Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - List of Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - page 10

Religion and spirituality are two things that are probably the most difficult to define in definite terms. It would be wrong to say that spirituality and religion don’t go hand in hand because they do; the only difference is that while religion is an organized system that pays homage to a god, spirituality is something that does not always need a deity to define the parameters of the person’s spiritual conduct. Throughout history there have been people who have played the roles of, both, spiritual and religious leaders for their societies. Some of them have done such exemplary work, with such dedication, that their work, and in turn they themselves, were recognized the world over for their steadfast dedication and wisdom in guiding their flock. Some examples of religious leaders would be people like the Dalai Lama and Pope Benedict XVI while a list of spiritual leaders would include people like the famous Osho Rajneesh. It is natural, at this point, to look for more information about these people and others like then so here is a list of just such people along with their biographies, timelines, trivia, life stories and interesting facts about them.

The Most Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Prophet MuhammadApril 22, 571Saudi ArabianProphet Muhammad was the founder of Islam, one of the most widespread religions in the world
Eckhart TolleFebruary 16, 1948GermanEckhart Tolle is a well-known spiritual leader, and author
Murad IVJuly 26, 1612TurkishMurad IV was one of the mighty Sultans in the history of the Ottoman Empire
T. B. JoshuaJune 12, 1963NigerianT
Sathya Sai BabaNovember 23, 1926IndianSathya Sai Baba was an Indian guru who claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi
Russell M. NelsonSeptember 9, 1924AmericanRussell M
Bernadette SoubirousJanuary 7, 1844FrenchSaint Bernadette was a Christian Saint who had Marian apparitions of a small young lady who identified herself as the Immaculate Conception
Gautama Buddha563 BCNepaliGautama Buddha was a spiritual leader on whose teachings Buddhism was founded
Charles Taze RussellFebruary 16, 1852AmericanTaze Russell was the founder of the International Bible Students Association
Osho RajneeshDecember 11, 1931IndianOsho Rajneesh was an Indian mystic, guru and spiritual teacher who created the spiritual practice of dynamic meditation
Charles Taze Russell

Charles Taze Russell

Taze Russell was the founder of the International Bible Students Association

AmericanFebruary 16, 1852430 views

Thomas S. Monson

Thomas Spencer Monson is a famous American religious leader and spiritual author

AmericanAugust 21, 192782 views

Prophet Muhammad

Prophet Muhammad was the founder of Islam, one of the most widespread religions in the world

Saudi ArabianApril 22, 5711,437 views

Murad IV

Murad IV was one of the mighty Sultans in the history of the Ottoman Empire

TurkishJuly 26, 1612622 views

David Miscavige

David Miscavige is the leader of the Church of Scientology

AmericanApril 30, 1960306 views

Thomas More

Thomas More was a Renaissance humanist who served as a councilor to Henry VIII

BritishFebruary 7, 1478204 views

Tertullian

Tertullian was an early Christian author who was a very prominent apologist of his times

Tunisian160265 views

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, and was responsible for awakening India spiritually

IndianJanuary 12, 1863305 views

Rowan Douglas Williams

Rowan Douglas Williams is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian

BritishJune 14, 1950213 views

Rick Warren

Rick Warren is an American Pastor and author

AmericanJanuary 28, 1954111 views