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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, and service organization.

## Supreme officers[edit]

Main article: Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

Supreme Knight[1] | Deputy Supreme Knight[1] | Supreme Chaplain[1]

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

## Politics and public service[edit]

### Judicial branch[edit]

* 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[34]
* Peter J. Phipps, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit[35]

### Executive branch[edit]

* Carl A. Anderson, former Special Assistant to the President Ronald Reagan (1983–1987) and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus[36]
* 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)[37]

### Legislative branch[edit]

* 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[38]
* 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[39]
* 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[edit]

#### Governor and Lt. Governor[edit]

* 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
* 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
* J. Emile Verret, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1944–1948
* Malcolm Wilson, former governor of New York
* John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana

#### State legislators[edit]

* Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, Texas[40]
* Joe Ihm, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
* Frank Mazzei, member of Pennsylvania Senate.[41]
* Pat Boyd, Connecticut State Representative[42]
* Paul McMurtry, Representative in the Massachusetts General Court
* Robert F. McPartlin, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1960 to 1976.[43]
* William D. Mullins, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[44]
* Dennis Paul, member of the Texas House from Harris County[45]
* Thomas P. Sinnett, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1924 to 1938. Party Floor Leader from 1933 to 1934.[46]
* Louis Tobacco, New York State Assembly Member 62nd District
* Carlos Truan, member of both houses of the Texas Legislature[47]
* 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[edit]

* Bo Ackal, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberia and St. Martin parishes, 1972–1996[48]
* 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[49]
* Edward S. Bopp, member of the Louisiana House from 1977 to 1984[50]
* Dennis Paul Hebert, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1972–1996[51]
* 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[52]
* Gregory A. Miller, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[53]
* Ricky Templet, former Louisiana state representative[54]
* Sam H. Theriot, former Louisiana state representative[55]

##### Wisconsin[edit]

* 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[edit]

* W. Patrick Donlin, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals

#### Other[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

#### Canada[edit]

* 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
* 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 (Canada)
* Alfred-Valère Roy, Canadian politician
* Andrew Scheer, former federal leader of the Conservative Party
* Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator
* Roger Teillet, former Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
* Stephen Woodworth, Canadian Member of Parliament

#### Philippines[edit]

* 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 (BSP).

## The Church[edit]

### Saints[edit]

* One bishop of Mexico and canonized in 2006[56]
* Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa (bishop) [Feast: October 24]
* Six priests, Mexican Martyrs, canonized in 2000[57] [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[58]
* Blessed Michael J. McGivney (priest) [Feast: August 13]
* Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005[59] [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.[60]
* Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago (layman) [Feast: May 4]

### Cardinals[edit]

* Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop 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 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 Donald Wuerl, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
* Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, former Archbishop of Manila and Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
* Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York City
* Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago

### Bishops[edit]

* Most Rev. Dennis J. Sullivan, Bishop of Camden, New Jersey
* 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
* 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[edit]

* Rev. James Coyle, Alabama priest who was murdered on August 11, 1921. Member of Mobile Council 666.[61]
* Rev. John B. DeValles, U.S. Army chaplain
* Rev. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, a missionary priest martyred while serving in Kenya.
* Rev. Stuart Long
* Rev. George J. Willmann

## Sports and athletics[edit]

* Lou Albano, Professional wrestler and actor
* James J. Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", former heavyweight boxing champion
* Harrison Butker, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs
* James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times
* Bill Coughlin, Major League Baseball (MLB) player[62]
* Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears coach
* Johnny Evers, Hall of Fame MLB player[62]
* 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[63]
* Gil Hodges, Hall of Fame MLB player and manager who led the 1969 New York Mets to an improbable World Series win[62]
* Hughie Jennings, Hall of Fame MLB player and manager[62]
* Willie Keeler, Hall of Fame MLB player[64]
* 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, Hall of Fame baseball manager, player and team owner[63]
* John McGraw, Hall of Fame baseball manager and player[63]
* Danny Murtaugh, MLB player and Pittsburgh Pirates manager[62]
* 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[63]
* Vin Scully, Baseball Hall of Fame sportscaster for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers[62]
* Jim Sorgi, Indianapolis Colts quarterback[65]
* Mike Sweeney, MLB first baseman and DH[62]
* Shane Victorino, baseball player[66]
* Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach
* Trevor Williams, baseball player[67]

## Military[edit]

* 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."
* 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.
* Henry Gunther, Sergeant, United States Army, Distinguished Service Cross recipient, last casualty of WW1 (10:59 AM).

## Media[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Nick Bruno, president of University of Louisiana at Monroe
* Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood and poet
* Jerry Orbach, American actor
* John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan
* Paul D. Scully-Power, NASA astronaut
* Theodore McCarrick, laicized bishop, former Cardinal-Archbishop of Washington, D.C.[68]

## Fictional[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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68. ^ It is unknown at this time whether McCarrick has been removed from the order, however Supreme Knight Carl Anderson has denounced his actions. https://zenit.org/articles/knights-of-columbus-leader-calls-for-action-in-abuse-crisis/

## Works cited[edit]

* Dodge, William Wallace (1903). The Fraternal and Modern Banquet Orator: An Original Book of Useful Helps at the Social Session and Assembly of Fraternal Orders, College Entertainments, Social Gatherings and All Banquet Occasions. Chicago: Monarch Book Company.
* Kauffman, Christopher J. (1982). Faith and Fraternalism: The History of the Knights of Columbus, 1882–1982. Harper and Row. ISBN 978-0-06-014940-6.