Billy Graham
William Franklin Graham, Jr. or better known as Billy Graham, can be considered a veteran evangelist, whose career started more than six decades ago.
Converting to Southern Baptist at the age of 16, he soon moved to Illinois to attend Wheaten College, where he also worked as a pastor in the local churches. Eventually,h e took over a small radio program, which helped him launch his radio ministry while planning to become a chaplain in the armed forces. He never did become a chaplain, and instead, became a traveling evangelist.
Having served as the spiritual advisor to prominent figures such as former United States presidents Eisenhower, Johnson and Nixon, Graham has also preached alongside Martin Luther King. He’s also conducted over 400 modern crusaders to help convert people to Christianity over the years.
Now 98 years old, the simple southern evangelist boasts a net worth of $25 million and over his lifetime, has reportedly built an audience of over 2.2 billion viewers with 3.2 million converts.