Thislist ofBaptists covers those who were members of Baptist churches or raised in such. It does not imply that all were practicing Baptists or remained so all their lives. As an article of faith, Baptists baptize believers after conversion, not infants.
Abbreviations of countries: Australia (A); Brazil (Br); Burma (Bu); Canada (Ca); China (C); Rep. of Congo (Kinshasa) (CK); Rep. of Congo (Leopoldville) (CL); England (E); India (I); Isle of Man (IoM); Jamaica (J); Japan (Jp); New Zealand (NZ); Puerto Rico (PR); Romania (R); Scotland (S); Sri Lanka, Ceylon (SL); Ukraine (Uk); United States and previous colonies (US)
Charles Barkley (born 1963, US), former professionalbasketball player[ 1] Jim Brown (1936–2023, US), formerfullback for theCleveland Browns [ 2] Roberto Clemente (1934–1972, PR)[ 3] Mike Conley Jr. (born 1987, US), guard for theMinnesota Timberwolves basketball team[ 4] Zach Johnson (born 1976, US), professionalgolfer , winner of2007 Masters Tournament [ 5] Magic Johnson (born 1959, US), professionalbasketball player[ 6] Iris Kyle (born 1974, US), 10-time overallMs. Olympia professional bodybuilder[ 7] Ryan Langerhans (born 1980, US),outfielder forSeattle Mariners [ 8] William Lockhart (1835–1893, S/E), cricketer and preacherJoe Louis (1914–1981, US), professional boxer. Holds the record for longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history.[ 9] Dikembe Mutombo (1966–2024, CL/US)center for theHouston Rockets [ 10] Bradbury Robinson (1884–1949, US), pioneering American football player, physician and conservationistTim Tebow (born 1987, US), professionalfootball quarterback , then baseball player[ 11] Mike Tyson (born 1966, US), formerboxer and heavyweight champion of the world, who later converted toIslam [ 12] Reggie White (1961–2004, US), professionalfootball defensive end ; member ofPro Football Hall of Fame [ 13] Authors and journalists [ edit ] Nathan Bailey (died 1742, E), philologist and lexicographerClara Lucas Balfour (1808–1878, E), writer and temperance campaignerRay Bradbury (1920–2012, US), science fiction author, later described himself as Buddhist[ 14] Samuel Bagster the Younger (1800–1835, E) writer on religion and beekeepingHenlee Hulix Barnette (1911–2004, US), writer on Christian ethicsThomas Spencer Baynes (1823–1887, E), philosopherHenry Blackaby (living, Ca), writer on knowing GodFrank W. Boreham (1871–1959, E/NZ), daily press contributions on religionRobbie Branscum (1934–1997, US), writer for children and young adultsEdith Bryan (1872–1963, E/A), educationalist for children with special needsTony Campolo (born 1935, US), sociologist and spiritual adviserMuriel Spurgeon Carder (1922–2023, Ca), writer on New Testament studies and pastoral careRoss Clifford (born 1951, A), theologian and political commentatorThomas Cooper (1805–1892, E), poet and ChartistEsther Copley (1786–1851, E), tractarian and writer for childrenThomas Crosby (1683–1751, E), author ofHistory of the English Baptists (1738–1740)W. E. Cule (1870–1944, W), children's author and editor of Baptist Missionary Society publicationsElizabeth Dawbarn (died 1839, E), religious writer, preacher and pamphleteerMaria De Fleury (fl. 1773–1791, E), poet, hymnist and polemicist[ 15] James T. Draper Jr. (born 1935, US), writer on Christian lifePetru Dugulescu (1945–2008, R), writer on persecutionDaniel C. Eddy (1823–1896, US), hymn writer and advocate of women's educationGene Edwards (born 1932, US), writer on church history and affairsRobert Ellis (born 1956, E), theologianWilliam Roscoe Estep (1920–2000, US), historianJerry Falwell Sr. (1933–2007, US), writer on social and political affairsPaul Fiddes (born 1947, E), theologian and novelistSallie Rochester Ford (1828–1910, US), writer and newspaper editorHarry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969, US), Modernist theologianHans Frei (1922–1988, US), Bible scholar and theologianGilberto Freyre (1900–1987, Br),sociologist andanthropologist Michael Frost (born 1961, A), missional and theologianEdwin Gaustad (1923–2011, US), scholar and historian of religionBilly Graham (1918–2018, US), worldwide evangelistJack Graham (born 1950), writer on Christian lifeJohn Grisham (born 1955, US), novelist[ 16] Ken Ham (born 1951, A/US), fundamentalist and creationistRoger E. Hedlund (born 1935, US/I), missionary and researcherKent Hovind (born 1953, US), fundamentalist and creationistGeorge Howells (1871–1955, W/I), writer and academicMike Huckabee (born 1955, US), politician and writer on social and political affairsDonald Foster Hudson (1916–2003, E), missionary and educationalistRobert Don Hughes (born 1949, US), minister, educator and science fiction author[ 17] Johnny Hunt (born 1952, US), writer on Christian life and biblical studiesWilliam Jones (1762–1846, W/E), writer and booksellerAdoniram Judson (1788–1850, US/Bu), missionary and producer of a Burmese Bible and a dictionaryTim LaHaye (1926–2016, US), co-author of the bestsellingLeft Behind [ 18] Doris Lester (1886–1965, E), religious writer and social workerCharles Lloyd (1766–1829, W/E), preacher and schoolmasterBill Moyers (born 1934, US), television journalist and formerWhite House Press Secretary [ 19] David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion) (1784–1841, W), Welsh-language poetHazel Brannon Smith (1914–1994, US), journalist and editor; first female recipient of thePulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing [ 20] Edgar Ray Killen (1925 – 2018, US), sawmill operator, part-time Baptist minister, American Ku Klux Klan kleagle, directed murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner (civil rights activists, Freedom Summer of 1964)[ 21] Jesse James (1847–1882, US), outlaw, son of a Baptist minister, Confederate soldier[ 22] Harry Longabaugh (1867–1908, US), "The Sundance Kid", train robber and outlaw[ 23] [ edit ] Johnny Cash Kevin Costner Clay Aiken (born 1978, US)pop music singer[ 24] Roy Acuff (1903–1992, US), country musician[ 25] Warren Beatty (born 1937, US), actor[ 26] David Bellamy (1933–2019, E), television presenter, botanist, and environmentalistLead Belly (1888–1949, US), folk and blues musician[ 27] Chuck Berry (1926–2017, US), singer, songwriter and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music (raised a Baptist)[ 28] Spencer Bohren (1950–2019, US), American roots musician, raised a Baptist[ 29] Glen Campbell (1936–2017, US), country music singer[ 30] Mark Carman (born 1960, US), singer, composer, writer and producerAaron Carter (1987-2022, US), singerNick Carter (born 1980, US), lead vocalist of theBackstreet Boys Johnny Cash (1932–2003, US), country music singer[ 31] Ray Charles (1930–2004, US), musician, singer, and composer[ 32] Jerry Clower (1926–1998, US), rural humorist, member of theGrand Ole Opry , lay minister[ 33] Kevin Costner (born 1955, US), actor[ 34] Jill Dando (1961–1999, E) television presenter (murdered)[ 35] Bette Davis (1908–1989, US), actress and erstwhile Baptist[ 36] Jamie Foxx (born 1967, US), actor, singer and stand-up comedian[ 37] Aretha Franklin (1942–2018, US), singer and daughter of Baptist minister Rev.C.L. Franklin Ava Gardner (1922–1990, US), actress[ 38] Al Green (born 1946, US), singer, songwriter and record producer[ 39] Buddy Holly (1936–1959, US),rock 'n' roll singer[ 40] Whitney Houston (1963–2012, US), R&B/pop singer and actressJohn Hughes (1872–1914, W), composer and marketing managerJohn Hughes (1873–1932, W), composer of hymnsMahalia Jackson (1911–1972, US),gospel singer[ 41] B.B. King (1925–2015, US), blues singer[ 42] Gladys Knight (born 1944, US), singer, converted to Mormonism[ 43] Avril Lavigne (born 1984, Ca), singer-songwriter and actress[ 44] Brian Littrell (born 1975, US), pop singer, member of theBackstreet Boys [ 45] Loretta Lynn (1932-2022, US), country music artistReba McEntire (born 1955, US), country music artist and actressBrittany Murphy (1977–2009, US), actress, singer and voice artist; raised Baptist and later became non-denominational ChristianEddie Murphy (born 1961, US), actor[ 46] Chuck Norris (born 1940, US), actor[ 47] Grady Nutt (1934–1982, US),Hee Haw [ 48] Brad Pitt (born 1963, US), actor, raised Baptist[ 