List of Knights of Columbus

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==
*Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
*John Moran Bailey, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1961–1968)
*Leo Bernier, cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
*John Boehner, U.S. House Majority Leader of the 109th Congress
*Hale Boggs, former U.S. House Majority Leader
*François-Philippe Brais, Canadian lawyer and politician
*Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida
*Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam 
*Hugh Carey, former Governor of New York
*Denis Coderre, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
*Richard J. Daley, longest-serving mayor of Chicago
*Hilario Davide, 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
*Laurent Desjardins, cabinet minister in the Manitoba provincial government
*John Dingell, a United States Representative from Michigan
*Bob Dornan, pro-life advocate and former California congressman
*Martin Patrick Durkin, U.S. Secretary of Labor
*John Engler, former Governor of Michigan
*Raymond Flynn, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and former Mayor of Boston
*Rep. Phil Gingrey, U.S. Congressman from Georgia (Council 4599, Marietta, GA)
*Bernard Grandmaître, cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
*Andrew P. Harris, Maryland state senator.
*John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
*Alan Keyes, political activist, author and former diplomat
*Frank Mazzei, member of Pennsylvania Senate.
*Frank Kyc, former Secretary of the Educational Foundation
*T. John Lesinski, former Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
*Manuel Lujan Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Interior
*Joe Manchin, Governor of West Virginia
* John MacCormack, former Treasurer of the State of New Jersey, Mayor of Woodbridge New Jersey.
* John McCormack, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
*Rob Nicholson, Canadian Member of Parliament, Minister of Justice and Attorney General 
*Steven Point, Canadian Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
*Pablo Rodriguez, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
*Mike Rounds, Governor of South Dakota
*Edward R. Roybal, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
*Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator (Canada)
*Rick Santorum, former United States Senator for Pennsylvania
*John G. Schmitz, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Orange County, California
*John Shelley, former mayor of San Francisco, California (1964–1968)
*Sargent Shriver, former U.S. ambassador to France and first director of the Peace Corps
*Al Smith, former governor of New York
*Roger Teillet, Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
*John Volpe, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
*Stephen Woodworth, Canadian Member of Parliament
*Malcolm Wilson, former governor of New York
*Louis Tobacco, New York State Assembly Member 62nd District
==The Church==
*Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa
*(Mexican priest-Knights who were martyred and canonized)
*Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
*Venerable Servant of God Father Michael Joseph McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
*Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, bishop of Rochester, TV personality
*Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
*Cardinal John Patrick Foley, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
*Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago
*Cardinal William Joseph Levada, 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 of Philadelphia
*Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila
*Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila
*Most Reverend Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
*Most Rev. John Francis Donoghue, Archbishop Emeritus of Atlanta
*Most Rev. Joseph Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
*Most Rev. Joseph Edward Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville, KY
*Most Rev. Robert Joseph Baker, Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
*Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop of San Jose, CA
*Rev. Guy Selvester, priest and heraldic scholar
*Rev. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, a missionary priest martyred while serving in Kenya.
*Rev. Joseph M. Peak, priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, US Navy chaplain
==Sports and athletics==
* James J. Braddock"The Cinderella Man", former heavyweight boxing champion.
* James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times
*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 manager who led the 1969 New York Mets to an improbable World Series win
* 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.)
* Floyd Patterson, former heavyweight boxing champion.
* Babe Ruth, baseball player for (chronologically) the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.
==Others==
*Frank Castellano, Commander, US Navy, commanding officer of the USS Bainbridge 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.”
*Paul A. Fisher, American author, journalist and U.S. Army veteran 
*Joyce Kilmer, famous journalist and poet
*Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood
*Jerry Orbach, American actor 
*Paul D. Scully-Power, NASA astronaut
*Eduardo Verástegui, prominent Mexican actor
*Michael J. Hencinsky PGK
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