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, their religious beliefs, or their actions.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Jerome Jean Louis Marie Lejeune: (b. 1926, France – d. 1994) Fench pro-life Catholic pediatrician and geneticist.  He developed the technique of matching the pairs of human chromosomes (the karyotype) and discovered that a link exists between certain chromosomal abnormalities and Down’s Syndrome (three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two) and Cri du chat Syndrome (deletion of 5P).  He was a friend of Pope John Paul II who appointed him to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.  He has been proposed for sainthood by the Abbey of Saint-Wandrille in France.

Muhammad Ali Kazim-bey: (b. 1802, Iran - d. 1870) (aka: Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek) Muslim convert to Presbyterianism, philologist, orientalist, historian.  He was fluent in Russian, Arabic, Azeri, Turkish, English, and Hebrew.

Amin al-Rihani: (b. 1876, Lebanon – d. 1940) (aka: Amin Fares Rihani) A Lebanese Maronite Christian who wrote the first English language Arab-American novel.   He was a proponent of Arab nationalism.

 Waymon Lawrence Tisdale: (b. 1964, Texas – d. 2009) Professional basketball player, jazz bassist.  He was elected in 2009 to the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame.

Clovis, King of the Franks: (b. ca. 474, Frankish Kingdom – d. 511) Clovis was an able but ruthless and cruel leader who overthrew the Arian King Alaric II.  Tradition says he was converted on his deathbed by his wife, Clotilde.