in Medieval Britain and the Crusades. He was also the founding visionary of the Masonic Information Center.
Merton Sandler, British academic, author, and psychopharmacologist, initiated 19 May 1954 in the In Arduis Fidelis Lodge No 3432, and member of multiple other lodges.
Dale V. Sandstrom, Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota, Lewis & Clark Lodge No. 132, Bismarck, ND
Emanuel Schikaneder, German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer and composer. He is remembered today as Mozart's librettist for The Magic Flute, an opera with Masonic themes.
Friedrich Schiller, German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright, Rudolstadt Lodge, Berlin
Chuck Schumer, US Senator from New York, Amos-Ft. Greene Lodge No. 922
Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright and poet. Initiated, passed and raised at an emergency meeting of St. David Lodge No 36, Edinburgh, 2 March 1801.
David B. Sentelle U.S. Federal Judge. Member of Excelsior Lodge 261 in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as the Charlotte Valley of the Scottish Rite and the Oassis Shrine of Charlotte. He is a winner of the Joseph Montfort Medal from the Grand Lodge of North Carolina for Outstanding Service to Freemasonry.
Heath Shuler, United States Congressman for North Carolina, Oconee Lodge 427.
Jean Sibelius, Composer, Suomi Lodge No. 1, Helsinki, Finland, 1922. Wrote several pieces of interest to Masons including "Praising Hymn" and the "Ode to Fraternity."
William Sinclair, Anglican priest and Archdeacon of London, Grand Chaplain of UGLE.
Carl L. Sitter, Colonel of the United States Marine Corps and Medal of Honor recipient, Oasis of Mara Masonic Lodge #735, Twentynine Palms, California.
John D. Sloat, American Rear Admiral, claimed California for the United States in 1846. St. Nicholas lodge No. 321 in New York City.
Chas Smash, birth name Cathal Smyth, known as Carl Smyth; English singer, songwriter, and musician, and member of Madness ; Yarborough Centenary Lodge.
Augustus Smith, British Member of Parliament, Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Cornwall
Angelo Soliman, Slave brought to Europe who became the first black African-born Freemason. True Harmony Lodge in 1783.
Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers, 16th Governor of Victoria, Chief Scout of the British Empire, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Member of the British Royal Family, served as the Governor General of Canada. Honorary member of the Lodge of king Solomon's Temple No. 3464
William Stukeley, English archaeologist and antiquarian. Lodge at Salutation Tavern, London.
Alexandru Sturdza, Russian publicist and diplomat of Romanian origin.
Dimitrie Sturdza, Four-time Prime Minister of Romania, president of the Romanian Academy.
Arthur Sullivan, Sullivan of 'Gilbert and Sullivan', and was also Grand Organist of the UGLE in 1887.
Charles Pelot Summerall, General, United States Army. Chief of Staff of the United States Army and President of The Citadel. Made a Mason at Sight, later affiliated with Pythagorean Lodge No. 21, Charleston, South Carolina.
William A. Sutherland, California State Assemblyman
Noah H. Swayne, US Associate Justice
John Swett, Founder of the California public school system, Phoenix Lodge No. 144, San Francisco, California.
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Alphonso Taft, U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of War. Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, Ohio
William Howard Taft, U.S. President. Made a Mason at Sight inside Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, Ohio, 18 February 1909 Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, Ohio Honorary member of the Lodge of King Solomon's Temple No. 3464.
William B. Taliaferro, American soldier and politician, Grand Master of Virginia
John S. Tanner, Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1989–2011 representing the 8th Tennessee District. 33rd Degree of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction.
John Louis Taylor, First Chief Justice of North Carolina and Sixth and Tenth Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina.
Waller Taylor, First United States Senator from Indiana, Vincennes Lodge No. 1, Vincennes, Indiana
Danny Thomas, American-Lebanese comedian, singer, actor, producer, and philanthropist. Founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's, raised as a Master Mason in Sol. D. Bayless Lodge No. 359 Fort Wayne, Indiana. Although he joined Scottish Rite in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, he received the 33rd degree in 1995 from the Southern Jurisdiction.
