Directory 7,622 records
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and people in the telling.
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All figures
Across 17 traditions, and 2,289 in none yet.
1,321–1,440 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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Fredric Jameson American academic and literary critic (1934–2024) -
Christianity Gregory Palamas 14th century Byzantine Greek cleric and theologian -
Guan Yu Chinese general serving warlord Liu Bei (160-220) -
Islam Ibn Kathir Syrian Islamic historian, exegete and scholar (c.1300–1373) -
Christianity Jacques de Molay Grand Master of the Knights Templar -
James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales Pretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne (1688-1766) -
Christianity · Judaism James, son of Alphaeus One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ -
Christianity Jean Buridan Medieval philosopher (ca. 1300-1358) -
Judaism · Christianity Jehoshaphat Fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah -
Christianity Jérôme Bonaparte Napoleon I's brother (1784–1860) -
Christianity Joel Biblical prophet associated with the Book of Joel -
John VII Palaiologos Byzantine emperor -
Buddhist traditions Kumārajīva Kuchan Buddhist monk and translator (344-413) -
Christianity Ladislaus I of Hungary King of Hungary from 1077 to 1095 -
Judaism · Christianity Leah Biblical matriarch -
Christianity Leonardo Bruni Italian humanist historian (c. 1370–1444) -
Magnus Maximus Late 4th-century Roman emperor of Britain and usurper of the West -
Malcolm III of Scotland King of Scotland from 1058 to 1093 -
Christianity Marie of Romania Last Queen consort of Romania (1875-1938; r. 1914-1927) -
Christianity Martha Biblical figure -
Minamoto no Yoritomo 1st shogun of the Kamakura shogunate (1147–1199) -
Greek and Roman Nestor Wise ruler of Pylos in Greek mythology, son of Neleus -
Christianity Nikephoros III Botaneiates Byzantine emperor -
Christianity Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig Danish Lutheran pastor, theologian, hymn-writer and educator (1783-1872) -
South Asian traditions Parashurama Sixth avatar of Hindu god Vishnu -
Judaism · Christianity Reuben Eldest son of Jacob with Leah, in the Bible - Islam Reza Hosseini Nassab Iranian grand ayatollah
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Robert Curthose Duke of Normandy -
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827 -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Judaism Ruth Protagonist of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible -
Islam Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas Muslim general (c. 595 – 674) -
Christianity Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia Russian tsarevna (1657–1704) -
Theodore II Laskaris Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258 -
Christianity William Buckland English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856) -
Islam Zaynab bint Jahsh Cousin and seventh wife of Muhammad (c. 590–641) -
Buddhist traditions 1st Dalai Lama Dalai Lama of Tibet (1391-1474) -
Islam Abu Dharr al-Ghifari Companion of Muhammad (died 652) -
Islam Al-Mu'tasim 8th Abbasid Caliph. (r. 833–842) -
Alexios II Komnenos Byzantine emperor -
Christianity Alfonso VIII of Castile King of Castile (1155-1214) -
Christianity Aloysius Gonzaga Italian aristocrat and Jesuit seminarian and saint -
Christianity Amadeus VIII of Savoy Antipope 1439 to 1449, count of Savoy -
Amenemhat I Egyptian-Sudanese king -
Iranian traditions Arsaces I of Parthia First Parthian king (247–217 BC) -
Christianity Avvakum Russian protopope -
Christianity Charles Edward Stuart Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France; (1720-1788) -
Christianity Charles Kingsley British clergyman, historian and novelist (1819–1875) -
Christianity Emma of Normandy Norman princess and mother of Edward the Confessor -
Enkidu Character from the Epic of Gilgamesh -
Christianity Henry IV of Castile King of Castile -
Isaac II Angelos Byzantine emperor (1155-1204) -
Judaism · Christianity Jesse Son of Obed, belonging to the tribe of Judah; father of David -
Christianity John Zonaras 12th century Byzantine chronicler and theologian -
Judaism Judah Halevi Spanish-Jewish philosopher, poet and physician (c.1075–1141) -
Krampus Mythical figure -
Buddhist traditions Kūkai Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835) -
Christianity · Islam Maria al-Qibtiyya One of Muhammad's concubines -
Maria Carolina of Austria Queen of Naples and Sicily from 1768 to 1814 (1752–1814) -
Christianity Michael VII Doukas Byzantine emperor -
