This is a list of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement, while others have not made their membership public. In some cases, membership can only be proven by searching through the fraternitys records. Such records are most often kept at the individual lodge level, and may be lost due to fire, flood, deterioration, or simple carelessness. Grand Lodge governance may have shifted or reorganized, resulting in further loss of records on the member or the name, number, location or even existence of the lodge in question. In areas of the world where Masonry has been suppressed by governments, records of entire grand lodges have been destroyed. Because of this, masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify. Standards of proof for those on this list may vary widely; some figures with no verified lodge affiliation are claimed as Masons if reliable sources give anecdotal evidence suggesting they were familiar with the secret signs and passes, but other figures are rejected over technical questions of regularity in the lodge that initiated them. Where available, specific lodge membership information is provided; where serious questions of verification have been noted by other sources, this is also indicated. Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864), German Opera composer.[165] Kweisi Mfume, President NAACP, Mount Olive Lodge No. 25, Baltimore, Maryland (Prince Hall).[199] George Middleton, Third Master of African Lodge #459 (Prince Hall)[200] J. B. Milam (1884–1949), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, 32 degree Mason[201] Pat Miletich, American mixed martial artist[202][203] Milovan Milovanović, Serbian politician and diplomat[22] Sherman Minton, US Associate Justice (1949–1956)[9] Ion Minulescu, Romanian poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic and playwright.[55] Živojin Mišić (1855–1921), Serbian Field Marshal.[22][204] Edgar Mitchell, NASA astronaut who was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 14 and therefore the sixth person to walk on the Moon. He was a Demolay Chevalier and member of Artesta No. 29 Artesta, New Mexico.[205] Stevan Mokranjac (1856–1914), Serbian composer and music educator.[22][206] John Molson, Founder of Molson Breweries. St. Pauls Lodge, No. 374 UGLE, Montreal. Past Provincial Grand Master.[3] George Monckton-Arundell, Governor-General of New Zealand, Grand Master[23] Bob Monkhouse, English comedian and television presenter, Chelsea Lodge No.3098.[207][208] James Monroe, U.S. President, Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Virginia.[209][210] Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, British politician, Member of Parliament (1793–1804, 1805–1806, 1807–1810), Grand Master of Scotland (1800–1802)[13] Jacque-Étienne Montgolfier, Co-inventor of the Hot air balloon, 1745–1799. Initiated 1784, Loge des Neuf Soeurs, Paris[211] Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, Co-inventor of the Hot air balloon, 1740–1810. Initiated 1806, Loge des Neuf Soeurs, Paris[211] William H. Moody, US Associate Justice (1906–1910)[9] Michele Moramarco, Italian essayist and musician, author of Nuova Enciclopedia Massonica (New Masonic Encyclopedia) and of Masonic Ritual Rhapsody, a soundtrack for the conferral of Craft degrees.[212] Robert Moray, Scottish philosopher, Edinburgh [Lodge] 1641.[213] John Hunt Morgan, General for the Confederate States of America, Daviess Lodge #22, Lexington, Kentucky[214] Pat Morita Actor, Freemason, Shriner.[215][216] Robert Morris, Poet Laureate of Freemasonry and founder of the Order of the Eastern Star[217] Leopold Mozart, Father of Amadeus, Zur Wohltätigkeit Lodge, Austria.[218] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer. Zur Wohltätigkeit (Charity) Lodge, Austria. Composed several pieces of Masonic ritual music.[165][219] Alphonse Mucha, Painter and artist. Founder of restored Czech Freemasonry.[220] Neil Munro, Scottish newspaper editor and journalist[46] Audie Murphy, The most decorated United States soldier of World War II,[14] North Hollywood Lodge No. 542, California[47] Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, Scottish nobleman, Grand Master of Scotland (1835–1836)[13] Charles Samuel Myers, English pioneer psychologist of the Royal Society, coined the term shell shock. Member and founder of multiple lodges. Initiated 1895 at Isaac newton Lodge # 859.[18]
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