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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

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

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, former 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]
  • Joe Picozzi, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th District
  • 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

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]
  • Marcelo Fernan, 19th 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 (BSP).
  • 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
  • Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV, Senator of the Republic 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
  • Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas, Mayor City of Talisay, Cebu, Philippines
  • Junard “Ahong” Chan, Congressman, Lapu-lapu, Cebu
  • Agapito Bibat, Rear Admiral and Commander of the Philippine Coast Guard

South Korea

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]
  • The Order's founder, a priest, who was beatified in 2020[81]
  • Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005[82] [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.[83]
    • Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago (layman) [Feast: May 4] [84]
  • A significant figure in the Catholic Church in Canada, canonized as St. André of Montreal in 2010

Cardinals

Bishops

Priests

Sports and athletics

  • Lou Albano, professional wrestler and actor[85]
  • Matt Birk, former center for the NFL Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens, 2011 recipient of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award[97]
  • James J. Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", heavyweight boxing champion [53]
  • Harrison Butker, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Walt Chipple, professional baseball player[98]
  • James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times[99]
  • Bill Coughlin, Major League Baseball (MLB) player[100]
  • Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears coach[101]
  • Johnny Evers, Hall of Fame MLB player[100]
  • 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[100]
  • Hughie Jennings, Hall of Fame MLB player and manager[100]
  • Willie Keeler, Hall of Fame MLB player[103]
  • 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.) [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][100]
  • Cal Murphy, Canadian Football League coach and manager[73]
  • Danny Murtaugh, MLB player and Pittsburgh Pirates manager[100]
  • 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[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[100]
  • Jim Sorgi, Indianapolis Colts quarterback[108]
  • Mike Sweeney, MLB first baseman and DH[100]
  • Jim Thorpe, American athlete and Olympian [109]
  • Shane Victorino, baseball player[110][100]
  • Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox pitcher and manager [100]
  • Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach
  • Trevor Williams, baseball player[111]

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[112]
  • Willibald C. Bianchi, an officer in the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Bataan, Philippines during World War II[95]
  • Patrick Henry Brady, a medical helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War[95]
  • 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[95]
  • 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 [95]
  • 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" [95]
  • Roger Donlon, United States Army officer and first Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War [95]
  • Ferdinand Foch, French military general, Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during World War I[47][113]
  • 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 [95]
  • Walter Joseph Marm Jr., a United States Army officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War [95]
  • 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[95]
  • Paul J. Wiedorfer, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in World War II [95]

Arts and media

Others

  • Nick Bruno, president of University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • Capt. Alfredo "Al" Fuentes, retired New York City fire captain and 9/11 hero [122][123]
  • Conrad Hilton, American hotelier [124]
  • Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America[125]
  • Gene Kranz, former NASA flight director [106]
  • Theodore McCarrick, laicized bishop, former Cardinal-Archbishop of Washington, D.C.[126]
  • John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan [127]
  • John H. Reddin, Denver attorney, instrumental in the creation of the Order's Fourth Degree[128][129]
  • Paul D. Scully-Power, world-renowned oceanographer and NASA astronaut[47]
  • Francisco Becerril Molina, Compositor de la Oración Oficial de la Adoración Nocturna Mexicana en la Diócesis de Azcapotzalco y Compositor del himno de la Asociación Laical Plancartina de Caballeros de María de Guadalupe.

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