PresidentHarry Truman Lieutenant GeneralJohn Lejeune Academy Award winnerClint Eastwood Journalist, writer, and media consultantPat Buchanan Notable members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans have included:
Trace Adkins (born 1962), country singer-songwriter[1]
Ellis Arnall (1907–1992), Georgia governor[2]
W. Tate Brady (1870–1925), merchant, politician, Ku Klux Klan member, and a "founder" of Tulsa, Oklahoma .[3]
Phil Bryant (born 1954), Mississippi governor[4]
Pat Buchanan (born 1938), journalist, writer, media consultant, and U.S. presidential candidate[2]
Frank Buckles (1901–2011), United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I [5] [6]
R. Gregg Cherry (1891–1957), North Carolina governor[2]
John E. Courson (born 1944), South Carolina state senator[7]
Fred Henry Davis (1894–1937), lawyer and judge who served in several elected offices in Florida[8]
Bobby DeLaughter (born 1958), Mississippi state prosecutor , judge, and author[9]
Larry Darby (born 1957), attorney in Montgomery, Alabama [10]
Clint Eastwood (born 1930), film actor, director, producer, composer, pianist, and politician[9]
H. K. Edgerton (born 1948), African-American activist for Southern heritage[11]
Charles R. Farnsley (1907–1990), U.S. representative from Kentucky[2]
Orval Faubus (1910–1994), Arkansas governor[2]
Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1871–1931), businessman and activist who served as the 19th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans [12]
MacDonald Gallion (1913–2007), Alabama attorney general[2]
R. Michael Givens (born 1958), film director and cinematographer [13]
Gordon Gunter (1909–1998), marine biologist and fisheries scientist [14]
Dorsey B. Hardeman (1902–1992), Texas state senator[15]
Michael C. Hardy (born 1972), historian and author of Civil War and western North Carolina books and articles[16] [17]
Harry B. Hawes (1869–1947), U.S. senator from Missouri[2]
Jesse Helms (1921–2008), U.S. senator from North Carolina and U.S. presidential candidate[18]
Douglas Selph Henry Jr. (1926–2017) member of the Tennessee General Assembly, serving in both the House and Senate[19]
James Hylton (1934–2018), race car driver[20]
John Karl "Jack" Kershaw Nashville, Tennessee attorney, sculptor, and co-founder of the League of the South .[21] [22] [23]
Donald Livingston , Emory University professor and co-founder of the Abbeville Institute[24]
Trent Lott (born 1941), U.S. senator from Mississippi[2]
Creighton Lovelace (born 1981), pastor of Danieltown Baptist Church in Forest City, North Carolina [25]
Loy Mauch (born 1952), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives [26]
Robert Stacy McCain (born 1959), journalist, writer, and blogger[27]
William David McCain (1907–1993), archivist and college president[28]
Glenn F. McConnell (born 1947), president of the College of Charleston and the 89th lieutenant governor of South Carolina [29]
Arieh O'Sullivan (born 1961), former Israeli soldier, author, journalist, and defense correspondent[30]
Arthur Ravenel Jr. (1927-2023), businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston, South Carolina [31]
Charley Reese (1937–2013), newspaper columnist[9]
Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. senator from Virginia, father of televangelist Pat Robertson [2]
Lloyd M. Robinette (1881–1951), Virginia lawyer and politician[32] [33]
Floyd Spence (1928–2001), U.S. representative from South Carolina,[2]
Walbrook D. Swank (1910–2008), World War II officer and a noted historical author[34]
Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), governor, U.S. senator from South Carolina, and U.S. presidential candidate[18]
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), 33rd president of the United States[9]
William M. Tuck (1896–1983), governor and U.S. representative from Virginia[2]
Danny Verdin (born 1964), South Carolina state senator[35]
Bradley Walker (1877–1951), Nashville attorney and athlete[36]
Alexander W. Weddell (1876–1948), diplomat[2]
Robert Wilkie (born 1962), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs [37]
Guinn Williams (1871–1948), U.S. representative from Texas[2]
Joe Wilson (born 1947), U.S. representative from South Carolina[38]
Ron Wilson (born 1943), businessman convicted of his role in a $90 million Ponzi scheme in 2012, 68th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans [39]
Nelson W. Winbush (born 1929), African-American educator[40]
Scott Wyatt (born 1969), politician[41]