Christian biography

 

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Christian Biographies

Alexander to Ironside

Charles M. Alexander (1867-1820). American Gospel song leader.

Rudy Atwood (1912-1992). American Christian pianist.

Gladys Aylward (1902-1970). English missionary to China.

Lois Beckwith (1896-1958). American Christian poetess.

William E. Blackstone (1841-1935). American evangelist, author of Jesus is Coming.

Philip P. Bliss (1838-1876). American hymn writer/Gospel singer.

Andrew A. Bonar (1810-1892). Scottish preacher and author.

Horatius Bonar (1808-1889). Scottish hymn writer/poet and preacher.

William Booth (1829-1912). English evangelist, founder Salvation Army.

David Brainerd (1718-1747). Missionary to American Indians.

William B. Bradbury (1816-1868). American composer of Gospel songs and hymns.

Billy Bray (1794-1868). English Methodist evangelist.

James H. Brookes (1830-1897). American pastor, author, editor.

John Bunyan (1628-1688). English preacher and author.

Cambridge Seven. Seven young English missionaries who went to China.

William Carey (1761-1834). English Baptist missionary to India.

Peter Cartwright (1785-1872). American circuit-riding evangelist and frontier preacher.

Lewis S. Chafer (1871-1952). American Bible teacher, evangelist, educator, writer.

James Chalmers (1841-1901). Scottish missionary-explorer to South Pacific Islands.

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917). Scottish Bible teacher known for his devotional, My Utmost for His Highest.

J. Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918). American evangelist, revivalist and pastor.

William Cowper (1731-1800). English poet and hymnwriter.

Fanny Crosby (1820-1915). American hymn writer and poetess.

Miles Coverdale (1488-1569). English Bible translator.

William O. Cushing (1823-1902). American minister/hymn writer.

Martin R. DeHaan (1891-1965). American Bible teacher, pastor, and author.

William H. Doane (1832-1915). American composer, editor, businessman, inventor.

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). American theologian/revivalist/writer.

Edwin O. Excell (1851-1921). American composer of hymns and music director.

John Geddie (1815-1872). Canadian missionary to New Hebrides (Vanuatu).

James Gilmour (1843-1891). Scottish missionary to Mongolia.

Solomon L. Ginsburg (1867-1927). Polish-born, Baptist missionary to Brazil.

Jonathan Goforth (1859-1936). Canadian missionary to China.

Oliver B. Greene (1915-1976). American evangelist and author.

George Grenfell (1849-1906). English Baptist missionary to Africa.

Frances R. Havergal (1836-1879). English poet and hymn writer.

Matthew Henry (1662-1714). English minister and Bible commentator.

Eliza E. Hewitt (1851-1920). America composer of Gospel songs.

Elisha A. Hoffman (1839-1929). American minister and Gospel song and hymn writer.

Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951). American Bible teacher, pastor, and author.

Jones to Ryle

Bob Jones, Sr. (1883-1968). American evangelist/college president.

Samuel (Sam) P. Jones (1847-1906). American evangelist.

Adoniram Judson (1788-1850). American Baptist missionary to Burma.

Ann H. Judson (1789-1826). "The First Lady of American foreign missions."

William J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921). American sacred music composer and publisher.

Haldor Lillenas (1885-1959). American Gospel hymn writer/composer and publisher.

David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish missionary-explorer to Africa.

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981). English pastor/Bible expositor.

Robert Lowry (1826-1899). American Baptist minister and Gospel song/hymn writer.

Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843). Scottish preacher.

James McGranahan (1840-1907). American Gospel song/hymn writer.

Alexander Mackay (1849-1890). Pioneer Scottish missionary to Uganda.

Charles H. Mackintosh (1820-1896). Irish preacher, Bible expositor, and author.

Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910). Scottish pastor and expository preacher.

Samuel Marsden (1764-1838). English missionary to New South Wales & New Zealand.

Mary Moffat (1795-1871). Wife of missionary Robert Moffat.

Robert Moffat (1795-1883). Pioneer Scottish missionary to South Africa.

Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899). American evangelist.

G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945). English pastor, Bible teacher and author.

George Müller (1805-1898). English evangelist and philanthropist.

Frederick B. Meyer (1847-1929). English pastor and preacher.

John Newton (1725-1807). English hymn writer.

Henry Nott (1774-1844). English missionary to Tahiti (Society Islands).

Bernard Palmer (1914-1998). Christian author of over 165 books including Danny Orlis series.

John G. Paton (1824-1907). Scottish missionary to New Hebrides (Vanuatu).

John W. Peterson (1921-2006). American Gospel songwriter.

Arthur T. Pierson (1837-1911). American pastor and Bible teacher.

John R. Rice (1895-1980). American evangelist, author and editor.

Homer Rodeheaver (1880-1955). American music director for evangelist Billy Sunday; music publisher.

Lestor Roloff (1914-1982). American Baptist pastor, evangelist; founder of homes for children and adults.

John C. Ryle (1816-1900). Evangelical, Church of England bishop and author.

Sankey to Wycliffe

Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908). American Gospel singer and composer.

Cyrus I. Scofield (1843-1921). American lawyer, pastor, Bible teacher and author.

Albert B. Simpson (1843-1919). Founder of Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Mary Slessor (1848-1915). Scottish missionary to Africa.

Alfred B. Smith (1916-2001). American composer, Gospel soloist, music publisher.

Gipsy Smith (1860-1947). English evangelist.

Oswald J. Smith (1889-1986). Canadian pastor and writer of hymns, poems and gospel songs.

Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892). English Baptist preacher, author, and editor.

Susannah T. Spurgeon (1832-1903). Author, book supplier, wife of C. H. Spurgeon.

John C. Stam (1907-1934); and wife, Betty S. (1906-1934). American missionaries to China; beheaded by Communist captors.

George C. Stebbins (1846-1945). American Gospel hymn writer.

Lehman Strauss (1911-1997). American pastor and Bible conference teacher.

C. T. Studd (1860-1931). English missionary to China, India, and Africa.

Billy Sunday (1862-1935). American evangelist.

T. DeWitt Talmage (1832-1902). American preacher and editor.

Hudson Taylor (1832-1905). English missionary to China.

Reuben A. Torrey (1856-1928). American evangelist, pastor, and author.

Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919). American Gospel music composer and teacher.

A. W. Tozer (1897-1963). American pastor, editor, and writer.

Melvin E. Trotter (1870-1940). American evangelist, active in rescue missions.

William Tyndale (1494?-1536). English translator of the Bible and Reformer.

Isaac Watts (1674-1748). English preacher, poet, and hymn writer.

Charles Wesley (1707-1788). English hymn writer, poet, and preacher.

John Wesley (1703-1791). English evangelist, founder of Methodism.

Paul H. White (1910-1992). Australian missionary, evangelist, radio program host and author.

Walter L. Wilson (1881-1969). American Bible teacher, author, and medical doctor.

George Whitefield (1714-1770). English evangelist and revivalist.

Daniel W. Whittle (1840-1901). American evangelist.

Walter T. P. Wolston (1840-1917). English Gospel preacher.

John Wycliffe (d. 1384). English preacher, writer and Bible translator.

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