William B. Umstead, Senator from and 63rd Governor of North Carolina.
Charles L. Underhill, United States Representative from Massachusetts. Received degrees in Soley Lodge, Somerville, Massachusetts in 1900–1901.
Edwin S. Underhill, U.S. Representative from New York. Member of Steuben Lodge No. 112, Bath, New York receiving degrees on 16 March 20 April, and 18 May 1887.
Cecil H. Underwood, 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia from 1957 until 1961 and from 1997 until 2001. Both the youngest and the oldest person ever to serve as Governor of West Virginia. He was also the first guest on the television game show To Tell the Truth. Raised in Phoenix Lodge No. 73, Sistersville, West Virginia in May 1955.
Joseph R. Underwood, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Member of Allen Lodge No. 24 in Glasgow, Kentucky.
Oscar Underwood, U.S. Representative and Senator from Alabama. Member of Fraternal Lodge No. 384 in Birmingham.
Charles H. Vail, American clergyman and author of The Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry.
George Vail, U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Member of Cincinnati Lodge No. 3, Morristown, New Jersey, receiving degrees in July through August 1833.
William N. Vaile, U.S. Representative from Colorado. Raised 8 July 1911 in Union Lodge No. 7, Denver and charter member and first junior warden of Arvada Lodge No. 141 at Arvada in 1912 and served as Master in 1914. Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1924 to 1925.
Đorđe Vajfert, Serbian industrialist of German descent, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia and later Yugoslavia.
Duke of Valmy, French military commander, later the Général d'Armée, and a Marshal of France. In 1805 he was Grand Administrateur, 33°, of the Grand Orient of France.
Jacob Van Braam, Dutch swordmaster and mercenary who served as Washington's French transltor during the American Revolution. Member of Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Pierre Van Cortlandt, First Lieutenant Governor of New York, serving 18 years, from 1777 to 1795. President of the convention at Kingston which framed the first constitution of New York in 1777. Listed as the first master of Cortlandt Lodge No. 34 of Peekskill, New York on 10 December 1804.
Charles C. Van Zandt, 34th Governor of Rhode Island. Member of St. Johns Lodge No. 1, Newport.
James E. Van Zandt, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Member of Hiram Lodge No. 616, Altoona, receiving degrees on 15 April, 20 May, 24 June 1926.
Robert Vance, U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Grand Master of North Carolina in 1868 to 1869.
Zebulon Vance Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator. A bronze of him stands in the National Statuary Hall Collection. The towns of Zebulon, Vanceboro as well as Vance County, all in North Carolina, are named for him. He petitioned Mt. Hermon Lodge #118 in Asheville and was raised on 20 June 1853. He was one of the founders of Excelsior Lodge #261 in Charlotte in 1867.
Arthur H. Vandenberg, U.S. Senator from Michigan. Raised 8 May 1907 at Grand River Lodge No. 34, Grand Rapids.
William Vandever, U.S. Representative from California and Iowa, and a general in the Federal Army during the American Civil War. Member of Dubuque Lodge No. 3, Dubuque, Iowa.
James K. Vardaman, U.S. Senator from and 36th Governor of Mississippi.
William Scott Vare, U.S. Senator and Representative from Pennsylvania. Member of Vaux Lodge No. 383 in Philadelphia.
James Mitchell Varnum American legislator, lawyer, general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 1, Providence, Rhode Island. His Masonic funeral at what is now Marietta, Ohio, was the first Masonic gathering in the Northwest Territory of record.
Harry H. Vaughan, U.S. Army Major General and aide to Harry S. Truman. Mason, National Sojourner, and member of Almas Shrine Temple, Washington, D.C..
Horace Worth Vaughan, U.S. Territorial Representative representing Hawaii and Federal Judge. Oringally from Texas, he was raised in Border Lodge No. 672, Texarkana on 7 May 1897 and was Master from 1899–1904. Was Grand Orator of Grand Lodge of Texas in 1912.
Richard Vaux, U. S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Raised in Lodge No. 3 in Philadelphia on 21 February 1843. As Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, he laid the cornerstone of the Philadelphia Masonic Temple in 1868.
