List of Knights of Columbus members
The following is a list of notable living and deceased members of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic family, fraternal, service organization.
Politics and public service
- Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Carl A. Anderson, former Special Assistant to the President of the United States (1983-1987) and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
- John Moran Bailey, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1961–1968)
- Leo Bernier, cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
- John Boehner, U.S. House Majority Leader of the 109th Congress, Minority Leader of the 110th and 111th Congresses
- Hale Boggs, former U.S. House Majority Leader
- François-Philippe Brais, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida
- Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam
- Hugh Carey, former Governor of New York
- Denis Coderre, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
- Richard J. Daley, longest-serving mayor of Chicago
- Hilario Davide, Jr., 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Laurent Desjardins, former cabinet minister in the Manitoba provincial government
- John Dingell, a United States Representative from Michigan
- Bob Dornan, pro-life advocate and former California congressman
- Martin Patrick Durkin, U.S. Secretary of Labor
- John Engler, former Governor of Michigan
- Raymond Flynn, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and former Mayor of Boston
- Rep. Phil Gingrey, U.S. Congressman from Georgia (Council 4599, Marietta, GA)
- Bernard Grandmaître, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
- Andrew P. Harris, Maryland state senator.
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
- Alan Keyes, political activist, author and former diplomat
- Frank Mazzei, member of Pennsylvania Senate.[1]
- Frank Kyc, former Secretary of the Educational Foundation
- T. John Lesinski, former Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
- Manuel Lujan Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- Joe Manchin, Governor of West Virginia
- John MacCormack, former Treasurer of the State of New Jersey, Mayor of Woodbridge New Jersey.
- Peter McCafferty, Former drummer of Grace Point Buffalo N.Y.
- John McCormack, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Rob Nicholson, Canadian Member of Parliament, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Steven Point, Canadian Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
- Pablo Rodriguez, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
- Mike Rounds, Governor of South Dakota
- Edward R. Roybal, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
- Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator (Canada)
- Rick Santorum, former United States Senator for Pennsylvania
- John G. Schmitz, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Orange County, California
- John Shelley, former mayor of San Francisco, California (1964–1968)
- Sargent Shriver, former U.S. ambassador to France and first director of the Peace Corps
- Al Smith, former governor of New York
- Roger Teillet, former Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
- John Volpe, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former Governor of Massachusetts (1961-1963 & 1965-1969)
- Stephen Woodworth, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Malcolm Wilson, former governor of New York
- Louis Tobacco, New York State Assembly Member 62nd District
- Chris d'Entremont, Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia provincial government, former Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs
The Church
- Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa
- Six priests martyred in Mexico and canonized in 2000[2]
- Two priests, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005[3]
- Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
- Venerable Servant of God Father Michael Joseph McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
- Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, bishop of Rochester, TV personality
- Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
- Cardinal John Patrick Foley, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
- Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago
- Cardinal William Joseph Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco
- Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C.
- Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston
- Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila
- Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila
- Most Rev. Robert Joseph Baker, Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
- Most Rev. John Francis Donoghue, Archbishop Emeritus of Atlanta
- Most Rev. Joseph Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
- Most Rev. Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
- Most Rev. Joseph Edward Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville, KY
- Most Rev. Albert LeGatt, Archbishop of St. Boniface
- Most Rev. William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport and Supreme Chaplin of the Knights of Columbus
- Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop of San Jose, CA
- Rev. Guy Selvester, priest and heraldic scholar
- Rev. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, a missionary priest martyred while serving in Kenya.
- Rev. Joseph M. Peak, priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, US Navy chaplain
- Rev. James Coyle, Alabama priest who was murdered on August 11, 1921. Member of Mobile Council 666.[4]
Sports and athletics
- James J. Braddock"The Cinderella Man", former heavyweight boxing champion.
- James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times
- Chris Godfrey, former right guard for the New York Giants and founder of Life Athletes
- Ron Guidry, pitcher who helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Series championship
- Gil Hodges, Major League baseball player and manager who led the 1969 New York Mets to an improbable World Series win
- Vince Lombardi, former coach of the Green Bay Packers (The Vincent T. Lombardi Council, No. 6552, Knights of Columbus, in Middletown, New Jersey, is named for him.)
- Floyd Patterson, former heavyweight boxing champion.
- Babe Ruth, baseball player for (chronologically) the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.
Others
- Frank Castellano, Commander, US Navy, commanding officer of the USS Bainbridge during the Maersk Alabama hijacking.
- Daniel Daly, Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, two-time Medal of Honor recipient once described by the commandant of the Marine Corps as “the most outstanding Marine of all time.”
- Paul A. Fisher, American author, journalist and U.S. Army veteran
- Joyce Kilmer, famous journalist and poet
- Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood
- Jerry Orbach, American actor
- Paul D. Scully-Power, NASA astronaut
- Eduardo Verástegui, prominent Mexican actor
- Steve Doocy, Fox and Friends anchorman
- David Farrell, First President and founder of the Albany Licensed Plumbers Association
- Frank Brex, I, Doctor first to perform televised foot surgery, Husband to still living Helen Brex, born 1913
Fictional
- Frank Costanza - George Costanza's father on Seinfeld
References
- ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 24, 2009). "Index to Politicians: Mayne to Mcallen". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2009-12-2.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ History of the Knights of Columbus Mexican Martyrs, Sept 25, 2005, http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/27808.html#f
- ^ History of the Knights of Columbus Mexican Martyrs, Sept 25, 2005, http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/27808.html#f
- ^ Columbia, March 10, 2010, Vol. 90, Number 3, page31.