Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - List of Famous Spiritual & Religious Leaders - page 9

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
Pope John XXIII

Pope John XXIII

Pope John XXIII, regarded as one of the most popular popes, was the head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963

ItalianNovember 25, 1881210 views

Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda was a great Indian yogi who popularized the concept of Kriya Yoga to the Western World

IndianJanuary 5, 1893144 views

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti was a famous public speaker, mystic, author, philosopher and spiritual leader

IndianMay 12, 1895157 views

George Muller

George Muller was a Christian evangelist who founded the Ashley Down orphanage in England and cared for over 10,000 orphans in his life

Prussian175 views

Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance humanist and Catholic priest

DutchOctober 27, 1466108 views

Charles II

Charles II was the monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland

BritishMay 29, 1630126 views

Adi Da

Adi Da or Franklin Jones was an American spiritual leader, writer and founder of the religious movement, ‘Adidam’.

Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak was a great Indian saint who founded Sikhism

IndianApril 15, 1469247 views

David Koresh

David Koresh was a controversial man who worked as the leader of the religious cult ‘Branch Davidians.’ This biography profiles his childhood, family, personal life, etc.

AmericanAugust 17, 1959307 views