Theologian Biographies

Ancient era

John Chrysostom

349 CE – September 14, 407 CE

Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)

Ancient era

Tertullian

150 CE – 220 CE

Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220)

Modern era

Jamal al-Din al-Afghani

1838 – March 9, 1897

Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)

Mary Magdalene

d. c. 100 CE

Follower of Jesus (–100)

Ancient era

Jerome

345 CE – September 30, 420 CE

4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church

Ancient era

Benedict of Nursia

March 3, 480 CE – March 23, 547 CE

Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)

Medieval era

Bernard of Clairvaux

1090 – August 20, 1153

Burgundian saint, abbot and theologian (1090–1153)

Medieval era

John Wycliffe

c. 1320 – December 31, 1384

English theologian and dissident in the Roman Catholic Church

Medieval era

Jan Hus

1369 – July 6, 1415

Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)

Medieval era

William Tyndale

1494 – October 6, 1536

English Bible translator and reformer

Medieval era

Ulrich Zwingli

January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531

Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)

Early Modern era

John Knox

1514 – November 24, 1572

Scottish clergyman, writer and historian (1514–1572)

Modern era

Charles Spurgeon

June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892

British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834-1892)

Modern era

Brigham Young

June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877

American religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory (1801–1877)

Medieval era

Husayn ibn Ali

January 9, 626 CE – October 10, 680 CE

Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)

Medieval era

Rashi

1040 – July 13, 1105

French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105)

Medieval era

Peter Abelard

1079 – April 21, 1142

French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)

Medieval era

Thomas Becket

December 21, 1119 – December 29, 1170

English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170

Early Modern era

John Napier

February 1, 1550 – April 4, 1617

Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)

Early Modern era

John Bunyan

November 28, 1628 – August 31, 1688

English Christian writer and preacher (1628-1688)