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The following is a partial list of notable living and deceased members of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic family, fraternal, and service organization.
Supreme officers
Politics and public service
Judicial branch
- Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Timothy T. Cronin, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Dan Flanagan, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- George Clinton Sweeney, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts[35]
- Peter J. Phipps, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit[36]
Executive branch
- Carl A. Anderson, former special assistant to the President Ronald Reagan (1983–1987) and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus[37]
- Martin Patrick Durkin, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
- Raymond Flynn, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and former Democratic Mayor of Boston[38]
- John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States [39]
- Manuel Lujan Jr., former U.S. Secretary of the Interior[40][41]
- Sargent Shriver, former U.S. ambassador to France and first director of the Peace Corps [42]
- John Volpe, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former governor of Massachusetts (1961–1963 & 1965–1969)[43]
Legislative branch
- John Boehner, former Speaker of the House of Representatives[44]
- Hale Boggs, former U.S. House Majority Leader
- Richard E. Connell, former U.S. Representative from New York[45]
- Jeremiah Denton, former US senator from Alabama, naval officer and Vietnam War POW [46][47]
- John Dingell, United States Democratic representative from Michigan
- Bob Dornan, pro-life advocate, actor, and former California Republican congressman
- Bernard J. Dwyer, former U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- Mike Fitzpatrick United States Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
- Phil Gingrey, U.S. Republican Congressman from Georgia
- Andrew P. Harris, U.S. Republican congressman from Maryland.
- Joe Heck, U.S. Republican congressman from Nevada.
- Henry Hyde, U.S. Republican congressman from Illinois[48]
- Ted Kennedy, former United States Democratic senator from Massachusetts [49]
- Jeff Landry, United States Republican congressman from Louisiana and Governor of Louisiana (2024–present)
- Joe Manchin, United States Senator from West Virginia[50]
- Alex Mooney, United States representative from West Virginia
- John McCormack, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives[51]
- Bruce Poliquin, United States Republican representative from Maine
- Edward R. Roybal, former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
- Todd Rokita Republican congressman from Indiana
- Rick Santorum, former Republican United States Senator for Pennsylvania
- John G. Schmitz, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Orange County, California
State governments
Governor and Lt. Governor
- Terry Branstad, Republican Governor of Iowa
- Jeb Bush, former Republican governor of Florida[52]
- Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam
- Hugh Carey, former Democratic governor of New York
- Paul A. Dever, former governor of Massachusetts
- Thomas Donovan Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1933–1937
- John Engler, former Republican governor of Michigan
- T. John Lesinski, former lieutenant governor of Michigan
- Mike Rounds, United States senator and former Republican governor of South Dakota
- Al Smith, former Democratic governor of New York, Democratic nominee for president in 1928 [53]
- J. Emile Verret, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1944–1948
- Malcolm Wilson, former governor of New York
- John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana
State legislators
- Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, Texas[54]
- Joe Ihm, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Alfred "Bud" Jetty, former state deputy of South Dakota [55][56]
- Frank Mazzei, member of Pennsylvania Senate.[57]
- Pat Boyd, Connecticut State Representative[58]
- Paul McMurtry, Representative in the Massachusetts General Court
- Robert F. McPartlin, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1960 to 1976.[59]
- William D. Mullins, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[60]
- Dennis Paul, member of the Texas House from Harris County[61]
- Thomas P. Sinnett, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1924 to 1938. Party Floor Leader from 1933 to 1934.[62]
- Louis Tobacco, New York State Assembly Member 62nd District
- Carlos Truan, member of both houses of the Texas Legislature[63]
- Caesar Trunzo former Republican state senator from New York.
