This is an alphabetical list of historically notable members of the Society of Jesus.
A Piotr Abramowicz (1619–1697), Polish missionary José de Acosta, Spanish historian; author of The Natural and Moral History of the Indies Rodolfo Acquaviva, Italian Jesuit missionary and priest in India François d'Aguilon, Belgian mathematician and physicist Mateo Aimerich, Spanish philologist Giacomo Maria Airoli, Italian Orientalist and scriptural commentator Edward Alacampe, English philosopher; Procurator of Rome Giulio Alenio, Italian missionary to China, called the "Confucius of the West" Claude-Jean Allouez, French Jesuit, missionary to Wisconsin Diego Francisco Altamirano, Spanish author Charles Aylmer, Irish Jesuit, superior of the Dublin Residence Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, French missionary to China José de Anchieta, Spanish missionary in Brazil, founder of São Paulo, Brazil Saint Modeste Andlauer, martyred in China Antal Andrassy, second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rozsnyó Yves Marie André, French mathematician, philosopher, and essayist Juan Andrés, prolific 18th-century Spanish writer Renatus Andrieux, victim of the September massacres Francesco degli Angeli, missionary to Ethiopia Johannes Arnoldi, German missionary, martyred in Germany Saint Edmund Arrowsmith, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Stefano Arteaga, Spanish writer Fr. Pedro Arrupe, 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus who led the first rescue party in Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb. Xabier Arzalluz, Spanish Basque leader; later left the Society Berndt David Assarsson (1892–1955), Swedish monsignor, historical author and psalmist Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, reputed to have taken the order's vows under the name Mateo Sánchez Hyacinthe Robillard d'Avrigny (1675–1719), historian Christopher Agliano (Unknown - Present), theology teacher Miguel de Ayatumo, venerated Filipino seminarian dubbed as "Saint Aloysius Gonzaga of the Philippines"
B
Jakob Balde, German Latinist, court chaplain to Maximillian I John Ballard, English Jesuit priest executed for being involved in an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England Hans Urs von Balthasar, 20th-century theologian, Jesuit from 1928 to 1950 when he left the order to found a new community with Adrienne von Speyr Baldassare Diego Loyola, Moroccan prince who converted to Christianity and became a Jesuit priest Cipriano Barace, Spanish missionary and martyr Ignacio Martín-Baró, martyr in El Salvador Pedro Barreto, Peruvian cardinal proclaimed by Pope Francis in 2018. Augustin Barruel, French writer Florian Baucke, Silesian and Bohemian Jesuit missionary to South America Michel Baudouin, Superior-General of the Louisiana Mission (1749–1763) Joseph Bayma, wrote "Molecular Mechanics" in 1866 Augustin Bea, German cardinal, Ecumenist at the Vatican II council Nicolas-Ignace de Beaubois, French missionary to Quebec Jan Beckx, Belgian Superior General (1853–1887) Franz Jozef van Beeck, Dutch theologian who taught in the US Joop Beek, Dutch and Indonesian educator and presidential political advisor Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary to China; astronomer Saint Robert Bellarmine, Italian Cardinal and theologian, Doctor of the Church Aloysius Bellecius (1704–1757), Jesuit ascetic author Saint John Berchmans, Jesuit seminarian from Belgium Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis), Argentine, first Jesuit to be elected Pope (2013) Thomas V. Bermingham, American academic who worked on The Exorcist Prosper Bernard, Canadian missionary to China, killed by the Japanese Joaquin G. Bernas, Filipino constitutionalist Daniel Berrigan, American political activist, poet, and professor at Fordham University Saint Jacques Berthieu, French Jesuit priest, missionary and first blessed Martyr of Madagascar Blessed Jan Beyzym, Polish missionary to people with Leprosy in Madagascar Giuseppe Biancani, very early selenographer Jacob Bidermann, theologian and playwright - inspired Johann Wolfgang Goethe Jacques de Billy, correspondent of Pierre de Fermat, many early contributions in number theory Erwin Bischofberger, Swedish Jesuit and medical practitioner Leopold Biwald, 18th-century Austrian physics professor and textbook author Jose Luis Blanco Vega, Spanish professor and film critic Saint Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary, martyred by the Cossacks Nicholas Bock, Russian diplomat who later became a Jesuit priest Michael Bordt, German philosopher and academic Saint Francis Borgia, third Superior General of the Society Ruggero Boscovich, Croatian scientist who made many contributions to physics and astronomy Giovanni Botero, Italian thinker, discharged from the Society in 1579 Joachim Bouvet, early missionary to China and a leading member of the Figurist movement Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and orator William S. Bowdern, exorcist who inspired the novel and film The Exorcist Greg Boyle, director and founder of Homeboy Industries Joseph A. Bracken, American philosopher and Catholic theologian Dean Brackley, Professor of Theology at the Central American University, San Salvador Niklaus Brantschen, Swiss Zen master, author, and founder of the Lassalle-Institut Saint Jean de Brébeuf, 17th-century French-Canadian missionary and martyr Saint Alexander Briant, English martyr Frank Brennan, Officer of the Order of Australia for services to Aboriginal Australians John Brignon, translator of religious works into French Peter Michael Brillmacher, German preacher during the Counter Reformation Jean de Brisacier, controversialist and opponent of Jansenism Saint John de Brito, Portuguese martyr and missionary to Madura, India (present-day Tamil Nadu) Stephen Brown (Jesuit), founder of the Central Catholic Library Tadeusz Brzozowski, Polish scholar, having secured its continuity during the suppression of the Society until its restoration, elected twentieth Superior General of the Society of Jesus and its first world-wide general. Claude Buffier, aimed to discover the ultimate principal of knowledge, praised by Voltaire Joannes Busaeus, theologian at Mainz University who wrote in defence of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in Germany William J. Byron, President of the University of Scranton (1975–1982), President of Catholic University of America (1982–1992), Interim President of Loyola University New Orleans (2003–2004), President of St. Joseph's Preparatory School (2006–2008)
