List of evangelical Christians
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This is a list of people who are notable due to their influence on the popularity or development of evangelical Christianity or for their professed Evangelicalism.
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[edit] Historical
- John Bunyan, (1628 - 1688) - persecuted English Puritan Baptist preacher and author of Pilgrim's Progress
- Jonathan Edwards (1703 - 1758) - American Puritan theologian and preacher in the First Great Awakening
- John Wesley (1703 - 1791) - English clergyman; founder of Methodism
- Charles Wesley (1707 - 1788) - English clergyman; brother of John Wesley, hymnwriter of Methodism*
- George Whitefield (1714 - 1770) - English clergyman; early Methodist preacher and associate of John Wesley
- Henry Venn (1725 - 1797) - founder of the small, but highly influential Clapham Sect in Britain. His grandson, also named Henry Venn (1796 - 1873), pioneered the basic principles of indigenous church mission theory
- John Newton (1725 - 1807) - English clergyman; author of Amazing Grace
- William Wilberforce (1759 - 1833) - worked to abolish slavery in the British Empire.
- Charles Grandison Finney (1792 - 1875) - preacher in the Second Great Awakening, advocate of "New Measures"
- Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813 - 1843) - Scottish preacher and minister of St Peter's, Dundee.
- Fanny Crosby (1820 - 1915) - blind American hymnwriter of many famous hymns including Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine
- Phineas F. Bresee (1838–1915) - founder of the Church of the Nazarene
- Robert Pearsall Smith and Hannah Whitall Smith, leaders in the Holiness movement
- Charles Spurgeon, 19th century English Baptist preacher and advocate of Calvinism
- Billy Sunday (1862 - 1935) - American evangelist and proponent of Prohibition
- James Hudson Taylor (1832 - 1905) - British missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission.
- Aimee Semple McPherson (1890 - 1944) Pentecostal preacher and founder of Foursquare Church.
- Dr Martyn Lloyd Jones (1899 - 1981) Former minister Westminster Chapel
[edit] Contemporaries
- John Ashcroft Former U.S. Senator, Governor of Missouri, and U.S. Attorney General.
- George Barna, directing leader of the Barna Group, Ltd. (Christian research and training organization)
- Miles Bateman Host of Christian Commentary Radio/Television Program and Internet Ministry.
- Ralph Blair, founder of Evangelicals Concerned ministry
- Nathan Braun, activist and author, founder of the Christian Vegetarian Association
- George W. Bush, current President of the United States of America. United Methodist Church.
- Kirk Cameron, former child star, Mike Seaver of Growing Pains.
- Anthony "Tony" Campolo, Pacifist Baptist Pastor. Professor in Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leader from Compassion Ministry. (associated with the Christian left)
- Charles Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship; author, columnist and speaker. Southern Baptist. Columnist in First Things and Christianity Today Magazines. Political libertarian with ties to the Christian Right.
- Philippe Decourroux, Swiss singer.
- James C. Dobson, Christian Psychologist, Church of Nazarene member, founder of Focus on the Family (Associated with the Christian Right)
- Billy Graham (b. 1918) Best known living evangelist and author. Southern Baptist. First Baptist Church.
- Franklin Graham (b. 1952), son of Billy Graham. Southern Baptist. Evangelist. Current leader of Samaritan's Purse Ministry. Builder of houses for poor Shiites Muslims in Lebanon.
- Ron Hamilton, singer, songwriter, voice actor, and evangelist, more widely known by his nickname "Patch the Pirate".
- Frank Laubach missionary, writer, founder of Laubach Literacy
- Justin Lee, founder of GCN
- Dick Lucas former rector St Helen's Bishopsgate, London
- Luis Palau Argentinian Evangelist. Southern Baptist.
- Tony Perkins
- Fred Phelps Controversial Minister of the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas.
- John Stott - former Rector of All Souls, Langham Place
- Jimmy Swaggart - former leader of the Assemblies of God. Currently leading the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.
- Jim Wallis of Sojourners
- Ravi Zacharias (born 1946), Canadian apologist, born in India.
- Phillip Jensen notable Sydney Anglican
- Peter Jensen Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia.