- Carl M. Vogel, member of both houses of the Missouri State Legislature from Jefferson City
- Albert J. Lepore former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from North Providence
Louisiana
- Bo Ackal, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberia and St. Martin parishes, 1972–1996[64]
- Jeff Arnold, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from New Orleans
- Armand Brinkhaus, former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from St. Landry Parish[65]
- Edward S. Bopp, member of the Louisiana House from 1977 to 1984[66]
- Dennis Paul Hebert, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1972–1996[67]
- Sam A. LeBlanc III, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1980 for Orleans and Jefferson parishes; resident of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish
- Samuel A. LeBlanc I, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916; state court judge from 1920 to 1954[68]
- Gregory A. Miller, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[69]
- Ricky Templet, former Louisiana state representative[70]
- Sam H. Theriot, former Louisiana state representative[71]
Wisconsin
- William P. Atkinson, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- William Banach, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Charles A. Barnard, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Gregor J. Bock, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Everett E. Bolle, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- John P. Dobyns, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- John L. McEwen, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Gary R. Goyke, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Raymond F. Heinzen, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Robert T. Huber, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- David E. Hutchison, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Henry J. Janssen, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Eugene S. Kaufman, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Stanley J. Lato, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- James Lynn, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Thomas A. Manning, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Dale McKenna, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- David Mogilka, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Richard C. Nowakowski, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- David D. O'Malley, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Thomas D. Ourada, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Bruce Peloquin, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Randall J. Radtke, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Valentine P. Rath, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- James A. Rutkowski, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mark Ryan, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Thomas M. Schaus, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Charles J. Schmidt, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
- William A. Schmidt, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Edward Stack, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- William T. Sullivan, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Lary J. Swoboda, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Raymond J. Tobiasz, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- William W. Ward, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Arthur L. Zimny, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
State judiciary
- W. Patrick Donlin, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Other
- Donald G. Bollinger, American shipbuilder and state chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party from 1986 to 1988
- Etienne J. Caire, Louisiana businessman, banker, Republican candidate for governor in 1928 against Huey Long
- Ken Cuccinelli, former attorney general of Virginia, Republican candidate for Governor in 2013
- James E. Finnegan, former attorney general of Wisconsin
- John W. Griffin, politician from Ohio
- Vincent B. Murphy, former New York state comptroller
Local government
- Richard J. Daley, second longest-serving mayor of Chicago
- Roman Denissen, former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Tom Galligan, former mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana
- Howard B. Gist Jr., former city attorney of Alexandria, Louisiana
- Dominic Olejniczak, former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
- John F. Shelley, mayor of San Francisco, California (1964–1968)
Other politics and public service
- John Moran Bailey, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1961 to 1968
- Alan Keyes, political activist, author and former diplomat
- Tom Pendergast, Kansas City political boss
Non-United States
Canada
- Leo Bernier, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
- François-Philippe Brais, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Denis Coderre, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Michael Copps Costello, former mayor of Calgary, Alberta
- Chris d'Entremont, Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia provincial government, former Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs
- Laurent Desjardins, former cabinet minister in the Manitoba provincial government
- Bernard Grandmaître, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
- James John Edmund Guerin, Canadian Member of Parliament, Mayor of Montreal
- Rob Nicholson, Canadian Member of Parliament, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Steven Point, Canadian Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia[72]
- Pablo Rodríguez, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Alfred-Valère Roy, Canadian politician
- Andrew Scheer, former federal leader of the Conservative Party[73]
- Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator[73]
- Louis St. Laurent, former prime minister of Canada [74]
- Roger Teillet, former Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
- Stephen Woodworth, Canadian Member of Parliament
Philippines
- Hilario Davide Jr., 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines [75]
- Gabriel A. Daza, first Filipino electrical engineer and charter member of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP).
South Korea
- Chang Myon, second prime minister of South Korea [76][77]
The Church
Saints
- One bishop of Mexico and canonized in 2006[78]
- Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa (bishop) [Feast: October 24] [79]
- Six priests, Mexican Martyrs, canonized in 2000[80] [Feast: May 21]
- Saint Pedro de Jesus Maldonado Lucero (priest)
- Saint Jose Maria Robles Hurtado (priest)
- Saint Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán (priest)
- Saint Luis Batiz Sainz (priest)
- Saint Mateo Correa Magallane (priest)
- Saint Miguel de la Mora (priest)
- The Order's founder, a priest, who was beatified in 2020[81][82][83]
- Blessed Michael J. McGivney (priest) [Feast: August 13]
- Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005[84] [Feast: April 25]
- Blessed Leonardo Pérez Larios (layman)
- Blessed José Trinidad Rangel Montaño (priest)
- Blessed Andrés Sola Molist (Claretian priest)
- Puerto Rican layman beatified in 2001.[85]
- Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago (layman) [Feast: May 4] [86]
- A significant figure in the Catholic Church in Canada, canonized as St. André of Montreal in 2010
- André Bessette, CSC [Feast: January 6][73]
Cardinals
- Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto[72]
- Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
- Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
- Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York City
- Cardinal John Patrick Foley, former Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and former president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
- Cardinal Francis George, former Archbishop of Chicago
- Cardinal Gérald Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada[72]
- Cardinal William Joseph Levada, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco[87]
