Directory 3,334 of 7,622 figures
Figures — Christianity
People on the record,
and people in the telling.
Never confused
Figures in Christianity
Worldwide, 1st century CE to the present.
241–360 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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Leo III Pope of the Catholic Church from 795 to 816 (born 750–816) -
Lorenzo de' Medici Italian politician, literary man and humanist -
Louis the Pious King of the Franks -
Pius IV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565 -
Theodoric the Great King of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy (493–526) -
Charles the Bald King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877 -
Eugene IV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1431 to 1447 -
George I of Great Britain King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 -
Girolamo Savonarola Italian Dominican friar and preacher (1452-1498) -
Innocent XI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689 -
John Bosco Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888) -
John Napier Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617) -
Leo XI Pope of the Catholic Church in April 1605 (1535-1605) -
Peter III of Russia The seventh Emperor of Russia (1762)
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Rudolf Steiner Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925) -
Albert II of Belgium Sixth king of the Belgians -
Catherine of Aragon First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536) -
Clement VII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534) -
Clement VIII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1592 to 1605 (1536–1605) -
Damasus I Pope -
Eleuterus Bishop of Rome from c. 174 to 189 -
Gelasius I Bishop of Rome from 492 to 496 -
Gregory III 90th Pope of the Catholic Church -
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Swedish king (regent 1611–1632) (1594–1632) -
Henry VII of England King of England from 1485 to 1509 -
Isidore of Seville Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and bishop (c. 560–636) -
John Wycliffe English theologian and dissident in the Roman Catholic Church -
Nicholas V Pope of the Catholic Church from 1447 to 1455 -
Sixtus IV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1471 to 1484 (1414-1484) -
Islam Skanderbeg Albanian noble and military commander (1405–1468) -
Urban I 3rd‑century Roman bishop of Rome, Catholic saint, pope during the reign of Alexander Severus -
Adrian IV Pope from 1154 to 1159 -
Biblical Magi Group of distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth -
Catherine of Siena Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380) -
Charles X of France King of France and Navarre from 1824 to 1830 (1757–1836) -
John Bunyan English Christian writer and preacher (1628-1688) -
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790, (1741-1790). -
Julius I Head of the Catholic Church from 337 to 352 -
Julius III Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555 -
Nicholas of Cusa German philosopher (1401 – 1464) -
Origen Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253) -
Philip IV of Spain King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665) -
Pius I Pope -
Judaism Sarah Biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions -
Sixtus II Bishop of Rome from 257 to 258 -
Sixtus V Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590 -
William Rowan Hamilton Irish mathematician and astronomer (1805-1865) -
Anthony of Padua Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231) -
Billy Graham American Baptist evangelist (1918–2018) -
Cardinal Mazarin French cardinal and statesman -
Charles IV Holy Roman Emperor -
Clement XIII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769 -
Dionysius Pope and bishop of Rome from 259 to 268 -
Ernest Renan French philosopher and writer (1823–1892) -
Innocent IV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254 -
Innocent X Pope from 1644 to 1655 -
John of the Cross Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint (1542–1591) -
Martin of Tours Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397) -
Paul II Pope of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471 -
Paul IV Pope of catholic church 1555-1559 -
Sojourner Truth Abolitionist and African-American activist for women's rights (1797–1883) -
Sylvester II Pope of the Catholic Church from 938 to 1003 -
Victor I Pope and Bishop of Rome from 189 to 199 -
Yun Ch'iho Korean independence activist (1864-1945) -
Alexander Nevsky Political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263) -
Benedict XIII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730 -
Celestine V 13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign -
Hormisdas 6th-century Italian pope and bishop of Rome, Catholic and Orthodox saint, ended the Acacian Schism and reunited the Eastern and Western churches -
Judaism Isaiah Biblical character -
Paul I Pope (700-767) -
Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Vladimir the Great Grand Prince of Kiev
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William the Silent Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533-1584) -
Alexander VII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1655 to 1667 -
Alexander VIII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691 -
Arius Cyrenaic presbyter and founder of Arianism (died 336) -
Callixtus I Bishop of Rome from c. 218 to c. 223 -
Charles VI of France King of France from 1380 to 1422 (1368–1422) -
Clement IX Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669 -
Clement X Pope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676 (1590-1676) -
Clement XI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721 -
Cornelius Pope Saint (251 to 253) -
Judaism Daniel Biblical figure associated to the Book of Daniel -
Eusebius of Caesarea Greek Christian scholar, c. 260–c. 339 -
Gregory VIII Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1187 -
Innocent XII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700 -
Innocent XIII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1721 to 1724 -
John of Damascus Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749) -
Leopold I of Belgium German prince who became the first King of the Belgians (1790–1865) -
Liberius Head of the Catholic Church from 352 to 366 -
Philipp Melanchthon German reformer (1497-1560) -
Pontian Pope -
Judaism Simon the Zealot Apostle of Jesus -
Soter Twelfth pope of the Catholic Church -
Zephyrinus Pope and Bishop of Rome from 199 to 217 -
Bonaventure Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, Catholic saint (1221–1274) -
Celestine I Pope -
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor 18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor -
Charles XIV John of Sweden King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844) -
Fabian Pope and bishop of Rome from 236 to 250 -
Giambattista Vico Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian and jurist -
Innocent I Early medieval pope (???-417) -
John XXII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334
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Kirill Bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch -
Mark 4th-century pope -
Mary II of England Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694 (1662-1694) -
Philip II of France King of France, and the first to be called by that title (1165–1223) -
Judaism Philip the Apostle Christian saint and apostle -
Philip V of Spain King of Spain from 1700 to 1746 (1683–1746) -
Judaism Samson Judge of ancient Israel, known for wielding supernatural strength (Judges) -
Judaism Seth Biblical figure, third son of Adam -
Stephen I Pope and Bishop of Rome from 254 to 257 -
Urban V Pope of the Catholic Church from 1362 to 1370 -
Anthony the Great Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356) -
Charles VII of France Monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France (1403-1461) -
Clement V Pope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314 (1264–1314)
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Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Emperador del SIR de 1556 a 1564 (1503-1564) -
Gregory XI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1370 to 1378 -
Honorius III Head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227 -
Irenaeus 2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church -
John Duns Scotus Priest, friar, philosopher, theologian, college teacher
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Christianity
Its branches, councils, saints, offices and buildings — and where they stopped recognising each other.