Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - List of Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - page 8

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
Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader who founded the Unification Church

Dayanand Saraswati

Dayanand Saraswati was a Hindu religious leader who founded the reform movement, Arya Samaj

IndianFebruary 12, 1824141 views

Theodore Hesburgh

Theodore Hesburgh was a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years

AmericanMay 25, 1917150 views

Sri Chinmoy

Sri Chinmoy was an Indian spiritual master who advocated meditation and athleticism as means of achieving inner peace

IndianAugust 27, 1931132 views

Louis Farrakhan

Louis Farrakhan is an active leader of the African-American religious movement, Nation of Islam

AmericanMay 11, 1933109 views

George Fox

George Fox was a renowned English religious leader, who founded the ‘Religious Society of Friends’

BritishJanuary 1, 162496 views

Pope Francis

Pope Francis is the current and the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church

Gaur Gopal Das

Gaur Gopal Das is an Indian spiritual leader and motivational speaker

IndianDecember 24, 197389 views

Ramakrishna Paramhamsa

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was a highly revered Indian mystic during the 19th century

IndianFebruary 18, 1836116 views