charles finney was an evangelist in the 19th century. he was a leader in the second great awakening, a time when many in america came to the christian faith. dwight l. moody preached in the last half of the 19th century and also started a christian school, the moody bible institute. aimee semple mcpherson preached in the 1920s and 1930s. in the middle years of the 20th century festo kivengere, an anglican bishop preached in africa with great results. a prominent evangelist in the 20th century was billy graham. his son franklin graham followed him, preaching in the 21st century. reinhard bonnke (1940-2019) was an evangelist, largely in africa. he preached to as many as 100,000 persons at a time. many missionaries are evangelists, although missionaries also have done other work to promote their faith.