Directory 7,622 records
Figures
People on the record,
and people in the telling.
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All figures
Across 17 traditions, and 2,289 in none yet.
1,201–1,320 of 7,622
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Ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article on each — a measure of how widely a subject is written about, not of its importance to any tradition.
2,289 of these sit in no collection yet, so they appear under All and under no tradition.
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Christianity Patriarch Nikon of Moscow 8th Patriarch of Moscow (1652–1666) -
Christianity Paul the Deacon 8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian -
Christianity Paul Tillich German-American theologian and philosopher -
Greek and Roman Polyhymnia Muse of sacred-poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as muse of agriculture, geometry rhetoric, and pantomime in Greek mythology -
Greek and Roman Polyphemus Giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology -
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC -
Judaism Rashi French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105) -
Christianity Robert II of Scotland King of Scots from 1371 to his death as the first monarch of the House of Stewart
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Romanos IV Diogenes Byzantine emperor -
Christianity Sidonius Apollinaris Gaulish poet, aristocrat and bishop (430-489) -
Christianity Stephen III of Moldavia Prince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504 -
Theophilos Byzantine emperor from 829 to 842 -
Christianity Thomas Bayes British mathematician and Presbyterian minister (1702-1761) -
Christianity Thomas Wolsey English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530) -
Christianity William of Rubruck Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer -
Christianity William Tyndale English Bible translator and reformer -
Islam Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi Islamic hadith scholar (824–892) -
Greek and Roman Aegeus Mythical king of Athens -
Christianity Afonso III of Portugal King of Portugal
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Judaism Ahaz King of Judah -
Judaism Akiva ben Joseph Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135) -
Islam Al-Walid I Umayyad caliph -
Aldus Manutius Italian printer and humanist (1449-1515) -
Antigonus I Monophthalmus Macedonian general, founder of Antigonid dynasty (382–301 BC) -
Apollonius of Tyana 1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher -
Greek and Roman Argus Panoptes Giant with hundred eyes in Greek mythology -
Islam As-Saffah First Abbasid -
Ay Egyptian pharaoh of the late 18th Dynasty (14th century BCE)
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Carl Czerny Austrian composer and pianist (1791-1857) -
Christianity Charles de Foucauld French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916) -
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834 (1764–1845) -
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818 -
Christianity Christian III of Denmark King of Denmark and Norway -
South Asian traditions Dayananda Saraswati Indian social reformer (1824-1883) -
Christianity Denis I of Portugal King of Portugal -
Christianity Dorothy Day American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert (1897-1980) -
Emperor Gaozu of Tang Founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty (566-635) (r. 618–626) -
Christianity Epiphanius of Salamis 4th century Christian bishop and saint -
Greek and Roman Euterpe Muse of music in Greek mythology -
Buddhist traditions Faxian Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties -
Christianity Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies King of Naples (1759-1806, 1815-1816), Sicily (1759-1816), and the Two Sicilies (1816-1825) -
Norse and Germanic Harald Fairhair King of Norway -
Henry the Young King Second of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine -
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor King of the Romans from 1308 to 1313 (1275–1313) -
Greek and Roman Hyacinth Mythological prince, loved by Apollo -
Judaism Jehoiakim Eighteenth King of Judah -
Christianity Johann Kaspar Lavater Swiss poet (1741-1801) -
Christianity John III Doukas Vatatzes Emperor of Nicaea -
Christianity John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792) -
Christianity John VIII Palaiologos Byzantine emperor -
Joseph Dalton Hooker British botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon (1817–1911) -
Judaism Judah Maccabee 2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids -
Konstantinos X Doukas Byzantine emperor -
Louis II, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1506–1526) -
Mary Baker Eddy American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910) -
Christianity Matilda of Flanders Wife of William the Conqueror and Queen consort of the Kingdom of England -
Merneptah Fourth pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt -
Christianity Michael II Byzantine emperor -
Christianity Nicolas Steno Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686) -
Islam Nizam al-Mulk Persian Seljuk scholar, politician, vizier and court official (1018–1092) -
Christianity Orosius Roman historian and theologian (c.375/385 – c.420 AD) -
Christianity Our Lady of Guadalupe Title of the Virgin Mary as she appeared to an Indigenous man in Mexico in December 1531 -
Christianity Peter III of Aragon King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85) -
Richard Rorty American philosopher (1931–2007) -
Christianity Saint Boniface 8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’ -
Greek and Roman Semele Mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology -
Sigismund I the Old King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania -
Christianity Stauracius Byzantine emperor (775-812) -
Islam Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik Umayyad caliph -
Christianity Tatian 2nd century Assyrian Christian writer and theologian -
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia King of Bohemia and Germany (1361–1419) -
Christianity Yuri Dolgorukiy Grand Prince of Kyiv (1095-1157) -
Judaism · Christianity Abijah Male human biblical figure in 1 Kings 14:31 and 2 Chronicles, second King of Judah -
Judaism Abraham ibn Ezra 12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer -
Christianity Afonso IV of Portugal King of Portugal -
Islam Aga Khan IV 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims -
Buddhist traditions · Christianity Alan Watts British American author and lecturer (1915–1973) -
Christianity Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Last Russian tsesarevich and heir apparent of the Russian Empire (1904–1918); youngest child of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) -
Christianity Alexios III Angelos Byzantine emperor -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Judaism · Christianity Athaliah Queen of Judah -
Greek and Roman Atreus King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon -
Christianity Béla IV of Hungary King of Hungary (1206-1270) -
Casimir IV Jagiellon King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania -
Chilperic I King of Neustria from 561 to 584 (537-584) -
Christianity Frederik IV of Denmark King of Denmark and Norway (1699–1730) -
Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania (1316-1341) -
Georg Forster German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794) -
Christianity Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia Grand Duchess of Russia (1897–1918); second daughter of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) -
Christianity Habakkuk Biblical prophet associated to the Book of Habakkuk -
Christianity Henrietta Maria of France Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I -
Heraklonas Emperor of Byzantine Empire -
Christianity Hilaire Belloc French-English writer (1870–1953) -
Jim Jones American cult leader (1931–1978) -
John Oliver British-American comedian and television host -
Christianity Margaret, Maid of Norway Queen of Scotland -
Christianity Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort of France (1703–1768) -
Judaism · Christianity Miriam Sister of Moses and Aaron - mitochondrial Eve Matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all living humans
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Islam Nasir Khusraw 11th-century Persian Isma'ili poet, scholar, philosopher, and missionary -
Greek and Roman Pasiphaë Daughter of Perse and Helios, the Sun in Greek mythology, queen of Crete -
Greek and Roman Phaethon Son of Helios from Greek mythology -
Christianity Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria 117th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church (1923–2012) -
Christianity Princess Alice of Battenberg Member of the House of Battenberg (1885–1969) -
Ptolemy XII Auletes 1st-century BC Egyptian pharaoh -
Christianity Robert III of Scotland King of Scotland -
South Asian traditions Suśruta Ancient Indian physician, father of surgery -
Christianity Tarcisio Bertone Cardinal of the Catholic Church -
Ulrich von Hutten German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523) -
Æthelred I King of Wessex (r. 865–871) -
Christianity Alexander I of Serbia King of Serbia 1889-1903 -
Christianity Alfonso VI of León and Castile King of León (1065 to 1109), of Castile (1072 to 1109), and of Galicia (1071 to 1109) -
Arkhip Kuindzhi Russian landscape painter (1842-1910) -
Iranian traditions Arses The 12th Achaemenid Emperor (338–336 BC) -
Christianity Augustine of Canterbury 6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint -
Christianity Blanche of Castile Queen consort of France (1188–1252) -
Christianity Carol II of Romania King of Romania from 1930 to 1940 -
Charles Taze Russell Founder of the Bible Student movement (1852–1916) -
Edgar Ætheling Disputed King of England -
Christianity Eleanor of Castile Infanta of Castile and queen consort of England -
East Asian traditions Emperor Kōmei Emperor of Japan from 1846 to 1867