Billy Graham | |
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Born | William Franklin Graham Jr. November 7, 1918 |
Died | February 21, 2018 Montreat, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 99)
Nationality | American |
Education | Diploma in Biblical Studies, Florida Bible Institute (Trinity Bible College) B.A. in Anthropology, Wheaton College |
Occupation | Evangelist |
Spouse | Ruth Graham |
Children | 5, including Franklin and Anne |
Ordained | Southern Baptist[1] |
Offices held | President, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |
Title | Doctor (Honorary) |
Website | www |
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William Franklin Graham Jr. KBE (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018), better known as Billy Graham, was an American Evangelical Christian minister and evangelist. He was a member of the Southern Baptist Convention. Graham is most well known as the one of the most important and most famous preachers of the 20th Century.[2] He was a spiritual advisor to several U.S. presidents.[3] Graham preached in person to more people than any other American preacher in recorded history.[3] Until 2002, Graham's lifetime audience with radio and television broadcast was more than two billion[disambiguation needed] people.[4] Graham met every United States President since Harry S. Truman until his death. He received many honors including the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[5]