List of Southern Baptist Convention Affiliated People (145 items)report

• Annie Armstrong (1850–1938) - instrumental in founding the Woman's Missionary Union
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• George Washington Baines (1809–1882) - President of Baylor University
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Sion Blythe (1781–1835) - Pastor, church founder and revivalist
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• James Petigru Boyce (1827–1888) - Pastor, theologian, author, and seminary professor, founding President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• John Albert Broadus (1827–1895) - Pastor and professor and President at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• John G. Burkhalter - Highly decorated U.S. Army Chaplain who served in World War II and the Korean War.
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• LaVerne Butler (1926–2010) - Pastor, college president
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843–1914) - Pastor, theologian, teacher, and author
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• W. A. Criswell (1909–2002) - Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, author, Southern Baptist Convention President (1968–1970)
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Chuck Colson (1931–2012) - Founder of Prison Fellowship and author
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Monroe E. Dodd (1878–1952) - Pastor and pioneer radio preacher
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Jerry Falwell (1933–2007) - Pastor, televangelist, Liberty University founder
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Richard Fuller (1804–1876) - Served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1859–1863
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Richard Furman (1755–1825) - First president of the Triennial Convention, President of the South Carolina State Baptist Convention
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Billy Graham (1918–2018) - Evangelist, pastor, educator, and founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Billy Graham preached over forty crusades. In addition, Graham established the Hour of Decision radio program, Decision Magazine, Christianity Today, and World Wide Pictures
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• J. D. Grey (1906–1985) - Pastor of First Baptist Church of New Orleans, Louisiana (1937–1972) and SBC President (1952–1954)
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Mordecai Ham (1877–1961) - Radio and traveling evangelist
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Brooks Hays - Southern Baptist Convention President from 1958 to 1959
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Hosea Holcombe (1780–1841) - Historian and President of the Alabama Baptist State Convention from 1833 to 1838
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Alma Hunt - Executive secretary of the Woman's Missionary Union
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• H. Dale Jackson (1930–2003) - Pastor and ethicist
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• William Bullein Johnson (1782–1862) - First president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1845 to 1851
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• B.R. Lakin (1901–1984) - Preacher and evangelist
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Homer G Lindsey (1927–2000) - Preacher at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Robert Byote Crawford Howell (1801–1868) - Second president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1851 to 1858
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Thomas Meredith (1795–1850) - Founder and editor of the Biblical Recorder newspaper
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Lottie Moon (1840–1912) - Missionary to China with the Foreign Mission Board (the SBC's annual Christmas offering for international missions is named for her)
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Edgar Young Mullins (1860–1928) - Minister and educator, fourth president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Louie De Votie Newton (1892–1986) - President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1947–1948), President of the Georgia Baptist Convention, preacher, author, and Vice President of the Baptist World Alliance
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• J. Frank Norris (1877–1952) - Preacher, left the SBC for the Independent Baptist movement, one of the most controversial figures in the history of fundamentalism
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Cicero Washington Pruitt (1857–1946) - One of the first missionaries to Northern China, ordained minister at the age of fourteen, and textual translator
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• James A. Ranaldson (1789–1849) - Minister, founder of the Alabama Baptist Convention, missionary, and church founder.
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Bronson Ray (1868–1934) - Southern Baptist minister who would then become the Executive Secretary of the present day International Mission Board
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Archibald Thomas Robertson (1863–1934) - Biblical scholar
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Adrian Rogers (1931–2005) - Pastor, conservative, author, and Southern Baptist Convention President 1979–1980 and 1986–1988
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Lee Rutland Scarborough (1870–1945) - President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1938–1940), President of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (1929–1932), and as the President of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1908–1942)
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• J. Harold Smith (1910–2001) - Pastor and founder of Radio Bible Hour
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Frank Stagg (1911–2001) - Southern Baptist pastor, theologian, author and professor. Stagg served as a professor at both New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1945–1964) and at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1964–1978)
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• John Roach Straton (1875–1929) - Pastor
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• William G. Tanner (1930–2007) - Served as president of Oklahoma Baptist University from 1966 to 1970, president of the North American Mission Board, as a pastor, educator, administrator, and denominational leader
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• George Washington Truett (1867–1944) - Served as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1927 to 1929, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, President of the Baptist World Alliance, as a minister and writer
  
