List of Rotarians

Rotary International is an international service organization based in Evanston, Illinois, US. Members of Rotary clubs are called "Rotarians." This is a list of notable current and former active and honorary members of Rotary International clubs:

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  • Walt Disney, Animation filmmaker, Honorary member Rotary Club of Palm Springs, CA[2]

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  • Sir Nigel Gresley, Locomotive designer and engineer, founder of Rotary Club of Doncaster, Britain[4]
  • Edgar Guest, American poet, Contributor to the Rotarian magazine, Rotary Club of Detroit, MI
  • Elbert Guillory, Louisiana politician

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  • Joyce Hall, Founder of Hallmark Cards, Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri[1]
  • Warren G. Harding, US President. Rotary Club of Washington, D.C.[1]
  • Paul P. Harris, founder of Rotary International, first RI President 1910–12, Rotary Club of Chicago, IL
  • Mark Hatfield, Governor, Secretary of State, Representative, Senator in Oregon, Rotary Club of Eugene, OR
  • Luther H. Hodges, US Secretary of Commerce and Governor of North Carolina, RI President 1967–68[1]
  • Thomas Frederick Hope, General Manager and Chief Engineer of the Guma Valley Company

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  • James Innes, British entrepreneur, author and philanthropist, Rotary Club of London, England

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  • Lennart Nilsson, Swedish photojournalist, Emmy winner, Rotary Club of Stockholm, Sweden

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  • Manny Pacquiao (Emmanuel Dapidaran Pacquiao), world boxing champion, Philippine senator, Rotary Club of Manila, Philippines[2]
  • Norman Vincent Peale, author of "The Power of Positive Thinking", minister, motivational speaker, RI Public Relations Committee, Rotary Club of New York, NY
  • James Cash Penney, founder of the J.C. Penney's department stores, Rotary Club of New York, NY[2][1]
  • Emilio Pucci, fashion designer and politician, Rotary Club of Florence, Italy[2][1]
  • Roberto Pontremoli, the fouder of the Rotary Club International of Milan, is an important italian insurer.

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  • Charles "Chic" Sale, actor: vaudeville, stage, screen, Rotary Club of Scarsdale, NY
  • Frank Sandercock (1887–1942), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
  • Harlan Sanders aka Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, founding member of Rotary Club of Jeffersonville, IN in 1919, then the Rotary Club of Corbin, Kentucky, then Rotary Club of Shelbyville, Kentucky until his death in 1980[2]
  • Ian Scott, founder of Australian Rotary Health
  • Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retail magnate founded London-based department store Selfridges, Rotary Club of London, England
  • Jean Sibelius, Composer, Rotary Club of Helsinki-Helsingfors, Finland[2][1]
  • Tris Speaker, nee Tristram E. Speaker, US baseball player and manager, 3x World Series Champ, MVP
  • Adlai Stevenson, former US Ambassador to the UN and former governor of Illinois, Rotary Club of Springfield, IL[2][1]

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  • Sakuji Tanaka, President of Rotary International 2012–13, Businessperson and Foundations, Rotary Club of Yashio, Saitama, Japan[5]
  • J. Millard Tawes John, State Treasurer, Comptroller, and Governor of Maryland, Rotary Club of Crisfield, MD
  • Herbert J. Taylor, businessperson, civic leader and member of several Christian fraternities, RI President 1954–55, wrote the Rotary Four-Way Test[6] for his business,[7] Rotary Club of Chicago, IL
  • Sidney Toler, actor (2nd non-Asian Charlie Chan), playwright, director

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  • Yen Chia-kan westernized Chia Kan C.K. Yen, President of Taiwan Republic of China[2]
  • Yoo Chang-soon westernized Chang Soon Yoo, Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic of South Korea, Rotary Club of Hanyang, South Korea[2]
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References
  1. "Famous Rotarians". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. "Famous Rotarians – Rotaract Wiki". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. http://www.charlotterotary.org/400famousrotarians.html
  4. "Sir Nigel Gresley". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. "2012–13 President's Bio". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. "Four Way Test". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. "1954 Taylor". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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