Life membership of the Essendon Football Club is an honour bestowed on very few.
Throughout Essendon's proud history, players, coaches, administrators, and volunteers have been inducted as Life Members. These awards are made in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the club and community.
The significant contributions made by Essendon's Life Members are reflected in the club’s motto:
Suaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re
'Gently in manner, resolutely in execution'
Essendon Football Club Life Members
| First Name | Last Name | Year Inducted |
| Jo-Anne | Albert | 2017 |
| Steven | Alessio | 2002 |
| Julie | Allan | 2019 |
| Chris | Allan | 2019 |
| Noel | Allanson | 1980 |
| Ron | Andrews | 1982 |
| Kevin | Andrews | 2014 |
| Jack | Atkinson | 1962 |
| Leon | Baker | 2012 |
| Fred | Baring | 1925 |
| Paul | Barnard | 2012 |
| John | Barnes | 2012 |
| Peter | Bateman | 1978 |
| Norm | Beckton | 1930 |
| Graeme | Beissel | 2012 |
| George | Bell | 1950 |
| Tom | Bellchambers | 2017 |
| Ken | Betts | 1991 |
| Darren | Bewick | 1999 |
| Doug | Bigelow | 1956 |
| Lorna | Birney | 2016 |
| John | Birt | 1966 |
| Russell | Blew | 1990 |
| Justin | Blumfield | 2011 |
| Mark | Bolton | 2008 |
| Len | Bowe | 1921 |
| Edmund | Bowen | 1980 |
| Ken | Box | 2011 |
| Peter | Bradbury | 2012 |
| Paul | Brasher | 2023 |
| Bill | Brew | 1942 |
| Bill | Brittingham | 1952 |
| Greg | Brown | 2002 |
| Harold | Buckingham | 1974 |
| Reg | Burgess | 2012 |
| Alan | Burton | 2017 |
| Wally | Buttsworth | 1947 |
| V.F. | Byrne | 1933 |
| David | Calthorpe | 2012 |
| Ernie | Cameron | 1928 |
| George | Campbell | 1933 |
| Barry | Capuano | 1975 |
| Blake | Caracella | 2012 |
| Stephen | Carey | 2012 |
| Syd | Carman | 1944 |
| Jim | Carstairs | 1963 |
| Jack | Cassin | 1946 |
| S. | Chapple | 1984 |
| Tony | Charlton | 2010 |
| Jack | Chazan | 1969 |
| Dr. Sam | Chazan | 1970 |
| R. | Clark | 2001 |
| Thomas | Clarke | 1946 |
| Jack | Clarke | 1960 |
| Neil | Clarke | 1986 |
| Robin | Close | 1977 |
| John | Coleman | 1956 |
| David | Collins | 2012 |
| Walter | Collis | 1958 |
| Bruce | Connor | 1999 |
| William | Cookson | 1949 |
| William | Cox | 1978 |
| Wallace | Crichton | 1941 |
| Brian | Crowe | 1999 |
| Barbara | Cullen | 2014 |
| Pat (Pasquale) | Curcio | 2014 |
| Kevin | Dale | 2024 |
| Terry | Daniher | 1987 |
| Chris | Daniher | 1996 |
| Neale | Daniher | 2008 |
| Anthony | Daniher | 2014 |
| Barry | Davis | 1970 |
| Jim | de Laroy | 1976 |
| Brendan | de Morton | 2021 |
| John | Deed | 1992 |
| Courtenay | Dempsey | 2015 |
| Sean | Denham | 2004 |
| Rob | Destradi | 2007 |
| Gerard | Dillon | 2021 |
| Andrea | Dixon | 2025 |
| George | Dobson | 1933 |
| Adrian | Dodoro | 2021 |
| Clyde | Donaldson | 1926 |
| Brian | Donohoe | 1985 |
| Paul | Doran | 1974 |
| F. | Dowling | 1973 |
| R. | Drummond | 1986 |
| Bill | Duckworth | 1991 |
| Frank | Dunell | 2012 |
| Allan | Dunn | 2011 |
| Ricky | Dyson | 2021 |
| Kevin | Egan | 1988 |
| Manny | Eilenberg | 1941 |
| Jim | Eilenberg | 1971 |
| E. | Elliott | 1941 |
