Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - List of Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - page 4

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
Guru Arjan

Guru Arjan

Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth of the ten Sikh Gurus

IndianApril 15, 1563119 views

Guru Hargobind

Guru Hargobind was the sixth of the Sikh gurus and the first one to engage in warfare

IndianJuly 5, 1595124 views

Guru Har Krishan

Guru Har Krishan was the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus

IndianJuly 23, 1656112 views

Guru Har Rai

Guru Har Rai was the seventh of the ten Sikh Gurus

IndianJanuary 16, 1630123 views

Guru Amar Das

Guru Amar Das was the third of the ten Gurus of Sikhism

IndianMay 5, 1479243 views

Guru Ram Das

Guru Ram Das was the fourth of the ten Gurus of Sikhism

IndianOctober 9, 1534120 views

Guru Tegh Bahadur

Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of the ten Gurus of the religion of Sikhism

IndianApril 1, 162190 views

Guru Angad

Guru Angad Dev was the second of the ten Sikh Gurus

IndianMarch 31, 1504186 views

Charles I, Duke of Brittany

Charles of Blois Chatillon was a Breton leader who is best remembered for his involvement in the Breton War of Succession

French1319104 views

Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury and a leader of the English Reformation

BritishJuly 2, 1489115 views