  (Deceased) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Daniel L. Akin - President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2004- ), and author.
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Charles C. Baldwin, Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force 2004–2008
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Mac Brunson - Pastor of Valleydale Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama, Historian and Author.
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Wade Burleson - Author, historian, and Lead Pastor at Emmanuel Enid, Oklahoma
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Ergun Caner -  Preacher, Apologist, Author. Former President of Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia. He previously served as the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arlington Baptist College and was the former dean of the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School of Liberty University
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Douglas Carver - Major General who previously served as the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Morris Chapman - Southern Baptist Convention President 1990–1992, Former President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Dondi E. Costin - Chief of Chaplains, U. S. Air Force
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Grady C. Cothen - State Convention Executive Secretary-Director for the Southern Baptist Convention (1961–66), pastor, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, president of Oklahoma Baptist University, and author.
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Ted Cruz - Texas Senator, and 2016 presidential candidate
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Mark Dever - Senior pastor of the Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• James T. Draper, Jr. - Southern Baptist Convention president from 1982–1984
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Ronnie Floyd - former Senior Pastor of Cross Church and The Church At Pinnacle Hills, and is an author
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Steve Gaines - Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, a mega church in Memphis, Tennessee
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Timothy George - Southern Baptist minister, acting dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, executive director of Christianity Today, and served on the board of directors for Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Franklin Graham - Evangelist and missionary (son of Billy Graham)
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Jack Graham - President of the SBC from 2002–2004; current pastor of the 43,000+ person mega-church Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Corey J. Hodges - African-American preacher and columnist for Salt Lake Tribune
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Johnny Hunt - President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2008–2010, is a pastor and author
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Robert Jeffress - Pastor of First Baptist Church (Dallas), a mega church in Dallas, TX
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• David Jeremiah - Pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a mega church in El Cajon, California
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Richard Land - President of the Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC; Former President of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Phillip Lee, Jr. - Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters of the United States Navy
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Fred L. Lowery - Pastor of First Baptist Church of Bossier City, Louisiana, 1983–2013, televangelist and author
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Fred Luter - Southern Baptist Convention President 2012–2014
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Duke K. McCall - Former President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Baptist World Alliance, and served as General Secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention.
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Dwight McKissic - pastor, leader of Bapticostal movement
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• James Merritt - President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2000–2002
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• R. Albert Mohler, Jr. - President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Beth Moore - evangelist, author, and Bible teacher
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Russell D. Moore - President of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• W. Winfred Moore - pastor, First Baptist Church of Amarillo, Texas (1959–1989).
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Phil Neighbors - co-senior pastor of Valley Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Frank Page, President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Paige Patterson - Eighth president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• David Platt - President of the International Mission Board, former Senior Pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL and author of the New York Times Best Seller, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Paul Pressler - retired Texas judge and a leader with Paige Patterson of the Southern Baptist Convention Conservative resurgence, beginning with the convention in Houston in 1979
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Thom S. Rainer - president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tennessee
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Charles F. Stanley - Senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia, and founder of In Touch Ministries.
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Roger Spradlin - co-senior pastor of Valley Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Jeff Struecker - Pastor, author and former U.S. Army Ranger Chaplain
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Bob Utley- Biblical scholar, author, and preparer for the Southern Baptist Convention Sunday School Lesson Series.
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Jerry Vines - President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1988 to 1990 and as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Rick Warren - pastor of the 20,000+ member Saddleback Church in California and author of The Purpose-Driven Life
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• David W. Whitlock - 15th President of Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Bryant Wright - Southern Baptist Convention President 2010–2012
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Homer Edwin Young - President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1992–1994), serves as Head Pastor of Second Baptist Church Houston, is an author, and is the creator of the broadcast ministry, the Winning Walk
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Paul Washer (born 1961) - evangelist and preacher, founder of the HeartCry Missionary Society
  
  (Living) (Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries)

• Mark Carman - Singer, musician, composer, writer, producer (Entertainers)

• Clarence Clemons - Musician and actor (Entertainers)

• Jerry Clower - Comedian, raconteur, and member of the Grand Ole Opry (Entertainers)

• Dakota Fanning - actress (Entertainers)

• Elle Fanning - actress (Entertainers)

• Donald Hustad - musician, composer, and organist for Campus Crusade (Entertainers)

• Grady Nutt - comedian on Hee Haw (Entertainers)

• Bobby Sowell - musician, pianist, composer (Entertainers)

• Deborah Voigt - opera singer (Entertainers)

• Sharron Angle (R-NV) – Member of the Nevada Assembly (2003–2007); lost U.S. Senate race in 2010 to Harry Reid (Politicians)

• Robert J. Bentley (R-AL) – U.S. Governor of Alabama (2011–2017) (Politicians)

• Matt Bevin (R-KY) – Businessman and U.S. Governor of Kentucky (2015-present) (Politicians)

• Matt Blunt (R-MO) – Missouri Secretary of State (2001–2005) and Governor (2005–2009) (Politicians)

• Brad Carson (D-OK) – U.S. Representative (2001–2005) (Politicians)

• Travis Childers (D-MS) – U.S. Representative (2008–2011) (Politicians)

• Tom Coburn (R-OK) – Southern Baptist ordained deacon, U.S. Representative (1995–2001), and U.S. Senator (2005–2014) (Politicians)

