Notable members of Sons of Confederate Veterans have included:

• Trace Adkins (born 1962), American country singer-songwriter
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• Ellis Arnall (1907–1992), Georgia governor^[2]
• Gresham Barrett (born 1961), U.S. representative from South Carolina^{[citation needed]}
• Omar Bradley (1893–1981), 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff^{[citation needed]}
• Bear Bryant (1913–1983), an American college football coach^{[citation needed]}
• Phil Bryant (born 1954), Mississippi governor^[3]
• Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American journalist, writer, media consultant, and U.S. presidential candidate^[2]
• Gregg Cherry (1891–1957), North Carolina governor^[2]
• John Courson (born 1944), South Carolina state senator^[4]
• Charlie Daniels (born 1936), American country singer-songwriter^{[citation needed]}
• Hugh Dorsey (1871–1948), Georgia governor^{[citation needed]}
• Clint Eastwood (born 1930), American film actor, director, producer, composer, pianist, and politician^[5]
• Charles Farnsley (1907–1990), U.S. representative from Kentucky^[2]
• Orval Faubus (1910–1994), Arkansas governor^[2]
• Murphy Foster (born 1930), Louisiana governor^{[citation needed]}
• MacDonald Gallion (1913–2007), Alabama attorney general^[2]
• Virgil Goode (born 1946), Representative from Virginia and U.S. presidential candidate^{[citation needed]}
• Marvin Griffin (1907–1982), Georgia governor^{[citation needed]}
• Dorsey Hardeman (1902–1992), Texas state senator^[6]
• Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), actor^{[citation needed]}
• Harry Hawes (1869–1947), U.S. senator from Missouri^[2]
• Johnson Hagood (1873–1948), American general^{[citation needed]}
• Jesse Helms (1921–2008), Senator from North Carolina and U.S. presidential candidate^[7]
• James Hylton (born 1934), American race car driver^[8]
• John Lejeune (1867–1942), 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps^{[citation needed]}
• Trent Lott (born 1941), U.S. senator from Mississippi^[2]
• Lester Maddox (1915–2003), Georgia governor^{[citation needed]}
• William McCain (1907–1993), American archivist and college president^[9]
• Charley Reese (1937–2013), American newspaper columnist^[5]
• Absalom Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. senator from Virginia^[2]
• Richard Russell (1897–1971), Governor and U.S. senator from Georgia^{[citation needed]}
• John Slaton (1866–1955), Georgia governor^{[citation needed]}
• Floyd Spence (1928–2001), U.S. representative from South Carolina,^[2]
• Herman Talmadge (1913–2002), Governor and U.S. senator from Georgia^{[citation needed]}
• Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), Governor, U.S. senator from South Carolina, and U.S. presidential candidate^[7]
• Harry Truman (1884–1972), 33rd President of the United States^[5]
• William Tuck (1902–2003), Governor and U.S. representative from Virginia^[2]
• Ernest Vandiver (1918–2005), Georgia governor^{[citation needed]}
• Danny Verdin (born 1964), South Carolina state senator^[10]
• Alexander Weddell (1876–1948), American diplomat^[2]
• Guinn Williams (1871–1948), U.S. representative from Texas^[2]
• Hank Williams, Jr. (born 1949), American country singer-songwriter^{[citation needed]}
• Joe Wilson (born 1947), U.S. representative from South Carolina^[11]
• Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
• Nelson W. Winbush, African-American educator^[12]