- Winkie Pratney Christian Apologist and Evangelist.
- Antolìn Tovar. Venezuelan Baptist Pastor. Martyr in fight against dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez.
[edit] Scholars and theologians
- Dr.Thomas Mathews - Indian missionary pioneer, theologian, and scholar
- Gleason Archer (May 22, 1916 – April 27, 2004) was a Biblical scholar, theologian, educator, and author.
- Greg Bahnsen (September 17, 1948-December 11, 1995) was minister, educator, apologist, and a major figure in Christian Reconstructionism
- Craig Blomberg
- FF Bruce (1910-1990) - British scholar
- Don Carson - Calvinist theologian, member of the Evangelical Free Church of America, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School professor
- William Lane Craig
- John Frame - Calvinist Presbyterian theologian and Reformed Theological Seminary professor
- Norman Geisler
- Carl F. H. Henry (1913 - 2003) - founding editor of Christianity Today
- Graeme Goldsworthy
- Gary Habermas
- Richard Longenecker
- Bruce Metzger
- John Warwick Montgomery
- J.P. Moreland
- Richard Mouw- Christian philosopher, ethicist, and author. Current president of Fuller Theological Seminary.
- Harold Ockenga (June 6, 1905 - February 8, 1985)
- Thomas C. Oden (b. 1931) - father of Paleo-Orthodoxy; theologian associated with Drew University in New Jersey
- J.I. Packer - British-born Canadian theologian
- Andrew Purves - Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
- Alvin Plantinga - University of Notre Dame, philoshopher, *Warrant and Christian Belief*
- Klyne Snodgrass - Professor North Park Theological Seminary, theologian and author of Between Two Truths.
- R. C. Sproul - Reformed theologian
- Merrill Unger
- Kelly James Clark - Calvin College, author *Return to Reason*
- Miroslav Volf- Christian theologian; professor at Yale Divinity School.
- Stephen H. Webb - Christian theologian; professor at Wabash College.
- Nicholas Wolterstorff, influential philosopher, former Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theological at Yale Divinity School, Professor of Philosophy at Yale College; author, *Lament for a Son*
- N.T. Wright- Bishop of Durham; leading British New Testament scholar and historical theologian
- Edwin M. Yamauchi - Christian scholar
[edit] Earlier evangelical scholars/theologians
- Oswald T. Allis (1856-1930)
- William Henry Green (1825 - 1900)
- Robert Dick Wilson (1856–1930)
- William Mitchell Ramsay (1851-1939) Archaeologist
[edit] Authors
- William Cowper (1731 - 1800) - English poet/author of numerous hymns
- Hugh Hewitt - conservative radio talk show host, author
- William Irvine (1863-1947)
- Tim Lahaye - fundamentalist dispensationalist novelist, best known for the popular Left Behind fictional series on the end times
- John MacArthur (b. 1939) - Calvinist and dispensationalist author and pastor of Grace community Church in Sun Valley, CA.
- Chuck Missler - author, conservative Bible teacher, and founder of the Koinonia House ministry [1] based out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
- John Piper - Calvinist Baptist pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis and author of Desiring God and Let the Nations Be Glad
- Francis Schaeffer (1912 – 1984) - Calvinist evangelist, apologist, theologian, and author
- Joseph M. Scriven - Irish poet, moved to Canada and wrote What a Friend We Have in Jesus after his fiancee's tragic death.
- Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843 - 1919) - preacher, writer, and founder of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA)
- Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897 - 1963) - preacher and author
- Rick Warren (b. 1954) - Southern Baptist pastor of Saddleback Church and popular author of The Purpose Driven Life, The Purpose Driven Church, among others.
- Philip Yancey - author and editor Christianity Today columnist
- Michael Zarlengo - author
[edit] Biblical archaeologists
- William F. Albright (1891 - 1971) - ceramics expert
- Kenneth Kitchen - Egyptologist
[edit] Educators
- Don Carson - professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- R. Albert Mohler, Jr. (b. 1960) - President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky
- Dwight L. Moody (1837 - 1899) - American evangelist, pastor and educator
- Richard Mouw - President at Fuller Theological Seminary
- Chuck Swindoll, former president of Dallas Theological Seminary
