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.
361–480 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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Laurence Sterne Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric (1713–1768) -
Leo II Pope -
Lucrezia Borgia Spanish-Italian duchess-consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1480-1519) -
Marcellinus Pope and bishop of Rome (tenure 296-304) -
Paschal I Pope -
Sixtus III Pope and bishop of Rome from 432 to 440 -
Thomas à Kempis German canon regular -
Zosimus Pope -
Adeodatus II Pope -
Alfonso X of Castile and Leon King of Castile from 1252 to 1284 -
Callixtus II Pope from 1119 to 1124 -
Edith Stein Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942) -
Edward II of England King of England from 1307 to 1327 -
Edward IV of England King of England from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483 -
Eugene III Pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153 -
Fra Angelico Italian Early Renaissance painter -
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494) -
Ignatius of Antioch Late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch -
Innocent VI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1353 to 1362 -
John Wesley Founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791) -
Leo IX Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054 -
Philip III of Spain King of Castilla and León and King of Aragon and Portugal (1578-1621) -
Saint Dominic Founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221) -
Silverius Pope -
Siricius Pope -
Stephen III Pope -
Symmachus Pope from 498 to 514 -
Agapetus I 6th‑century Roman pope and canonized Catholic saint, considered a confessor of the faith -
Agatho Pope -
Anastasius I Pope -
Clement of Alexandria Christian theologian (c.150 – c.215) -
Clement VI Pope of the Catholic Church and the fourth Avignon Pope (1342–1352) -
Judaism · Islam Elisha Biblical Prophet who came after Elijah -
Felix III Pope (483-492) -
Gregory X Pope from 1271 to 1276 -
Gregory XII Pope of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415 -
Henri I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke (head of state) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2000–2025) -
Henry VI of England King of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453 -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Islam Job Biblical figure -
Judaism Jonah Biblical and Quranic prophet -
Karl Barth Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) -
Konstantinos XI Palaiologos Last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453 -
Judaism Lot Biblical and Quranic figure who had incestual daughters -
Louis VII of France King of France from 1137 to 1180 (1120–1180) -
Marcellus II Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555 -
Nicholas I Pope -
Saint Patrick 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland -
Judaism Saul First king of the United Kingdom of Israel -
Stephen II Pope -
Umberto I of Italy King of Italy (1844-1900) -
Urban IV Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264)
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Zachary Pope -
Alcide De Gasperi Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954) -
Alexander IV Pope of the Catholic Church from 1254 to 1261 -
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960) -
Baltasar Gracián Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language (1601-1658) -
Caius Pope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296 -
Charles V of France King of France from 1364 to 1380 (1338–1380) -
Haakon VIII of Norway King of Norway since 2026 -
Judaism Japheth Biblical figure, son of Noah -
Martin Niemöller German theologian (1892–1984) -
Robert Schuman Luxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable (1886-1963) -
Theodore I Pope -
Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Władysław II Jagiełło King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1362-1434) -
Æthelstan King of Wessex and first king of England (r. 924-939) -
Barnabas 1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church -
Benedict XI Pope of the Catholic Church from 1303 to 1304 -
Charles III of Spain King of Spain from 1759 to 1788 -
Eusebius Catholic pope and saint -
Francis de Sales French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622) -
Gerardus Mercator Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer (1512–1594) -
Judaism Ham Biblical figure, son of Noah -
Islam · Judaism Ishmael Son of Abraham in the Hebrew bible, prophet in Islam -
Marcellus I Pope -
Meister Eckhart German philosopher and theologian -
Nikolai Berdyaev Russian philosopher (1874–1948) -
Ramon Llull Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6) -
Judaism Saint Anne Mother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran -
Saint Stephen Deacon, martyr, and saint -
Judaism Shem Biblical figure, son of Noah, ancestor of the Semites -
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright and poet -
Alexei I of Russia Tsar of Russia (1645–1676) -
Clement IV Pope (1265-1268)
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Innocent II Pope of the Catholic Church (1130–1143) -
Innocent V 185th Pope of the Catholic Church -
John Coltrane American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) -
John Grisham American writer (born 1955) -
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia (1640–1705) -
Miltiades Pope -
Sigismund Monarch from the House of Luxemburg (1368-1437) -
Stephen I of Hungary 11th-century king of Hungary and saint -
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay British historian and politician (1800–1859) -
Charles I of Austria Last monarch of Austria-Hungary (r. 1916–1918) -
Charles the Fat Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887) -
Gustav I of Sweden King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560 -
Haakon VII of Norway King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957) -
Juana I of Castile Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516 -
Louis VIII of France King of France 1223-1226 (1187–1226) -
Michael I of Russia Tsar of Russia (1613–1645) -
Saint Lucy Saint from Italy -
Judaism Samuel Biblical prophet and main figure of the First Book of Samuel -
Umberto II of Italy Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Italy and last king of Italy -
Albert I of Belgium King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934) -
Cyril of Alexandria Patriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444 -
Emperor Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612) -
Eugene I Pope -
Helena Augusta Saint, first wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330)
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Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105 -
John XXI Pope (1276-1277) -
Judaism Joshua Figure in the Torah, successor of Moses -
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 -
Leopold III of Belgium King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983) -
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist -
Sigismund III Vasa King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 until 1632 and King of Sweden from 1592 until 1599 (1566–1632) -
Judaism Abel Male human biblical figure in Genesis 4, son of Adam and Eve -
Andrei Rublev Medieval Russian artist (1360s-1428) -
Catherine of Alexandria Egyptian missionary, saint depicted with a wheel -
Edward the Confessor Anglo-Saxon King of England from 1042 to 1066 -
Jesse Jackson American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026) -
Joseph Bonaparte Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)
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Christianity
Its branches, councils, saints, offices and buildings — and where they stopped recognising each other.