This blog isn't dedicated to religion, but it does explore a lot of personalities. Moreover, there are frequent references to Catholicism here, so we're including this page to list people who are notably Catholic, in our view. Some will surprise you, and some will not.
Of note, this page lists those who actively practiced Catholicism, not people who were simply baptized Catholic or lapsed Catholics. Indeed, people who lapsed aren't really interesting, in that giving up your faith for the world, or compromising it in significant ways, is quite a bit easier than keeping it
Terry de la Mesa Allen.
"Terrible Terry" Allen, the famous World War Two general, was devoutly Catholic and was known to pray for the souls of his soldiers who would be killed before their going into battle.
Batallón de San Patricio
A unit in the Mexican Army during the Mexican War, the unit was made up of U.S. Army deserters of Irish and German origin or extraction and was nearly all Catholic. Their mistreatment in the U.S. Army, at a time at which its officer corps was heavily Southern and nearly uniformly Protestant (Episcopalian) was a major factor in their defection to the Mexican side.
Their crossing over to the enemy is the only large scale example of this in U.S. military history.
Stephen Colbert
Late night show host Stephen Colbert is almost militantly Catholic, and makes his faith regularly known on his television show.
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper was a convert to Catholicism, coming to the faith through his daughter.
Charles de Gaulle
Legendary French general and political figure Charles de Gaulle is often discussed for enigmatic personality. Rarely noted is that he was a devout Catholic with a profoundly disabled daughter to whom he was fiercely devoted.
Black Elk (Nicholas Black Elk, Heȟáka Sápa)
Famous for his book Black Elk Speaks, Black Elk converted to Catholicism and was very devout. His has been designated Servant of God by the Church. Efforts to discredit his conversion have proved flat and are frankly self-serving by those who originated them.
Margaret Gibson.
The United States Coast Guard accepted its first regular female members, Chief Warrant Officer Alice T. Jefferson, Yeoman First Class Wanda May Parr and Yeoman Second Class Margaret A. Blackman.
This came about due to the elimination of the Coast Guard's Women's Reserve.
Jefferson had jointed the SPARS in 1943 and remained in the Coast Guard until 1984, when she retired. She passed away in 2019 at age 96.
She was an active and practicing Catholic.
Boris Johnson
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a convert to Catholicism.
Nicole Kidman
Another Cruise marriage veteran, Nicole Kidman returned to Catholicism after her divorce from fallen away Catholic Tom Cruise.
Jimmy Kimmel
Like Stephen Colbert, Kimmel is a devout Catholic in the same occupation.
Shia LaBeouf
Actor Shia LaBeouf converted to Christianity during the filming of the movie Fury and to Catholicism thereafter.
John Major
Former British Prime Minister John Major is a convert to Catholicism.
Rocky Marciano
Not too surprising here, but legendary boxer Rocky Marciano was openly and devoutly Catholic.
Neal McDonough
Famous for Band of Brothers, actor McDonough has been fired from roles for his refusal to perform scenes that are contrary to his faith.
Red Cloud (Maȟpíya Lúta)
Famous Sioux warrior Red Cloud, the only Native American leader to win a war against the U.S. Army, was a sincere convert to Catholicism.
Rob Schneider.
Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake)
Perhaps a controversial one here, as little is actually known about it, Sitting Bull was baptized a Catholic in his latter years.
John Wayne
Patrick Wymark
British character actor Patrick Wymark, perhaps most famously remembered for his role as Col. Turner in Where Eagles Dare, was Catholic and from a Catholic family.
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