Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha

male
Indian, Founderofreligions, Buddhist, Siddhartha, philosopher, atheist…Kingdoms of ancient India, Forms of Vishnu
Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the historical founder of Buddhism. He is universally recognized by Buddhists as t...
Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

male, deceased (1947)
hermetic order of the golden dawn, Occult writer, The Book of the Law, Golden Dawn, thelema, Founderofreligions…Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge, United Grand Lodge of England, Works of Aleister Crowley, Founder of Argenteum Astrum
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947; the surname is pronounced // i.e. with the first syllable so...
Guru Nanak Dev

Guru Nanak Dev

male, deceased (1539)
sikh guru, Founderofreligions, charismatic religious leader, Hinduism in Punjab, Punjabi Hindu, Nankana Sahib…founder, convinced that the boy was a man of God, of the two, about seventy and a half years of age, Embodiment of Divine Light
Guru Nanak Dev (') (Born in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, (now Pakistan) on 20th October 1469 - 7 May 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab, India), was the founder of...
Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo

male, deceased (1950)
Old Pauline, Founderofreligions, From Vadodara, bangla, revolutionary, Religious leader…Alumni of King's College, Cambridge, freedom of India
Sri Aurobindo (Bangla: শ্রী অরবিন্দ "Sri Ôrobindo", Sanskrit: श्री अरविन्द "Srī Aravinda") (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian/Hindu...

Bahá'U'Lláh

male, deceased (1892)
Mírzá usayn-`Alí, Founderofreligions, Baha'i Faith, Bahá'í central figure, He whom God shall make manifest, progressive revelation…Dharmic religions, Mansion of Bahjí
Bahá'u'lláh (November 12, 1817 - May 29, 1892), born Mírzá usayn-`Alí, was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He claimed to fulfill the Bábí prophecy...
Anton Lavey

Anton Lavey

male, 79 years old (San Francisco, California, United States)
LaVeyan Satanism, Founderofreligions, Howard Stanton Levey, Satanist, keyboardist, Occult writer…church of satan, founder
Anton Szandor LaVey, born Howard Stanton Levey (11 April, 1930 - 29 October, 1997) was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan as well...
Jim Jones

Jim Jones

male, deceased (1978)
cult leader, Self-declared messiahs, mass suicide, socialist, Self-declared messiah, cyanide…Founderofreligions, cause of death disputed
James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 - November 18, 1978) was the American founder of the Peoples Temple group, which became synonymous with...
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

male, deceased (1534)
Chaitanya Bhagavata, Founderofreligions, From Orissa, Hindu, vaishnava, Gaudiya religious figure
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST ') (Bengali) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Vaishnava monk and social reformer in 16th...
Laozi

Laozi

male
Daodejing, Founderofreligions, zhou dynasty, Chinese Taoist, Taishang Laojun, Three Pure Ones…Hundred Schools of Thought
Laozi (also Lao Tse, Laotze, Lao Zi, and other variations) was a philosopher of ancient China and an important figure in Taoism (also called...

Charles Fillmore

male, deceased (1948)
Founderofreligions, biblical, Lowell, Mystic, vegetarian, Teetotaler…Unity School of Christianity
Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Originally involved in real estate, he founded the Unity School of Christianity, with his wife,...