Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - List of Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - page 12

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
John Bunyan

John Bunyan

John Bunyan was a renowned English Christian preacher and writer in the seventeenth century

BritishNovember 28, 1628176 views

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Ignatius Loyola was a Spanish knight and saint from the Basque noble family

SpanishOctober 23, 1491122 views

Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle is a well-known spiritual leader, and author

GermanFebruary 16, 1948703 views

Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini was the political and religious leader of Iran who held the highest office of his country until his death

IranianSeptember 22, 1902161 views

Moses

Moses is regarded as the most prominent Hebrew religious leader of the ancient era

Egyptian1391 BC284 views

John Calvin

John Clavin was a French theologian & pastor who played an important role in the Protestant Reform movement

FrenchJuly 10, 1509232 views

Charles Kingsley

Charles Kingsley was a minister of the Church of England, Christian Socialist, novelist, university professor, historian and amateur naturalist

BritishJune 12, 1819183 views

Thérèse of Lisieux

Therese of Lisieux was a Roman Catholic nun who is widely respected in modern times.

FrenchJanuary 2, 1873263 views