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List of Rotarians

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Rotary International is an international service organization based in Evanston, Illinois, US. Members of Rotary clubs are called "Rotarians." This is a list of notable current and former active and honorary members of Rotary International clubs:

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  • James Innes, British entrepreneur, author and philanthropist, Rotary Club of London, England

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  • Lennart Nilsson, Swedish photojournalist, Emmy winner, Rotary Club of Stockholm, Sweden

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  • Charles "Chic" Sale, actor: vaudeville, stage, screen, Rotary Club of Scarsdale, NY
  • Joseph James "Jay" Salvador, President of Rotary Club of Central Tarlac (RY 2024-2025) of District 3790
  • Frank Sandercock (1887–1942), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association[13]
  • Harlan Sanders aka Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, founding member of Rotary Club of Jeffersonville, IN in 1919, then the Rotary Club of Corbin, Kentucky, then Rotary Club of Shelbyville, Kentucky until his death in 1980[3]
  • Ian Scott, founder of Australian Rotary Health
  • Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retail magnate founded London-based department store Selfridges, Rotary Club of London, England
  • Jean Sibelius, Composer, Rotary Club of Helsinki-Helsingfors, Finland[3][2]
  • Giacomo Simoncini, Sammarinese Sammarinese sports executive and politician, President of Rotaract Club of San Marino
  • Tris Speaker, nee Tristram E. Speaker, US baseball player and manager, 3x World Series Champ, MVP
  • Sigmund Sternberg, directory of the Sternberg Centre for Judaism, Rotary Club of London[14]
  • Adlai Stevenson, former US Ambassador to the UN and former governor of Illinois, Rotary Club of Springfield, IL[3][2]

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  • Sakuji Tanaka, President of Rotary International 2012–13, Businessperson and Foundations, Rotary Club of Yashio, Saitama, Japan[15]
  • J. Millard Tawes John, State Treasurer, Comptroller, and Governor of Maryland, Rotary Club of Crisfield, MD
  • Herbert J. Taylor, businessperson, civic leader and member of several Christian fraternities, RI President 1954–55, wrote the Rotary Four-Way Test[16] for his business,[17] Rotary Club of Chicago, IL
  • Sidney Toler, actor (2nd non-Asian Charlie Chan), playwright, director
  • Iyesato Tokugawa president of Japan's upper house of Congress for 30 years and the Honorary Keynote Speaker for Rotary's Silver Anniversary (25th) Convention/Celebration held in Chicago in 1930.
  • Milan Turković, businessperson and nobleman, president of Rotary Club of Sušak

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  • Yen Chia-kan westernized Chia Kan C.K. Yen, President of Taiwan Republic of China[3]
  • Yoo Chang-soon westernized Chang Soon Yoo, Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic of South Korea, Rotary Club of Hanyang, South Korea[3]

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  1. ^ "5 U.S. Residents Make It on List of British 'Royal 100'". Los Angeles Times. 11 February 1988. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Famous Rotarians". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Famous Rotarians – Rotaract Wiki". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Rotary Club of Banchory-Ternan - welcome". www.rotary-ribi.org. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  5. ^ "Have Rotary Club Started In City Full of Promise". The Brandon Daily Sun. Brandon, Manitoba. March 19, 1921. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Charlotte Rotary - 400 Famous Rotarians".
  7. ^ "Forks Rotary Will Welcome Dist. Gov. George August 2nd". Au Sable Forks Adirondack Record Elizabethtown Post. Au Sable Forks, New York. July 26, 1956. p. 1.Free access icon
  8. ^ "Rotary Club Will Greet District Governor Here". Ogdensburg Advance News. Ogdensburg, New York. September 16, 1956. p. 16.Free access icon
  9. ^ "Sir Nigel Gresley". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  10. ^ "CAHA Official Doug Grimston Passes at 55". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. September 15, 1955. p. 7.Free access icon; "Hockey Official Dies In Hospital". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. September 15, 1955. p. 4.Free access icon
  11. ^ Rotary International Magazine: January 14th, 2014: Mala is one of us
  12. ^ "Roxy dies from injuries (continued from page 1)". Simcoe Reformer. Simcoe, Ontario. February 28, 1975. p. 12.
  13. ^ "Activities Of Rotary Community Service Committee Reviewed". Drumheller Mail. Drumheller, Alberta. November 17, 1938. p. 1.Free access icon
  14. ^ "Obituary: Sir Sigmund Sternberg". Jewish Chronicle. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  15. ^ "2012–13 President's Bio". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Four Way Test". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  17. ^ "1954 Taylor". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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