This List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people includes notable individuals who are or were members of a church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) or who are otherwise affiliated with the SBC.
Presidents, preachers, theologians, authors and missionaries
Deceased
Annie Armstrong (1850–1938) – instrumental in founding the Woman's Missionary Union George Washington Baines (1809–1882) – President of Baylor University Voddie Baucham (1969–2025) – pastor, author, dean of theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia (2015–2024), president of Founders Seminary Sion Blythe (1781–1835) – Pastor, church founder and revivalist James Petigru Boyce (1827–1888) – Pastor, theologian, author, and seminary professor, founding President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, president of the SBC (18721880 and 18881889) John Albert Broadus (1827–1895) – Pastor and professor and President at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary John G. Burkhalter – Highly decorated U.S. Army Chaplain who served in World War II and the Korean War. LaVerne Butler (1926–2010) – Pastor, college president Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843–1914) – Pastor, theologian, teacher, and author Morris Chapman (1940–2025) – SBC President (1990–1992), former executive director of the SBC Executive Committee Lawrence Owen Cooper Sr. (19081986) President of the SBC (19721974) Grady C. Cothen (1920–2017) – State Convention Executive Secretary–Director for the SBC (1961–66), pastor, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, president of Oklahoma Baptist University, and author. W. A. Criswell (1909–2002) – Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, author, SBC President (1968–1970) Chuck Colson (1931–2012) – Founder of Prison Fellowship and author
Russell H. Dilday (1930–2023) – President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1978–1994), interim dean of George W. Truett Theological Seminary, and interim president of Howard Payne University James Philip Eagle (1837–1904) – President of the SBC (1902–1905) Jerry Falwell (1933–2007) – Pastor, televangelist, Liberty University founder Richard Fuller (1804–1876) – President of the SBC from 1859–1863 Richard Furman (1755–1825) – First president of the Triennial Convention, President of the South Carolina State Baptist Convention Steve Gaines (19572026) – President of the SBC (20162018), pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee James Bruton Gambrell (1841–1921) – President of the SBC (1917–1921) Billy Graham (1918–2018) – Evangelist, pastor, educator, and founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Billy Graham preached over forty crusades. In addition, Graham established the Hour of Decision radio program, Decision Magazine, Christianity Today, and World Wide Pictures J. D. Grey (1906–1985) – Pastor of First Baptist Church of New Orleans, Louisiana (1937–1972) and SBC President (1952–1954) Mordecai Ham (1877–1961) – Radio and traveling evangelist Jonathan Haralson (1830–1912) – President of the SBC (1889–1899) Brooks Hays (1898–1981) – President of the SBC (1957–1959) Herschel Hobbs (1907–1995) – President of the SBC (1961–1963) Hosea Holcombe (1780–1841) – Historian and President of the Alabama Baptist State Convention from 1833 to 1838 Alma Hunt – Executive secretary of the Woman's Missionary Union H. Dale Jackson (1930–2003) – Pastor and ethicist William Bullein Johnson (1782–1862) – First president of the SBC (18451851) B.R. Lakin (1901–1984) – Preacher and evangelist Joshua Levering (1845–1935) – President of the SBC (1908–1911) Homer G Lindsey (1927–2000) – Preacher at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL
Thomas Meredith (1795–1850) – Founder and editor of the Biblical Recorder newspaper Duke K. McCall (1914–2013) – Former president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Baptist World Alliance, and served as general secretary of the SBC. Patrick Hues Mell (18141888) President of the SBC (18631872 and 18801888) Lottie Moon (1840–1912) – Missionary to China with the Foreign Mission Board (the SBC's annual Christmas offering for international missions is named for her) Edgar Young Mullins (1860–1928) – Minister and educator, fourth president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Pat Morris Neff (1871–1952) – President of the SBC (1942–1946) Louie De Votie Newton (1892–1986) – President of the SBC (1947–1948), President of the Georgia Baptist Convention, preacher, author, and Vice President of the Baptist World Alliance J. Frank Norris (1877–1952) – Preacher, left the SBC for the Independent Baptist movement, one of the most controversial figures in the history of fundamentalism William J. Northen (1835–1913) – President of the SBC (1899–1902) Paul Pressler (1930–2024) – retired Texas judge and a leader with Paige Patterson of the Southern Baptist Convention Conservative resurgence, beginning with the convention in Houston in 1979 Nelson Price (1931–2025) – Pastor, first vice president of the SBC Cicero Washington Pruitt (1857–1946) – One of the first missionaries to Northern China, ordained minister at the age of fourteen, and textual translator James A. Ranaldson (1789–1849) – Minister, founder of the Alabama Baptist Convention, missionary, and church founder. Bronson Ray (1868–1934) – Southern Baptist minister who would then become the Executive Secretary of the present day International Mission Board Archibald Thomas Robertson (1863–1934) – Biblical scholar Adrian Rogers (1931–2005) – Pastor, conservative, author, and SBC President (1979–1980 and 1986–1988) Lee Rutland Scarborough (1870–1945) – President of the SBC (1938–1940), president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (1929–1932), and as the president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1908–1942) J. Harold Smith (1910–2001) – Pastor and founder of Radio Bible Hour Frank Stagg (1911–2001) – Southern Baptist pastor, theologian, author and professor. Stagg served as a professor at both New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1945–1964) and at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1964–1978) Charles F. Stanley (1932–2023) – Pastor First Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia, founder of In Touch Ministries, president of the SBC (19841986) Edwin William Stephens (1849–1931) – President of the SBC (1905–1908) John Roach Straton (1875–1929) – Pastor William G. Tanner (1930–2007) – Served as president of Oklahoma Baptist University from 1966 to 1970, president of the North American Mission Board, as a pastor, educator, administrator, and denominational leader George Washington Truett (1867–1944) – President of the SBC from 1927 to 1929, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, President of the Baptist World Alliance, minister, and writer
