Prophets & Religious Figures
Founders, prophets, and voices of the world's faiths.
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Medieval era
Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
1309 – July 26, 1405
Indian Sufi saint
Medieval era
Bahauddin Zakariya
1170 – 1267
Sufi saint
Early Modern era
Mian Mir
August 11, 1550 – August 11, 1635
Sufi saint (1550-1635)
Modern era
Khwaja Ghulam Farid
November 25, 1845 – July 24, 1901
19th-century sufi Punjabi poet of the punjab , polyglot, scholar and writer
Early Modern era
Ahmad Sirhindi
June 26, 1564 – 1624
Philosopher (1564-1624)
Early Modern era
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
February 21, 1703 – August 20, 1762
Indian muslim scholar
Modern era
Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki
December 29, 1817 – October 18, 1899
Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi saint (1817–1899)
Medieval era
Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
October 22, 1314 – January 18, 1385
Iranian Kubrawiya Sufi saint (c.1312–1384)
Medieval era
Shah Jalal
1271 – March 15, 1346
Sufi scholar of Sylhet
Medieval era
Shah Makhdum Ruposh
1216 – 1313
Historical figure
Modern era
Meher Baba
February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969
Indian spiritual master (1894–1969)
Early Modern era
Bari Imam
1617 – 1705
Historical figure
Modern era
Aga Khan III
November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
Medieval era
Abdul Qadir Gilani
March 17, 1078 – February 14, 1166
Sunni Muslim preacher, mystic and jurist (1078–1166)
Modern era
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
August 19, 1863 – July 20, 1943
Indian Muslim scholar (1863–1943)
Modern era
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
May 9, 1829 – August 11, 1905
The Great Islamic Scholar (1829-1905)
Modern era
Husain Ahmad Madani
October 6, 1879 – 1957
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
Modern era
Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi
1885 – July 13, 1944
Indian Islamic scholar (1885–1944)
Modern era
Abul A'la Maududi
September 25, 1903 – September 22, 1979
South Asian Islamic scholar, Founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (1903–1979)
Modern era
Amin Ahsan Islahi
1904 – December 15, 1997
Quran translator
Modern era
Ahmed Deedat
July 1, 1918 – August 8, 2005
South African writer and orator (1918–2005)
Early Modern era
Guru Arjan
April 15, 1563 – May 30, 1606
Guru of Sikhism (1563-1606)
Early Modern era
Guru Tegh Bahadur
April 1, 1621 – November 11, 1675
The ninth Guru of Sikhism (1621–1675)
Medieval era
Mirabai
1498 – 1546
16th-century Hindu mystic poet, saint and devotee of the god Krishna
Medieval era
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
1486 – 1534
15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint
Modern era
Dayananda Saraswati
February 12, 1824 – October 30, 1883
Indian social reformer (1824-1883)
Modern era
Anagarika Dharmapala
September 17, 1864 – April 29, 1933
Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933)
Early Modern era
Zanabazar
1635 – 1723
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader
Ancient era
Mesrop Mashtots
362 CE – February 17, 440 CE
Armenian theologian and linguist (362–440)
Modern era
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
April 7, 1856 – December 21, 1920
Emir of Diiriye Guure and his Dervish Kingdom (1856-1920)
Medieval era
Andrei Rublev
c. 1360 – October 17, 1428
Medieval Russian artist (1360s-1428)
Medieval era
Sergius of Radonezh
May 3, 1314 – September 25, 1392
Russian saint (1314-1392)
Early Modern era
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
November 12, 1651 – April 17, 1695
Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright and poet
Early Modern era
Jose Maria Morelos
September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)
Early Modern era
Santa Rosa de Lima
April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617
Dominican saint from Peru
Modern era
David Unaipon
September 28, 1872 – February 7, 1967
Indigenous Australian inventor and writer (1872–1967)
Medieval era
Dunstan
909 CE – May 19, 988 CE
Archbishop of Canterbury and saint
Medieval era
Augustine of Canterbury
c. 550 CE – c. 605 CE
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
Medieval era
Stephen Langton
1150 – July 9, 1228
English cleric; Archbishop of Canterbury
Ancient era
Brendan the Navigator
486 CE – 577 CE
Irish monastic saint
Medieval era
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
915 CE – 975 CE
9th century Andalusian Jewish scholar, physician and official
Medieval era
Arnold of Brescia
1100 – June 18, 1155
Canon regular and revolutionary
Medieval era
Cardinal Cisneros
1436 – November 8, 1517
Spanish Catholic cardinal (1436-1517)
Medieval era
Boris I of Bulgaria
827 CE – May 2, 907 CE
Bulgarian ruler
Medieval era
Constance of Sicily
1248 – April 9, 1302
Queen of Aragon and titular Queen of Sicily
Medieval era
Absalon
1128 – March 21, 1201
Archbishop, statesman (1128-1201)
Medieval era
Prokop the Great
1380 – May 30, 1434
Hussite priest and military leader
Medieval era
Alexander Peresvet
c. 1301 – September 8, 1380
Russian Orthodox monk warrior, later canonizated.
Medieval era
Saint Cyril
827 CE – February 14, 869 CE
Christian missionary to the Slavs (9th c.)
Medieval era
Saint Methodius
815 CE – April 6, 885 CE
Christian missionary to the Slavs
Medieval era
Peter the Hermit
1050 – July 8, 1115
11th century French Christian priest and key figure during the First Crusade
Jacques de Molay
d. March 18, 1314
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Ancient era
Pope Leo I
390 CE – November 11, 461 CE
Pope from 440 to 461 (390–461)
Medieval era
Pope Gregory VII
c. 1020 – May 25, 1085
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085
Medieval era
Pope Innocent III
February 22, 1160 – July 16, 1216
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
Medieval era
Pope Boniface VIII
1235 – October 11, 1303
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303
Pope Sylvester II
d. May 12, 1003
Pope of the Catholic Church from 938 to 1003
Medieval era
Pope Celestine V
1215 – May 19, 1296
13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign
Medieval era
Pope Clement V
1264 – April 20, 1314
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314 (1264–1314)
Medieval era
Pope Alexander VI
January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503
Pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)