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 [Roman Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church|Catholic] family, [Fraternal and Volunteering|service organizations|fraternal], and service organization.

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
Peter J. Phipps, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Executive branch

Carl A. Anderson, former special assistant to the President Ronald Reagan and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
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
John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States
Manuel Lujan Jr., former U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Sargent Shriver, former U.S. ambassador to France and first director of the Peace Corps
John Volpe, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former governor of Massachusetts

Legislative branch

John Boehner, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
Hale Boggs, former U.S. House Majority Leader
Richard E. Connell, former U.S. Representative from New York
Jeremiah Denton, former US senator from Alabama, naval officer and Vietnam War POW
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
Ted Kennedy, former United States Democratic senator from Massachusetts
Jeff Landry, United States Republican congressman from Louisiana and Governor of Louisiana
Joe Manchin, United States Senator from West Virginia
Alex Mooney, United States representative from West Virginia
John McCormack, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
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

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
Pablo Rodríguez, Canadian Member of Parliament
Alfred-Valère Roy, Canadian politician
Andrew Scheer, former federal leader of the Conservative Party
Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator
Louis St. Laurent, former prime minister of Canada
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
Gabriel A. Daza, first Filipino electrical engineer and charter member of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
Rene Sarmiento, Commissioner of the Commission on Elections of the Republic of the Philippines
Jose C. Reyes 149th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Odellon Mabutin, President of the Philippine Judges Association of the Philippines
Simeon Dumdum, Jr. Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City
Michael Rama, Mayor of Cebu City Philippines

South Korea

Chang Myon, second prime minister of South Korea

The Church

Saints

One bishop of Mexico and canonized in 2006
*Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa
Six priests, Mexican Martyrs, canonized in 2000
*Saint Pedro de Jesus Maldonado Lucero
*Saint Jose Maria Robles Hurtado
*Saint Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán
*Saint Luis Batiz Sainz
*Saint Mateo Correa Magallane
*Saint Miguel de la Mora
The Order's founder, a priest, who was beatified in 2020
*Blessed Michael J. McGivney
Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005
*Blessed Leonardo Pérez Larios
*Blessed José Trinidad Rangel Montaño
*Blessed Andrés Sola Molist
Puerto Rican layman beatified in 2001.
*Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago
A significant figure in the Catholic Church in Canada, canonized as St. André of Montreal in 2010
*André Bessette, CSC

Cardinals

Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto
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
Cardinal William Joseph Levada, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, PSS, Canadian prelate
Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston
Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila
Cardinal Jaime Sin, former Archbishop of Manila
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

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
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
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
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.
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
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
Rev Robert A. Graham, SJ, "the Vatican spy catcher"
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
Rev. Charles J. Watters, United States Army chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action during the Vietnam War
Rev. George J. Willmann, the "Father McGivney of the Philippines," helping soldiers in Manila during World War II

Sports and athletics

Lou Albano, professional wrestler and actor
Matt Birk, former center for the NFL Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens, 2011 recipient of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
James J. Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", heavyweight boxing champion
Harrison Butker, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs
Walt Chipple, professional baseball player
James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times
Bill Coughlin, Major League Baseball player
Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears coach
Johnny Evers, Hall of Fame MLB player
Chris Godfrey, right guard for the New York Giants and founder of
Ron Guidry, pitcher who helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Series championship
Gil Hodges, Hall of Fame MLB player and manager who led the 1969 New York Mets to an improbable World Series win
Hughie Jennings, Hall of Fame MLB player and manager
Willie Keeler, Hall of Fame MLB player
Tom Kelly, first baseman and manager of the Minnesota Twins
Vince Lombardi, coach of the Green Bay Packers
Connie Mack, Hall of Fame baseball manager, player and team owner
John McGraw, Hall of Fame baseball manager and player
Cal Murphy, Canadian Football League coach and manager
Danny Murtaugh, MLB player and Pittsburgh Pirates manager
Bob O'Neil, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Titans, Calgary Stampeders, and Montreal Alouettes professional football player
Floyd Patterson, heavyweight boxing champion
Andy Rozdilsky, clown for the Chicago White Sox
Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame baseball player
Serge Savard, player and manager for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens
Vin Scully, Baseball Hall of Fame sportscaster for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers
Jim Sorgi, Indianapolis Colts quarterback
Mike Sweeney, MLB first baseman and DH
Jim Thorpe, American athlete and Olympian
Shane Victorino, baseball player
Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox pitcher and manager
Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach
Trevor Williams, baseball player

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
Willibald C. Bianchi, an officer in the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Bataan, Philippines during World War II
Patrick Henry Brady, a medical helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War
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
Frank Castellano, Commander, US Navy, commanding officer of the during the Maersk Alabama hijacking
James Phillip Connor, Sergeant, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient during World War II
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"
Roger Donlon, United States Army officer and first Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War
Ferdinand Foch, French military general, Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during World War I
Henry Gunther, Sergeant, United States Army, Distinguished Service Cross recipient, last casualty of World War I
Gerry H. Kisters, a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II
Walter Joseph Marm Jr., a United States Army officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War
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
Paul J. Wiedorfer, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in World War II

Arts and media

Myles Connolly, American writer; Hollywood screenwriter and producer
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
Joyce Kilmer, famous journalist and poet
Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood and poet
Jerry Orbach, American actor
Jonathan Roumie, American actor
Ed Sullivan, television host, reporter and newspaper columnist
Eduardo Verástegui, prominent Mexican actor
Jim Wahlberg, American film producer and screenwriter
Lawrence Welk, bandleader

Others

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