Среди баптистов кстати много очень известных во всем мире людей (проповедники, политики, юристы, военные, деятели искусства, спортсмены и т.д.)
Politicians[edit]
***James Callaghan, British Prime Minister (1976–79) and leader of the Labour Party (1976–80)[35]
***Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States
Chuck Colson, senior aide to President Richard Nixon[36]
***Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States[37]
***Yukio Hatoyama, 60th Prime Minister of Japan
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas (R) and 2008 Presidential candidate[38]
Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist and Baptist minister; candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988; shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997[37]
***Richard M. Johnson, United States Vice President under Martin Van Buren (1837–41)[39]
Claude Kirkpatrick, member of Louisiana House of Representatives and director of his state's department of public works; involved in various Baptist activities in Louisiana and through the Southern Baptist Convention
***Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States, raised Baptist. [40] [41]
***John McCain, United States Senator (R) Arizona, Presidential candidate[42]
***Ron Paul, United States Congressman (R) and former Libertarian Party Presidential candidate; known for his libertarian leanings
***Nelson Rockefeller, U.S. Vice President under Gerald Ford (1974–77)[43]
***Harry Truman, 33rd President of the United States[37]
***Oleksandr Turchynov, interim President of Ukraine since 23 February 2014[44][45][46]
***Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
***Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States
Jurists[edit]
Hugo Black, Supreme Court associate justice[47]
Charles Evans Hughes, Supreme Court chief justice[47]
Howell Jackson, Supreme Court associate justice[47]
Roy Moore, Alabama State Supreme Court chief justice, Alabama Senate by-election, 2017 Republican candidate[48]
Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court associate justice (raised Baptist, converted to Catholicism)[47]
Industrialists and leaders of business[edit]
S. Truett Cathy, billionaire founder of Chick-fil-A restaurants[49]
Carl Lindner, former owner of the Cincinnati Reds[50]
J. C. Penney, department store magnate, son of a Primitive Baptist lay minister[51]
John D. Rockefeller, 20th-century oil tycoon[52]
Military personnel[edit]
Charles C. Baldwin, Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force, 2004–08
John G. Burkhalter, highly decorated U.S. Army Chaplain who served in World War II and Korean War
Douglas Carver, Major General who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Jeff Struecker, pastor, author and former U.S. Army Ranger Chaplain
Entertainers, movie and television personalities[edit]
Johnny Cash
Kevin Costner
Clay Aiken, pop music singer[53]
Roy Acuff, country musician[54]
Warren Beatty, actor[55]
Lead Belly, folk and blues musician [56]
Chuck Berry, singer, songwriter, musician, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music (raised Baptist) [57]
Spencer Bohren, American roots musician, raised a Baptist[58]
Glen Campbell, country music singer[59]
Mark Carman, singer, composer, musician. writer, producer
Carter, Aaron, singer
Nick Carter, lead vocalists of the pop group Backstreet Boys
Johnny Cash, country music singer[60]
Ray Charles, musician, singer, composer [61]
Jerry Clower, rural humorist, member of the Grand Ole Opry, lay minister[62]
Kevin Costner, actor[63]
Bette Davis, actress and former Baptist[64]
Jamie Foxx, actor, singer and stand-up comedian[65]
Aretha Franklin, singer and daughter of Baptist minister Rev. C.L. Franklin
Ava Gardner, actress[66]
Al Green, singer, songwriter and record producer [67]
Buddy Holly, rock 'n' roll singer[68]
Whitney Houston, R&B/pop singer and actress
Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer[69]
B.B. King, blues singer [70]
Gladys Knight, singer, converted to Mormonism[71]
Avril Lavigne, singer-songwriter and actress [72]
Brian Littrell, pop singer, member of the Backstreet Boys[73]
Loretta Lynn, country music artist
Reba McEntire, country music artist and actress
Brittany Murphy, actress, singer, voice artist; raised Baptist and later became a non-denominational Christian
Eddie Murphy, actor[74]
Chuck Norris, actor[75]
Grady Nutt, Hee Haw regular (1979–82), Baptist minister[76]
Brad Pitt, actor, raised Baptist[77]
Dennis Quaid, actor[78]
Diana Ross, singer [79]
Willard Scott, television weatherman[80]
Ron Shelton, director[81]
Ashlee Simpson, pop singer[82]
Jessica Simpson, pop singer and actress[82]
Sinbad, born David Adkins, actor, comedian[83]
Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Broadus, rapper, raised Baptist[84]
Britney Spears, pop singer[85]
Irma Thomas, soul singer [86][87]
Justin Timberlake, pop singer[88]
Tina Turner, singer, converted to Buddhism[89]
Carrie Underwood, country music singer[90]
Billy Vaughn, American Big Band orchestra leader, songwriter, and saxophonist[91]
Stevie Wonder, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer [92]
Oprah Winfrey, raised Baptist, now a spiritualist[93]
Dan Whitney ("Larry the Cable Guy"), son of a Baptist preacher, attended Baptist University of America[94]
Authors, writers, and journalists[edit]
Ray Bradbury, bestselling author[95]
W.E. Cule, children's author and editor of Baptist Missionary Society publications
Jill Dando, British reporter and telejournalist[96]
Maria De Fleury, English poet, hymnist and polemicist[97]
Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist and anthropologist; Baptist missionary in Brazil and the United States; raised Baptist
John Grisham, best-selling author of The Firm, A Painted House and Skipping Christmas[98]
Robert Don Hughes, Baptist minister, educator and science fiction author[99]
Tim LaHaye, co-author of the bestselling Left Behind series[100]
Bill Moyers, television journalist and former White House Press Secretary[101]
Hazel Brannon Smith, journalist and editor; first female recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing[102]
