Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - List of Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - page 3

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
St. Augustine

St. Augustine

Saint Augustine was a Christian theologian regarded as one of the foremost figures of the ancient western church

Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo was a great political reformer and a spiritual master

IndianAugust 15, 1872127 views

Archibald Alexander

Archibald Alexander was an American Presbyterian theologian and educator who became famous for his religious teachings, writings and sermons

AmericanApril 17, 1772115 views

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a spiritual leader and the founder of the ‘Art of Living Foundation’

IndianMay 13, 1956167 views

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a Bengali spiritual teacher believed by his devotees to be Lord Krishna himself

IndianFebruary 18, 148698 views

Pope Benedict XIII

Pope Benedict XIII was the pope from 29 May 1724 to his death in 1730

Tulsidas

Tulsidas was a Hindu poet-saint counted amongst the greatest poets in Hindi, Indian, and world literature

Indian1497103 views

Nizamuddin Auliya

Nizamuddin Auliya was the fourth Spiritual Successor (Khalifa) of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer

Indian1238345 views

Kabir

Kabir was a much revered 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint

Indian1440210 views