Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian.   Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions.  Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Clemente Vismana: (b. 1897, Italy – d. 1988, Myanmar)  WWI soldier, Roman Catholic priest, missionary to Burma.  He founded churches, orphanages, schools, and taught carpentry and mechanics.  He is creited with converting over 100 villages to Christianity and was the founder of the Christian towns of Monglin and Mongping.

Eugene Chizik: (b. 1961, Florida, USA) College football coach.  National championship in 2010 at Auburn University.  Raised as a Roman Catholic, now is a non-denominational Evangelical.

Theodore Anthony Nugent: (b. 1948, Michigan, USA, aka: Uncle Ted, the Nuge, the Motor City Madman) Rock music guitarist, vocalist, hunter, conservationist, political activist.  He has sold over 30,000,000 records. Roman Catholic.

Bernard Kincaid: (b. 1945, USA) Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama 1999-2007. Methodist.

Albert Burton Boutwell: (b. 1904, Alabama, USA) Attorney, politician.  Alabama State Senator 1946-1959, Lt. Governor of Alabama 1959-1963, Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama 1963-1967.  Methodist.

Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian.   Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions.  Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.: (b. 1954, New York, USA) Actor (2 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes, 1 Tony Award). Son of a Pentecostal pastor.  In 1995, Washington donated $2,000,000 to build  the West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles (California). Pentecostal.

Prem Singh Gurung: (b. Nepal)  On 18 Oct. 201, Gurung was arrested in Buddhist Bhutan for publicly displaying Christian films in the cities of Gonggaon and Simkharka.  He was sentenced to yjree years imprisonment for the crime of “attempting to promote civil unrest.”

Kang Keke Iew: (b. 1942, Cambodia; aka: Kang kek Iev, Kaing Guek Eav, Comrade Duch, Comrade Deuch, Hang Pin) As a leader in the Khmer Rouge Communist movement, Kang ran the Tuol Sleng prison camp.  In 2010, he was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison.  He is now a lay Evangelical pastor who speaks Thai, French, Khmer, and English.

May Hnin Nu: (b. 1986, Myanmar: aka: Rebecca Win)  Burmese model, actress, pop music singer.  She is fluent in Japanese.

Htee Moo Kee: (b. 1927, Burma – d. 2006; aka: Bo Mya) Karen rebel leader.  Baptist/Seventh-Day Adventist.