C Niccolò Cabeo, many early contributions to physics Pedro de Calatayud, missionary Saint Edmund Campion, English martyr Saint Petrus Canisius, Dutch theologian, writer of the widely used Little Catechism; Doctor of the Church James Carney, American missionary who ministered to peasants and left-wing insurgents in Honduras John Carroll, first bishop of the United States and founder of Georgetown University Paolo Casati, Mathematician, supported Galileo John II Casimir Vasa, king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Louis Bertrand Castel, French scientist Leonardo Castellani, 20th-century Argentine writer and theologian Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit brother; artist to the Chinese Emperor Saint Juan del Castillo, martyr of the Río de la Plata Juan Paez de Castro, priest and confessor to King Philip II of Spain Jean Pierre de Caussade, spiritual director, college rector, and author of Abandonment to Divine Providence Jean-Antoine du Cerceau, French Jesuit priest, poet, and playwright Michel de Certeau, French cultural theorist Francesco Cetti, mathematician and zoologist Saint Noël Chabanel, North American martyr Timoléon Cheminais de Montaigu, 17th century orator Pierre Cholenec, Superior of Montreal Stephen Cardinal Chow Sau-yan, 9th Bishop of Hong Kong, Former Provincial superior of the Chinese Province Drew Christiansen, nuclear expert and disarmament consultant to the Holy See Walter Ciszek, missionary and religious prisoner in Soviet Union; author Saint Peter Claver, Spanish missionary in South America Christopher Clavius, main architect of the modern Gregorian calendar Saint Claude de la Colombière, preacher to the seventh Duchess of York, Mary of Modena Louis le Comte, early missionary to China Guy Consolmagno, Vatican astronomer Frederick Copleston, English writer, author of the definitive History of Philosophy Honoré-Gaspard de Coriolis, French cleric and historian John M. Corridan, labor activist and "Waterfront priest" whose story inspired the classic film On the Waterfront Horacio de la Costa, Philippine historian and first Filipino Jesuit provincial superior in the Philippines Jacques Courtois, 17th-century French painter François Crépieul, 17th-century French missionary in Canada Saint Roque González de Santa Cruz, Paraguayan missionary and martyr James Cullen, Irish temperance campaigner who founded the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association Johann Baptist Cysat, published the first printed European book concerning Japan Stanislaus Czerniewicz, Lithuanian-Polish priest, elected vicar general for Jesuits in Russia when the Society of Jesus was suppressed Stanisław Czerski, Polish graphic designer
D
Claude Dablon, Superior General of all the Canadian missions (1670–1680) Saint Antoine Daniel, North American martyr Cardinal Jean Daniélou, author, scholar, and member of the French Academy Alfred Delp, German hanged for his opposition to Hitler Saint Paul Denn, martyred in China Robert De Nobili, Italian missionary to India (Madurai Mission), who tried to inculturate Christian values to the Indian culture Henri Depelchin, Belgian missionary, pioneer, writer and educator in India and Africa Pedro Descoqs, French Jesuit philosopher and supporter of Action Française Ippolito Desideri, Italian Jesuit missionary to Tibet Paul de Barry, rector of the Jesuit colleges at Aix, Nîmes, and Avignon, and Provincial of Lyon. Pierre-Jean De Smet, active missionary among the Native Americans of the Western United States in the mid-19th century Richard De Smet, Jesuit Indologist (Sankara specialist), Professor of Phisosophy, JnanaDeep Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India; prolific writer and contributor to the Marathi Encyclopaedia of Philosophy William Detré, 17th century missionary in the Amazon Salvatore di Pietro, Italian missionary and first apostolic prefect to Belize, Central America Pedro Díaz, missionary John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England (no evidence) Eduardo Dougherty, American-Brazilian educator, communicator and leader of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Brazil Robert Drinan, first Catholic priest to serve as a voting member of U.S. Congress (congressman from Massachusetts) Gabriel Druillettes, Apostle of Maine, missionary and explorer Francis Bennon Ducrue, Bavarian missionary to Mexico Peter Dufka, Slovakian priest and professor at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome Cardinal Avery Dulles, American theologian and professor at Fordham University Jacques Dupuis, theologian, edited The Christian Faith which went to seven editions
E Ignacio Ellacuría, rector of University of Central America; murdered in 1989 Saint Philip Evans, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
F
Saint Peter Faber, early companion of Ignatius of Loyola, co-founder of the Society of Jesus; missionary in Germany Honoré Fabri, first to explain why the sky is blue Jean-Charles della Faille, first to determine the center of gravity of the sector of a circle Thomas Falkner, English Jesuit missionary Leonard Feeney, ultra-conservative American theologian Wolfgang Feneberg, German Jesuit convert to Evangelical Lutheranism Richard Michael Fernando, Filipino Jesuit cleric, missionary in Cambodia and Servant of God Joseph Fessio, publisher of Ignatius Press Joseph M. Finotti, pastor of Saint Mary's parish in Alexandria, Virginia; pastor of Saint Ignatius parish in Oxon Hill, Maryland; librarian at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.