Religions and Their Famous Members Anglicans and EpiscopalsA list of famous Anglicans and Episcopalians including statesmen, writers, and actors.RELIGIONS AND THEIR FAMOUS FLOCKS
CELEBRATED ANGLICANS AND EPISCOPALIANS
1. John Wesley, British, 1703-1791. Theologian, evangelist, social reformer, and Anglican priest who founded Methodism.
2. George Washington, U.S., 1732-1799. First president of the U.S.
3. Patrick Henry, U.S., 1736-1799. Lawyer, politician, and Revolutionary leader.
4. Charlotte Bronte, British, 1816-1855. Novelist.
5. Emily Bronte, British, 1818-1848. Novelist.
6. Florence Nightingale, British, 1820-1910. Founder of modern nursing.
7. Edwin Booth, U.S., 1833-1893. Stage actor; brother of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
8. Jean Felix Piccard, U.S. (Swiss-born), 1884-1963. Chemist and aeronautics engineer, who ascended to the stratosphere in a balloon with his wife, Jeannette. Jeannette later became one of the first women in the U.S. to be ordained an Episcopal priest.
9. Donald Douglas, U.S., 1892-. Industrialist who designed U.S. Air Force plane which made the first successful around-the-world flight in 1924.
10. Clive Staples (C. S.) Lewis, British, 1898-1963. Novelist and essayist.
11. Humphrey Bogart, U.S., 1899-1957. Screen actor.
12. Fred Astaire, U.S., 1899-. Dancer and screen actor.
13. Carroll Richter, U.S., 1900-. Astrologer and syndicated columnist.
14. Tallulah Bankhead, U.S., 1903-1968. Stage and screen actress.
15. Wystan Hugh (W. H.) Auden, U.S. (British-born), 1907-1973. Poet.
16. Nelson Rockefeller, U.S., 1908-. Vice-president of the U.S. during the Ford administration and governor of New York.
17. Gerald R. Ford, U.S., 1913-. Thirty-eighth president of the U.S.
18. Mary Martin, U.S., 1913-. Singer and stage actress.
19. Olivia de Havilland, U.S. (British-born), 1916-. Screen actress.
20. Peter Henry Abrahams, South African, 1919-. Author of A Wreath for Udomo, the first detailed and discriminating report of apartheid written by a native black South African.
21. Errol Barrow, Barbadian, 1920-. Independence leader and first prime minister of Barbados.
22. Malcolm Boyd, U.S., 1923-. Author of pop prayerbook Are You Running with Me, Jesus?, broadcaster, priest, civil rights leader, and gay activist.
23. Janani Luwum, Ugandan, 1924-1977. Anglican archbishop reportedly slain by dictator Idi Amin.
24. Elizabeth II, British, 1926-. Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
25. Rod Carew, Panamanian, 1926-. Professional baseball player.
26. Natalie Cole, U.S., 1949-. Singer, daughter of vocalist Nat "King" Cole.
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