Prove all things;
Prove = dokimázō = to test, examine
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Famous Rotarians worldwide
John F. Kennedy † (U.S. President)
Franklin D. Roosevelt † (U.S. President)
Konrad Adenauer † (former German Chancellor)
Neil Armstrong (American astron…
Prove all things;
Prove = dokimázō = to test, examine
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Famous Rotarians worldwide
John F. Kennedy † (U.S. President)
Franklin D. Roosevelt † (U.S. President)
Konrad Adenauer † (former German Chancellor)
Neil Armstrong (American astronaut)
Angela Merkel (German Chancellor)
Nicolas Sarkozy (French President)
Margaret Thatcher (former British Prime Minister)
Lance Armstrong (cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner)
Walt Disney † (American film producer)
Bill Gates (American software entrepreneur)
Ronald Reagan † (former U.S. President)
George W. Bush (former U.S. President)
Richard Nixon † (former U.S. President)
Rainier III. † (Prince of Monaco)
Hassan II † (King of Morocco)
Asif Ali Zardari (Pakistan's head of state)
400 Famous Rotarians
Posted by Bob Delavan on Jan 13, 2020
When considering individuals as potential Rotarians we sometimes think that they might be too busy, too famous, or too important to become a Rotarian. Here are some names from the list of 400 famous Rotarians. For the complete list, click on 400 FAMOUS ROTARIANS.
BUSINESS LEADERS
Raymond F. Firestone Rotary Club of Akron, OH Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
Joyce C. Hall Rotary Club of Kansas City, MO Founder of Hallmark Cards
Dr. Charles H. Mayo Rotary Club of Rochester, MN Co-founder of Mayo Clinic
J.C. Penney Rotary Club of New York, NY Founder of J.C. Penney stores
The 'Colonel' Harland Sanders Rotary Club of Jeffersonville, ID Founder, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Rotary Club of Chicago, IL Chairman of the board of the Walgreen Drug Company
Sam Walton Rotary Club of Bentonville, AK Founder of Wal-Mart
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EXPLORERS
Neil Armstrong Rotary Club of Wapakoneta, OH Astronaut & first man to walk on the moon
Frank Borman Rotary Club of Space Center, Houston, TX U.S. astronaut
Gordon Cooper Rotary Club of Space Center, Houston, TX U.S. astronaut
Charles Lindberg Rotary Club of Edinburgh American aviator
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INVENTORS
Thomas A. Edison Rotary Club of Orange, NJ Inventor
Orville Wright Rotary Club of Dayton, OH Co-inventor of the first successful airplane
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LEADERS
Diane Feinstein Rotary Club of San Francisco, CA U.S. Senator
Gerald R. Ford Rotary Club of Grand Rapids, MI President, USA
J. William Fulbright Rotary Club of Fayetteville, AR U.S. Senator from Arkansas
Warren G. Harding Rotary Club of Washington, DC President, USA
John F. Kennedy Rotary Club of Hyannis, MA President, USA
Franklin D. Roosevelt Rotary Club of Albany, NY President, USA
Adlai E. Stevenson Rotary Club of Springfield, IL U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Governor of Illinois
Woodrow Wilson Rotary Club of Birmingham, AL President, USA & Nobel Prize laureate in peace
JUSTICES
Harry A. Blackmun Rotary Club of Rochester, MN U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Earl Warren Rotary Club of Sacramento, CA Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Byron R. White Rotary Club of Denver, CO U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, AND AUTHORS
Cecil B. De Mille Rotary Club of Hollywood, CA motion picture director
Walt Disney Rotary Club of Palm Springs, CA Animation filmmaker
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OTHER
Pope Francis Rotary Club of Buenos Aires Pope
Connie Mack Rotary Club of Fort Myers, FL Baseball Hall of Fame manager and team owner
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao Rotary Club of Manila, Philippines World champion professional boxer & politician
Luciano Pavarotti Rotary Club of Modena Italian opera singer