• Doug Collins - (R-GA) - U.S. Representative (2013-present) (Politicians)

• Rick Crawford (R-AR) – U.S. Representative (2011–present) (Politicians)

• Ted Cruz (R-TX) – U.S. Senator (2013–present) (Politicians)

• Greg Davis (R-MS) – State Representative (1991–1997), Mayor (1997-present) (Politicians)

• John Fleming (R-LA) – U.S. Representative (2009–present) (Politicians)

• Bill Flores (R-TX) – U.S. Representative (2011–present) (Politicians)

• Lindsey Graham (R-SC) – U.S. Senator (2003–present) (Politicians)

• Tom Graves (R-GA) – U.S. Representative (2010–present) (Politicians)

• Mike Huckabee - Southern Baptist Minister, governor of Arkansas, and Republican candidate in the 2008 and 2016 Presidential primaries (Politicians)

• Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) – former US Congressman from San Diego County (Politicians)

• Mike Johnson (R-LA) – Constitutional attorney specializing in traditional values issues and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (Politicians)

• Ben Jones (D-GA) – former U.S. Representative from Georgia, also played Cooter Davenport in The Dukes of Hazzard (Politicians)

• Larry Kissell (D-NC) – U.S. Representative (2009–2013) (Politicians)

• Ed McAteer (I-TN) – figure in the Christian right who founded the Religious Roundtable (Politicians)

• Ronnie Musgrove (D-MS) – U.S. Lieutenant Governor (1996–2000) and Governor of Mississippi (2000–2004) (Politicians)

• Sonny Perdue (R-GA) – Governor of Georgia (2003–2011), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (Politicians)

• Scott Pruitt (R-OK) - Oklahoma Senator (1999-2007), Attorney General of Oklahoma (2011-2017), EPA Administrator (2017-present) (Politicians)

• Mark Pryor - (D-AR) U.S. Senator (2003–2015) (Politicians)

• Chip Pickering (R-MS) – U.S. Representative (1997–2009) (Politicians)

• Harry S. Truman (D-MO) – former President of the United States. (Politicians)

• Roger Wicker (R-MS) – U.S. Senator (2007–present) (Politicians)

• Steve Womack (R-AR) – U.S. Representative (2011–present) (Politicians)

• Randy Forbes (R-VA04) – U.S. Representative (2001–present) (Politicians)

• Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) – U.S. Representative (2007–present) Member of Valley Baptist Church in Bakersfield CA (Politicians)

• Ron Paul (R-TX) – U.S. Representative (1976–1977, 1975–1989, 1997–2013) (Politicians)

• Rob Behler - Independent Sr. Project Manager Consultant (Other)

• Edgar Cason - farmer, businessman, and philanthropist (Other)

• Truett Cathy - businessman, founder of Chick-fil-A (Other)

• Zach Johnson - professional golfer (Other)

• Shu-tian Li - Chinese-American engineer and academic (Other)

• Tim Tebow - NFL football player (Other)

• Alton Brown - celebrity chef and TV host. (Ex-members)

• Belinda Carlisle - singer. In an interview with Slash magazine, she described herself as a reject from a Southern Baptist household and is now a practicing Buddhist. (Ex-members)

• Jimmy Carter - former President of the United States. During his presidential campaign, Carter introduced the term "born-again" into mainstream American politics. Carter publicly identifies himself with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship because of his differences with the conservative direction of the SBC leadership and beliefs. In 2000 he announced that he was severing all links with the Southern Baptist Convention because of what he viewed as gender discrimination. (Ex-members)

• Bill Clinton - former President of the United States. Raised Southern Baptist, but left the Convention due to disagreement with its conservative positions. Working with Jimmy Carter to conduct "Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant" meeting of over 30 liberal Baptist denominations and organizations in the US and Canada, which was held in Atlanta, January 30—February 1, 2008. (Ex-members)

• Kevin Costner - actor. Baptized at First Southern Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California as a boy. (Ex-members)

• Al Gore - Vice-President of the United States (1993–2001); Democratic presidential candidate in 2000. Gore was raised as a Southern Baptist, but like Carter and Clinton, he formally left the Southern Baptist Convention due to his disagreements with many of the SBC's conservative positions. (Ex-members)

• Bill Moyers - raised a Southern Baptist and educated at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Now a member of The Riverside Church in New York City, a dually-aligned American Baptist-United Church of Christ congregation. Press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson, later publisher of Newsday, and well-known journalist and TV commentator (CBS and PBS). (Ex-members)

• Brad Pitt - Famous television actor; raised Southern Baptist, now agnostic. (Ex-members)

• Britney Spears - Singer, dancer, actress. She was baptized into the Southern Baptist Convention, and sang in a Baptist church choir as a child, but later in life studied Kabbalist teachings. (Ex-members)

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