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Freemasons say they are not a secret society but rather a society with secrets, and throughout history some prominent members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement. As a result, some famous (and infamous) Freemasons are well-known. The membership of Freemasonry is vast, diverse, and resists any single characterization.

However, Masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify, particularly for historical figures. Membership records are most often kept at the individual Lodge level, and may be lost due to fire, flood, deterioration, or simple carelessness. Grand Lodge governance may have shifted or reorganized, resulting in further loss of records on the member or the name, number, location or even existence of the Lodge in question. In areas of the world where Masonry has been suppressed by governments, records of entire Grand Lodges have been destroyed.

Standards of "proof" for those on this list vary widely; some figures with no verified Lodge affiliation are claimed as Masons if anecdotal evidence suggests they were familiar with the "secret" signs and passes, but other figures are rejected over technical questions of irregularity in the Lodge that initiated them. Where available, specific Lodge membership information is provided; where serious questions of verification have been noted by other sources, this is indicated as well.

New additions to the list should be properly referenced with sources.

Famous Freemasons

Political and civil rights leaders

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Bahamas

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

Czechoslovakia

  • Edvard Beneš, Lodge Ian Amos Komensky No. 1, Prague and Lodge Pravda Vitezi
  • Alois Rašín, Minister of Finance, anti-Communist resistance leader
  • Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau stylist, graduate of the Academie Julian

Estonia

France

Gabon

  • Omar Bongo, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon, 1983

Greece

Hawaii

Hungary

Iceland

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

  • Hatoyama Ichiro, Prime Minister of Japan (1883-1959). Hatoyama was made a Mason in March 1955 in Tokyo

Jordan

Kenya

  • Nicholas Biwott

Malaysia

  • HRH Colonel Sir Ibrahim, The Sultan of Johor. Initiated, 11th April 1906 in Empire Lodge No. 2108 in London.
  • H.H. Tunku Abdul Malik Ibni Sultan Badlishah, House of Kedah. Initiated, 9th January 1959, Lodge Kedah No. 3830 E.C. Sungei Petani.
  • HRH Sultan Idris Ibni Sultan Iskandar Shah, Sultan of Perak. Initiated 9th July 1960, Lodge Napier No. 3418 EC in Ipoh.

Mexico

Philippines

Poland

Prussia

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Singapore

South Africa

Switzerland

UK: England & Wales, and Scotland

(the two Masonic jurisdictions have never been united)

U.S.

American Revolution
U.S. Presidents
U.S. Supreme Court Justices

Republic of Texas

Turkey


Venezuela

Yugoslavia (former)

Military leaders

Actors and entertainers

Industrialists and labor leaders

Adventurers

Philosophers

Athletes and other sports figures

Astronauts

Writers, journalists, and publishers

Lawyers, jurists, and law enforcement

Doctors, scientists, and inventors

Educators, religious leaders, and others

but sources disagree as to whether he was [1] or wasn't: [2] a member

Famous entered apprentices

"Mason" generally refers to a Master Mason, or one who has received all three of the initiatory degrees of Freemasonry. Those who have received only the Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft degrees are initiated members, but without all the rights and privileges accorded to Master Masons.

  • General Nathan Bedford Forrest was initiated into the first degree of Freemasonry, but he never completed his second and third degrees and never returned to Lodge.
  • President Lyndon B. Johnson was initiated into the first degree of Freemasonry, but his congressional duties made it impossible for him to pursue the second and third degrees.


References

  1. Masonic forum, no. 10 (in Romanian)
  2. Masonic forum, no. 3 (in English)
  3. [3], no.89 (in Romanian)
  4. answers.com's List of Freemasons
  5. Freemasons for Dummies
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