This list of famous evangelists and preachers includes photos, bios, and other information, when available. Who are the top evangelists in the world? This includes the most prominent evangelists, living and dead, both from America and abroad. For famous children of pastors, we have a list for that too. This list of notable evangelists is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted based on the information you're looking for, such as where these great evangelists were born and what their nationality is. The popular evangelists, famous evangelist preachers, and televangelists on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned in the world of evangelism.
There are many American evangelists listed here (such as Billy Graham and Kirk Cameron) as well as radio evangelists, 7 Day evangelical preachers, television evangelists, and more than one famous Christian evangelist.
From reputable, prominent, and well known evangelists to the lesser known preachers of today who you might see on TV, these are some of the best of the best Christians in the evangelist field. Who are the most famous evangelists ever? What are the evangelists names you should know? Peruse the list below to find out!
1
Joel Osteen
Age: 57Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States of America
Joel Scott Osteen (born March 5, 1963) is an American pastor, televangelist, and author, based... more2
Kirk Cameron
Age: 49Birthplace: Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his role as... more3
Billy Graham
Age: 101Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American... more4
T. D. Jakes
Age: 63Birthplace: South Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Thomas Dexter Jakes Sr. (born June 9, 1957), known as T. D. Jakes, is a pastor, author and... more5
Nick Vujicic
Age: 37Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Nicholas James Vujicic ( VOY-chitch; born 4 December 1982) is an Australian Christian... more6
Ted Haggard
Age: 64Birthplace: Yorktown, Mount Pleasant Township, Indiana, United States of America
Ted Arthur Haggard (; born June 27, 1956) is an American evangelical pastor. Haggard is the... more7
Franklin Graham
Age: 68Birthplace: USA, Asheville, North Carolina
William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) is a Christian evangelist and missionary, and... more8
Aimee Semple McPherson
Dec. at 54 (1890-1944)Birthplace: Canada, Oxford County, South-West Oxford, Ontario, Americas
Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson (née Kennedy; October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also... more9
Ray Comfort
Age: 70Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Ray Comfort (born 5 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist who... more10
Rick Warren
Age: 66Birthplace: San Jose, California
Richard Duane Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and... more11
Ian Paisley
Dec. at 88 (1926-2014)Birthplace: Armagh, United Kingdom
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside (6 April 1926 – 12 September 2014), was a loyalist... more12
Billy Sunday
Dec. at 73 (1862-1935)Birthplace: Ames, Iowa
William Ashley Sunday (November 19, 1862 – November 6, 1935) was an American athlete who,... more13
Kent Hovind
Age: 67Kent E. Hovind (born January 15, 1953) is an American Christian fundamentalist evangelist and... more14
Dwight L. Moody
Dec. at 62 (1837-1899)Birthplace: Northfield, Massachusetts
Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an... more15
Creflo A. Dollar, Jr.
Age: 58Birthplace: College Park, Georgia
Creflo Augustus Dollar, Jr. is an American televangelist, pastor, and the founder of the... more16
George Whitefield
Dec. at 56 (1714-1770)Birthplace: Gloucester, United Kingdom
George Whitefield (; 27 December [O.S. 16 December] 1714 – 30 September 1770), also spelled... more17
Oral Roberts
Dec. at 91 (1918-2009)Birthplace: Ada, Oklahoma
Granville Oral Roberts (January 24, 1918 – December 15, 2009) was an American Charismatic... more18
Arthur Blessitt
Age: 79Birthplace: Greenville, Mississippi
Arthur Owen Blessitt (born October 27, 1940 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a traveling... more19
Paul Crouch
Dec. at 79 (1934-2013)Birthplace: Saint Joseph, Missouri
Paul Franklin Crouch (March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American television... more20
Lonnie Frisbee
Dec. at 44 (1949-1993)Birthplace: Costa Mesa, California
Lonnie Ray Frisbee (June 6, 1949 – March 12, 1993) was an American Charismatic evangelist and... more21
Luis Palau
Age: 85Birthplace: Argentina
Luis Palau Jr. (born November 27, 1934) is an international Christian evangelist living in the... more22
Tammy Faye
Dec. at 65 (1942-2007)Birthplace: International Falls, Minnesota, United States of America
Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an... more23
Bob Jones, Sr.
Dec. at 85 (1883-1968)Robert Reynolds Jones Sr. (October 30, 1883 – January 16, 1968) was an American evangelist,... more24
Mordecai Ham
Dec. at 84 (1877-1961)Birthplace: Kentucky
Mordecai Fowler Ham, Jr. (April 2, 1877 – November 1, 1961), was an American Independent... more25
Reinhard Bonnke
Age: 80Birthplace: Königsberg, Germany
Reinhard Bonnke (born April 19, 1940) is a German Pentecostal evangelist, principally known... more
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25