This list List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people includes notable individuals who are or were members of a church affiliated with the

Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist organization, the largest Protestant, and the second-largest Chr ...

(SBC) or who are otherwise affiliated with the SBC.

Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries

Deceased

Annie Armstrong Annie Walker Armstrong (July 11, 1850 – December 20, 1938) was a lay Southern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist denominational leader instrumental in the founding of the Woman's Missionary Union. Early life Annie Armstrong was born in Balt ...

(1850–1938) - instrumental in founding the Woman's Missionary Union * George Washington Baines (1809–1882) - President of Baylor University *

Sion Blythe Sion Blythe (January 1781 – 23 August 1835) was a Baptist pastor who assisted in creation of several churches in North Carolina and Alabama, United States in the early days of the Baptist movement. Blythe was born in western North Carolina in Ja ...

(1781–1835) - Pastor, church founder and revivalist *

James Petigru Boyce James Petigru Boyce (January 11, 1827 – December 28, 1888) was an American pastor, theologian, professor, chaplain, and a principle founder of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Biography Early life James Petigru Boyce was born in ...

(1827–1888) - Pastor, theologian, author, and seminary professor, founding President of the

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in Louisville, Kentucky. The seminary was founded in 1859 in Greenville, South Carolina, where it was at first housed on the campus of Furman University. The s ...

John Albert Broadus John Albert Broadus (January 24, 1827 – March 16, 1895) was an American Baptist pastor and President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Early life Born in 1827 in Culpeper County, Virginia, Broadus was educated at home and at a priva ...

(1827–1895) - Pastor and professor and President at the

* John G. Burkhalter - Highly decorated U.S. Army Chaplain who served in World War II and the Korean War. * LaVerne Butler (1926–2010) - Pastor, college president *

Benajah Harvey Carroll Benajah Harvey Carroll Sr, known as B. H. Carroll (December 27, 1843 – November 11, 1914), was a Baptist pastor, theologian, teacher, author, and orator. Biography Carroll was born near Carrollton in Carroll County in north central Mississi ...

(1843–1914) - Pastor, theologian, teacher, and author * Grady C. Cothen (1920–2017) - State Convention Executive Secretary-Director for the

(1961–66), pastor, president of

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Missions and evangelism are core focuses of the seminary. NOBTS offers doctora ...

, president of

Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) is a private Baptist university in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It was established in 1910 under the original name of The Baptist University of Oklahoma. OBU is owned and was founded by the Baptist General Convention of ...

, and author. * W. A. Criswell (1909–2002) - Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, author,

President (1968–1970) *

Chuck Colson Chuck () is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV produce ...

(1931–2012) - Founder of

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and author *

Jerry Falwell Jerry Laymon Falwell Sr. (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservatism in the United States, conservative activist. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch ...

(1933–2007) - Pastor, televangelist, Liberty University founder * Richard Fuller (1804–1876) - Served as President of the

from 1859–1863 * Richard Furman (1755–1825) - First president of the

Triennial Convention The Triennial Convention (so-called because it met triennially), formally the General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions, was the first national Baptist denomination in the United ...

, President of the South Carolina State Baptist Convention *

Billy Graham William Franklin Graham Jr. (; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American Evangelism, evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and Civil rights movement, civil rights advocate, whose broadcasts and world tours featuring liv ...

(1918–2018) - Evangelist, pastor, educator, and founder of the

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) is a non-profit Christian outreach organization that promotes multimedia evangelism, conducts evangelistic crusades, and engages in disaster response. The BGEA operates the Billy Graham Train ...

. Billy Graham preached over forty crusades. In addition, Graham established the

Hour of Decision The ''Hour of Decision'' was a live weekly radio broadcast produced by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. First broadcast in 1950 by the American Broadcasting Company, it was a half-hour program featuring sermons from noted evangelist ...

radio program, Decision Magazine,

Christianity Today ''Christianity Today'' is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ''The Washington Post'' calls ''Christianity Today'' "eva ...

, and

World Wide Pictures World Wide Pictures (WWP) was a film distributor and production company established as a subsidiary of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) in 1951. It is involved in the production and distribution of evangelistic films, the produc ...

J. D. Grey J. D. Grey, sometimes known by his adopted name as James David Grey (December 18, 1906 – July 26, 1985), was a major figure in the Southern Baptist Convention and from 1937 to 1972 was the pastor of the large First Baptist Church of New Orle ...

