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Most Famous American Religious Figures
Religion 369
United States 23,678
3,769 BY 
Brigham Young American Religious 1801–1877
Brigham Young American Religious 1801–1877 4,504 JE 
Jonathan Edwards (theologian) American Theologian 1703–1758
Jonathan Edwards (theologian) American Theologian 1703–1758 6,651 RN 
Reinhold Niebuhr American Theologian 1892–1971
Reinhold Niebuhr American Theologian 1892–1971 9,052 MM 
Menachem Mendel Schneerson American Rabbi 1902–1994
Menachem Mendel Schneerson American Rabbi 1902–1994 9,059 JJ 
Jim Jones American Religious 1931–1978
Jim Jones American Religious 1931–1978 10,352 KT 
Kateri Tekakwitha American Saint 1656–1680
Kateri Tekakwitha American Saint 1656–1680 11,674 JF Jerry Falwell American Preacher 1933–2007
11,838 FJ 
Fulton J. Sheen American Bishop 1895–1979
Fulton J. Sheen American Bishop 1895–1979 19,426 FS 
Francis Spellman American Priest 1889–1967
Francis Spellman American Priest 1889–1967 21,215 WM 
William M. Branham American Preacher 1909–1965
William M. Branham American Preacher 1909–1965 26,309 JN 
John Neumann American Priest 1811–1860
John Neumann American Priest 1811–1860 27,694 AD Avery Dulles American Jesuit 1918–2008
30,206 NV 
Nikolaj Velimirović American Bishop 1880–1956
Nikolaj Velimirović American Bishop 1880–1956 33,494 DR 
David Ray Griffin American Theologian b. 1939
David Ray Griffin American Theologian b. 1939 33,899 ES 
Emma Smith American Saint 1804–1879
Emma Smith American Saint 1804–1879 36,101 DO 
David O. McKay American Religious 1873–1970
David O. McKay American Religious 1873–1970 36,469 ML 
Martin Luther King Sr. American Pastor 1899–1984
Martin Luther King Sr. American Pastor 1899–1984 36,841 TH Ted Haggard American Pastor b. 1956
38,252 WJ 
William J. Seymour American Preacher 1870–1922
William J. Seymour American Preacher 1870–1922 44,396 KK 
Kathryn Kuhlman American Preacher 1907–1976
Kathryn Kuhlman American Preacher 1907–1976 44,444 KE 
Kenneth E. Hagin American Preacher 1917–2003
Kenneth E. Hagin American Preacher 1917–2003 45,227 LS 
Lorenzo Snow American Presbyter 1814–1901
Lorenzo Snow American Presbyter 1814–1901 46,564 JS 
Joseph Smith III American Saint 1832–1914
Joseph Smith III American Saint 1832–1914 47,468 CI 
C. I. Scofield American Theologian 1843–1921
C. I. Scofield American Theologian 1843–1921 52,062 PM Paul Marcinkus American Archbishop 1922–2006
53,325 BM 
Bruce M. Metzger American Theologian 1914–2007
Bruce M. Metzger American Theologian 1914–2007 53,437 BK 
Boyd K. Packer American Religious 1924–2015
Boyd K. Packer American Religious 1924–2015 55,106 HC 
Harvey Cox American Theologian b. 1929
Harvey Cox American Theologian b. 1929 56,172 W 
Wovoka American Religious 1856–1932
Wovoka American Religious 1856–1932 57,972 PP 
Parley P. Pratt American Presbyter 1807–1857
Parley P. Pratt American Presbyter 1807–1857 58,062 FD 
Father Divine American Preacher 1877–1965
Father Divine American Preacher 1877–1965 58,907 JB 
Joseph Bates (Adventist) American Preacher 1792–1872
Joseph Bates (Adventist) American Preacher 1792–1872 59,862 JS 
James Strang American Religious 1813–1856
James Strang American Religious 1813–1856 60,422 MV 
Minnie Vautrin American Missionary 1886–1941
Minnie Vautrin American Missionary 1886–1941 62,588 CJ 
Charles J. Chaput American Prelate b. 1944
Charles J. Chaput American Prelate b. 1944 69,391 MF 
Moshe Feinstein American Rabbi 1895–1986
Moshe Feinstein American Rabbi 1895–1986 69,625 RS 
Robert Schuller American Pastor 1926–2015
Robert Schuller American Pastor 1926–2015 72,633 HS 
Hyrum Smith American Missionary 1800–1844
Hyrum Smith American Missionary 1800–1844 80,917 AM 
Adam Maida American Cardinal b. 1930
Adam Maida American Cardinal b. 1930 80,927 IM 
Isaac Mayer Wise American Rabbi 1819–1900
Isaac Mayer Wise American Rabbi 1819–1900 82,101 WC 
William Cameron Townsend American Missionary 1896–1982
William Cameron Townsend American Missionary 1896–1982 85,628 SS 
Samuel Seabury American Priest 1729–1796
Samuel Seabury American Priest 1729–1796 99,938 SM 
Samuel Marinus Zwemer American Missionary 1867–1952
Samuel Marinus Zwemer American Missionary 1867–1952 102,614 EH 
Eugene H. Peterson American Theologian 1932–2018
Eugene H. Peterson American Theologian 1932–2018 102,701 JC 
John Clarke (Baptist minister) American Theologian 1609–1676
John Clarke (Baptist minister) American Theologian 1609–1676 104,179 FL Frank Laubach American Missionary 1884–1970
105,198 RW 
Rembert Weakland American Priest b. 1927
Rembert Weakland American Priest b. 1927 108,561 HG 
Hannibal Goodwin American Priest 1822–1900
Hannibal Goodwin American Priest 1822–1900 111,140 DW 
David Weiss Halivni American Theologian b. 1927
David Weiss Halivni American Theologian b. 1927 111,980 EA 
Edward Aloysius Mooney American Cardinal 1882–1958
Edward Aloysius Mooney American Cardinal 1882–1958
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