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Most Famous Chinese Religious Figures
Religion 40
China 1,678
2,851 X 
Xuanzang Chinese Monk 602–664
Xuanzang Chinese Monk 602–664 12,619 LH Li Hongzhi Chinese Religious b. 1951
12,983 H Huineng Chinese Monk 638–713
18,487 F 
Faxian Chinese Monk 340–418
Faxian Chinese Monk 340–418 20,100 FV 
Ferdinand Verbiest Chinese Priest 1623–1688
Ferdinand Verbiest Chinese Priest 1623–1688 57,995 H( 
Huiyuan (Buddhist) Chinese Monk 334–416
Huiyuan (Buddhist) Chinese Monk 334–416 76,246 CS 
Charlie Soong Chinese Missionary 1863–1918
Charlie Soong Chinese Missionary 1863–1918 78,112 PY 
Paul Yü Pin Chinese Cardinal 1901–1978
Paul Yü Pin Chinese Cardinal 1901–1978 99,981 DJ 
Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Chinese Monk 1904–1987
Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Chinese Monk 1904–1987 117,270 TT 
Thomas Tien Ken-sin Chinese Priest 1890–1967
Thomas Tien Ken-sin Chinese Priest 1890–1967 119,323 PS 
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi Chinese Priest 1923–2012
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi Chinese Priest 1923–2012 141,851 L( Lokaksema (Buddhist monk) Chinese Monk b. 147
147,533 AJ Aloysius Jin Luxian Chinese Bishop 1916–2013
180,536 MX 
Ma Xiangbo Chinese Priest 1840–1939
Ma Xiangbo Chinese Priest 1840–1939 269,227 PT 
Pema Tönyö Nyinje Chinese Monk b. 1954
Pema Tönyö Nyinje Chinese Monk b. 1954 395,978 MF Michael Fu Tieshan Chinese Priest 1931–2007
478,072 PC Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang Chinese Priest 1915–2012
491,007 HA H. A. Baker Chinese Missionary 1881–1971
589,781 HY Ho Yuen Hoe Chinese Nun 1908–2006
627,207 DC 
Dugald Christie (missionary) Chinese Missionary 1855–1936
Dugald Christie (missionary) Chinese Missionary 1855–1936 661,531 AT Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'un Chinese Bishop 1926–2009
680,736 YT 
Yunyan Tansheng Chinese Monk 780–841
Yunyan Tansheng Chinese Monk 780–841 693,943 Q( 
Qingshui (monk) Chinese Monk 1047–1101
Qingshui (monk) Chinese Monk 1047–1101 699,110 JM 
Joseph Meng Ziwen Chinese Priest 1903–2007
Joseph Meng Ziwen Chinese Priest 1903–2007 720,758 WZ 
Wang Zhiming (Christian) Chinese Pastor 1907–1973
Wang Zhiming (Christian) Chinese Pastor 1907–1973 747,115 JJ Julius Jia Zhiguo Chinese Priest b. 1935
960,942 LY Leon Yao Liang Chinese Priest 1923–2009
1,005,554 AZ 
Augustinus Zhao Rong Chinese Presbyter 1746–1815
Augustinus Zhao Rong Chinese Presbyter 1746–1815 1,046,000 AH Andrew Hao Chinese Priest 1916–2011
1,123,291 B Benhuan Chinese Monk 1907–2012
1,131,066 JH Joseph Huang Bingzhang Chinese Priest b. 1967
1,154,390 JO 
Jonah of Hankou Chinese Priest 1888–1925
Jonah of Hankou Chinese Priest 1888–1925 1,198,782 JL John Liu Shi-gong Chinese Bishop 1928–2017
1,444,473 MC 
Michael Chang (bishop) Chinese Priest 1898–1973
Michael Chang (bishop) Chinese Priest 1898–1973 1,564,908 TZ 
Tiantong Zongjue Chinese Monk 1091–1162
Tiantong Zongjue Chinese Monk 1091–1162 1,737,936 JY John Yang Shudao Chinese Archbishop 1919–2010
1,955,024 JS Joseph Sun Jigen Chinese Priest b. 1967
1,958,010 JJ Joseph Jiang Mingyuan Chinese Priest 1921–2008
2,115,191 JH 
Joseph Henri Esquirol Chinese Missionary 1870–1934
Joseph Henri Esquirol Chinese Missionary 1870–1934 2,285,442 JS 
James Simester Chinese Missionary 1871–1905
James Simester Chinese Missionary 1871–1905
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