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sir alec guinness
Academy Award-winning British actor who won the Oscar for “Best Actor” in 1957 for The Bridge on the River Kwai. Obi-wan Kenobi was Catholic!
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john wayne
Academy Award-winning actor beloved for his roles in westerns and war movies.
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knute rockne
Norwegian-born coach of the Notre Dame football team from 1918 to 1930 and considered one of the greatest coaches in sports history. Touchdown Jesus was good for something, evidently!
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robert novak
American journalist, columnist and conservative political commentator.
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dean koontz
Prolific novelist who has sold more than 450 million copies of his books.
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russell kirk
American political theorist and one of the most influential figures in the American conservative movement.
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newt gingrich
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999 as well as an author, presidential candidate and historian.
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robert bork
Conservative American judge and jurist best known for the vicious political fight that blocked his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987. He and his wife converted to Catholicism in 2003.
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gary cooper
American actor who earned three Academy Awards, including “Best Actor” for Sergeant York and High Noon. He had a powerful meeting with Pope Pius XII in 1953 and formally entered the Church in 1959.
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dave brubeck
One of the most renowned American jazz musicians. He converted in 1980 and was commissioned to compose the Mass to Hope.
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