Islam Mohammad Hasan Akhund Prime Minister of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -
Christianity Monica of Hippo Christian saint; mother of St. Augustine (c.332-387) -
Islam Musa al-Kazim Seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE) -
Nabonidus King of Babylon -
Christianity Nicholas I of Montenegro Prince and King of Montenegro (1841–1921) -
Christianity Nicole Oresme 14th century French philosopher and bishop -
Offa of Mercia King of Mercia -
Christianity Ottokar II of Bohemia King of Bohemia (1253-1278) -
Greek and Roman Penthesilea Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, daughter of Ares and Otrera -
Christianity Philip Neri 16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory -
Judaism · Christianity Salome Biblical daughter of Herod II and Herodias (14–62) -
Christianity Stefan Dušan Emperor of Serbia 1331–1355 -
Christianity Thomas Merton Priest and author (1915–1968) -
Christianity Tim Kaine American lawyer and politician (born 1958) -
Ancient Egypt Tiye Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III -
Greek and Roman Tyndareus King of Sparta -
Christianity Uriel Archangel in Jewish and Christian religions -
Christianity Vasily II of Moscow Grand Prince of Moscow (1415-1462) -
East Asian traditions Wang Mang Han dynasty official and founding Emperor of the Xin Dynasty (c.45 BC-23 AD) -
Wilhelm Furtwängler German conductor and composer (1886–1954) -
William the Lion King of Alba from 1165 to 1214 -
Judaism Zechariah Biblical prophet -
Christianity Æthelwulf King of Wessex -
Islam Al-Mahdi 3rd Abbasid caliph (r. 775–785) -
Christianity Alexander V Catholic cardinal and antipope (1339-1410)
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Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen Archduke of Austria (1771-1847) -
Axel Oxenstierna Swedish statesman (1583-1654) -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Judaism · Christianity Belshazzar Biblical king of Babylonia in the Book of Daniel -
Christianity Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851
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Christianity Father Damien 19th century Belgian Roman Catholic priest and saint (1840–1889) -
Christianity Frederick I of Denmark King of Denmark and Norway -
Christianity Galla Placidia 4th-century Roman Empress
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Christianity Genevieve of Paris Patron saint of Paris (c.419/422 - c.502/512) -
Christianity Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke of Russia (1878–1918); youngest son of Alexander III of Russia and Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) -
Greek and Roman Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology -
Islam Hussein bin Ali Sharif and Emir of Mecca, then King of Hejaz and Sharifian Caliph (1854–1931) -
Christianity Ian Paisley Politician and former church minister (1926-2014) -
Christianity Isaac the Syrian Eastern Orthodox saint -
Christianity Isabeau of Bavaria Queen Consort of France -
Christianity Ivan II of Moscow Grand Prince of Moscow (1326-1359) -
James Irwin American astronaut (1930-1991) -
Christianity Ján Kollár Slovak author writing in Czech (1793–1852) -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Judaism · Christianity Jezebel Biblical Phoenician princess -
Christianity Johann Martin Schleyer German Catholic priest (1831–1912) -
Christianity John II of Castile King of Castille and Leon -
Christianity John of Nepomuk Catholic saint (1340-1393) -
Oceania and Australia Kamehameha I Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii -
Louis the Child King of East Francia and Lotharingia -
Christianity Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611) -
Islam Muhammad al-Baqir Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams -
Christianity Olaf II of Norway King of Norway from 1015 to 1028 -
Christianity Pedro de Valdivia Spanish conquistador, first royal governor of Chile (1497–1553) -
Christianity Pelagius 4th-century theologian, namesake of Pelagianism -
Christianity Peter Damian Eleventh-century Benedictine monk
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Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy (1342-1404) -
Christianity Philippe I, Duke of Orléans French prince (1640-1701) -
Poggio Bracciolini Italian scholar, writer and humanist (1380–1459) -
Christianity Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Greek prince; father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, grandfather Charles III (1882-1944) -
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1878 -
Psamtik I First egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty -
Greek and Roman Pygmalion Legendary figure of Cyprus, sculptor