We’re in Good Company
You’ll be hard pressed to find an occupation that cannot be enhanced by the skills learned in Toastmasters. Many well-known people from various fields have been Toastmasters including:
| Famous Toastmasters | |
| Carl Albert | Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971-77) |
| Tim Allen | Actor and Comedian |
| William Bennett | Former Premier of British Columbia, Canada |
| Everett Alvarez | American POW – Vietnam War; Former Deputy Director of the Peace Corps and Veterans Admin |
| James Brady | Two-term Press Secretary for U.S. President Ronald Reagan; Author of the Brady Bill |
| Nancy Brinker | Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary |
| Peter Coors | Chairman of Coors Brewing Company |
| Ben Couch | Late Former Member of Parliament, New Zealand |
| Philip Crosby | Quality Expert and Leader of the Quality Movement |
| Carl Dixon | Rock Musician, Former Lead Singer for The Guess Who |
| Mark Eaton | Former ALL Star Center for the NBA’s Utah Jazz |
| Robert Emory | Founder, Emory Worldwide Courier Service |
| Debbi Fields Rose | Founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies |
| Anita Perez Ferguson | Former President, U.S. Natl. Women’s Political Caucus; Princeton Lecturer & NPR Contributor |
| Steve Fraser | 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman Wrestling; Dir. of Sports Marketing for Domino’s Pizza |
| Napoleon Hill | Best-selling Author of “Think and Grow Rich”; Presidential Advisor |
| Tara Dawn Holland | Miss America, 1997 |
| K.C. Jones | Former Basketball Coach for NBA’s Boston Celtics |
| Richard Lamm | Former Governor of Colorado (1975-1987) and 1996 Reform Party Presidential Candidate |
| Donald D. Lennox | Former President, Xerox Corporation’s Information Systems Group |
| Linda Lingle | Former Governor of Hawaii (2002-2010) |
| James Lovell | Former U.S. Astronaut; missions included Apollo 13 |
| Chris Matthews | Author and Host on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” |
| Harvey Mackay | Best-selling Author of “Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive” |
| Bob McTeer | Former President/CEO, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank; Former Chancellor, Texas A&M University |
| Hyde Murray | Former Republican Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives |
| Robert Nesen | Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, 1970-71 |
| Todd Newton | TV Host (E!, USA, Travel Channel, Game Show Network), Life Coach and Speaker |
| Leonard Nimoy | Actor |
| Paul Oreffice | Former President and CEO of Dow Chemical, Midland, Michigan |
| Cavett Robert | Late Founder of the National Speakers Association; Author |
| Pat Roberts | U.S. Senator, Republican from Kansas |
| Walter Schirra | Late Former U.S. Astronaut; only man to fly in the United States’ first three space missions |
| Carol Stoker | Missouri State Congresswoman |
| John Tunney | Former U.S. Senator and Television Commentator |
| King Vidor | Late Director of Classic Hollywood Motion Pictures |
| John Young | Former U.S. Astronaut |
Source: http://www.tmcontrarians.com/Home/about-the-toastmasters-program/famous-toastmasters