Living
Daniel L. Akin – President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2004–2026) and author. Gregg R. Allison – Secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society and professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Thomas Ascol – President of Founders Ministries and senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida Charles C. Baldwin, Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force 2004–2008 Bart Barber – President of the SBC (20222024), senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, Texas Mac Brunson – Pastor of Valleydale Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama, Historian and Author. Wade Burleson – Author, historian, President of Oklahoma Baptists (2002–2004), 2022 U.S. Congressional candidate, OK–D3, and the president of Istoria Ministries, Enid, Oklahoma Ergun Caner – Preacher, Apologist, Author. Former president of Brewton–Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia. He previously served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arlington Baptist College and dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School of Liberty University Douglas Carver – Major General who previously served as the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army Dondi E. Costin – former chief of chaplains, U. S. Air Force, and current president of Liberty University Mark Dever – Senior pastor of the Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. David Dockery – President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2022present) James T. Draper, Jr. – SBC president (1982–1984) Ronnie Floyd – President of the SBC (20142016), former Senior Pastor of Cross Church and The Church at Pinnacle Hills, author Timothy George – Southern Baptist minister, dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University (19892019), former executive director of Christianity Today, and former member of the board of directors of Lifeway Christian Resources Franklin Graham – Evangelist and missionary (son of Billy Graham) Jack Graham – President of the SBC (2002–2004); current pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas J. D. Greear – President of the SBC (20182021), Senior Pastor of The Summit Church Adam W. Greenway – President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (20192022) Corey J. Hodges – African–American preacher and columnist for Salt Lake Tribune Paul R. House Former professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School and former president of the Evangelical Theological Society (2012) Johnny Hunt – President of the SBC (2008–2010), pastor, and author Jeff Iorg – President of Gateway Seminary (2004–2024) Robert Jeffress – Pastor of First Baptist Church (Dallas), a megachurch in Dallas, TX David Jeremiah – Pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a megachurch in El Cajon, California Charles S. Kelley – President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (19962019) Richard Land – President of the Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC; Former president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC Phillip Lee, Jr. – Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters of the United States Navy Ed Litton – President of the SBC (20212022), senior pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama Fred L. Lowery – Pastor of First Baptist Church of Bossier City, Louisiana, 1983–2013, televangelist and author Fred Luter – SBC President (2012–2014) Dwight McKissic – pastor, leader of Bapticostal movement James Merritt – President of the SBC (2000–2002) R. Albert Mohler, Jr. – President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Russell D. Moore – Former president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Frank Page, Former president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee Paige Patterson – Eighth president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, former president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, former president of Criswell College, president of the SBC (19982000), and leader of the Conservative Resurgence. David Platt – Former president of the International Mission Board, former senior pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL, current Lead Pastor of McLean Bible Church, and author of the New York Times Best Seller, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream Clint Pressley – President of the SBC (20242026), Senior Pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church Thom S. Rainer – former president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tennessee Willy Rice – President of the SBC since 2026, Senior Pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida Steve Ross – former pastor of Tampa Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida, and member of the SBC Executive Committee. Thomas R. Schreiner – Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, co-chairman of the Christian Standard Bible's Translation Oversight Committee, New Testament editor of the ESV Study Bible, former president of the Evangelical Theological Society.
Ed Stetzer – Pastor, author, and dean of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University Jeff Struecker – Pastor, author and former U.S. Army Ranger Chaplain