49] Dennis Quaid (born 1954, US), actor[ 50] Corinne Bailey Rae (born 1979, E), singer and songwriterDiana Ross (born 1944, US), singer[ 51] Willard Scott (born 1934, US), television weatherman[ 52] Ron Shelton (born 1945, US), movie director[ 53] Ashlee Simpson (born 1984, US), pop singer[ 54] Jessica Simpson (born 1980, US), pop singer and actress[ 54] Sinbad (born 1956 as David Adkins, US), actor and comedian[ 55] Will Smith (born 1968, US) actor, raised baptist[ 56] Snoop Dogg (born 1971 as Calvin Broadus, US), rapper, raised Baptist[ 57] Britney Spears (born 1981, US), pop singer[ 58] Irma Thomas (born 1941, US), soul singer[ 59] [ 60] Justin Timberlake (born 1981, US), pop singer[ 61] Tina Turner (1939–2023, US), singer, converted toBuddhism [ 62] Carrie Underwood (born 1983, US), country music singer[ 63] Billy Vaughn (1919–1991, US),Big Band orchestra leader, songwriter, and saxophonist[ 64] Stevie Wonder (born 1950, US), musician, singer, songwriter, and producer[ 65] Oprah Winfrey (born 1954, US), raised Baptist, now a spiritualist[ 66] Dan Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy) (born 1963, US), son of a Baptist preacher, attendedBaptist University of America [ 67] Industrialists and business leaders [ edit ] Truett Cathy George Fife Angas (1789–1879, E/A), businessman and banker prominent in the development of South AustraliaThomas Burberry (1835–1926, E), founder of theBurberry chain of clothing storesS. Truett Cathy (1921–2014, US),billionaire founder ofChick-fil-A restaurants[ 68] John Chapman (1801–1854, E), engineer and writerEleanor Coade (1733–1821, E), businesswoman manufacturing statuaryJeremiah Colman (1777–1851, E), founder of theColman's Mustard companyThomas Cook (1808–1892, E), founder of the travel agencyThomas Cook & Son Carl Lindner (1919–2011, US), former owner of theCincinnati Reds [ 69] James Cash Penney (1875–1971, US),J. C. Penney department store magnate, son of aPrimitive Baptist lay minister[ 70] Thomas Ramsay (1858–1934, S), footwear manufacturer and lay preacherJohn D. Rockefeller (1839–1937, US), 20th-century oil tycoon[ 71] Clement Bailhache (1856–1924, E), commercial lawyer and judgeHugo Black (1886–1971, US),Supreme Court associate justice [ 72] Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948, US), Supreme Courtchief justice [ 72] Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832–1935, US), Supreme Court associate justice[ 72] Robert Lush (1807–1881, E), judge andPrivy Councillor Roy Moore (born 1947, US),Alabama State Supreme Court chief justice and Republican politician[ 73] Clarence Thomas (born 1948, US), Supreme Court associate justice (converted to Catholicism)[ 72] President Warren G. Harding President Andrew Johnson President Harry S. Truman Daniel Axtell (1622–1660, E), officer in theNew Model Army , later executed as aregicide Richard M. Johnson (1780–1850, US), 9thVice President of the United States (1837–41)[ 74] George Goodman (1791–1859, E), Liberal Mayor ofLeeds and MPAbraham Lincoln (1809–1865, US), 16th President of the United States, raised a Baptist.[ 75] [ 76] Reuben Barrow (1838–1918, E), Liberal politician and member of ParliamentWarren G. Harding (1865–1923, US), 29th President of the United States[ 77] Ernest Bevin (1881–1951, E), Labour politician and trade union leaderIchirō Hatoyama (1883–1959, Jp) 35thPrime Minister of Japan Harry Truman (1884–1972, US), 33rd President of the United States[ 77] A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough (1885–1965, E) Labour-Conservative politician and Minister of DefenceCyril Black (1902–1991, E), Conservative politician, member of Parliament, and businessmanNelson Rockefeller (1908–1979, US), 41st Vice President of the United States (1974–1977)[ 78] James Callaghan (1912–2005, E), British Prime Minister (1976–1979, E) and leader of theLabour Party (1976–1980)[ 79] Audrey Callaghan (1915–2005, E), Labour Party councilor and wife of Prime Minister James CallaghanJimmy Carter (1924–2024, US), 39th President of the United StatesBill Clinton (born 1946, US), 42nd President of the United