Directory 7,622 records
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People on the record,
and people in the telling.
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All figures
Across 17 traditions, and 2,289 in none yet.
121–240 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 John Calvin French Protestant reformer (1509–1564) -
Islam Malcolm X American Black rights activist (1925–1965) -
Christianity Gregor Mendel Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884) -
Christianity Marie Antoinette Last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution (1755–1793) -
Maximilien Robespierre French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794) -
Paul Gauguin French painter and printmaker (1848–1903) -
Islam Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989 -
Christianity Thomas More English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535) -
Christianity C. S. Lewis British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963) -
Judaism · Christianity David King of Israel and Judah -
Christianity Antoni Gaudí Catalan architect (1852–1926) -
Islam Averroes Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher (1126–1198) -
East Asian traditions Akihito Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019 -
Christianity Santa Claus Legendary figure said to deliver gifts to people on Christmas Eve -
Islam Abu Bakr 1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad -
Christianity Adam Mickiewicz Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855) -
Christianity Mary Wollstonecraft English writer and intellectual (1759–1797) -
Christianity John the Baptist 1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher (Bible) -
Christianity Franz Liszt Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886) -
Hesiod Ancient Greek poet of the archaic period -
Christianity Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021 (1921-2021) -
Judaism Hannah Arendt German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975) -
Christianity John Paul I Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 -
Christianity Louis XVI of France King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 (1754-1793) -
Christianity Lope de Vega Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635) -
Christianity Paul VI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978) -
Judaism · Christianity · Islam Eve The first woman in the story of Genesis -
Lucretius 1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher -
Islam Hassan Rouhani President of Iran from 2013 to 2021 -
Christianity Samuel Taylor Coleridge English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834) -
Christianity Albert Schweitzer French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965) -
Christianity Pius XII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958 -
devil Mythical personification of evil -
Christianity George VI King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 -
Judaism · Christianity · Islam Noah Biblical prophet, son of Lamech, major figure in the Book of Genesis -
Christianity Pius XI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939 -
Christianity Henry VIII of England King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547) -
Christianity Justinian I Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565) -
Buddhist traditions Nagarjuna 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher
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Islam · Christianity Satan Entity in the Abrahamic religions that tells others to do sinful actions -
Christianity Alfred Tennyson British Poet Laureate (1809–1892) -
Attila 5th-century ruler of the Hunnic Empire -
Christianity Desmond Tutu South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021) -
Christianity Harriet Beecher Stowe American abolitionist and author (1811–1896) -
Christianity Pius X Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint -
South Asian traditions Rama Greatest and seventh incarnation of God, hero of the Ramayana, protector of Dharma -
Epictetus Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138) -
Christianity G. K. Chesterton English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936) -
Christianity Ivan the Terrible Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584 -
Christianity Nathaniel Hawthorne American author (1804–1864) -
Christianity Gabriel Angel in Abrahamic religions -
Christianity Leo XIII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903) -
Christianity Hildegard of Bingen German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179) -
Tutankhamun 14th century BCE (18th dynasty) Egyptian pharaoh -
Christianity Benedict XV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922 -
Fridtjof Nansen Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930) -
Islam Mohammad Reza I of Iran Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979 -
South Asian traditions Ramakrishna Indian mystic and religious preacher (1836–1886) -
Christianity William the Conqueror King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087) -
Anaximander Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher -
Christianity Gregory I 6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church -
Parmenides Late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek pre-Socratic philosopher -
Christianity Richard I of England King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199) -
Christianity Alexander I of Russia The tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825) -
Iranian traditions Darius I The fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC) -
Greek and Roman Achilles Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War -
Christianity Charles I of England King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 (1600-1649) -
Christianity Clement 4th Pope of the Catholic Church -
Christianity George Berkeley Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753) -
Christianity Grigori Rasputin Russian mystic (1869–1916) -
John Dewey American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952) -
Ludwig Feuerbach German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872) -
Judaism Moshe ben Maimon Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204) -
Philip II of Spain King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598 -
Christianity George V King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 -
Christianity King Arthur Legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries -
Christianity Pius IX Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878 -
Christianity Teresa of Ávila Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582) -
Islam Babur Founder of the Mughal Empire (1526–1530) -
Christianity Edward VII King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 -
Christianity George III of Great Britain King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820) -
Judaism · Islam · Christianity Jacob In Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites -
Christianity Jerome 4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church -
Christianity Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587) -
Ancient Egypt Nefertiti Egyptian queen and Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh -
Islam Aisha Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678) -
Christianity Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914) -
Empedocles 5th century BC Greek philosopher -
Christianity Gotthold Ephraim Lessing German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729-1781) -
South Asian traditions Guru Nanak First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism -
Christianity Harald V of Norway King of Norway from 1991 to 2026 (1937–2026) -
Christianity Joseph Smith American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844) -
Islam Uthman ibn Affan Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656 -
Christianity Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642) -
Christianity Ignatius of Loyola Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556) -
Christianity Jan Hus Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415) -
Christianity Jeremy Bentham British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832) -
Jiddu Krishnamurti Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986) -
Christianity John Chrysostom Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407) -
Christianity Louis XV of France King of France and Navarre 1715 to 1774 (1710–1774) -
Christianity Maria Theresa of Austria Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780) -
Christianity Pedro Calderón de la Barca Spanish dramatist (1600-1681) -
Christianity Thomas Robert Malthus British political economist (1766–1834) -
Akhenaten Egyptian pharaoh in 18th Dynasty
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Baháʼu'lláh Founder of the Bahá'í Faith (1817–1892) -
Christianity Edward Gibbon English historian and politician (1737–1794) -
Christianity Henry IV of France King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610) -
Christianity Matthew the Apostle Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74) -
Judaism · Christianity · Islam Michael Archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings -
Christianity Alexander VI Pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503) -
Judaism · Christianity · Islam Isaac Biblical character; son of Abraham -
Christianity Isabella I of Castile Queen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504 (1451–1504) -
Christianity Mary Magdalene Follower of Jesus (–100) -
Theodor W. Adorno German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969) -
Alexander Blok Russian poet (1880–1921) -
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852) -
Islam Husayn ibn Ali Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680) -
Marc Chagall Belarusian-French artist (1887–1985) -
Christianity Mitt Romney American politician and businessman (born 1947) -
Niccolò Paganini Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)