List of Knights of Columbus members

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

Main article: Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

Supreme Knight [1]					Deputy Supreme Knight [1]		Supreme Chaplain [1]
#	Office holder	Portrait	Term began	Term ended	Office holder	Term	Office holder	Term
1	James T. Mullen		March 29, 1882	May 17, 1886	John T. Kerrigan [2]	1882–1884	Rev. Patrick P. Lawlor	1882–1884
					John F. Dowling [3]	1884–1886	Rev. Michael J. McGivney [3]	1884–1890
2	John J. Phelan [4]		May 17, 1886	March 2, 1897	William Hassett [4]	1886–1887
					James C. Roach	1887–1895
							Rev. Hugh Treanor	1891–1899
					James E. Hayes	1895–1897
3	James E. Hayes		March 2, 1897	February 8, 1898	John J. Cone [5]	1897–1898
4	John J. Cone		March 2, 1898	March 31, 1899	Vacant
5	Edward L. Hearn		April 1, 1899	August 31, 1909	John W. Hogan [6] [7]	April 1, 1899–June 3, 1903	Rev. Garrett J. Barry	1899–1901
							Rev. Patrick J. McGivney [8] [9]	1901–1928
					Patrick L. McArdle [7] [10]	June 3, 1903 [7] –1905
					James A. Flaherty [11]	1905–1909
6	James A. Flaherty [9] [12]		September 1, 1909	August 31, 1927	Martin H. Carmody [9]	1909–1927
7	Martin H. Carmody [9] [13]		September 1, 1927	August 31, 1939	John F. Martin [9] [14]	1927–1933
							Rev. John J. McGivney [9] [14]	1928–1939
					Francis P. Matthews [13]	1933–1939
8	Francis P. Matthews [14]		September 2, 1939	October 14, 1945	John E. Swift	1939–1945	Rev. Leo M. Finn [14] [15]	1939–1960
9	John E. Swift [16] [17]		October 24, 1945	August 31, 1953	Timothy P. Galvin	1945–1949
					William J. Mulligan [17] [18]	1949–1960
10	Luke E. Hart		September 1, 1953	February 19, 1964
					John W. McDevitt [18] [19]	1960–1964	Bishop Charles P. Greco [20] [15]	1961–January 20, 1987
11	John W. McDevitt		February 22, 1964	January 21, 1977	John H. Griffin, MD [19] [21]	1964–1966
					Charles J. Ducey [22] [23]	1966–April 1976
					Ernest J. Wolff [23]	1976–1977
12	Virgil C. Dechant		January 21, 1977	September 30, 2000	Frederick H. Pelletier [23] [24]	1977–1981
					John M. Murphy	1981–1984
					Ellis D. Flinn [25]	1984–February 1, 1997
							Bishop Thomas V. Daily [26]	February 13, 1987–April 1, 2005
					Robert F. Wade [27]	April 1, 1997–September 30, 2000
13	Carl A. Anderson		October 1, 2000	February 28, 2021	Jean B. Migneault [28]	October 1, 2000–October 27, 2006
							Archbishop William E. Lori [29]	April 2, 2005–present
					Dennis A. Savoie [30] [31]	October 27, 2006–December 2013
					Logan T. Ludwig [32]	December 12, 2013–December 16, 2016
					Patrick E. Kelly [32]	January 1, 2017–February 28, 2021
14	Patrick E. Kelly		March 1, 2021	present	Paul O'Sullivan [33]	June 9, 2021–July 1, 2023
					Arthur L. Peters [34]	July 1, 2023-present

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
• Most Rev. Thomas G. Wenski, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami

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]
• Matt Birk, former center for the NFL Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens, 2011 recipient of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award ^[99]
• James J. Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", heavyweight boxing champion ^[53]
• Harrison Butker, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Walt Chipple, professional baseball player ^[100]
• James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times ^[101]
• Bill Coughlin, Major League Baseball (MLB) player ^[83]
• Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears coach ^{[88] [102] [103]}
• 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 ^[104]
• 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 ^[105]
• Tom Kelly, first baseman and manager of the Minnesota Twins
• Vince Lombardi, coach of the Green Bay Packers (The Vincent T. Lombardi Council, No. 6552, Knights of Columbus, in Middletown, New Jersey, is named for him.) ^{[106] [77]}
• Connie Mack, Hall of Fame baseball manager, player and team owner ^{[104] [107]}
• John McGraw, Hall of Fame baseball manager and player ^{[104] [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 ^{[108] [77]}
• Andy Rozdilsky, clown for the Chicago White Sox
• Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame baseball player ^{[104] [83] [109]}
• 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 ^[110]
• Mike Sweeney, MLB first baseman and DH ^[83]
• Jim Thorpe, American athlete and Olympian ^[111]
• Shane Victorino, baseball player ^{[112] [83]}
• Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox pitcher and manager ^[83]
• Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach
• Trevor Williams, baseball player ^[113]

Military

• Andrija Artuković, government minister in the Independent State of Croatia who sought refuge in the United States and, following his extradition to Yugoslavia, was convicted of war crimes ^[114]
• 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] [115]}
• 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 ^[116]
• 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 ^{[117] [118]}
• Joyce Kilmer, famous journalist and poet ^[119]
• Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood and poet
• Jerry Orbach, American actor
• Jonathan Roumie, American actor ^[120]
• Ed Sullivan, television host, reporter and newspaper columnist ^[121]
• Eduardo Verástegui, prominent Mexican actor
• Jim Wahlberg, American film producer and screenwriter ^{[122] [123]}
• Lawrence Welk, bandleader ^[121]

Others

• Nick Bruno, president of University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Capt. Alfredo "Al" Fuentes, retired New York City fire captain and 9/11 hero ^{[124] [125]}
• Conrad Hilton, American hotelier ^[126]
• Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America ^[127]
• Gene Kranz, former NASA flight director ^[108]
• Theodore McCarrick, laicized bishop, former Cardinal-Archbishop of Washington, D.C. ^[128]
• John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan ^[129]
• John H. Reddin, Denver attorney, instrumental in the creation of the Order's Fourth Degree ^{[130] [131]}
• Paul D. Scully-Power, world-renowned oceanographer and NASA astronaut ^[47]

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