Most Famous Indian Religious figures

India has produced 160 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Swami Vivekananda. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Swami Vivekananda — Indian Monk (1863–1902) , ranked #638
  2. Rajneesh — Indian Religious (1931–1990) , ranked #1011
  3. Ramakrishna — Indian Mystic (1836–1886) , ranked #2466
  4. Sathya Sai Baba — Indian Religious (1926–2011) , ranked #3586
  5. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi — Indian Guru (1917–2008) , ranked #5074
  6. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu — Indian Mystic (1486–1534) , ranked #7343
  7. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad — Indian Religious (1835–1908) , ranked #9389
  8. Meher Baba — Indian Gourou (1894–1969) , ranked #9960
  9. Mata Amritanandamayi — Indian Guru (Born 1953) , ranked #16768
  10. Sai Baba of Shirdi — Indian Religious (1838–1918) , ranked #18271
  11. Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader) — Indian Guru (Born 1956) , ranked #18748
  12. Sadhu Sundar Singh — Indian Missionary (1889–1929) , ranked #27718
  13. Swaminarayan — Indian Religious (1781–1830) , ranked #37476
  14. Sarada Devi — Indian Mystic (1853–1920) , ranked #44948
  15. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati — Indian Guru (1874–1936) , ranked #49586
  16. Guru Angad — Indian Guru (1504–1552) , ranked #50092
  17. Joseph Vaz — Indian Presbyter (1651–1711) , ranked #50805
  18. Chinmayananda Saraswati — Indian Guru (1916–1993) , ranked #52980
  19. Śāntarakṣita — Indian Abbot (725–788) , ranked #54324
  20. Moinuddin Chishti — Indian Mystic (1142–1236) , ranked #54704