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.

Top Ranked

  1. Grigori Rasputin — Russian Mystic (1869–1916) , ranked #919
  2. Alexander Nevsky — Russian Saint (1220–1263) , ranked #5497
  3. John of Kronstadt — Russian Priest (1829–1909) , ranked #15279
  4. Nachman of Breslov — Russian Rabbi (1772–1810) , ranked #16704
  5. Patriarch Nikon of Moscow — Russian Priest (1605–1681) , ranked #17118
  6. Avvakum — Russian Church (1620–1682) , ranked #18188
  7. Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow — Russian Priest (1865–1925) , ranked #22595
  8. Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow — Russian Priest (1910–1990) , ranked #33780
  9. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn — Russian Rabbi (1880–1950) , ranked #36775
  10. Israel Meir Kagan — Russian Rabbi (1839–1933) , ranked #41435
  11. Maximus the Greek — Russian Monk (1475–1556) , ranked #44801
  12. Theophan the Recluse — Russian Priest (1815–1894) , ranked #46859
  13. Patriarch Sergius of Moscow — Russian Priest (1867–1944) , ranked #48188
  14. Dimitry of Rostov — Russian Priest (1651–1709) , ranked #50225
  15. Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev — Russian Rabbi (1740–1810) , ranked #68375
  16. Theodore Romzha — Russian Priest (1911–1947) , ranked #69367
  17. Ignatius Bryanchaninov — Russian Priest (1807–1867) , ranked #70093
  18. John of Shanghai and San Francisco — Russian Priest (1896–1966) , ranked #71320
  19. Nikodim (Rotov) — Russian Priest (1929–1978) , ranked #75437
  20. Agvan Dorzhiev — Russian Monk (1853–1938) , ranked #82066