| Tony | Elshaug | 2012 |
| Alec | Epis | 1967 |
| Emil | Eugene | 1989 |
| Ron | Evans | 1982 |
| David | Evans | 2019 |
| Murray | Exelby | 1946 |
| Alan | Ezard | 1992 |
| A.F. | F. McGowan | 1929 |
| Jack | Feain | 1986 |
| Neville | Fields | 1981 |
| Bill | Fleming | 1922 |
| Ken | Fletcher | 1976 |
| Dustin | Fletcher | 2003 |
| David | Flood | 1995 |
| Charlie | Forbes | 1910 |
| K.M. | Forbes | 1938 |
| Ted | Fordham | 1975 |
| Garry | Foulds | 1983 |
| Ken | Fraser | 1967 |
| Noel | Freeman | 1985 |
| Bill | French | 1948 |
| David | Friend | 2011 |
| Luisa | Gaetano | 2014 |
| Jack | Garden | 1927 |
| Les | Gardiner | 1952 |
| W. | Gardner | 1973 |
| Neville | Gay | 1980 |
| Darryl | Gerlach | 1972 |
| Ken | Gilbertson | 1997 |
| Brendon | Goddard | 2018 |
| Jim | Golledge | 2001 |
| Alan | Gordon | 2015 |
| Geoff | Gosper | 1969 |
| Jack | Green | 1988 |
| David | Grenvold | 2012 |
| Les | Griggs | 1972 |
| Don | Gross | 1974 |
| Brian | Hammond | 2015 |
| Damien | Hardwick | 2002 |
| Ron | Hare | 1990 |
| Albert | Harper | 1952 |
| Alex | Harry | 1968 |
| J.C. | Harvey | 1954 |
| Mark | Harvey | 1993 |
| Glenn | Hawker | 1987 |
| Shane | Heard | 1986 |
| Colin | Hebbard | 1999 |
| Chris | Heffernan | 2012 |
| Andy | Hellier | 1951 |
| Dyson | Heppell | 2018 |
| Julie | Hewes | 2015 |
| Bruce | Heymanson | 1999 |
| John | Hickey | 1999 |
| Murray | Hicks | 1985 |
| David | Hille | 2012 |
| Paul | Hills | 2012 |
| Allan | Hird | 1959 |
| James | Hird | 2002 |
| Heath | Hocking | 2017 |
| Cale | Hooker | 2017 |
| Colin | Hooper | 1992 |
| Ray | Horsburgh | 2011 |
| Harry | Horsnall | 2009 |
| Harry | Hunter | 1942 |
| Michael | Hurley | 2018 |
| Bill | Hutchison | 1951 |
| Charlie | Italia | 2007 |
| Peter | Jackson | 2009 |
| Daryl | Jackson | 2015 |
| Jason | Johnson | 2007 |
| Mark | Johnson | 2008 |
| Graeme | Johnston | 2012 |
| Tim | Jonas | 2008 |
| Jack | Jones | 1960 |
| J.C. | Jordan | 1936 |
| Noel | Judkins | 1994 |
| Barry | Keam | 1985 |
| Wilfred | Kent-Hughes | 1907 |
| John | Kilby | 1992 |
| Ron | Kirwan | 2005 |
| Beverly | Knight | 2004 |
| Roy | Laing | 1926 |
| Chris | Lambert | 1948 |
| Harold | Lambert | 1949 |
| Gordon | Lane | 1949 |
| Kyle | Langford | 2024 |
| Mark | Lanham | 2025 |
| Carolynn | Larsen | 2025 |
| Jayden | Laverde | 2025 |
| Harry | Lee | 1942 |
| D. | Leeds | 1988 |
| Ted | Leehane | 2000 |
| Geoff | Leek | 1960 |
| Paul | Lew | 2005 |
| Paul | Little, AO | 2019 |
| Matthew | Lloyd | 1999 |
| Michael | Long | 2006 |
| Scott | Lucas | 2006 |
| Simon | Madden | 1983 |
| Michael | Maplestone | 2021 |
| E.J. | Martin | 1936 |
| Josh | Martin | 1938 |
| H. | Masterton | 1924 |
| Charlie | May | 1952 |
| Roy | McConnell | 1958 |
| Alex | McCracken | 1905 |
| Jack | McCraith | 1984 |
| R. | McDonald | 1972 |
| Alan | McGillivray | 1981 |
| George | McGilton | 1929 |
| Andrew | McGrath | 2024 |
| Don | McKenzie | 1969 |
| Denise | McKissock | 2007 |
| Neil | McKissock | 2007 |
| Graeme | McMahon | 2006 |
| S. | McPherson | 1941 |
| Mark | McVeigh | 2009 |
| Mark | Mercuri | 2002 |
| Roger | Merrett | 1987 |