StatesChuck Colson (1931–2012, US), senior aide to PresidentRichard Nixon [ 80] Steven D. Foster , Maine state representative[ 81] Yukio Hatoyama (born 1947, Jp), 60thPrime Minister of Japan Al Gore (born 1948, US), 45th Vice President of the United StatesKamala Harris (born 1964, US), 49th Vice President of the United StatesMike Huckabee (born 1955, US), former governor of Arkansas (R) and 2008 Presidential candidate[ 82] Jesse Jackson (born 1941, US), American civil rights activist and Baptist minister; candidate for Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988; shadow senator for District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997[ 77] Norman Kember (born 1931, US), biophysics professor and pacifistMuriel Lester (1883–1968, E), social activist and pacifistElizabeth Lilburne (fl. 1641–1660, E),Leveller Edmund Ludlow (c. 1617–1692, E), parliamentarian and regicideJohn McCain (1936–2018, US), Senator (R)Arizona , presidential candidate[ 83] George Hay Morgan (1866–1931, W/E), Liberal UK politicianRon Paul (born 1935, US), Congressman (R) and formerLibertarian Party presidential candidate; known for his libertarian leaningsWynne Samuel (1912–1989, W), politicianAlfred Thomas, 1st Baron Pontypridd (1840–1927, W), Welsh Liberal politicianOleksandr Turchynov (Олександр Валентинович Турчинов, born 1964, Uk), interimPresident of Ukraine since 23 February 2014[ 84] [ 85] Preachers and theologians [ edit ] Billy Graham Martin Luther King Jr. C. H. Spurgeon, "The Prince of Preachers" Conrad Tillard Ralph Abernathy (1926–1990, US), pastor andcivil rights activist[ 86] William Adam (1796–1881, S/I), missionaryJohn Allen (c. 1741/1742–1780s, E/US), preacher and radicalSteven Anderson (born 1981), preacherJoseph Angus (1816–1902, E), preacher and biblical scholarAnnie Armstrong (1850–1938, US), missionary organizer; theSBC's Easter mission offering is collected in her honor[ 87] Melbourn Aubrey (1885–1957, W/E), minister, ecumenist, and General Secretary of theBaptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland Charles C. Baldwin (born 1947, US), Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force, 2004–2008Jeremy Balfour (born 1967, S), preacher and politicianAlistair Begg (born 1952, S/US), preacherFrancis Bellamy (1855–1931, US), minister and author of thePledge of Allegiance [ 88] Margaret Bevan (c. 1894 – post-1940s, W/US), evangelist and singerJohn Birch (1918–1945, US), missionary to China andanti-communist [ 89] James Black (1797–1886, S/Ca), preacher and evangelistAbraham Booth (1734–1806, E), preacher and religious writerDavid Bowen (1774–1853, W), preacherSamuel Breeze (1772–1812, W), preacher and schoolteacherHugh Stowell Brown (1823–1886, IoM), preacher and activistCharles Bulkley (1719–1797, E), preacherThomas Burchell (1799–1846, J), missionary[ 90] John G. Burkhalter (1909–1992, US), U.S. Army Chaplain in World War II and Korean WarDawson Burns (1828–1909, E), preacher and temperance campaignerMatthew Caffyn (1628–1714, E), preacher and writerTony Campolo (born 1935, US), pastor and professor of sociology[ 91] William Carey (1761–1834, India), missionary[ 92] Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843–1914, US), pastor, theologian, founding president ofSouthwestern Baptist Theological Seminary [ 93] J. M. Carroll (1852–1931, US), pastor and author ofThe Trail of Blood [ 94] Charles Henry Carter (1828–1914, SL), missionary and translator of Old Testament, Book of Psalms, and New Testament into Sinhalese;[ 95] Douglas Carver (born 1951, US),Major General who served asChief of Chaplains of the United States Army Oswald Chambers (1874–1917, S), pastor and author ofMy Utmost for His Highest [ 96] Oren B. Cheney (1816–1903, US),abolitionist and founder ofBates College [ 97] John T. Christian (1854–1925), US, church historian[ 98] Dr. John Clarke (1609–1676, US), medical doctor, early proponent ofseparation of church and state [ 99] Walter Thomas Conner (1877–1952, US), Professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryElijah Craig (1738–1808), preacher, educator and entrepreneur, purported inventor ofbourbon whiskey [ 100] W. A. Criswell (1909–2002, US), pastor, President of theSouthern Baptist Convention , founder ofCriswell College [ 101] David Crosley (1670–1744, E), evangelist and pastorHenry Danvers , (died 1687, E), preacher and radicalCharles Davies (1849–1927, W), preacherDavid Davies (1794–1856, W), preacher and college principalDavid Christopher Davies (1878–1958, W/CK), missionary in CongoGwilym Davies (1879–1955, W), preacher and peace activistHenry Davies (1753–1825, W), preacherJacob Davies (1816–1849, W/SL), preacher and missionaryOwen Davies (1840–1929, W), preacher and college lecturerGeorge Dawson (1821–1876, E), preacher and lecturerMiguel A. De La Torre (born 1958, US), prolific author on Hispanic religiosity[ 102] Henry Denne (c. 1606–1660, E), preacher and controversialistIsaac Eaton (1724–1772, US), preacher and founder of theHopewell Academy Morgan Edwards (1722–1792, W/US), preacher and religious historianBenjamin Evans (1844–1900, W), preacher and local politicianChristmas Evans (1766–1838, W), preacherJohn Evans (1767–1827, W), preacherJerry Falwell (1933–2007, US),televangelist , founder of theMoral Majority [ 103] Enoch Francis (1688–1740, W), preacher and religious writerJohn Gano (1727–1804, US), founding pastor of theFirst Baptist Church in the City of New York , chaplain in theContinental Army , and alleged baptizer of GeneralGeorge Washington [ 104] John Gill (1697–1771, US), pastor and theologian[ 105] Benjamin Godwin (1785–1881, E), abolitionist leader inBradford George Gould (1818–1882, E), preacher inNorwich Billy Graham (1918–2018, US), evangelist[ 106] Peter Grant (1783–1867, S), preacherGeorge Grenfell (1849–1906, E), missionary and explorerJohn Griffith (c. 1622–1700, E), preacher, founder of a London congregationJames Griffiths (1856–1943, W), preacher and President of the Baptist Union of WalesW. J. Gruffydd (1916–2011, W), preacher and poetRobert Hall (1728–1791, E), preacher and theologianRobert Hall (1764–1831, E), preacher and theologianMordecai Ham (1877–1961, US),tent revivalist who preached the sermon that convertedBilly Graham [ 107] John Harper (1872–1912, S/E), preacherJohn Harris (c. 1725–1801, E), preacher and controversialistJoseph Harris (1773–1825, W), preacher, poet and editorObadiah Holmes (1610–1682, US), New England Baptist minister whipped in Boston for his beliefs; pastor atNewport, Rhode Island Kent Hovind (1953–), preacher, evangelistThomas Humphreys (died 1909, W), preacher and local councillorJohnny Hunt (born 1952, US), author and once President of theSouthern Baptist Convention Curtis Hutson (1934–1995), preacher, baptist newspaper editorJack Hyles (1926–2001, US), pastor and prominent identity in theIndependent Baptist movement[ 108] Joseph Ivimey (1773–1834, E), preacher and religious historianDavid Bevan Jones (1807–1863, W), preacher and controversialistClarence Jordan (1912–1969, US), pastor and author ofThe Cotton Patch Gospel [ 109] William Kiffin (1616–1701, E), London minister, politician and wool merchant[ 110] [ 111] Grantham Killingworth (1699–1778, E), controversialistIsaac Kimber (1692–1955, E), preacher and biographerMartin Luther King Sr. (1899–1984, US), pastor, missionary, an early figure in the civil rights movementMartin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968, US), martyred civil rights leader, Nobel Peace Prize recipient[ 112] Kenneth Scott Latourette (1884–1968, US/C), pastor; missionary and church historian[ 113] Titus Lewis (1773–1811, W), preacher and lexicographerJohn F. MacArthur (1939-2025, US), pastor and theologian[ 114] Andrew MacBeath (20th century, S), preacher and writerJohn MacBeath (1880–1967, S/E), preacherHugh Martin (1890–1964, S/E), preacher and publisherBenjamin Meredith (1700–1749, W), preacherAlbert Mohler (born 1959, US), author and president of theThe Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1993 -) andBoyce College inLouisville, Kentucky .Charlotte ("Lottie") Diggers Moon (1840–1912, US/C), missionary; theSBC's Christmas missionary offering is named in her honor.