Most Famous Indian Religious Figures

50 Indian Religious Figures in view out of 119

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

By the numbers

Inside India Religious Figures

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among India Religious Figures peaked in the 1940s with 16 people.

What India Religious Figures Are Known For

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Priest are India Religious Figures's biggest group — 51% of all notables (61).

India Religious Figures over-index on saint134.3× the global rate.

  1. Priest61
  2. Religious11
  3. Missionary7
  4. Saint7
  5. Monk6
  6. Theologian5
  7. Nun3
  8. Cardinal3
  1. Saint7134.3×
  2. Religious1153.4×
  3. Monk644.6×
  4. Missionary730.9×
  5. Priest6118.2×
  6. Theologian56.3×

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