(1906–1985) - Pastor of First Baptist Church of New Orleans, Louisiana (1937–1972) and SBC President (1952–1954) * Mordecai Ham (1877–1961) - Radio and traveling evangelist * Brooks Hays -

President from 1958 to 1959 * Herschel Hobbs - President from 1961-1963 * Hosea Holcombe (1780–1841) - Historian and President of the Alabama Baptist State Convention from 1833 to 1838 * Alma Hunt - Executive secretary of the Woman's Missionary Union * H. Dale Jackson (1930–2003) - Pastor and ethicist * William Bullein Johnson (1782–1862) - First president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1845 to 1851 * B.R. Lakin (1901–1984) - Preacher and evangelist * Homer G Lindsey (1927–2000) - Preacher at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL *

Thomas Meredith Thomas Meredith FTCD (1777–1819) was an Anglo-Irish clergyman, Doctor of Divinity, fellow of Trinity College Dublin, and a distinguished mathematician who gave his findings before the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. He is best remembered for hi ...

(1795–1850) - Founder and editor of the Biblical Recorder newspaper * Duke K. McCall (1914–2013) - Former President of

, the

Baptist World Alliance The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is an international communion of Baptists, with an estimated 51 million people from 266 member bodies in 134 countries and territories as of 2024. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA accounts f ...

, and served as General Secretary of the

. * 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) *

Edgar Young Mullins Edgar Young Mullins (January 5, 1860 – November 23, 1928) was a Southern Baptist minister and educator, who from 1899 until his death was the fourth president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Ba ...

(1860–1928) - Minister and educator, fourth president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary *

Louie De Votie Newton Louis De Votie Newton (27 April 1892 – 3 June 1986) was President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1947–1948) in the United States, Baptist preacher, and author, as well as vice president of the Baptist World Alliance. Biography Newton w ...

(1892–1986) - President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1947–1948), President of the

Georgia Baptist Convention The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is the executive committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention, which is a voluntary association of Baptist churches in the Georgia (U.S. state), U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is one of the List of ...

, preacher, author, and Vice President of the

* 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 * Cicero Washington Pruitt (1857–1946) - One of the first missionaries to Northern China, ordained minister at the age of fourteen, and textual translator * James A. Ranaldson (1789–1849) - Minister, founder of the

Alabama Baptist Convention The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (ALSBOM) is an autonomous association of Baptist churches in the U.S. state of Alabama formed in 1823. It is one of the state conventions associated with the Southern/Great Commission Baptists. The ...

, missionary, and church founder. * Bronson Ray (1868–1934) - Southern Baptist minister who would then become the Executive Secretary of the present day International Mission Board *

Archibald Thomas Robertson Archibald Thomas Robertson (November 6, 1863 – September 24, 1934) was a Southern Baptist preacher and biblical scholar whose work focused on the New Testament and Koine Greek. Biography Robertson was born at Cherbury near Chatham, Virg ...

(1863–1934) - Biblical scholar *

Adrian Rogers Adrian Pierce Rogers (September 12, 1931 – November 15, 2005) was an American Baptist pastor and conservative author. He served three terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1979–1980 and 1986–1988). Early life and educatio ...

(1931–2005) - Pastor, conservative, author, and

President 1979–1980 and 1986–1988 * Lee Rutland Scarborough (1870–1945) - President of the

(1938–1940), President of the

Baptist General Convention of Texas The Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), more commonly known as the Texas Baptists, is a Baptist Christian denomination in the U.S. state of Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance. Tex ...

(1929–1932), and as the President of the

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was established in 1908 and in 2005 was one of the largest seminaries in the wor ...

(1908–1942) * J. Harold Smith (1910–2001) - Pastor and founder of Radio Bible Hour * Frank Stagg (1911–2001) - Southern Baptist pastor, theologian, author and professor. Stagg served as a professor at both

(1945–1964) and at

(1964–1978) * Charles F. Stanley - Pastor Emeritus First Baptist Church of

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, and founder of

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. President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1984 to 1986. *

John Roach Straton John Roach Straton (surname rhymes with "Dayton"; April 6, 1875 – October 29, 1929) was an American Fundamentalist Baptist pastor. Straton was the son of the Reverend Henry Dundas Douglas Straton and the former Julia Rebecca Carter of Virginia ...

