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| | *[[Niels Abel]], one of the greatest mathematicians, son of a Norwegian pastor. | | *[[Niels Abel]], one of the greatest mathematicians, son of a Norwegian pastor. |
| | *[[Alex Briley]], chart-topping singer: a minister's son who learned to sing in church from an early age. | | *[[Alex Briley]], chart-topping singer: a minister's son who learned to sing in church from an early age. |
| − | *[[Gordon Brown]], [[Labour Party]] [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]], son of a [[Church of Scotland]] ([[Presbyterian]]) minister.
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| | *[[Hugh Dennis]], comedian and former agent for the Security Service, son of the bishop of St Edmundsbury | | *[[Hugh Dennis]], comedian and former agent for the Security Service, son of the bishop of St Edmundsbury |
| | *[[Leonhard Euler]], the most prolific mathematician ever, son of a Calvinist pastor. | | *[[Leonhard Euler]], the most prolific mathematician ever, son of a Calvinist pastor. |
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| | *[[Sir Nigel Gresley]], one of the greatest steam locomotive designers | | *[[Sir Nigel Gresley]], one of the greatest steam locomotive designers |
| | *[[William Hamilton]], Irish mathematician and biggest contributor of mathematics to physics since Isaac Newton, raised by his uncle the Reverend James Hamilton. | | *[[William Hamilton]], Irish mathematician and biggest contributor of mathematics to physics since Isaac Newton, raised by his uncle the Reverend James Hamilton. |
| − | *Captain [[William Kidd]], pirate, hanged 1701, was the son of a [[Greenock]] minister.
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| | *[[Isaac Newton]], physicist, stepson of Anglican minister. | | *[[Isaac Newton]], physicist, stepson of Anglican minister. |
| | *[[Robert Noyce]], co-inventor of the [[integrated circuit]], son of a Congregational minister. | | *[[Robert Noyce]], co-inventor of the [[integrated circuit]], son of a Congregational minister. |
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| | *[[J.C. Penney]]<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/jc-penneys.html</ref> | | *[[J.C. Penney]]<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/jc-penneys.html</ref> |
| | *[[Bernhard Riemann]], mathematician, son of a Lutheran pastor. | | *[[Bernhard Riemann]], mathematician, son of a Lutheran pastor. |
| | + | **Anthony Sadler, an American hero who risked his life to stop a heavily armed terrorist on a train to Paris on August 21, 2015, which saved many lives |
| | + | *[[Nicola Tesla]] |
| | *[[Vincent Van Gogh]] | | *[[Vincent Van Gogh]] |
| − | *[[The Wright Brothers]]
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| − | *[[Nicola Tesla]]
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| | *[[Scott Walker]], governor of [[Wisconsin]] who obtained national attention for standing up to the government workers' unions | | *[[Scott Walker]], governor of [[Wisconsin]] who obtained national attention for standing up to the government workers' unions |
| | *President [[Woodrow Wilson]]<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950DE1D61439EF32A25751C2A9629C946496D6CF</ref> | | *President [[Woodrow Wilson]]<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950DE1D61439EF32A25751C2A9629C946496D6CF</ref> |
| | *[[Tim Westwood]], well-known music journalist and motoring correspondent; son of the bishop of Peterborough | | *[[Tim Westwood]], well-known music journalist and motoring correspondent; son of the bishop of Peterborough |
| | + | *[[The Wright Brothers]] |
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| | Achievement is even higher among children of missionaries. According to the organization [[Campus Crusade for Christ]]:<ref>http://www.wwcmagazine.org/1997/call.html</ref> | | Achievement is even higher among children of missionaries. According to the organization [[Campus Crusade for Christ]]:<ref>http://www.wwcmagazine.org/1997/call.html</ref> |
| | {{cquote|In a study listed in [[Who's Who]], it took 5,000 [[Presbyterian]] ministers to produce one child listed in Who's Who. Among lawyers the ratio was 5,000 to 1; dentists 2,500 to 1. But for every seven Christian missionary families from the United States, one of their children would be listed in Who's Who.}} | | {{cquote|In a study listed in [[Who's Who]], it took 5,000 [[Presbyterian]] ministers to produce one child listed in Who's Who. Among lawyers the ratio was 5,000 to 1; dentists 2,500 to 1. But for every seven Christian missionary families from the United States, one of their children would be listed in Who's Who.}} |
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| | + | == Additional examples == |
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| | + | *[[Gordon Brown]], [[Labour Party]] [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]], son of a [[Church of Scotland]] ([[Presbyterian]]) minister. |
| | + | *Captain [[William Kidd]], pirate, hanged 1701, was the son of a [[Greenock]] minister. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |