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India 3,791
638 SV 
Swami Vivekananda Indian Monk 1863–1902
Swami Vivekananda Indian Monk 1863–1902 1,011 R 
Rajneesh Indian Religious 1931–1990
Rajneesh Indian Religious 1931–1990 3,586 SS 
Sathya Sai Baba Indian Religious 1926–2011
Sathya Sai Baba Indian Religious 1926–2011 9,389 MG 
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Indian Religious 1835–1908
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Indian Religious 1835–1908 11,633 R 
Ramanuja Indian Theologian 1017–1137
Ramanuja Indian Theologian 1017–1137 18,271 SB 
Sai Baba of Shirdi Indian Religious 1838–1918
Sai Baba of Shirdi Indian Religious 1838–1918 27,718 SS 
Sadhu Sundar Singh Indian Missionary 1889–1929
Sadhu Sundar Singh Indian Missionary 1889–1929 37,476 S Swaminarayan Indian Religious 1781–1830
50,805 JV 
Joseph Vaz Indian Presbyter 1651–1711
Joseph Vaz Indian Presbyter 1651–1711 54,324 Ś 
Śāntarakṣita Indian Abbot 725–788
Śāntarakṣita Indian Abbot 725–788 56,311 KE 
Kuriakose Elias Chavara Indian Priest 1805–1871
Kuriakose Elias Chavara Indian Priest 1805–1871 66,109 SA 
Saint Alphonsa Indian Nun 1910–1946
Saint Alphonsa Indian Nun 1910–1946 74,231 FR Fazlur Rahman Malik Indian Theologian 1919–1988
84,941 DS 
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy Indian Cardinal 1924–2014
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy Indian Cardinal 1924–2014 114,155 MS 
M. S. Golwalkar Indian Religious 1906–1973
M. S. Golwalkar Indian Religious 1906–1973 114,892 CB 
Camille Bulcke Indian Missionary 1909–1982
Camille Bulcke Indian Missionary 1909–1982 119,816 VV 
Varkey Vithayathil Indian Cardinal 1927–2011
Varkey Vithayathil Indian Cardinal 1927–2011 127,511 Y Yamunacharya Indian Religioso 950–1038
129,426 AA 
Asghar Ali Engineer Indian Theologe 1939–2013
Asghar Ali Engineer Indian Theologe 1939–2013 130,068 AA Ashraf Ali Thanwi Indian Theologian 1863–1943
133,348 SR Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri Indian Religioso 1943–2006
145,984 SP 
Simon Pimenta Indian Cardinal 1920–2013
Simon Pimenta Indian Cardinal 1920–2013 154,024 GA 
George Alencherry Indian Priest b. 1945
George Alencherry Indian Priest b. 1945 155,943 JP 
Joseph Parecattil Indian Priest 1912–1987
Joseph Parecattil Indian Priest 1912–1987 181,434 DM Donald McGavran Indian Missionary 1897–1990
186,757 B( Buddhabhadra (translator) Indian Monk 359–429
191,494 AK 
Aga Khan II Indian Imam 1830–1885
Aga Khan II Indian Imam 1830–1885 192,333 MI 
Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi Indian Preacher 1885–1944
Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi Indian Preacher 1885–1944 194,651 TT 
Telesphore Toppo Indian Priest b. 1939
Telesphore Toppo Indian Priest b. 1939 206,387 HB 
Hazrat Babajan Indian Saint 1806–1931
Hazrat Babajan Indian Saint 1806–1931 226,179 NS 
Niranjanananda Saraswati Indian Religious b. 1960
Niranjanananda Saraswati Indian Religious b. 1960 228,688 CB 
Cyril Baselios Indian Priest 1935–2007
Cyril Baselios Indian Priest 1935–2007 235,226 T( 
Tulsi (Jain monk) Indian Religious 1914–1997
Tulsi (Jain monk) Indian Religious 1914–1997 246,810 VS 
Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah Indian Priest 1874–1945
Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah Indian Priest 1874–1945 248,957 S 
Shivananda Indian Missionary 1854–1934
Shivananda Indian Missionary 1854–1934 263,041 MV Mariam Vattalil Indian Nun 1954–1995
285,457 AM Ambrose Madtha Indian Archbishop 1955–2012
296,149 GS 
Ganapathi Sachchidananda Indian Saint b. 1942
Ganapathi Sachchidananda Indian Saint b. 1942 303,627 HH 
Henry H. Spalding Indian Missionary 1803–1874
Henry H. Spalding Indian Missionary 1803–1874 322,048 SN 
Srila Narayana Maharaja Indian Monk 1921–2010
Srila Narayana Maharaja Indian Monk 1921–2010 351,545 FB Frederick Booth-Tucker Indian Missionary 1853–1929
375,816 TK 
Thevarparampil Kunjachan Indian Priest 1891–1973
Thevarparampil Kunjachan Indian Priest 1891–1973 378,224 GP Gallela Prasad Indian Priest b. 1962
403,733 KM 
Kariattil Mar Ousep Indian Priest 1742–1786
Kariattil Mar Ousep Indian Priest 1742–1786 425,719 TM Thomas Menamparampil Indian Priest b. 1936
433,215 AT 
Andrews Thazhath Indian Priest b. 1951
Andrews Thazhath Indian Priest b. 1951 462,487 GM Geevarghese Mar Osthathios Indian Priest 1918–2012
485,930 RC Raphael Cheenath Indian Priest 1935–2016
486,742 JC 
Joseph Chennoth Indian Archbishop 1943–2020
Joseph Chennoth Indian Archbishop 1943–2020 497,807 BP Bosco Puthur Indian Priest b. 1946
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