Shoghi Effendi, head of the Bahá'í Faith in the first half of the 20th century, designated nineteen Western Bahá'ís as Disciples of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and 'Heralds of the Covenant':

• Dr. John E. Esslemont
• Thornton Chase
• Howard MacNutt
• Sarah Farmer (see Green Acre Bahá'í School)
• Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
• Lillian Kappes
• Robert Turner
• Albert Schwarz
• Lua Getsinger
• Joseph Hannen
• Chester I. Thatcher
• Charles Greenleaf
• Mrs. J. D. Brittingham
• Mrs. Thornburgh
• Helen S. Goodall
• Arthur P. Dodge
• William H. Hoar
• Dr. J. G. Augur
• William Randall (see Green Acre Bahá'í School)