- The Mother
Mirra Alfassa, later Morisset and Richard (February 21, 1878 - November 17, 1973) but better known as The Mother, was the spiritual partner of Sri Aurobindo and a prominent Hindu Yogin. She was born in Paris to Turkish and Egyptian parents and came to his retreat on March 29, 1914 in Pondicherry to collaborate on editing the "Arya". - Philip Rosedale
Philip Rosedale has an extensive background in the development and pioneering of streaming technology, having built his first computer in 4th grade, and started his first computer software company while still in high school. In 1995 he developed FreeVue, a low-bitrate video conferencing system for Internet-connected PC's, resulting in the acquisition of his company in early 1996 by RealNetworks. - Meher Baba
Meher Baba, born Merwan Sheriar Irani (February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969), was an Indian guru of Persian descent. Educated at St. Vincent's High School in Pune, India, as well as Deccan College, he led a normal school life, showing no particular inclination toward spiritual matters. At the age of 19, a short contact with an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat Babajan marked the beginning of his spiritual awakening. - Harry Palmer
Harry Palmer, born April 3, 1944, is the developer of the Avatar® self-development system of courses and later founded and owns Star's Edge, Inc., which franchises Avatar worldwide. He started development on Avatar in 1986, first releasing it on October 15, 1986. In his literature, he is described as a "[w]riter, teacher, lecturer, scientist, programmer, environmentalist, businessman, spiritual leader, explorer ... truly a Renaissance man." - Sam Worthington
Samuel Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an actor from Perth, Australia. He won a scholarship to the John Curtin School of Performing Arts in Fremantle, WA. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1998. Worthington was one of several actors who were screen tested for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale. Other actors included Daniel Craig, Henry Cavill, Goran Visnjic Julian McMahon, and Hugh Jackman with the role eventually going to Daniel Craig. - Michael Dante Dimartino
Michael Dante DiMartino is an American animation director, most known as the co-creator, executive producer and story editor of the TV series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" on Nickelodeon. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design with Bryan Konietzko, with whom he created "Avatar." Before "Avatar," Mike worked for a dozen years at Film Roman, helped direct "King of the Hill", "Family Guy", … - Christopher Judge
Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of African American and Cherokee Indian descent. He attended the University of Oregon on a football scholarship, and was an all Pacific Ten conference player. One of his first roles was in a 1990 episode of "MacGyver". Judge is best known for playing Teal'c in "Stargate SG-1". He has written several episodes of "Stargate SG-1", … - Michael Biehn
Michael Connell Biehn (born July 31, 1956) is an American actor known for his roles in "The Terminator" (1984), "Aliens" (1986), "The Abyss" (1989), "Tombstone" (1993), "The Rock" (1996), and "Grindhouse" (2007). He also played Officer Randall Buttman on the Emmy-Award winning television series, "Hill Street Blues". - John McCrea
John McCrea (born 1966 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis. His earliest work was influenced by John Byrne and Alan Davis. In 1988, after a few years of drawing television and toy tie-ins, he illustrated Ennis's debut, the political series "Troubled Souls", in Crisis, in a realistic style, using acrylic paints and mixed media, but its sequel, the farce "For a Few Troubles More", … - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST ') (Bengali) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Vaishnava monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal, (present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh) and Orissa, India. Chaitanya was a notable proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga (meaning loving devotion to Krishna/God) based on the philosophy of the Bhagavata Purana and Bhagavad Gita. - Sai Baba Of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi or Shirdi Sai Baba (circa 1838 - October 15, 1918), (real name, birth place, and date of birth unknown), was an Indian guru, yogi and fakir, who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint. Some of his Hindu followers believe that he was an Avatar of Shiva, Dattatreya, a satguru and the next incarnation of Kabir. In his life and teachings he tried to embrace and reconcile both faiths: Sai Baba lived in a mosque, … - Jon Landau
Jon Landau is an American film producer. He is best known for producing "Titanic", a film which won him an Oscar. He is currently working on another James Cameron film, entitled Avatar (film) - Vyasa
Vyāsa (Devanāgarī: व्यास) is a central and much revered figure in the majority of Hindu traditions. He is also sometimes called Veda Vyasa (वेद व्यास, "veda vyāsa"), (the one who compiled the Vedas) or Krishna Dvaipayana (referring to his complexion and birthplace). He is accredited as the scribe of both the Vedas, and the supplementary texts such as the Puranas. - Mother Meera