| Zach | Merrett | 2024 |
| J. | Merton | 1926 |
| Len | Mifsud | 2005 |
| Gary | Miller | 2010 |
| Joe | Misiti | 2005 |
| Hugh | Mitchell | 1962 |
| Angus | Monfries | 2017 |
| Gary | Moorcroft | 2012 |
| Graham | Moss | 2015 |
| Alan | Murphy | 1985 |
| David | Myers | 2017 |
| Frank | Nash | 1992 |
| Adam | Nash | 2001 |
| James | Nash | 2001 |
| Nick | Neophitou | 2007 |
| W.E. | Newton | 1936 |
| Alan | Noonan | 1975 |
| Susie | Norton | 2017 |
| Gary | O’Donnell | 1997 |
| Percy | Ogden | 1922 |
| Howard | Okey | 1947 |
| Rick | Olarenshaw | 2012 |
| J. | Osborne | 1949 |
| Darcy | Parish | 2023 |
| Kevin | Parks | 2006 |
| Charlie | Payne | 1971 |
| Elton 'Duffy' | Plummer | 1946 |
| N. | Plummer | 1947 |
| Geoff | Pryor | 2012 |
| Adam | Ramanauskas | 2009 |
| Bill | Raper | 1925 |
| George | Rawle | 1934 |
| Mason | Redman | 2025 |
| F.G. | Reid | 1936 |
| Dr. Bruce | Reid | 1994 |
| Dick | Reynolds | 1943 |
| Dr. Ian | Reynolds | 1994 |
| Edward | Rippon | 1956 |
| Grif | Roberts | 1946 |
| T. | Robertson | 1945 |
| Fred | Robinson | 1966 |
| Brian | Rogers | 2012 |
| Graeme | Rowe | 2015 |
| Cec | Ruddell | 1949 |
| Les | Russell | 1989 |
| J.F. | Ryan | 1921 |
| Patrick | Ryder | 2017 |
| Paul | Salmon | 1992 |
| Brian | Sampson | 2012 |
| Graeme | Schultz | 2011 |
| Greg | Sewell | 1961 |
| David | Shaw | 1968 |
| Robert | Shaw | 1999 |
| John | Shaw | 2014 |
| Mark | Shea | 1919 |
| Kevin | Sheedy | 1985 |
| Ian | Shelton | 2006 |
| C.H. | Simpson | 1957 |
| William | Slater | 1957 |
| Merna | Slattery | 1999 |
| George | Smillie | 1948 |
| W.J. | Smith | 1960 |
| Dean | Solomon | 2010 |
| Peter | Somerville | 2012 |
| L. | Southgate | 1953 |
| Murray | Spargo | 2010 |
| Fergus | Speakman | 1955 |
| Bill | Stanton | 1977 |
| Brent | Stanton | 2012 |
| Tom | Stephens | 1946 |
| Ron | Stevens | 1976 |
| Alan | Stevens | 1994 |
| Colin | Stubbs | 1992 |
| George | Stuckey | 1913 |
| Cyril | Sutherland | 1955 |
| Bob | Syme | 1953 |
| Brad | Teal | 2009 |
| Alan | Thaw | 1966 |
| Mark | Thompson | 1992 |
| Ken | Timms | 2013 |
| Robert | Tobias | 2008 |
| Fred | Todd | 1967 |
| Hugh | Torney | 1943 |
| N. | Tot Miller | 1952 |
| Les | Turner | 1950 |
| Paul | Vander Haar | 1986 |
| Jack | Vosti | 1953 |
| Glenda | Wade | 2014 |
| Bruce | Waite | 2012 |
| Dean | Wallis | 1997 |
| Joe | Walmsley | 1945 |
| William | Walmsley | 1983 |
| Bruce | Walmsley | 2013 |
| P. | Walsh | 1961 |
| Kevin | Walsh | 1992 |
| James | Walsh | 2009 |
| Gavin | Wanganeen | 2012 |
| Clive | Ward | 1971 |
| Fred | Wasley | 1963 |
| Keith | Waters | 1967 |
| Tim | Watson | 1986 |
| Jobe | Watson | 2013 |
| Rowley | Watt | 1932 |
| Len | Webster | 1938 |
| Sean | Wellman | 2005 |
| Andrew | Welsh | 2012 |
| Paul | Weston | 2012 |
| Mick S. | Williams | 1951 |
| John | Williams | 2006 |
| Ray | Williams | 2008 |
| Darren | Williams | 2010 |
| Jason | Winderlich | 2013 |
| Paul | Wise | 2006 |
| Bryan | Wood | 2013 |
| F.H. 'Uncy' | Woods | 1946 |
| Robert C. | Woods | 1981 |
| Craig | Yorston | 2010 |
| David | Zaharakis | 2017 |
| Isaac | Zimmerman | 1969 |