(1875–1929) - Pastor * William G. Tanner (1930–2007) - Served as president of

from 1966 to 1970, president of the North American Mission Board, as a pastor, educator, administrator, and denominational leader

George Washington Truett George Washington Truett, also known as George W. Truett (May 6, 1867 – July 7, 1944), was an American clergyman who was the pastor of the First Baptist Church (Dallas), First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, from 1897 until 1944, and the ...

(1867–1944) - Served as the President of the

from 1927 to 1929, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, President of the

, as a minister and writer

Living

* Daniel L. Akin - President of

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) is a Baptist seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was created in 1950 to meet a need in the SBC's East Coast region.William H. Bra ...

(2004- ), and author. * Charles C. Baldwin, Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force 2004–2008 *

Mac Brunson Donald McCall "Mac" Brunson (born September 20, 1957) is an American Baptist minister who was the senior pastor of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, a Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) megachurch. Previously, he served as se ...

- Pastor of Valleydale Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama, Historian and Author. * Wade Burleson - Author, historian, President of Oklahoma Baptists (2002-2004), 2022 U.S. Congressional candidate, OK-D3, and the President o
Istoria Ministries, Enid, Oklahoma
*

Ergun Caner Ergun Michael Caner (born November 3, 1966) is a Swedish-American academic, author, and Baptist minister, who became well known for his book, co-authored with his brother, on Islam and his claims that he was a devout Muslim trained as a terrorist ...

- Preacher, Apologist, Author. Former President of Brewton-Parker College in

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. He previously served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arlington Baptist College and dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School of

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* Douglas Carver - Major General who previously served as the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army * Morris Chapman -

President 1990–1992, Former Ex. Director of the SBC Executive Committee * Dondi E. Costin - Chief of Chaplains, U. S. Air Force *

Ted Cruz Rafael Edward Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 ...

- Texas Senator and 2016 presidential candidate * Mark Dever - Senior pastor of the

Capitol Hill Baptist Church Capitol Hill Baptist Church is a Baptist church located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., six blocks from the United States Capitol. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Mark Dever serves as the senior pastor of the church, w ...

in Washington, D.C. * James T. Draper, Jr. -

president from 1982–1984 * Ronnie Floyd - former Senior Pastor of Cross Church and The Church At Pinnacle Hills, and is an author *

Steve Gaines Steven Earl Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. He is best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist with rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 until his death in the October 1977 airplane crash that claime ...

- Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee *

Timothy George Timothy George (born 9 January 1950) is an American theologian and journalist. He became the founding dean of Beeson Divinity School at the school's inception in 1988 and was the dean from 1989–2019, now serving as Research Professor of Divinity ...

- Southern Baptist minister, acting dean of

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, executive director of

, and served on the board of directors for

Lifeway Christian Resources Lifeway Christian Resources, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is the Christian media publishing and distribution division of the Southern Baptist Convention and provider of church business services. Until the end of its physical retail presence ...

of the

Franklin Graham William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) is an American evangelist and missionary in the evangelical movement. He frequently engages in Christian revival tours and political commentary. The son of Billy Graham, he is president and CEO ...

- Evangelist and missionary (son of

) * Jack Graham - President of the SBC from 2002–2004; current pastor of

Prestonwood Baptist Church Prestonwood Baptist Church is a Baptist multi-site megachurch based in Plano, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. It is one of the largest churches in America, with a memb ...

in Plano, Texas * J. D. Greear - President of the

from 2018-2021, Senior Pastor of The Summit Church * Corey J. Hodges - African-American preacher and columnist for Salt Lake Tribune *

Johnny Hunt Johnny M. Hunt (born July 17, 1952) is an American evangelical Christian pastor, author, and who served as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was also formerly senior pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock, in Woodstock, Geor ...

- President of the

from 2008–2010, is a pastor and author *

Robert Jeffress Robert James Jeffress Jr. (; born November 29, 1955) is an American Southern Baptist pastor, author, radio host, and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member First Baptist Church (Dallas), First Baptist Church, a megachurch i ...

- Pastor of First Baptist Church (Dallas), a mega church in Dallas, TX *

David Jeremiah David Jeremiah (born February 13, 1941) is an American evangelical Christian author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in El Cajon, Ca ...

- Pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a mega church in El Cajon, California *

Richard Land Richard D. Land (born 1946) was the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, a post he held from July 2013 until his retirement in 2021. Formerly he served as president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission ...

- President of the

Southern Evangelical Seminary Southern Evangelical Seminary is a Christian college and seminary that started in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1992, United States. In April of 2025, the schools moved to Rock Hill, SC. History The seminary was established in 1992 by Norman Gei ...

in Charlotte, NC; Former President of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC * Phillip Lee, Jr. - Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters of the

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* Fred L. Lowery - Pastor of First Baptist Church of

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, 1983–2013, televangelist and author * Fred Luter -

President 2012–2014 * Dwight McKissic - pastor, leader of Bapticostal movement *

James Merritt James Merritt, (born December 22, 1952), is a U.S. religious leader and was president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2000 to 2002. Biography James G. Merritt is the senior pastor oCross Pointe Church He was born and raised in Oakwood ...

- President of the

from 2000–2002 * R. Albert Mohler, Jr. - President of The

Russell D. Moore Russell D. Moore (born 9 October 1971) is an American Theology, theologian, Christian ethics, ethicist, and preacher. In June 2021, he became the director of the Public Theology Project at ''Christianity Today'', and on August 4, 2022, was announ ...

- President of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission * Frank Page, Former President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee *

Paige Patterson L. Paige Patterson (born October 19, 1942) is a Baptist former administrator from the United States. He served as president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, from 1992 to 2003, as president of the Souther ...

- Eighth president of the

in Fort Worth, Texas * David Platt - Former President of the International Mission Board, former Senior Pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in

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, current Lead Pastor of McLean Bible Church, and author of the

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, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream *

Paul Pressler Paul S. Pressler (born 1956) is an American business executive. He is currently the chairman of the board of directors of eBay. He has previously held executive positions at companies such as Gap, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, and was a partner ...

- retired Texas judge and a leader with Paige Patterson of the

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, beginning with the convention in Houston in 1979 * Thom S. Rainer - former President and Ceo

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in Nashville, Tennessee * Roger Spradlin - co-senior pastor of Valley Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California --> *

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, Southeastern Bap ...

- Pastor, author and former U.S. Army Ranger Chaplain * Bob Utley- Biblical scholar, author, and preparer for the

Sunday School Lesson Series. * Jerry Vines - President of the

from 1988 to 1990 and as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida *

Rick Warren Richard Duane Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church, an evangelical Baptists, Baptist megachurch in Lake Forest, California. Since 2022, he serves as execut ...

- former pastor of the 20,000+ member

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in California and author of ''

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'' * David W. Whitlock - 15th President of Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK * Brad Whitt- pastor of Abilene Baptist Church in Augusta Georgia, founded in 1774 * Bryant Wright -

President 2010–2012 *

Homer Edwin Young Homer Edwin Young (born August 11, 1936), often called simply Ed Young, is the former senior pastor of the megachurch Second Baptist Church of Houston, Texas. He is father to sons Ed Young, pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas; ...

- 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'' * Paul Washer (born 1961) - evangelist and preacher, founder of the HeartCry Missionary Society

Entertainers

Mark Carman Mark Lewyn Carman (born September 3, 1960) is an American music producer, singer, songwriter, and social activist. Career Music Carman is known primarily for his role as the musical arranger and co-producer of the Grammy nominated album by coun ...

- Singer, musician, composer, writer, producer *

Clarence Clemons Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), also known as The Big Man, was an American saxophonist. From 1972 until his death in 2011, he was the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Clemons rel ...

- Musician and actor * Jerry Clower - Comedian,

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, and member of the

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Dakota Fanning Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. Fanning is known for her roles in blockbuster films and independent features, both as a child actor and as an adult. Her accolades include nominations for a Golden Globe A ...

- actress *

Elle Fanning Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. Her works include both independent films and blockbusters, and her accolades include a National Board of Review Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and ...

- actress * Donald Hustad - musician, composer, and organist for Campus Crusade *

Grady Nutt Grady Lee Nutt (September 2, 1934 – November 23, 1982) was a Southern Baptist minister, humorist, television personality, and author. His humor revolved around rural Southern Protestantism and earned him the title of "The Prime Minister of H ...

