William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. was born in Charlotte, North
Carolina.

Since his ministry began in 1947, Billy Graham conducted more than 400
crusades in 185 countries and territories on six continents. The first Billy
Graham Crusade, held September 13–21, 1947, in the Civic Auditorium in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, was attended by 6,000 people. Graham was 29
years old at the time. In 1950, Graham founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) with its headquarters in Minneapolis. He was a spiritual
adviser to a number of U.S. Presidents.