List of Knights of Columbus

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The following is a list of notable living and deceased members of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic family, fraternal, service organization.

Politics and public service

Judiciary

• Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
• Kevin Patrick Yeary, judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, lawyer in San Antonio

Executive branch

• Carl A. Anderson, former Special Assistant to the President Ronald Reagan (1983–1987) 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 (1961–1963 & 1965–1969)

Legislature

• John Boehner, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Hale Boggs, former U.S. House Majority Leader
• 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.
• Jeff Landry, United States Republican congressman from Louisiana
• Joe Manchin, United States Senator from West Virginia
• Alex X. 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

Governor and Lt. Governor

• Terry Branstad, Republican Governor of Iowa
• Jeb Bush, former Republican Governor of Florida
• Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam
• Hugh Carey, former Democratic Governor of New York
• 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
• J. Emile Verret, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1944–1948
• Malcolm Wilson, former governor of New York

State legislators

• Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, Texas^[1]
• Frank Mazzei, member of Pennsylvania Senate.^[2]
• Paul McMurtry, Representative in the Massachusetts General Court
• Dennis Paul, member of the Texas House from Harris County^[3]
• Louis Tobacco, New York State Assembly Member 62nd District
• Carlos Truan, member of both houses of the Texas Legislature^[4]
• Caesar Trunzo Former Republican state senator from New York.
• Carl M. Vogel, member of both houses of the Missouri State Legislature from Jefferson City

Louisiana

• Bo Ackal, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberia and St. Martin parishes, 1972–1996^[5]
• 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^[6]
• Edward S. Bopp, member of the Louisiana House from 1977 to 1984^[7]
• Dennis Paul Hebert, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1972–1996^[8]
• Eddie J. Lambert, outgoing member of the Louisiana House of Representative; incoming state senator from Prairieville, Louisiana^[9]
• Samuel A. LeBlanc, I, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916; state court judge from 1920 to 1954^[10]
• Gregory A. Miller, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[11]
• Ricky Templet, former Louisiana state representative^[12]
• Sam H. Theriot, former Louisiana state representative^[13]

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Tom Galligan, former mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana
• Howard B. Gist, Jr., former city attorney of Alexandria, Louisiana
• Alvan Lafargue, mayor of Sulphut, Louisiana
• Robert MacDonald, Mayor of Lewiston, Maine
• George B. Mowad, former mayor of Oakdale, Louisiana
• John 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
• Alvan Lafargue, physician and mayor of Sulphur, Louisiana, from 1926 to 1938

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 (Canada)
• Michael Copps Costello, former mayor of Calgary, Alberta
• Laurent Desjardins, former cabinet minister in the Manitoba provincial government
• Bernard Grandmaître, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
• 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 (Canada)
• Alfred-Valère Roy, Canadian politician
• Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator
• Roger Teillet, former Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
• Stephen Woodworth, Canadian Member of Parliament
• Chris d'Entremont, Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia provincial government, former Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs

Philippines

• Hilario Davide, Jr., 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Lauro J. Pangilinan, Cabanatuan City Engineer Cabanatuan City Local Government, Philippines
• Marc Angelo Carpio, Electronics Engineer Cabanatuan City Local Government, Philippines

The Church

Saints

• One bishop of Mexico and canonized in 2006.
  • Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa (bishop)
• Six priests, Mexican Martyrs, canonized in 2000^[14]
  • Saint Miguel de la Mora de la Mora (priest)
  • 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 Magallanes (priest)
• Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005^[14]
  • Blessed Jose Trinidad Rangel Montaño (priest)
  • Blessed Andres Sola Molist (priest)
  • Blessed Leonardo Pérez (layman)
• Puerto Rican layman beatified in 2001.
  • Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago (layman)

Cardinals

• Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
• 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 William Joseph Levada, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco
• Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C.
• Cardinal Sean 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 Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington
• Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila

Bishops

• Most Rev. Martin John Amos, 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
• Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Titular Archbishop of Newport, Wales, TV personality
• 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. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa
• Most Rev. Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa

Priests

• Rev. James Coyle, Alabama priest who was murdered on August 11, 1921. Member of Mobile Council 666.^[15]
• Rev. John B. DeValles, U.S. Army chaplain
• Rev. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, a missionary priest martyred while serving in Kenya.
• Very Rev. Michael J. Kopil, Rector: Cathedral of the Holy Angels (Gary, Indiana); Chaplain: Schererville, Indiana Fire and Police Departments
• Venerable Servant of God Rev. Michael Joseph McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
• Rev. George J. Willmann

Sports and athletics

• Lou Albano, Professional wrestler and actor.
• James J. Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", former heavyweight boxing champion.
• James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times
• Mike Ditka, former Chicago Bears coach
• Chris Godfrey, former 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
• Gil Hodges, Major League baseball player and former manager who led the 1969 New York Mets to an improbable World Series win
• 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.)
• Connie Mack, baseball player, manager, and team owner.
• Bob "Huck" O'Neil, former NFL Pittsburgh Steelers New York Titans and CFL Calgary Stampeders Montreal Alouttes professional football player.
• Floyd Patterson, former heavyweight boxing champion.
• Babe Ruth, baseball player for (chronologically) the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.
• Jim Sorgi, former Indianapolis Colts quarterback.^[16]
• Shane Victorino, Boston Red Sox baseball player^[17]
• Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach

Military

• Frank Castellano, Commander, US Navy, commanding officer of the USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) during the Maersk Alabama hijacking.
• 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."

Media

• Steve Doocy, Journalist and anchor for Fox and Friends
• Paul A. Fisher, American author, journalist and U.S. Army veteran
• Joyce Kilmer, famous journalist and poet
• Eduardo Verástegui, prominent Mexican actor

Others

• Nick Bruno, president of University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood
• Jerry Orbach, American actor
• John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan
• Paul D. Scully-Power, NASA astronaut

Fictional

• Frank Costanza – George Costanza's father on Seinfeld
• Silvio Dante's father – The Sopranos
• Doyle Lonnegan – The Sting
• John Kelly – NYPD Blue

References

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2. Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 24, 2009). "Index to Politicians: Mayne to Mcallen". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
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8. "Dennis P. Hebert". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
9. "St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church". stjohnchurch.org. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
10. "LeBlanc, Samuel, I" (PDF). Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
11. "Mary Sparacello, St. Charles Parish-based 56th Louisiana House district draws trio of hopefuls, September 28, 2011". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
12. "Rep. Ricky James Templet". votesmart.org. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
13. "1998 Inductee: Sam H. Theriot". laffnet.org. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
14. History of the Knights of Columbus Mexican Martyrs, Sept 25, 2005, http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/27808.html#f
15. Columbia, March 10, 2010, Vol. 90, Number 3, page31.
16. "Annual Report of the Supreme Knight" (pdf). Knights of Columbus. August 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
17. "World Series Dad". Knights of Columbus. Retrieved 2013-11-01.