- comedian on ''

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'' * Bobby Sowell - musician, pianist, composer *

Deborah Voigt Deborah Joy Voigt (born August 4, 1960) is an American dramatic soprano who has sung roles in operas by Wagner and Richard Strauss. Biography and career Early life and education Deborah Joy Voigt was born into a religious Southern Baptist f ...

- opera singer

Politicians

* William David Upshaw (D-GA) - Congressman for Georgia's 5th district (1919-1927); Evangelist and prominent defender of the KKK SBC Vice President in 1927 * Sharron Angle (R-NV) – Member of the

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(2003–2007); lost U.S. Senate race in 2010 to

Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2 ...

Robert J. Bentley Robert Julian Bentley (born February 3, 1943) is an American former politician and physician who served as the 53rd governor of Alabama from 2011 until 2017 upon his resignation following his arrest after a sex scandal involving a political aide ...

(R-AL) – U.S. Governor of Alabama (2011–2017) *

Matt Bevin Matthew Griswold Bevin (; born January 9, 1967) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 62nd governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019. He is currently the CEO of Neuronetrix Solutions, LLC. Bo ...

(R-KY) – Businessman and U.S. Governor of Kentucky (2015-2019) *

Matt Blunt Matthew Roy Blunt (born November 20, 1970) is an American politician, lobbyist, and former naval officer who served as the List of governors of Missouri, 54th governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. He previously served ten years in the United St ...

(R-MO) – Missouri Secretary of State (2001–2005) and Governor (2005–2009) * Brad Carson (D-OK) – U.S. Representative (2001–2005) *

Travis Childers Travis Wayne Childers (born March 29, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2008 to 2011. The district included much of the northern portion of the state including New Albany, Columbus, Oxford, Southav ...

(D-MS) – U.S. Representative (2008–2011) *

Tom Coburn Thomas Allen Coburn (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician and medical doctor, physician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 2005 to 2015. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Coburn ...

(R-OK) – Southern Baptist ordained deacon, U.S. Representative (1995–2001), and U.S. Senator (2005–2014) * Doug Collins - (R-GA) - U.S. Representative (2013–2021) * Rick Crawford (R-AR) – U.S. Representative (2011–present) *

(R-TX) – U.S. Senator (2013–present) * Greg Davis (R-MS) – State Representative (1991–1997), Mayor (1997-present) * John Fleming (R-LA) – U.S. Representative (2009–2017) *

Bill Flores William Hose Flores Sr. (; born February 25, 1954) is an American businessman, the Vice Chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as the interim Chair of ERCOT. From 2011 to 2021, he was the U.S. representative for . F ...

(R-TX) – U.S. Representative (2011–2021) *

Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham (; born July 9, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A membe ...

(R-SC) – U.S. Senator (2003–present) *

Tom Graves John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followin ...

(R-GA) – U.S. Representative (2010–present) *

Mike Huckabee Michael Dale Huckabee (, born August 24, 1955) is an American diplomat, political commentator, Baptist minister, and politician serving as the 29th United States Ambassador to Israel, United States ambassador to Israel since 2025. A member of ...

- Southern Baptist Minister, governor of Arkansas, and Republican candidate in the 2008 and 2016 Presidential primaries * Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) – former US Congressman from San Diego County *

Mike Johnson James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member ...

(R-LA) – current

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(2023–present) * Ben Jones (D-GA) – former U.S. Representative from Georgia, also played Cooter Davenport in ''

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'' * Larry Kissell (D-NC) – U.S. Representative (2009–2013) *

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Other

* Truett Cathy - businessman, founder of Chick-fil-A * Zach Johnson - professional golfer * Shu-tian Li - Chinese-American engineer and academic * Tim Tebow - NFL American football, football player

Ex-members

* Alton Brown - celebrity chef and TV host. * 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. * Jimmy Carter - former

. 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. * Bill Clinton - former

. 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. * Kevin Costner - actor. Baptized at First Southern Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California as a boy. * 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. * Bill Moyers - raised a Southern Baptist and educated at

. 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). * Brad Pitt - Famous television actor; raised Southern Baptist, now agnostic. * Britney Spears - Singer, dancer, actress. She sang in a Baptist church choir as a child, but later in life studied Kabbalist teachings. * Ethel Cain - Singer-songwriter. Grew up in the church as the daughter of a deacon, but in 2022 stated in a Tumblr post that she no longer considers herself Christian, but abides by the values she was taught.

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