James C. Veatch, Union general during the American Civil War. Member of Rockport Lodge No. 112, Rockport, Indiana.
George Graham Vest, U.S. Senator from Missouri. Best known for his "a man's best friend" closing arguments from the trial in which damages were sought for the killing of a dog named Old Drum on 18 October 1869.
Albert Henry Vestal, U. S. Representative from Indiana. Member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 77, Anderson, Indiana, receiving degrees on 31 May, 1 and 2 June 1922.
Egbert Ludovicus Viele, U. S. Representative from New York and Union general during the American Civil War. Member of Kane Lodge No. 545, New York City.
Bird J. Vincent, U. S. Representative from Michigan. Member of Ancient Landmarks Lodge No. 303, Saginaw having receiving degrees on 10 June 30 June, 4 July 1909.
John Vining, U.S. Senator, U. S. Representative, and Continental Congressman from Delaware. Member of Lodge No. 63 at Lewis Town, Delaware.
Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States
François-Marie Arouet , French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher. Initiated in 1778 by WM Ben Franklin, Loge des Neuf Sœurs, Paris. He received only the First Degree, dying less than two months later.
Daniel W. Voorhees, U.S. Senator and Representative from Indiana.
Traian Vuia, Romanian inventor and early aviation pioneer.
Charles W. Vursell, U. S. Representative from Illinois. Member of Marion Lodge No. 130, Salem, Illinois receiving degrees on 19 September 20 October, and 27 November 1906.
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Robert Wadlow, Tallest man recorded. Franklin Lodge #25 in Alton, Illinois
Elijah Wadsworth, Major General of Ohio Militia War of 1812. Master of the Erie Lodge in Ohio, 1813.
Walter Wardle, British Anglican clergyman, and Archdeacon of Gloucester. Apollo University Lodge, Oxford.
Henry Ware, British Anglican Bishop, initiated in Underlay Lodge No 1074, and the first Bishop to serve as Grand Chaplain of the UGLE.
Harry M. Warner, Film producer and co-founder of Warner Bros., Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California
Jack L. Warner, Film producer and co-founder of Warner Bros., Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California
Jack M. Warner, Film producer, Raised: 30 November 1938, Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California.
Samuel L. Warner, Film producer and co-founder of Warner Bros., Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California
Sir Charles Warren, English archaeologist. Surveyor of Herod's Temple. Royal Lodge of Friendship No. 278, Gibraltar. Founding Master of Quatuor Coronati Lodge of Research.
Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States, Grand Master of California 1935 to 1936
Joseph Warren, American physician and major general during the American Revolutionary War, joined the Lodge of Saint Andrew in Boston, later serving as Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts.
Booker T. Washington, American educator, President Tuskeegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Author of Up from Slavery in 1901, Mason at Sight
George Washington, general, politician, and first President of the United States. Initiated in Fredericksburg VA, Past Master of Alexandria Lodge No. 22, Virginia.
Reginald Waterfield, English Anglican clergyman, archdeacon, and Dean of Hereford Cathedral. Provincial Grand Master of Herefordshire from 1923 to 1946. The Dean Waterfield Lodge No 8089 in Hereford is named after him.
James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, Royal Society. Initiated in a Scottish Lodge in 1763.
John Wayne, American actor, Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Arizona
Thomas Smith Webb, New England Lodge No. 4, Worthington, Ohio, author of Freemason's Monitor or Illustrations of Masonry, sometimes called the "Founding Father of the York or American Rite" for his efforts to promote that masonic body.
Madame de Xaintrailles,, Republican heroine of the French Revolution. While wearing the uniform of a major of cavalry, she presented an aide-de-camp's commission to the lodge of Les Freres Aristes. It was resolved that the first degree should be conferred on a lady who had displayed the courage and virtues of a man.
John Yarker, English occultist – 1° Lodge of Integrity Lodge No. 189 Manchester, 25 October 1854, affiliated with Fidelity Lodge No. 623, 27 April 1855 – Expelled from the Ancient and Accepted Rite and demitted, 1862
Joseph C. Yates, 7th Governor of New York. Was Master of St. George's Lodge No. 6, Schenectady, New York from 1791–1796 and 1798.
