Directory 3,334 of 7,622 figures
Figures — Christianity
The figures filed under Christianity.
People on the record,
and people in the telling.
Never confused
Figures in Christianity
Worldwide, 1st century CE to the present.
1–120 of 3,334
Most linked first
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.
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Deity · Judaism · Islam Jesus Christ Central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) -
William Shakespeare English playwright and poet (1564–1616) -
Isaac Newton English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727) -
Vladimir Lenin Founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924) -
Napoleon French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821) -
Leo Tolstoy Russian author (1828–1910) -
Charles Darwin English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882) -
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832) -
Ludwig van Beethoven German composer (1770-1827) -
Dante Alighieri Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321) -
Martin Luther German priest and theologian (1483–1546) -
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Russian novelist (1821–1881) -
René Descartes French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650) -
Martin Luther King Jr. American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968) -
Pope Francis 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025) -
Iranian traditions Augustine of Hippo Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430) -
Carl Linnaeus Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778) -
Thomas Aquinas Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274) -
John Paul II Pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author -
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716) -
J. R. R. Tolkien English writer and philologist (1892–1973) -
Judaism · Islam Moses Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt -
Jane Austen Author, novelist, writer (1775–1817) -
Benedict XVI 265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013) -
Mother Teresa Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997) -
Judaism · Islam Abraham Foundational legendary figure among adherents of the eponymous Abrahamic religions -
Judaism Paul the Apostle Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65) -
Blaise Pascal French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
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Joan of Arc French folk heroine (1412–1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her death -
Francis Bacon English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626) -
Elizabeth I of England Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 (1533-1603) -
Charlemagne King of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814) -
Judaism Mary Mother of Jesus Christ -
Friedrich Schiller German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805) -
Peter the Great Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725 -
Geoffrey Chaucer 14th century English poet and author (1343–1400) -
Charles III King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948) -
Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) -
Søren Kierkegaard Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855) -
Antonio Vivaldi Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741) -
Jonathan Swift Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745) -
Kwame Nkrumah Ghanaian politician (1909–1972) -
Greek and Roman Constantine the Great Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337) -
Erasmus Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536) -
John Milton English poet and civil servant (1608–1674) -
Saint Peter Apostle of Jesus Christ -
Carl Jung Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961) -
Giordano Bruno Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600) -
William Faulkner American writer (1897-1962) -
Henry David Thoreau American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862) -
Pearl S. Buck Chinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teacher, missionary (1892–1973) -
Islam · Judaism Adam First man according to the Abrahamic creation and religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam -
Michel de Montaigne French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592) -
Francis of Assisi Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226) -
Rutherford B. Hayes President of the United States from 1877 to 1881 (1822-1893) -
Judaism · Islam Solomon King of Israel and son of David -
Buddhist traditions Chiang Kai-shek Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975) -
John XXIII Priest, bishop, cardinal, pope -
Nicholas II of Russia 14th and last Emperor of Russia (1894–1917) -
John Calvin French Protestant reformer (1509–1564) -
Gregor Mendel Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884) -
Marie Antoinette Last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution (1755–1793) -
Thomas More English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535) -
C. S. Lewis British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963) -
Judaism David King of Israel and Judah -
Antoni Gaudí Catalan architect (1852–1926) -
Santa Claus Legendary figure said to deliver gifts to people on Christmas Eve -
Adam Mickiewicz Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855) -
Mary Wollstonecraft English writer and intellectual (1759–1797) -
John the Baptist 1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher (Bible) -
Franz Liszt Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886) -
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021 (1921-2021) -
John Paul I Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 -
Louis XVI of France King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 (1754-1793) -
Lope de Vega Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635) -
Paul VI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978) -
Judaism · Islam Eve The first woman in the story of Genesis -
Samuel Taylor Coleridge English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834) -
Albert Schweitzer French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965) -
Pius XII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958 -
George VI King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 -
Judaism · Islam Noah Biblical prophet, son of Lamech, major figure in the Book of Genesis -
Pius XI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939 -
Henry VIII of England King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547) -
Justinian I Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565) -
Islam Satan Entity in the Abrahamic religions that tells others to do sinful actions -
Alfred Tennyson British Poet Laureate (1809–1892) -
Desmond Tutu South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021) -
Harriet Beecher Stowe American abolitionist and author (1811–1896) -
Pius X Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint -
G. K. Chesterton English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936) -
Ivan the Terrible Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584 -
Nathaniel Hawthorne American author (1804–1864) -
Gabriel Angel in Abrahamic religions -
Leo XIII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903) -
Hildegard of Bingen German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179) -
Benedict XV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922 -
William the Conqueror King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087) -
Gregory I 6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church -
Richard I of England King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199) -
Alexander I of Russia The tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825) -
Charles I of England King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 (1600-1649) -
Clement 4th Pope of the Catholic Church -
George Berkeley Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753) -
Grigori Rasputin Russian mystic (1869–1916) -
George V King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 -
King Arthur Legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries -
Pius IX Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878 -
Teresa of Ávila Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582) -
Edward VII King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 -
George III of Great Britain King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820) -
Judaism · Islam Jacob In Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites -
Jerome 4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church -
Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587) -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914) -
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729-1781) -
Harald V of Norway King of Norway from 1991 to 2026 (1937–2026) -
Joseph Smith American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844) -
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642) -
Ignatius of Loyola Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
The whole collection
Christianity
Its branches, councils, saints, offices and buildings — and where they stopped recognising each other.