How many famous people in history were Freemasons?

Freemasonry has attracted a wide variety of famous people over the centuries including artists, scientists, politicians and military leaders. Some notable members include:

Writers and Artists:

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

- Mark Twain

- Oscar Wilde

- Rudyard Kipling

- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

- H.P. Lovecraft

- J.R.R. Tolkien

Scientists:

- Sir Isaac Newton

- Benjamin Franklin

- Charles Darwin

- Alexander Graham Bell

- Thomas Edison

- Nikola Tesla

- Albert Einstein

Political Figures:

- George Washington

- Thomas Jefferson

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

- Winston Churchill

- Mahatma Gandhi

- Nelson Mandela

- Barack Obama

Military Leaders:

- Duke of Wellington

- Winston Churchill

- Douglas MacArthur

- Harry S. Truman

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

- John F. Kennedy

Other Notable Figures:

- Thomas Paine

- Ethan Allen

- Davy Crockett

- Sam Houston

- Walt Disney

- Henry Ford

- Buzz Aldrin