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.

Robert Barker: (d. 1645, England) Printer to King James I of England.  In 1631, Barker and Martin Lucas released a reprint of the King James Version which was deemed to be of very poor quality and came to be known as The Wicked Bible because Exodus 20:14 said “Thou shalt commit adultery.”  Barker and Lucas were fined 300 Pounds Sterling and their printer’s licenses were revoked. Only eleven copies are known to survive.

William James O’Reilly: (b. 1949, New York, USA) Television host, author, columnist, political commentator.

Robert I Estienne: (b. 1503, France- d. 1559, aka: Robertus Stephanus) A printer and classical scholar, Estienne was a Catholic convert to Evangelical Protestantism.  He is the first person known to have printed the Bible with numbered verses.  He also published many of John Calvins’s writings.

Clay Morgan Shepherd (b. 1941, North Carolina, USA) NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver, lay Christian minister.  

Caster Semenya: (b. 1991, South Africa) Female track and field athlete (800 meters) whose gender became a source of contention in 2009 after her dominant performance at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.  The International Association of Athletics Federation has cleared her to continue to compete as a female.  She and her family are members of the Zion Christian Church in South Africa.