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Billy Graham

Preacher (Christian)

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

William Franklin Graham Jr

BIRTHDAY

November 7, 1918

BORN ON DAY

Thursday

BIRTHPLACE

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

DIED AT AGE

99 Years 3 Months 14 Days

DEATHDATE

February 21, 2018

DEATHPLACE

Montreat, North Carolina, United States of America.

CAUSE OF DEATH

Natural Causes

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Preacher (Christian)

ZODIAC

SCORPIO

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

6'2''(feet & inches)

1.8796 meters

187.96 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

Billy Graham Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Morrow Franklin

FATHER

William Franklin

BROTHER(S) NAME

Melvin Graham

SISTER(S) NAME

Jean Graham Ford

Katherine Graham

Billy Graham Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Ruth Graham (1943-2007)

Child(ren) of Billy Graham and Ruth Graham

Franklin (14 July, 1952) (Son)

Anne (21 May, 1948) (Daughter)

Gigi (21 September, 1945) (Daughter)

Ned (May, 1958) (Son)

Bunny (19 December, 1950) (Daughter)

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

FAMOUS FROM/AS

American evangelical Christian evangelist

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Education, Net Worth & More

RELIGION

Born Again Christian

SCHOOLING FROM

Sharon Grammar School

QUALIFICATION

Graduation

More Information

Career of Billy Graham

He became a pastor while he was in college. He served as a pastor in Baptist Church in Western Springs, Illinois from 1943 to 1944. In 1948, he became president of Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis. He conducted more than 400 crusades in 185 countries and territories on six continents in 1947.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Billy Graham

Did Billy Graham takes alcohol? No. His father adopted a unique method to keep him away from alcohol. Once his father forced him and his sister to drink beer until they got sick. After the incident, Graham and his sister avoided alcohol and drugs for the rest of their lives.
Was Billy Graham in the habit of Smoking? No.
He wanted to become a professional baseball player in his childhood.
This is a matter of proud that Mr.Graham served as the presidential spiritual advisor for every president who served between 33rd Harry S. Truman to 44th Barack Obama.
He was very close to the then President Lyndon B. Johnson. Once he was invited to the white house for swimming and when they both were failed to find swimsuits they went to the pool naked.
His spiritual speech helped Bush to recover from his addiction. Yes! when he met Bush Jr. who was drunk at their compound in Maine. He spoke with him about the religion. This was the turning point in the life of Bush.
Though he was a registered Democrat he also supported Republican candidates, including Nixon.
Bill Clinton was also highly influenced by his preachings and also attended his crusades in 1959, 1971, 1989 and 2005. Mr. Clinton said about him is that Graham prays not with you but for you.
Harry Truman who was the first president to pray with him in 1950 felt upset when he came to know that Graham had discussed their conversation with reporters. Later on, Graham said that he had kept Presidential conversations private.
He was honored in 1983 with the Presidential medal of freedom from then-President Ronald Regan.
He was against racism and strongly believed that Christianity is for all the races. He allowed black ministers Thomas Kilgore and Gardner C. Taylor onto the executive committee.
He also preached with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium. He also posted bail for King when the King was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama.
He credits his wife for his ministry and called her "the greatest Christian he ever knew."
He received a knighthood from Sir Christopher Meyer at the Washington D.C. based British Embassy in 2001.
Besides preaching, he had written 33 books including his autobiography "Just As I Am".
Graham is the first non-musician inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989.
Graham was a great man not only living but also after his death. He was buried in a $200 wooden casket made by prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.