Most Famous Russian Religious figures
Russia has produced 89 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Grigori Rasputin. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
GR
Grigori Rasputin Russian Mystic 1869 – 1916
#
919
AN
Alexander Nevsky Russian Saint 1220 – 1263
#
5,497
JO
John of Kronstadt Russian Priest 1829 – 1909
#
15,279
NO
Nachman of Breslov Russian Rabbi 1772 – 1810
#
16,704
PN
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow Russian Priest 1605 – 1681
#
17,118
A
Avvakum Russian Church 1620 – 1682
#
18,188
PT
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow Russian Priest 1865 – 1925
#
22,595
PP
Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow Russian Priest 1910 – 1990
#
33,780
YY
Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn Russian Rabbi 1880 – 1950
#
36,775
IM
Israel Meir Kagan Russian Rabbi 1839 – 1933
#
41,435
MT
Maximus the Greek Russian Monk 1475 – 1556
#
44,801
TT
Theophan the Recluse Russian Priest 1815 – 1894
#
46,859
PS
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow Russian Priest 1867 – 1944
#
48,188
DO
Dimitry of Rostov Russian Priest 1651 – 1709
#
50,225
LY
Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev Russian Rabbi 1740 – 1810
#
68,375
TR
Theodore Romzha Russian Priest 1911 – 1947
#
69,367
IB
Ignatius Bryanchaninov Russian Priest 1807 – 1867
#
70,093
JO
John of Shanghai and San Francisco Russian Priest 1896 – 1966
#
71,320
N(
Nikodim (Rotov) Russian Priest 1929 – 1978
#
75,437
AD
Agvan Dorzhiev Russian Monk 1853 – 1938
#
82,066