Billy Graham

Born
in Charlotte, North Carolina, The United States
November 07, 1918

Died
February 21, 2018

Website
http://www.billygraham.org/

Genre
Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy

Influences
Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody ...more

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Billy Graham was an American evangelical Christian evangelist and an ordained Southern
Baptist minister. Graham is best known for his evangelistic missions or “Crusades.” He
believed God knew no borders or nationalities. Throughout his career, Graham preached to
millions around the world. He met and prayed with every U. S. president from Dwight
Eisenhower to Barack Obama.

Graham authored 34 books, including his memoir, Just As I Am. In 1983, he was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. In 1996, Graham and his wife,
Ruth, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can bestow on a
private citizen.

Graham married Wheaton College classmate Ruth Bell Graham in 1943. They had five children
( Ruth Graham, Gigi Graham Tchividjian, Anne Graham Lotz, Nelson, & Franklin Graham) and
made their home in the mountains of North Carolina. They were married for 64 years before
Ruth’s death in 2007. Graham died from natural causes on February 21, 2018, at his home in
Montreat, North Carolina, at the age of 99.