Most Famous American Religious figures

United States has produced 364 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Joseph Smith. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Joseph Smith — American Prophet (1805–1844) , ranked #880
  2. Billy Graham — American Evangelist (1918–2018) , ranked #1535
  3. Brigham Young — American Religious (1801–1877) , ranked #3769
  4. Menachem Mendel Schneerson — American Rabbi (1902–1994) , ranked #9052
  5. Jim Jones — American Religious (1931–1978) , ranked #9059
  6. Kateri Tekakwitha — American Saint (1656–1680) , ranked #10352
  7. Joseph Franklin Rutherford — American Bible (1869–1942) , ranked #10560
  8. Jerry Falwell — American Preacher (1933–2007) , ranked #11674
  9. Fulton J. Sheen — American Bishop (1895–1979) , ranked #11838
  10. Dwight L. Moody — American Evangelist (1837–1899) , ranked #16569
  11. Francis Spellman — American Priest (1889–1967) , ranked #19426
  12. William M. Branham — American Preacher (1909–1965) , ranked #21215
  13. John Neumann — American Priest (1811–1860) , ranked #26309
  14. Avery Dulles — American Jesuit (1918–2008) , ranked #27694
  15. Nikolaj Velimirović — American Bishop (1880–1956) , ranked #30206
  16. Emma Smith — American Saint (1804–1879) , ranked #33899
  17. David O. McKay — American Religious (1873–1970) , ranked #36101
  18. Martin Luther King Sr. — American Pastor (1899–1984) , ranked #36469
  19. Ted Haggard — American Pastor (Born 1956) , ranked #36841
  20. William J. Seymour — American Preacher (1870–1922) , ranked #38252