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The following are notable people associated (past or present) with theAssemblies of God.
| Name | Role | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. A. Allen | Preacher active in the 1950s and 1960s | United States of America | Known for his "raise the dead" campaign |
| John Ashcroft | Former U.S. attorney general, Missouri senator (1995), and Missouri governor (1985–93) | United States of America | Known as the first Assemblies of God congressman |
| Carlos Avendaño | Founder of theNational Restoration Party, a member of theLegislative Assembly of Costa Rica from 2002 to 2006 and 2010 to 2014. Was a presidential candidate in the2014 election. Also a pastor.[1] | Costa Rica | |
| Jim Bakker | Founder ofThe PTL Club | United States of America | |
| Tammy Faye Bakker | Ex-wife ofJim Bakker and PTL co-leader | United States of America | Subject of film "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" |
| Daniel Berg | Founded the Assemblies of God in Brazil withGunnar Vingren in 1911 | Sweden | |
| Moya Brennan | Grammy Award-winning Irish singer | Ireland | |
| Johnny Cash | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. | United States of America | |
| João Campos de Araújo | Politician and Pastor, member ofchamber of deputies | Brazil | |
| Silas Câmara | Politician and Pastor, member ofchamber of deputies | Brazil | |
| Lazarus Chakwera | Politician and since 2013 head of theMalawi Congress Party. Also former president of Malawian division of the Assemblies of God. | Malawi | Resigned as president of the Assemblies of God in Malawi in 2013 to focus on political career.[2] |
| Alan Chambers | Former president ofExodus International, the largestex-gay organization in the world | United States of America | |
| Gary Chapman | Singer-songwriter | United States of America | Parents were ordained Assemblies of God ministers and pastored an AG inTexas; once married toAmy Grant (m. 1982–97) |
| Toni Childs | Pop singer, raised in the Assemblies of God | United States of America | |
| David Yonggi Cho | Senior Pastor of the largest church in the world,Yoido Full Gospel Church inSeoul, South Korea | Korea | |
| Vern Clark | Admiral (United States Navy, Retired) – Former Chief of Naval Operations, graduate ofEvangel CollegeSpringfield, Missouri | United States of America | |
| Bruce Cozart | member of theArkansas House of Representatives fromHot Springs | United States of America | [3] |
| Jan Crouch | co-founder ofTrinity Broadcasting Network | United States of America | |
| Paul Crouch | co-founder ofTrinity Broadcasting Network | United States of America | |
| Nicky Cruz | Former gang member; now Assemblies of God minister. Author of autobiographyRun Baby Run | United States of America | |
| Richard Dortch | Illinois District Superintendent (1971–83) when he joined PTL; the 2nd PTL executive to spend time in federal prison for his crimes related to the PTL scandal | United States of America | |
| Iliafi Esera | Senior Pastor of Faith City Church inWanganui, NZ.; currently General Superintendent of theAssemblies of God in New Zealand and Assistant Superintendent of the AGNZ (2003–11) | New Zealand | |
| Andrew Evans | Previously Senior Pastor ofParadise Church; founder of theFamily First Party and Member of theSouth Australian Legislative Council | Australia | |
| John Wesley Fletcher | Oklahoma City-based pastor | United States of America | Defrocked twice and convicted ofperjury in charges stemming from the PTL scandal. |
| Israel Folau | Rugby league, rugby union, and Aussie rules footballer. Was raisedMormon,[4] but converted to being an active member of anAssemblies of God fellowship in 2011.[5] | Australia | Folau was criticized in the Australian media for faith-inspired anti-gay social media post.[6] |
| Jason Frenn | Missionary-evangelist and author who holds citywide crusades throughout Latin America and the United States; an honorary member of the Luis Palau Evangelistic Alliance and hosts a daily live radio program with a million listeners onRadio Nueva Vida | Latin America and The United States | Has spoken to over 4.5 million people in live events and has seen more than 450,000 first-time decisions for Christ |
| Mickey Gilley | Rock-n-Roll and Country star, singer, pianist, guitarist | United States of America | Performed with cousinsJerry Lee Lewis andJimmy Swaggart at the Ferriday First Assembly of God church (Ferriday, Louisiana) |
| Richard Grenell | Political commentator, Diplomat,U.S. Ambassador to Germany (2018–present) | United States of America | |
| Jessica Hahn | Church Secretary whose sexual involvement with Jim Bakker was one factor that triggered the PTL Ministry scandal and subsequent investigation | United States of America | |
| Steve Hill | Evangelist who led theBrownsville Revival in Pensacola, Florida in the 1990s | United States of America | |
| Benny Hinn | Televangelist, host ofThis Is Your Day on TBN; was ordained by the Assemblies of God in 1994, and subsequently resigned his ordination in 1996 | United States of America | |
| Brian Houston | Senior Pastor ofHillsong Church | Australia | |
| Ben Hoyle | Current National Youth Facilitator A/G NZ and Director ofYouth of the Nation NZ | New Zealand | |
| Tim Johnson | Politician, attorney, and real estate broker. Served in theU.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 15th district from 2001 to 2013. | United States of America | |
| Jonas Brothers | Pop rock boy band | United States of America | Father Paul Kevin Jonas, Sr. is an ordained Assemblies of God minister and former pastor inWyckoff, New Jersey |
| Johnny Key | Republican member of theArkansas State Senate fromMountain Home inBaxter County | United States of America | [7] |
| Phil Keaggy | Guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of rock bandGlass Harp | United States of America | Two weeks after Keaggy's mother died in 1970 he became a Christian and attended a small Assembly of God Church in Boardman, Ohio |