Mother Meera, born Kamala Reddy (b. 26 December, 1960) is believed by her devotees to be an embodiment (avatar) of the Divine Mother (Shakti). - Prahlada
Prahlada is a character from the Puranic texts of Hinduism, wherein he is famed for his exclusive devotion (bhakti) to Vishnu, despite attempts in the story by his father, Hiranyakashipu to turn him to the contary. He is considered a "mahajana", or "great devotee", by followers of Vaishnava traditions and is of special importance to devotees of Narasimha avatar. - Balarama
Balarama, also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of the divine being, Krishna from the Puranic texts of Hinduism. Within Vaishnavism and a number of South Indian, Hindu traditions Balarama is worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu, and he is also listed as such in the Bhagavata Purana. - Uddhava
Uddhava (also known as Pavanayadhi) is a character from the Puranic texts of Hinduism, wherein his is the friend and counsellor of Krishna the avatar. He plays a significant role in the Bhagavata Purana, being taught the processes of yoga and bhakti directly by Krishna. The principle of these discussions is often referred to as the "Uddhava Gita", similarly to the Bhagavad Gita wherein Krishna instructs Arjuna. - Miguel Serrano
Miguel Serrano (born September 10, 1917) is a retired Chilean diplomat, explorer and author of poetry, books on spiritual questing and esoteric Hitlerism. Serrano's extraordinarily forceful and anti-modernist neo-Gnostic philosophy elucidates the otherworldly origin of the Hyperborean-descended Aryans, image-bearers of the godhead, and a global conspiracy against them by an evil inferior godlet, the Demiurge, worshipped by the Jews, lord of planet Earth, … - Uesugi Kenshin
was a daimyo who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku Period of Japan. He was one of the many powerful lords of the Sengoku period. He is famed for his prowess on the battlefield, the legendary rivalry with Takeda Shingen, his military expertise, strategy and his belief in the god of war - Bishamonten. In fact, many of his followers and others believed him to be the avatar of Bishamonten, and called Kenshin god of war. - Advaita Acharya
Advaita Acharya (b 1434 CE), is famous as a Gaudiya Vaishnava saint, and as being one of the close companions of the eminent Vaishnava preacher Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He was born in Bengal in 1434, some fifty years before Chaitanya, and spent most of his adult life in the town of Shantipur, with his wife and family as a well respected leader of the local brahmana community. At Shantipur, he taught the philosophy of Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam, … - Narakasura
Narakasura was the son of Goddess earth, (referred to as Bhumi), by Lord Vishnu himself during his Varaha (boar) avatar. In other sources, he is the son of the asura Hiranyaksa. He is said to have established the kingdom of Pragjyotisha in Assam after overthrowing the last of the Danava king Ghatakasura. It was foretold that he would be destroyed by a later incarnation of Vishnu. His mother, the earth, sought the boon from Vishnu that her son should have a long life, … - Donna Williams
Donna Williams (born December 10 1978 in England) is one of the co-founders of the Neopets web corporation, along with Adam Powell. Williams mostly works on daily content, artwork, storylines, marketing and merchandising while Powell's emphasis is programming and the creative side. Prior to Neopets, Williams was a marketing manager for Shout! Advertising from September 1997 to July 1999, responsible for internet advertising, sales and services, graphic and web design. - Dattatreya
Dattatreya is considered by some Hindus (in western India) to be God who is an incarnation of the Divine Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. The word Datta means "Given," Datta is called so because the divine trinity have "given" themselves in the form of a son to the sage couple Atri and Anasuya. He is the son of Atri, hence the name "Atreya." In the Nath tradition, … - Sharon Harris
Sharon Harris is a Canadian writer, visual artist and photographer. "Avatar", her collection of poetry and visuals, explores technology, spirituality and gender issues in a wide range of forms including found poems, concrete poetry, and ’Pataphysics. Harris is also known for her art and documentary photography. - Chuck Bueche
Chuck Bueche (also known as Chuckles) is a game programmer most famous for his involvement with the "Ultima" computer game series. Bueche was a high school friend and university roommate of Richard Garriott in Austin, Texas. After being introduced to computers by Garriott in 1981, Bueche founded his own company, Craniac Entertainment. Shortly thereafter, three of Bueche's games, "Lunar Leepers", "Jawbreaker II" and "Laff Pak", … - Ashok Banker
Ashok Kumar Banker (born February 7, 1964) is a novelist born and living in Mumbai, India. - Tobias Bernstrup
Tobias Bernstrup (born 1970 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a contemporary artist working with videos, interactive works, live performances and electronic music. He received an MFA from Royal College University of Fine Arts Stockholm in 1998, where he also met up with artist colleague Palle Torsson. - Rukmini
In Hinduism, Srimati Rukmini was the first wife and queen of Krishna, the 8th avatar of Vishnu. She was an avatar of Lakshmi. - Savitri Devi Mukherji
