Christian Biographies

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.

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.

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.

   Christian Biographies.  Gladys Aylward, David Brainerd, John Bunyan, William Carey, Dorothy Carey, Fanny Crosby, Jonathan Goforth, Francis Havergal, Adoniram Judson, Ann Judson, Eric Liddell, David Livingstone, Robert Murray McCheyne, D. L. Moody, George Müller, John Paton, Ira Sankey, Mary Slessor, Gipsy Smith, Charles Spurgeon, C. T. Studd, Billy Sunday, Hudson Taylor.