Civitan International - Famous Civitans

Famous Civitans

Several well-known individuals have been Civitans, including:

• Thomas Edison
• President Calvin Coolidge
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt, charter member of the New York Civitan Club
• Rep. Joseph W. Byrns, Sr., Speaker of the House under Franklin D. Roosevelt from January 3, 1935 to June 4, 1936
• President John F. Kennedy
• President Harry Truman
• Jake Delhomme, former NFL quarterback
• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ed Sanford
• General John Pershing
• Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, charter member of the New York Civitan Club
• Richard Petty
• Andrew Sass
• Bo Jackson
• Frank Thomas
• Richard Rohmer, who served as a Civitan district governor and international treasurer.
• Richmond H. Hilton, Medal of Honor recipient.