Religious Figures

63 people, in date order

• Abraham c. 1812–c. 1637 BCE, patriarch
• Moses (By Ussher chronology) 1571–1451 BCE, prophet
• Zoroaster (By linguistic scholarship) c. 1500–c. 1430 BCE, prophet
• Moses (By Rabbinic chronology) 1391–1271 BCE, prophet
• David c. 1040–c. 970 BCE, king and prophet
• Solomon c. 990–c. 931 BCE, king
• Isaiah c. 765–c. 700 BCE, prophet
• Jeremiah c. 650–c. 570 BCE, prophet
• Zoroaster (By Zoroastrian tradition) c. 628–c. 551 BCE, prophet
• Mahavira 599–527 BCE, spiritual leader
• Gautama Buddha c. 563–c. 483 BCE, spiritual leader
• John the Baptist c. 6 BCE–c. 30 CE, prophet
• Jesus c. 4 BCE–c. 30 CE, religious leader
• Saint Peter c. 1–c. 65, apostle
• Paul the Apostle c. 5–c. 65, apostle
• Rabbi Akiva c. 50–135, rabbi
• Origen c. 185–c. 253, theologian
• Mani 216–c. 274, prophet
• Augustine of Hippo 354–430, theologian
• Saint Patrick c. 385–c. 461, missionary
• Bodhidharma c. 440–c. 528, monk
• Benedict of Nursia c. 480–c. 547, monk
• Khadija c. 555–619, early Muslim
• Muhammad c. 570–632, prophet
• Ali c. 600–661, caliph
• Husayn ibn Ali 626–680, imam
• Rabia of Basra c. 717–801, Sufi mystic
• Hildegard of Bingen 1098–1179, abbess
• Francis of Assisi c. 1181–1226, religious leader
• Haji Bektash Veli c. 1209–c. 1271, Sufi mystic
• Thomas Aquinas 1225–1274, theologian
• Ibn Taymiyya 1263–1328, theologian
• Catherine of Siena 1347–1380, mystic
• Jan Hus c. 1372–1415, religious reformer
• Gendün Drubpa 1391–1474, Buddhist leader
• Guru Nanak 1469–1539, religious leader
• Martin Luther 1483–1546, religious leader
• Ignatius of Loyola 1491–1556, priest
• John Calvin 1509–1564, theologian
• John Knox c. 1514–1572, religious leader
• Teresa of Ávila 1515–1582, mystic
• William Penn 1644–1718, religious leader
• Baal Shem Tov c. 1698–1760, rabbi
• John Wesley 1703–1791, religious leader
• Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab 1703–1792, religious leader
• Joseph Smith 1805–1844, religious leader
• Baháʼu'lláh 1817–1892, religious leader
• Mary Baker Eddy 1821–1910, religious leader
• Ramakrishna 1836–1886, mystic
• Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi 1859–1937, ayatollah
• Swami Vivekananda 1863–1902, monk
• Said Nursi 1877–1960, theologian
• Ruhollah Khomeini 1902–1989, ayatollah
• Mother Teresa 1910–1997, missionary
• L. Ron Hubbard 1911–1986, religious founder
• Billy Graham 1918–2018, evangelist
• Pope John Paul II 1920–2005, pope
• Thich Nhat Hanh 1926–2022, Buddhist monk
• Ali al-Sistani 1930–, ayatollah
• Desmond Tutu 1931–2021, archbishop
• 14th Dalai Lama 1935–, Buddhist leader
• Pope Francis 1936–2025, pope
• Pope Leo XIV 1955–, pope