| Sam Kinison | Controversial comedian in the late 1980s and early 1990s; before becoming a comedian, he was an Assembly of God evangelist | United States of America | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Rock-and-roll pianist, singer; at age 8 sang for Ferriday First Assembly of God Church (Ferriday, Louisiana), played at tent revivals | United States of America | Cousin toJimmy Swaggart andMickey Gilley |
| Linda Gail Lewis | Singer | United States of America | Sister to Jerry Lee Lewis, began performing with him at the Ferriday First Assembly of God church (Ferriday, Louisiana) |
| John Mahama | President ofGhana from 2012 to 2017[8] Reported to be raisedPresbyterian, but is now an active member of the Assemblies of God/[9] | Ghana | |
| Silas Malafaia | Pastor, author, and televangelist | Brazil | |
| Aimee Semple McPherson | Former Assemblies of God church planter and evangelist who later became the founder of theInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel | United States of America | |
| Lemma Megersa | Minister of Defense | Ethiopia | Also a board member of theAssemblies of God in Ethiopia.[10] |
| Scott Morrison | 30thPrime Minister of Australia | Australia | |
| Marilyn Musgrave | Politician, attorney, and real estate broker. Served in theU.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th district from 2003 to 2009. | United States of America | |
| Danny Nalliah | Pastor of The Fire Ministries in Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | |
| Ronaldo Nogueira | Pastor and politician, member ofchamber of deputies | Brazil | |
| Sarah Palin | FormerGovernor of Alaska and GOP Vice President Candidate; attended an Assembly of God church for two decades until 2002 | United States of America | |
| Margaret Peoples Shirer | Missionary to West Africa. Established the first Assemblies of God missions in Ghana. Translated the Gospels in local languages. | United States (born in Ireland) | |
| Everaldo Pereira | Pastor, businessman, and politician. President of theSocial Christian Party (Brazil), candidate in the 2014 election.[11] | Brazil | |
| Scott Perkins | Radio personality; known as the "Country Parson" to country music listeners in theTopeka, Kansas market; founding pastor of the FarmHouse Cowboy Church in Topeka. | United States of America | |
| David du Plessis | One of the founding fathers of thecharismatic movement outside of the traditional Pentecostal churches | South Africa | |
| Elvis Presley (1935–1977) | "King of Rock & Roll," singer, actor, born in Tupelo, Mississippi; sang in choir at First Assembly of God and at camp meetings in Tupelo. | United States of America | |
| Samani Pulepule | Former Chief Apostle and General Superintendent of theWorld Samoan AG Fellowship (1966–2011); also Senior Pastor of the largest Samoan congregation in the world,Auckland Samoan Assembly of God,NZ | Samoa, based in New Zealand | regarded as one of the eldest serving pastor and superintendent in the Assemblies of God |
| Jane Russell | Hollywood actress | United States of America | Funeral was conducted by the Pacific Christian Center, an Assemblies of God congregation inSanta Maria, California |
| Gene Scott | Internationally known preacher, former president of University Network and helped foundOral Roberts University | United States of America | |
| Guy Sebastian | Pop,R&B, andsoul singer-songwriter who attendedParadise Community Church; the first winner ofAustralian Idol (2003) and is a judge on the Australian version ofThe X-Factor[12] | Australia | Has sung with the then Paradise Community Church Youth ConferencePlanetshakers[12][13] |
| Marina Silva | activists and politician, presidential candidate in the2010, 2014, and 2018 elections. | Brazil | Silva has been at times criticized by the church leadership for her leftist stance on many issues such as drug reform.[14] |
| Kristy Starling | Contemporary Christian music artist; participant in Assemblies of God National Fine Arts Festival competition | United States of America | |
| Lester Sumrall | Former Assemblies of God minister; American Pentecostal pastor, evangelist, teacher, and missionary. Founded the Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association (LeSEA) and its humanitarian arm LeSEA Global Feed the Hungry, World Harvest Radio International, and World Harvest Bible College. Considered to be the Father of Christian Television. | United States of America | |
| Jimmy Swaggart | Former Assemblies of God evangelist; televangelist, founder of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, and gospel music artist | United States of America | Cousin toJerry Lee Lewis andMickey Gilley, began performing at the Ferriday First Assembly of God church (Ferriday, Louisiana) |
| Hidekazu Takayama | Pastor and politician, member ofchamber of deputies | Brazil | |
| Todd Tiahrt | U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, graduate ofEvangel CollegeSpringfield, Missouri | United States of America | |
| Gunnar Vingren | Founded theAssemblies of God in Brazil withDaniel Berg in 1911 | Sweden | |
| Doug Wead | Former special assistant toGeorge H. W. Bush and author; was once an Assemblies of Godevangelist | United States of America | |
| José Wellington Bezerra da Costa | Current President of theAssemblies of God in Brazil | Brazil | |
| Smith Wigglesworth | Healing Evangelist, the "Apostle of Faith," instrumental in founding future Elim and Assemblies of God national fellowships; spoke at Assemblies of God conferences but never joined the organization | England | |
| David Wilkerson | Former Assemblies of God evangelist; founder ofTeen Challenge, founder and pastor of independentTimes Square Church in New York City from 1987 until the time of his death on 27 April 2011; famous for the bookThe Cross and the Switchblade, instrumental in conversion ofNicky Cruz | United States of America | |
| Bill Wilson | Leader ofMetro Ministries International | United States of America | |
| George O. Wood | General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God (2007–2017) | United States of America |