Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - List of Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - page 5

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
Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha was a spiritual leader on whose teachings Buddhism was founded

Nepali563 BC444 views

Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the ten Sikh Gurus

IndianDecember 22, 1666129 views

Sai Baba of Shirdi

Shirdi Sai Baba was an Indian spiritual master who was revered by both Hindu and Muslim devotees

IndianSeptember 28, 1835144 views

Ramdev

Baba Ramdev is an Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Patanjali Yogpeeth

IndianDecember 25, 1965168 views

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada was an Indian spiritual teacher who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)

IndianSeptember 1, 1896168 views

Jaggi Vasudev

Jaggi Vasudev is an Indian yogi and mystic who founded the Isha Foundation

IndianSeptember 3, 1957246 views

Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara was an early 8th century Indian Hindu philosopher and theologian whose teachings had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism.

Indian788124 views

Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba was an Indian guru who claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi

IndianNovember 23, 1926606 views

Mahavira

Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism

Indian599 BC126 views

Saint David

St

Welsh500105 views