[ 115] Abel Morgan (1673–1722, W), minister and religious writerDavid Eirwyn Morgan (1918–1982, W), minister, college tutor and politicianWilliam Morris (1843–1922, W) minister and President of the Baptist Union of WalesJ. Frank Norris (1877–1952, US), preacher and Christian fundamentalistErnest Alexander Payne (1902–1980, E), religious writer and General Secretary of theBaptist Union of Great Britain Fred Phelps (1929–2014, US), minister opposed to funerals ofhomosexuals andservicemen [ 116] John Piper (born 1946, US), preacher atBethlehem Baptist Church inMinneapolis ; head ofDesiring God Thomas Price (1820–1888, W), preacher and politicianR Guy Ramsay (1895–1976, S), preacher and religious writerMorgan John Rhys (1760–1804, W/US), preacher and politicianJohn R. Rice (1895–1980), preacher, baptist newspaper editorWilliam Richards (1749–1818, W/E), preacher and lexicographerAdrian Rogers (1931–2005, US),televangelist [ 117] Lester Roloff (1914–1982), preacher, educatorPeter Ruckman (1921–2016), preacher, authorDavid Syme Russell (1916–2010, S/E), theologian and General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great BritainFrances Shimer (1826–1901, US), founder ofShimer College John Smyth (c. 1554–1612, E), founding pastor of firstEnglish-speaking Baptist church[ 118] C. H. Spurgeon (1834–1892, E), pastor known as "The Prince of Preachers"[ 119] Charles Stanley (1932-2023, US),televangelist founder ofIn Touch Ministries [ 120] Jeff Struecker (born 1969, US), pastor, author and former U.S. Army Ranger ChaplainJoshua Thomas (1719–1797, W), preacher and religious historianJohn Albert Broadus (1827 –1895, US), pastor, professor ofNew Testament interpretation and a president of theSouthern Baptist Theological Seminary .Conrad Tillard , politician, Baptist minister, radio host, author, and activistNeiliezhü Üsou (1941–2009, I), theologian, church musician, music teacher and composer from theNagaland ,North-East India Lewis Valentine (1893–1986, W), preacher, politician and authorPaul Washer (born 1961, US), founder of HeartCry Missionary SocietySidney Abram Weltmer (1858–1930, US), Baptist preacher, professor, magnetic pealer, mental scientist; fromNevada, Missouri ; founder of Weltmer Institute for Suggestive Therapeutics and American School of Magnetic Healing.Rhydwen Williams (1916–1997, W), preacher, poet and novelistRoger Williams (1603–1683, E/US), foundedFirst Baptist Church in America [ 121] Jonathan Woodhouse (born 1955, W), British Army chaplain and preacherNigel G. Wright (born 1949, E), theologian, writer and President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain (2002–2013)Larry Birkhead (born 1973, US), father ofAnna Nicole Smith 's daughter,Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead [ 122] Brian Bluhm (1982–2007, US), one of the students killed in theVirginia Tech massacre and a member of theBaptist Collegiate Ministry [ 123] [ 124] Alfred James Broomhall (1911–1994, E),missionary to southern Sichuan David Crockett Graham (1884–1961, US), polymath and missionary to SichuanMartha Gurney (1733–1816, E), printer, bookseller andabolitionist Henry Havelock (1795–1857, E), British army general in IndiaPaul Hobson (died 1666, E),New Model Army soldier in theEnglish Civil War and controversialistEdith Killgore Kirkpatrick (1918–2014, US), Executive Board member of theLouisiana Baptist Convention Newton Knight (1829–1922, US), Confederate deserter who led a band of escaped slavesMalcolm X (1925–1965, US), raised Baptist, but later converted to Islam"Preachin Blues" (Son House ) contains the lines Yes, I'm gonna get me religion, I'm gonna join the Baptist Church. You know I wanna be a Baptist preacher, just so I won't have to work. I was third alto on the second row of the First Baptist church choir I was keeper of the minutes for the Tri Delts, in charge of the homecoming bonfire I was a straight 'A', straight laced, level-headed as they come And parked at the Sonic, isn't that ironic, when my whole world came undone One slot over was a calf roper giving me hisGeorge Strait smile And before I