Savitri Devi Mukherji (September 30, 1905, Lyon, France - October 22, 1982, Essex, England) was a French writer, of mixed English, Lombard, and Greek ethnicity, who became enamoured with Hinduism and Nazism, trying to synthesise Hinduism with Nazi philosophy and racial ideology and proclaiming Adolf Hitler an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. Her writings have exerted a decisive influence over areas of Neo-Nazism and esoteric Hitlerism. - Raghavendra Swami
Raghavendra Swami (1595-1671), one of the influential saints in Hinduism, lived in the 16th century. He advocated Vaishnavism (worship of Vishnu as the supreme God) and the Dvaita philosophy, advocated by Madhvacharya. He is considered by his devotees to be a reincarnation of Prahlada, the devotee who was saved by Vishnu, in his avatar as Narasimha (see Vaishnava Theology). - Bill Shoemaker
William Lee Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 - October 12, 2003) was an American jockey. Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 2.5 pounds (1 kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night. Put in a shoebox in the oven to stay warm, he survived, but remained small, growing to 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m) and weighing only 95 pounds (43 kg). - Purandara Dasa
Purandara Dasa (kannada:ಪುರಂದರ ದಾಸ) is one of the most prominent composers in Carnatic music. His contribution to music is immeasurable, and he is often called the "Karnataka sangeeta pitamaha" (Father of Carnatic Music). The "dasas", among them Sripadaraya, Kanaka Dasa, Jagannatha Dasa, Vijaya Dasa, and Kamalesha Vittala and others, propounded bhakti to the Lord through music over several years. - Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji
Bhagwan Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji claimed birth (November 11, 1828 - December 5, 1963), was a mystic and yogi. His followers and devotees claim he was an avatar. His guru was Sri Devpuriji. He was the Guru of Dharmsamrat Paramhans Swami Madhavananda and Satguru of Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Mahaprabhuji (as he is known by his followers) lived and worked in Bari Khatu, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, India, according to his biographer, … - Jared Smith
Jared Smith is an American amateur singer specializing in Spanish. His singing career achieved some notoriety in the mid-1990s when his brothers Colin and Ian of Freeverse Software combined a recording of his singing with an animated smiley face. The resulting program was intended to be their mother's birthday gift. The two brothers later sent the singing software to their friends, who subsequently passed it to their own friends. - Narasimha Saraswati
Shri Narasimha Saraswati is considered the second avatar of Shri Dattatreya. The only way we know about his life is through the remarkable and most influential book in Marathi literature, Shri GuruCharitra written by Shri Saraswati Gangadhar, one of the most talented poet and philosopher ever known in Marathi literature in Maharashtra. - Gadadhara Pandita
Gadadhara Pandit was a close associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, spending the majority of life since his teenage years alongside the saint. In later life he took initiation from Pundarika Vidyanidhi on the request of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Within Gaudiya theology Gadadhara is a member of the Pancha Tattva, within which he is considered as an avatar of Radharani, Lalita, or a combined incarnation of both. - Janabai
Janabai was a woman born in Maharashtra, India to a backward-caste family. She became a great servant of Vittal, an avatar of Vishnu, and advocated equality of all devotees regardless of caste. Janabai was a Bhakti poet born in India to a lower class (low caste) family. She used her poetry to express her love for the Hindu gods that she worshipped. Even though she was a part of a lower caste, she was brought up in the household of Namdev, a popular poet at the time. - Vallabha Acharya
Sri Vallabha Acharya (1479 - 1531) was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India, and the philosophy of Shuddha advaita (Pure Non-dualism). He is regarded as an acharya and guru within the Vaishnava traditions. Within Indian Philosophy he is known as the writer of sixteen 'stotras' (tracts) and produced several commentaries on the Bhagavata Purana, which describes the many lilas (pastimes) of the avatar, Krishna. - Swami Samarth Maharaj
Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj (?? - 1878). He is also known as the "Akkalkot Swami Samarth" or Sri Akkalkot Maharaj from the place where he stayed most of his life. There is nothing known about his life before he came to Akkalkot. All his devotees consider him as the fourth avatar of Shri Dattatreya. However, nobody is aware of his life before he came to Akkalkot. Once one English Barristor and one Parsi fellow asked him where he came from, … - Shahbaz Qalander
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was born as Seyyed Marandi in Marand (near the city of Tabriz) in Azerbaijan in the twelfth century, and he is also known as Shaikh Usman Marandi. He migrated to Sindh and settled in Sehwan and was buried there. He was a Sufi in the regions that lie in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
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