Alexander Schmemann was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian priest, teacher, and writer. Schmemann was born in Tallinn (Reval) Estonia to Russian émigrés. His family moved to France, where he received his university education. He married Juliana Osorguine in 1943, before completing his theological studies at the Orthodox Theological Institute of St. Sergius in Paris (where he studied with the great Russian theologian, Sergei Bulgakov, …

Very Reverend Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko is an Orthodox Christian priest and theologian. He was the Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary from September 1992 until July 1, 2002 and taught dogmatic theology in this institution from 1968 until 2002. After his retirement, he carries honorary title of "Dean Emeritus". Fr. Hopko was baptized and raised in St. Mary’s Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek-Catholic Church, Endicott, New York.

Seraphim Rose, born Eugene Dennis Rose (August 13, 1934-September 2, 1982), was a hieromonk or priest-monk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in the United States, whose writings have helped spread Orthodox Christianity throughout modern America and the West. Although not formally canonized, he is venerated by some Orthodox Christians as a saint in iconography, liturgy, and prayer.

Saint Nicholas (" Agios Nikolaos", "victory of the people") is the common name for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (in modern day Antalya province, Turkey), a Lycian saint who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus. In 1087 his remains were abducted and removed to Bari in southern Italy, so that he is also Saint Nicholas of Bari.

Stefan Nemanja of the medieval Serb state of Rascia (Рашка) from 1166 to 1199. He established control over the territories of neighboring Serb states, including Zeta/Doclea, and unified them into a single state. He founded the Nemanjić dynasty and became recognized as an Orthodox Christian Saint (Symeon) after numerous miracles following his death.

Saint Christopher was a saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, listed as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd century Roman emperor Decius (reigned 249 - 251). He was the patron saint of travelers. St Christopher was removed from the list of Saints by the Vatican in 1969 due to lack of historical evidence that that saint existed and lived a life of holiness

John Anthony McGuckin (born 1952) is an Orthodox Christian scholar, priest, and poet. McGuckin attended Heythrop College from 1970 to 1972, graduated from the University of London with a Divinity degree in 1975, and received a Certificate in Education from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1979, his PhD from Durham University in 1980, and an MA in Educational Studies from the University of Southampton in 1986.

The Reverend Father Protopresbyter George Dion Dragas (1944 -) is a prominent Orthodox Christian priest, theologian, and writer. He is currently professor of patristics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Christopher Burkett is an American landscape photographer, known not only for his large format photography of woodlands but also as a former brother in an Orthodox Christian religious order who, Vincent Rossi writes, has "transformed photographic technique into a spiritual endeavor." Burkett's books and exhibits have been reviewed in the "Bloomsbury Review", "San Diego Union-Tribune", "Washington Post", …

Dejan Bodiroga (born March 2 1973 in Zrenjanin) is a retired Serbian basketball player. Many basketball observers consider him the best player never to play for a National Basketball Association team. He is famous for his leadership, basketball IQ and all-around game. One of the smartest, if not the quickest players to come along in decades, Dejan dominated European courts and won everything there is to be won, both on club and national team levels.

Cyril of Turaŭ was an Orthodox Christian bishop and saint in the Orthodox Church. He was one of the first and finest Belarusian theologians; he lived in Turaw, now Southern Belarus.

Ekaterina Geladze (familiarly known as "Keke") (1858-1937) was the mother of Joseph Stalin. She was born to a family of Georgian Orthodox Christian serfs in Gambareuli, Georgia, in 1858 and although her father, Glakh Geladze, died young and the family was always poor, somehow her mother ensured that Keke learned to read and write. Keke met and married Vissarion Jughashvili at the age of 16.

Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (surname also Anglicized as "Fedorov") (June 9, 1829-December 28, 1903) was a Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher, who was part of the Russian cosmism movement and philosophy of Transhumanism. Fyodorov advocated radical life extension using scientific methods, human immortality and resurrection of dead people

Vissarion (c. 1854 - 1890? after 1906?) was Joseph Stalin's father. His surname (also known as Dzhugashvili) is derived from Georgian village Jugaani, where his predecessors came from. The little information available on Vissarion Jughashvili is sometimes contradictory. He is known to have been born into an Orthodox Christian peasant family from the village of Didi Lilo in Georgia, most likely in 1850. His father's name was Vano and he had a brother called Georgy.

Nichifor Crainic was a Romanian writer, editor, philosopher, poet and theologian. Crainic was also a professor of theology at the Bucharest Theological Seminary and the Chişinău Faculty of Theology. In 1940 he was elected member of the Romanian Academy. He studied Theology at the Seminary in Bucharest, and received his Ph.D. diploma from the University of Vienna. Crainic developed an ideology given the name "Gândirism" (from "gând" – "thought"), …

Philip Zimmerman is a leading American iconographer. An Orthodox Christian, he has created hundreds of religious icons for churches and private collectors throughout the world. Through his workshops and seminars he has worked with more than 1,200 students in six countries. Zimmerman studied under Rev. Richard Osacky, who is now known as Archbishop Job of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America. A former art teacher in the public schools of Somerset County, …

Moses (Moshe) Rosen was Chief Rabbi of Romanian Jewry from 1948 through the entire Communist era in Romania and continued in that role until his death several years after the Romanian Revolution of 1989. He was born in the shtetl of Moineşti, son of a rabbi. He himself became a rabbi about 1939. In 1948 he became Chief Rabbi of Romanian Jewry, and in 1957 a member of the Romanian Parliament, …

Ljiljana Čolić, professor of linguistics on University of Belgrade, an Orthodox Christian, is the former Minister of Education and Sport in the Government of Serbia. She was born in Zemun, Belgrade, and holds a graduate degree in philosophy and a Ph.D. in philology. Čolić works as an associate professor teaching Turkish at the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. In Priština she used to work as guest professor at the Faculty of Philosophy.

Moncy Pothen is an Indian author. Born in Kerala in 1959 as the youngest and only brother of four sisters, Pothen started writing poems at 18. Many of his poems in his mother tongue, Malayalam, have been published and broadcast over local radio stations. His first English novel, "Beneath the Clouds and Coconut Leaves", was published in the United States in March 2006 and in India in September 2006. His father, a schoolteacher, died on 29 February, 2004.

Ibrahim (Ibrai) Altynsarin 1841-1889) was a major figure in pre-Soviet Kazakh history. He was the most prominent Kazakh educator of the late 19th century, during the period of Russian colonization of and cultural influence in Kazakhstan. Altynsarin was born in the Araqaraghai region of Torghai oblast, and in his early career was an inspector of Torghai schools. He is best known for introducing a Cyrillic alphabet for the Kazakh language, …

Pandeli Evangjeli (1859-1939) was an Albanian politician and Prime Minister of Albania twice. He was the first Orthodox Christian to become chief of the Albanian government.

Barlaam of Seminara (ca. 1290-1348), or Barlaam of Calabria was a Greek/Italian scholar (Aristotelian scholastic) and clergyman of the 14th century. Humanist, philologist, and theologian, he is one of the representatives of Byzantine Renaissance humanism. He brought an accusation of heresy against Gregory Palamas for the latter's defence of Hesychasm (the Eastern Orthodox Church's mystical teaching on prayer).

Andrei Yushchinsky (1898-March 12? 1911 O.S.), alternatively: Yustshinsky, Yuschinski, etc. was a Ukrainian boy whose death set off ritual murder accusations against Menahem Mendel Beilis, followed by a trial (known as the "Beilis Trial" or "Beilis Affair") that sparked international criticism of the antisemitic policies of the Russian Empire. On March 12, 1911, Yushchinsky disappeared on his way to school.

Marko Bulat is a Serbian Pop-folk singer and musician. Bulat has authored popular songs in the vein of Aca Lukas, even performing on the riverboat Lukas. He is very popular among young population, numbering among the most popular local live singers. He has plans for two upcoming albums where he will both write lyrics and compose music by himself. Marko is a big fan of Star Wars and he has a big collection of the movie memorablia. He is also devoted Orthodox Christian.

Leontios Makhairas or Machairas was a mediæval Cypriot historian. The main source of information on him is his chronicle, written in the mediæval Cypriot dialect. The chronicle documents events from the visit of Saint Helena to Cyprus until the times of the Kingdom of Cyprus. Makhairas was orthodox Christian but wrote with respect for the pope and the Catholic ruling class of Cyprus for whom he was working.

Tadeusz Brzozowski (October 21, 1749, Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia) - February 5, 1820, Polatsk, Belarus) was a Polish Jesuit, elected 19th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

Princess Anastasia Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro was the daughter of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić. Anastasia had divorced her first husband, George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg (1852-1912), in 1906. They had two children, son Sergei (1890-1974) and daughter Elena (1892-1971). Six months later (1907) she was married to Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856-1929), but the marriage was childless.

A priest of the Orthodox Church.