Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a Christian tradition committed to the main theological insights of Martin Luther. It is numerically the second largest single Christian tradition, with an estimated 82.6 million people belonging to the various congregations, bodies, and churches which call themselves Lutheran. Many Lutherans and most outside the tradition consider Lutheranism to be Protestant.

Famous American Lutherans

See the complete List of famous Lutherans

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Some of the most famous Lutherans today are:

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• actors David Hasselhoff, William H. Macy, and Bruce Willis;
• cartoonist Gary Larson;
• former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court William Rehnquist;
• comedian Dana Carvey;
• co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer Steve Jobs;
• entertainment journalists Mary Hart and Pat O'Brien;
• filmmaker John Woo;
• militaryman Norman Schwarzkopf;
• musicians Kris Kristofferson and John Mellencamp;
• several current and former US governors, as well as several dozen US congressman and senators;
• sports figures Troy Aikman, Dale Earnhardt, Lou Gehrig, and Tom Landry;
• theologian Richard Charles Henry Lenski (immigrated from Prussia)
• travel writer Rick Steves
• writers Dr. Seuss and John Updike
• writer and radio host Garrison Keillor Check this one, biography states he's Plymouth Brethren.