Richard Yates, Sr., U.S. Senator and Representative from and 13th Governor of Illinois. Was raised 26 May 1847 in Harmony Lodge No. 3, Jacksonville, Illinois.
Richard Yates, Jr., U.S. Representative from and 22nd Governor of Illinois. Became member of Harmony Lodge No. 3, Jacksonville, Illinois on 27 June 1882. Grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1901.
William Yates, Clergyman in the American Colonial Church of England and fifth president of College of William & Mary. Received degrees in Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Virginia on 3 August 1773, 12 November 1773, and 28 May 1774.
Francis Yeats-Brown, Officer of the British Indian army and author of The Lives of a Bengal Lancer.
Dominique You , Privateer, Pirate, and later Politician. Artillery commander of gunners recruited from pirates ships at the Battle of New Orleans under General Andrew Jackson. Member of Lodge La Concorde of New Orleans, according to a certificate dated June 1811.
Brigham Young, Mormon leader – Nauvoo Lodge, Illinois, April 1842
Coleman Young, American politician, mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1993.
Denton T. "Cy" Young, Baseball player – raised 29 February 1904 in Mystic Tie Lodge No. 194, Dennison, Ohio
Lafayette Young, U.S. Senator from Iowa. Received the degrees in Pymosa Lodge No. 271, Atlantic, Iowa and was admitted to Home Lodge No. 370 of Des Moines on 9 October 1890.
Richard M. Young, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Member of Bodley Lodge No. 1, Quincy, Illinois, but demitted during the anti-Masonic period.
Luther Youngdahl, 27th Governor of Minnesota. Received degrees in Minneapolis Lodge No. 19 in 1920 and withdrew in 1923 to affiliate with University Lodge No. 316. Affiliated with Lake Harriet Lodge No. 277 on 17 February 1925 and served as master in 1938.
Oscar Youngdahl, U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Received degrees in Lakeview Lodge No. 143, Ortonville, Minnesota in 1918, withdrawing in 1923 to affiliate with University Lodge No. 316.
J. Arthur Younger, U.S. Representative from California.
George C. Yount, California pioneer who was the first permanent Caucasian settler in the Napa Valley. Yountville, California is named for him. Made a Freemason in Benicia Lodge No. 5 in 1850; assisted in the organization of Yount Lodge No. 12 of Napa; and in 1855 organized Caymus Lodge No. 93 at Yountville, was the lodge's first junior warden, holding some office every year thereafter until his death, and was master in 1859. He was grand Bible bearer of the Grand Lodge of California. Yount Lodge No. 12 in Napa is named for him.
Duiliu Zamfirescu, Romanian novelist, poet, short story writer, lawyer, nationalist politician, journalist, diplomat and memoirist.
Giuseppe Zanardelli, 16th Prime Minister of Italy. A Freemason, after his death the bishop of Brescia refused him a Christian burial, unless the floral offering on the coffin sent by the Italian Freemasons, was removed.
Darryl F. Zanuck, American film producer, Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, California.
Florenz Ziegfeld, Broadway impresario and founder of the Ziegfeld's Follies. Accordia Lodge No. 277, Chicago.
William Ziegler, American industrialist who was one of the founders of the Royal Baking Powder Company. Organized Arctic expeditions. His original lodge is not known, but in November 1885 he affiliated with Altair Lodge No. 601, Brooklyn.
Felix Zollicoffer, U.S. Representative from Tennessee, officer of the United States Army brigadier general of the Confederate States Army. Killed at the Battle of Mill Springs. Member of Cumberland Lodge No. 8 of Nashville.
Heinrich Zschokke, German, later Swiss, author and reformer. He was initiated in the lodge Zur, Aufrichtigen, Herzen at Frankfurt. He preached that Freemasonry was the missing link between the church and state, and that only after the broken chain was closed again, would the world attain to higher ideals.
Adolph Zukor, Film producer, Centennial Lodge No. 763, New York
