Famous DeMolays

John Wayne, Actor

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Famous DeMolays

There are many Senior DeMolay members who have distinguished themselves as leaders in Government, Athletics and Sports, Entertainment and a variety of other fields. Many have been named to the DeMolay Hall of Fame.


  • Carl O. Albert, Speaker, House of Representatives

  • Robert B. Anderson, Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Navy

  • Reubin Askew, Governor, Florida

  • William “Bill” Bradley, U.S. Senator, New Jersey

  • Carrol Campbell, Governor, South Carolina

  • Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

  • Mark Hatfield, Governor and U.S. Senator, Oregon

  • Henry (Scoop) Jackson, U.S. Senator, Washington

  • Charles Robb, U.S. Senator, Virginia

  • Paul E. Tsongas, U.S. Senator, Massachusetts

  • Alvin Dark, Baseball player and Manager

  • Dallas Green, Baseball Manager

  • Harmon Killebrew, Baseball Hall of Fame member

  • Pete Rose, Baseball Hall of Fame member

  • Bob Mathias, Olympic Decathalon Champion (twice)

  • Fran Tarkenton, Football Hall of Fame member

  • Danny White, Football Quarterback

  • Mel Blanc, Comic and voice of Bugs Bunny

  • Ernest Borgnine, Actor

  • Roy Clark, Musician/Guitar Player

  • Gary Collins, Actor and TV Personality

  • Walt Disney, Producer and Creator

  • Buddy Ebsen, Actor (Barnaby Jones/Beverly Hillbillies)

  • Greg Evigan, Actor (My Two Dads)

  • Burl Ives, Singer and Actor

  • Van Johnson, Actor

  • Tom & Dick Smothers (Smothers Brothers), Entertainers

  • John Wayne, Actor

  • Neil Armstrong, Astronaut

  • Frank Borman, Astronaut

  • Red Barber, Sportscaster

  • Walter Cronkite, TV Newscaster

  • David Goodnow, CNN Newscaster

  • Paul Harvey, Radio Newscaster

  • Chet Huntley, TV Newscaster

  • Elmer Lower, President, ABC News

  • Dan Rather, TV Newscaster

  • Willard Scott, TV Weatherman

  • John Steinbeck, Author

  • John Cameron Swayze, TV/Radio pioneer

  • John P. McConnell, General, USAF Chief of Staff