- Cardinal Marc Ouellet, PSS, Canadian prelate [72]
- Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston[87]
- Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
- Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila
- Cardinal Jaime Sin, former Archbishop of Manila[87]
- Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, former Archbishop of Manila and Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
- Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington[88]
Bishops
- Most Rev. Martin John Amos, former Bishop of Davenport, Iowa
- Most Rev. Robert Joseph Baker, Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
- Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Most Rev. Robert Joseph Cunningham, Bishop of Syracuse, New York
- Most Rev. John Francis Donoghue, former Archbishop of Atlanta
- Most Rev. Robert William Finn, Bishop emeritus of Kansas City-St. Joseph
- Most Rev. Joseph Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
- Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of San Antonio
- Most Rev. Emilius Goulet, former Archbishop of St. Boniface
- Most Rev. Charles Pasquale Greco, former Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, and first Supreme Chaplain of the Knights [89]
- Most Rev. Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
- Most Rev. Michael Owen Jackels, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa
- Most Rev. Joseph Edward Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Most Rev. Albert LeGatt, Archdiocese of St. Boniface
- Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus
- Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop of San Jose, California
- Most Rev. J. Michael Miller, CSB, Archbishop of Vancouver[72]
- Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa
- Most Rev. Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa
- Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Titular Archbishop of Newport, Wales, TV personality [90][47]
- Most Rev. Dennis J. Sullivan, Bishop of Camden, New Jersey
Priests
- Rev. James Coyle, Alabama priest who was murdered on August 11, 1921. Member of Mobile Council 666.[91]
- Rev. William F. Davitt, Massachusetts priest who served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I; the last commissioned officer to be killed during the war; recipient of the US Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre [92]
- Rev. John B. DeValles, U.S. Army chaplain
- Rev. Isaias X. Edralin, SJ, United States Army chaplain and POW in the Philippines during World War II [93]
- Rev Robert A. Graham, SJ, "the Vatican spy catcher" [94][77]
- Rev. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, a missionary priest martyred while serving in Kenya
- Rev. Stuart Long
- Venerable Patrick Peyton, "the Rosary priest," first honorary Fourth Degree recipient [95]
- Rev. Charles J. Watters, United States Army chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action during the Vietnam War [96][97]
- Rev. George J. Willmann, the "Father McGivney of the Philippines," helping soldiers in Manila during World War II [98]
Sports and athletics
- Lou Albano, Professional wrestler and actor[87]
- James J. Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", former heavyweight boxing champion [53]
- Harrison Butker, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs
- James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times[99]
- Bill Coughlin, Major League Baseball (MLB) player[83]
- Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears coach[88][100][101]
- Johnny Evers, Hall of Fame MLB player[83]
- Chris Godfrey, 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[102]
- Gil Hodges, Hall of Fame MLB player and manager who led the 1969 New York Mets to an improbable World Series win[83]
- Hughie Jennings, Hall of Fame MLB player and manager[83]
- Willie Keeler, Hall of Fame MLB player[103]
- Tom Kelly, first baseman and former manager of the Minnesota Twins
- 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.) [104][77]
- Connie Mack, Hall of Fame baseball manager, player and team owner[102][105]
- John McGraw, Hall of Fame baseball manager and player[102][83]
- Cal Murphy, Canadian Football League coach and manager[73]
- Danny Murtaugh, MLB player and Pittsburgh Pirates manager[83]
- Bob O'Neil, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Titans, Calgary Stampeders, and Montreal Alouettes professional football player
- Floyd Patterson, heavyweight boxing champion [106][77]
- Andy Rozdilsky, clown for the Chicago White Sox
- Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame baseball player[102][83][107]
- Serge Savard, player and manager for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens[73]
- Vin Scully, Baseball Hall of Fame sportscaster for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers[83]
- Jim Sorgi, Indianapolis Colts quarterback[108]
- Mike Sweeney, MLB first baseman and DH[83]
- Jim Thorpe, American athlete and Olympian [109]
- Shane Victorino, baseball player[110][83]
- Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox pitcher and manager [83]
- Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach
- Trevor Williams, baseball player[111]
Military
- Willibald C. Bianchi, an officer in the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Bataan, Philippines during World War II[97]
- Patrick Henry Brady, a medical helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War[97]
- Harold Brown Jr., CIA Officer and U.S. Army Reserve Major who was killed during the Camp Chapman attack
- Edward Byers, a United States Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient while deployed to Afghanistan[97]
- Frank Castellano, Commander, US Navy, commanding officer of the USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) during the Maersk Alabama hijacking
- James Phillip Connor, Sergeant, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient during World War II [97]
- 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" [97]
- Roger Donlon, United States Army officer and first Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War [97]
- Ferdinand Foch, French military general, Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during World War I[47][112]
- Henry Gunther, Sergeant, United States Army, Distinguished Service Cross recipient, last casualty of World War I (10:59 AM)
- Gerry H. Kisters, a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II [97]
- Walter Joseph Marm Jr., a United States Army officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War [97]
- Gary M. Rose, Captain, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient, awarded for risking his life to treat 60–70 personnel, despite being wounded multiple times during Operation Tailwind[97]
- Paul J. Wiedorfer, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in World War II [97]
Arts and media
- Myles Connolly, American writer; Hollywood screenwriter and producer [113]
- Steve Doocy, Journalist and anchor for Fox & Friends
- Paul A. Fisher, American author, journalist and U.S. Army veteran
- John Ford, American film director and producer[114][115]
- Joyce Kilmer, famous journalist and poet [116]
- Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood and poet
- Jerry Orbach, American actor
- Jonathan Roumie, American actor[117]
- Ed Sullivan, television host, reporter and newspaper columnist [118]
- Eduardo Verástegui, prominent Mexican actor
- Jim Wahlberg, American film producer and screenwriter[119][120]
- Lawrence Welk, bandleader [118]
Others
- Nick Bruno, president of University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Capt. Alfredo "Al" Fuentes, retired New York City fire captain and 9/11 hero [121][122]
- Conrad Hilton, American hotelier [123]
- Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America[124]
- Gene Kranz, former NASA flight director [106]
- Theodore McCarrick, laicized bishop, former Cardinal-Archbishop of Washington, D.C.[125]
- John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan [126]
- John H. Reddin, Denver attorney, instrumental in the creation of the Order's Fourth Degree[127][128]
- Paul D. Scully-Power, world-renowned oceanographer and NASA astronaut[47]
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