Famous Toastmasters

Some well-known people from various fields have been Toastmasters. These include:

Carl Albert Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1971-77
Everett Alvarez American POW during the Vietnam War; former Deputy Director of the Peace Corps and Veterans Administration
William Bennett  Former Premier of British Columbia, Canada
James Brady  Two-term press secretary for U.S. President Ronald Reagan; author of the Brady Bill, which authorizes a 5-day waiting period on handgun purchases
Nancy Brinker Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
Joe Conley  Actor, former cast member of television show The Waltons
Peter Coors  Chairman of Coors Brewing Company
Ben Couch  Late former member of Parliament, New Zealand
Philip Crosby  Quality expert and leader of the quality movement
Carl Dixon  Rock Musician, former lead singer for The Guess Who
Mark Eaton  Former ALL Star Center for the NBA's Utah Jazz
Robert Emory  Founder, Emory Worldwide Courier Service
Debbie Fields Rose  Founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies
Anita Perez Ferguson  Former President, U.S. National Women's Political Caucus; Princeton lecturer and National Public Radio contributor
Steve Fraser  1984 Olympic Gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling; National Director of Sports Marketing Systems for Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Napoleon Hill  Best-selling author of "Think and Grow Rich;" presidential advisor
Tara Dawn Holland Christensen Miss America, 1997
K.C. Jones  Former basketball coach for NBA team, Boston Celtics
Richard Lamm  Former Governor of Colorado and 1996 Reform Party Presidential candidate
Donald D. Lennox  Former President, Xerox Corporation's Information Systems Group
Linda Lingle  Former Governor of Hawaii
James Lovell  Former U.S. astronaut; missions included Apollo 13
Chris Matthews  Author and host on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews”
Harvey Mackay  Best-selling author of "Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive"
Bob McTeer  Former president/CEO, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank; former chancellor, Texas A&M University
Hyde Murray  Former Republican Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives
Robert Nesen  Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, 1970-71
Todd Newton Former TV host (E!, USA, Travel Channel, Game Show Network), life coach and speaker 
Paul Oreffice Former President and CEO of Dow Chemical, Midland, Michigan
Cavett Robert  Late founder of the National Speakers Association; author
Pat Roberts  U.S. Senator, Republican from Kansas
Walter Schirra  Late former U.S. astronaut; only man to fly in United States' first three space programs, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo
John V. Tunney  Former U.S. Senator and television commentator
King Vidor  Late director of classic Hollywood motion pictures
John Young  Former U.S. astronaut

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