knew Miss Good-Two-Shoes was two-steppin', runnin' wild. If she seems bitter of other ways, Seems to have lost her Baptist ways, If the truth comes harder than a lie, If she's guilty, so am I "Lonely Lubbock Lights" (Aaron Watson ), a singer at the Broken Spoke (a honky-tonk bar) reveals that a love interest is the daughter of a Baptist minister who is keeping them apart (because he sings in bars). "Southern Baptist Heartbreak" (The Warren Brothers ) contains the lines Somewhere in the middle of "Have Thy Own Way," She left an empty pew; She said 'I think that's what I'll do.'" "Uneasy Rider" (Charlie Daniels ), a hippie is stranded in a bar in the deep South and the locals start making trouble when the fast-thinking hippie accuses one of the locals of being a spy sent to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. The local replies that he's a "faithful follower of BrotherJohn Birch and a member of Antioch Baptist Church." Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg Idgie Threadgood Rev. Scroggins TheMitford Jan Karon Sophia Burton, single mother raising two daughters Absalom Greer, elderly minister and friend of the series'protagonist, Father Tim Kavanagh (Episcopalian rector). Madelaine Kavanagh, Father Tim's mother Emma Newland, Father Tim's secretary, raised Baptist, converted to Episcopal, returned to Baptist church on marriage. Harold Newland, Emma's husband and local postal worker Rodney Underwood, town's chief of police Lew Boyd, owner-operator of localExxon gas station Mule Skinner, semi-retired realtor Fancy Skinner, Mule's wife andunisex hairdresser Bill Sprouse, jovial minister of Mitford's First Baptist Church To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Miss Maudie Atkins, neighbor of Scout Finch, protagonist; more moderate than "Footwashing Baptists" who make a brief appearance Mr. Radley's father, another of Scout's neighbors Superman comic book series Designing Women Julia Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter ), presumably Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke ) and Charlene Frazier (Jean Smart ). Specifically, Charlene reveals that she is a "First Baptist" in the episode "Oh Suzanna". In the episode "How Great Thou Art" Charlene quits her church when she discovers her pastor is opposed to theordination of women , which was her dream at one time. Mary Jo Shively (Annie Potts ) briefly dates Julia's minister.Sanford And Son Redd Foxx ) former sister-in-law,Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page ) is a devout Baptist who often annoys Fred with her constant bible-thumping.The Jeffersons Sherman Hemsley ) is revealed to be a Baptist during the third season in "The Christmas Wedding"[ 127] Damon Evans ) weds Jenny Willis (Berlinda Thomas). The wedding is held up because George wants a Baptist minister to conduct the service while the Willises want a minister of their denomination. Jenny and Lionel quickly marry when a minister (Robert Sampson) (who happens to be Baptist though white, to George's chagrin), is going door-to-door with a group of carolers.Gimme a Break! Nell Carter ) is the daughter of a Baptist minister.Golden Girls Blanche Deveraux (Rue McClanahan ) is a Southern Baptist[ 128] The Grady Nutt Show , Rev. Grady Williams (Grady Nutt ), a minister in a short-lived sitcom onNBC who balances family and ministry as he does in the pilot episode where he must preach the funeral of a disliked man while coming to terms with teenage daughter's dating.[ 129] LA Law Alexandra Powers ), fundamentalist Baptist and attorney, alumna ofBob Jones University . Introduced to the series in the eighthseason premiere , when she revealed she intended to remain a virgin until her wedding night.[ 130] The Waltons John Ritter ) asks John Boy (Richard Thomas ) to deliver a sermon while he goes on honeymoon. In the fifth-season episode "The Baptism", John Walton, Sr. (Ralph Waite ) refuses to attend a tent revival or be baptized.Young Sheldon Sheldon Cooper , raised a Baptist, lacks a belief in God. 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