Directory 7,622 records
Figures
People on the record,
and people in the telling.
Never confused
All figures
Across 17 traditions, and 2,289 in none yet.
601–720 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 Henri I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke (head of state) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2000–2025) -
Henry III of England King of England from 1216 to 1272 -
Christianity Henry VI of England King of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453 -
Honorius 4th and 5th-century Roman emperor -
Islam Jesus in Islam Penultimate prophet and eschatological figure in Islam -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Christianity · Islam Job Biblical figure -
Judaism · Christianity Jonah Biblical and Quranic prophet -
Christianity Karl Barth Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) -
Christianity Konstantinos XI Palaiologos Last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453 -
Judaism · Christianity Lot Biblical and Quranic figure who had incestual daughters -
Louis Althusser French Marxist philosopher (1918–1990) -
Christianity Louis VII of France King of France from 1137 to 1180 (1120–1180) -
Christianity Marcellus II Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555 -
Christianity Nicholas I Pope -
Greek and Roman Pandora Mythological figure, first human woman created by Hephaestus -
Patrick Blackett British physicist (1897-1974) -
Christianity Saint Patrick 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland -
Judaism · Christianity Saul First king of the United Kingdom of Israel -
Christianity Stephen II Pope -
Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Sviatoslav I of Kiev Prince of Kiev -
Christianity Umberto I of Italy King of Italy (1844-1900) -
Christianity Urban IV Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264)
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Victor Emmanuel III of Italy King of Italy from 1900 to 1946 -
Christianity Zachary Pope -
Christianity Alcide De Gasperi Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954) -
Christianity Alexander IV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1254 to 1261 -
Christianity Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960) -
Christianity Baltasar Gracián Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language (1601-1658) -
Christianity Caius Pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296 -
Christianity Charles V of France King of France from 1364 to 1380 (1338–1380) -
Greek and Roman Constantius Chlorus Roman emperor (250-306) -
Christianity Haakon VIII of Norway King of Norway since 2026 -
Deity · Ancient Egypt Imhotep Egyptian architect, physician, astronomer, and god of medicine in ancient Egyptian mythology. -
Islam Jaafar Al-Sadiq Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765) -
Judaism · Christianity Japheth Biblical figure, son of Noah -
Christianity Martin Niemöller German theologian (1892–1984) -
Christianity Robert Schuman Luxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable (1886-1963) -
Christianity Theodore I Pope -
Theodosius II Byzantine Emperor (401–450) -
Christianity · Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Władysław II Jagiełło King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1362-1434) -
Christianity Æthelstan King of Wessex and first king of England (r. 924-939) -
Greek and Roman Andromeda Ethiopian princess in Greek mythology -
Antonio Salieri Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825) -
Arcadius Roman Emperor from 395–408 (377–408)
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Christianity Barnabas 1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church -
Christianity Benedict XI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1303 to 1304 -
Christianity Charles III of Spain King of Spain from 1759 to 1788 -
East Asian traditions Emperor Taishō Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926 -
Christianity Eusebius Catholic pope and saint -
Christianity Francis de Sales French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622) -
Christianity Gerardus Mercator Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer (1512–1594) -
Judaism · Christianity Ham Biblical figure, son of Noah -
Islam · Judaism · Christianity Ishmael Son of Abraham in the Hebrew bible, prophet in Islam -
Christianity Marcellus I Pope -
Christianity Meister Eckhart German philosopher and theologian -
Islam Muhammad Ali Wali of Egypt and Sudan (1769–1849) -
Christianity Nikolai Berdyaev Russian philosopher (1874–1948) -
Greek and Roman Orpheus Legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth -
Philo of Alexandria Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria (c. 20 BCE-c. 50 CE) -
Christianity Ramon Llull Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6) -
Judaism · Christianity Saint Anne Mother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran -
Christianity Saint Stephen Deacon, martyr, and saint -
Greek and Roman Seleucus I Nicator General of Alexander and founder of the Seleucid dynasty
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Judaism · Christianity Shem Biblical figure, son of Noah, ancestor of the Semites -
Christianity Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright and poet -
W. E. B. Du Bois American sociologist and activist (1868–1963) -
Buddhist traditions Wu Zetian Founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690 -
Islam Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705 -
Christianity Alexei I of Russia Tsar of Russia (1645–1676) -
Christianity Clement IV Pope (1265-1268)
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Greek and Roman Hector Prince of Troy in Greek mythology -
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau French writer, orator and statesman (1749-1791) -
Christianity Innocent II Pope of the Catholic Church (1130–1143) -
Christianity Innocent V 185th Pope of the Catholic Church -
East Asian traditions · Buddhist traditions Itō Hirobumi 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909) -
Ivan Aivazovsky Russian marine painter (1817–1900) -
Greek and Roman Jason Greek mythological hero, son of Aeson -
Christianity John Coltrane American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) -
Christianity John Grisham American writer (born 1955) -
Christianity Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia (1640–1705) -
Iranian traditions Mani 3rd century prophet and founder of Manichaeism -
Greek and Roman Medea Daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis in Greek mythology -
Christianity Miltiades Pope -
Greek and Roman Paris Mythological son of Priam, king of Troy -
Christianity Sigismund Monarch from the House of Luxemburg (1368-1437) -
Christianity Stephen I of Hungary 11th-century king of Hungary and saint -
Christianity Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay British historian and politician (1800–1859) -
Valentinian I Roman emperor from 364 to 375 -
William II of England King of England from 1087 to 1100 -
Baba Yaga Mythological figure, fantasy character, witch -
Christianity Charles I of Austria Last monarch of Austria-Hungary (r. 1916–1918) -
Christianity Charles the Fat Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887) -
Friedrich Max Müller German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900) -
Christianity Gustav I of Sweden King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560 -
Christianity Haakon VII of Norway King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957) -
Islam Hibatullah Akhundzada Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021 -
Greek and Roman Hydra Ancient serpent-like chthonic water monster, with reptilian traits, that possessed many heads, in Greek mythology -
Ivan III of Moscow Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1462 to 1505 -
Christianity Juana I of Castile Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516 -
Christianity Louis VIII of France King of France 1223-1226 (1187–1226) -
Islam Malik ibn Anas Arab Islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist (711–795) -
Manuel I Komnenos Byzantine Emperor -
Christianity Michael I of Russia Tsar of Russia (1613–1645) -
Nicholas Roerich Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947) -
Christianity Saint Lucy Saint from Italy -
Judaism · Christianity Samuel Biblical prophet and main figure of the First Book of Samuel -
Christianity Umberto II of Italy Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Italy and last king of Italy -
Christianity Albert I of Belgium King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934) -
Alexios I Komnenos Byzantine emperor (1048–1118) -
Christianity Cyril of Alexandria Patriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444 -
East Asian traditions Emperor Gaozu of Han Founding emperor of the Han dynasty (256–195 BC) -
Christianity Emperor Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612) -
Christianity Eugene I Pope -
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor -
Christianity Helena Augusta Saint, first wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330)
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Christianity Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105 -
Christianity John XXI Pope (1276-1277) -
Judaism · Christianity Joshua Figure in the Torah, successor of Moses -
Christianity Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 -
Christianity Leopold III of Belgium King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983)