All Religious Biography Entries - Biographies By Last Name
Abernathy, Ralph
Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990) was an important figure in the civil rights movement. He facilitated the Montgomery bus boycott and worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Allen, Horace Newton
Horace Allen (1858-1932) was the first resident Protestant missionary in Korea. His medical and diplomatic contributions helped soothe anti-Christian policies in the region. |
Allen, Richard
Richard Allen (1760-1831) was an influential black minister who established the first black denomination in the United States. |
Angelica, Mary
Mother Angelica (1923-2016) is the founder of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), the world’s largest religious broadcaster. |
Asbury, Francis
Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was the preeminent leader of American Methodism after the Revolutionary War. |
Backus, Isaac
Isaac Backus (1724-1806) was one of the fathers of the Baptist tradition in America and an ardent proponent of religious liberty. |
Badin, Stephen Theodore
Stephen Badin (1768-1853) was the first Catholic priest ordained in America. |
Bailey, Alice
Alice Bailey (1880-1949) is considered by many to be the mother of New Age, popularizing the term in writings about her own mystical movement. |
Bakker, Tammy Faye
Tammy Faye Bakker (1942-2007) was a Christian television celebrity with her husband, Jim Bakker, and remained in the public spotlight even after their empire crumbled. |
Birch, John Morrison
John Birch (1918-1945) was a fundamental Baptist missionary, whose name became synonymous with Christian nationalism. |
Blake, Eugene Carson
Eugene Carson Blake (1906-1985) was a prominent Presbyterian minister best known for his commitment to ecumenism and the civil rights movement. |
Bradstreet, Anne
Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) was one of early America's first noteworthy poets. |
Brownson, Orestes
Orestes Brownson (1803-1876) was a public intellectual who defended Catholicism and its compatibility with American society. |
Buck, Pearl S.
Pearl Buck (1892-1973) was an award-winning novelist, whose liberal views on theology and Presbyterian missions drew criticism from conservative Presbyterians. |
Cabrini, Frances Xavier
Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917) was the first American citizen to be named a saint by the Catholic Church. |
Campolo, Anthony "Tony"
Tony Campolo (1935) is a prominent intellectual for the New Christian Left. His evangelical agencies fight poverty, protect the environment, and help treat AIDS. |
Carroll, John
John Carroll (1735-1815) served as the first Catholic bishop in the United States and helped expand the Catholic Church domestically. |
Cartwright, Peter
Peter Cartwright (1785-1872) was a Methodist circuit ride and frontier preacher. |
Cayce, Edgar
Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) was a famous 20th-century psychic, clairvoyant and prophet, whose "readings" told of past lives and are credited with curing illnesses. |
Chavez, Cesar
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) was a prominent labor leader who fought on behalf of American farm workers. |
Coke, Thomas
Thomas Coke (1747-1814), along with Francis Asbury, served as the first bishop for the American Methodists. |
Coughlin, Charles
Charles Coughlin (1891-1979) was a Catholic "radio priest," who was controversial for his anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi views leading up to World War II. |
Criswell, W. A.
W.A. Criswell (1909-2002) was a famous Baptist pastor who expanded First Baptist into one of the largest American churches. |
Crosby, Frances "Fanny"
Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) wrote thousands of famous hymns, including "Blessed Assurance," "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross," and "To God Be the Glory." |
Dabney, Robert Lewis
Robert Lewis Dabney (1794-1884) is considered one of the most influential Southern theologians of the 19th century. |
Daly, Mary
Mary Daly (1928-2010) was a radical feminist theologian at Boston College who viewed traditional (male) depictions of the Christian God as oppressive toward women. |
Davies, Samuel
Samuel Davies (1723-1761) helped spread Presbyterianism to Virginia and served Princeton University early in its establishment. |
Day, Dorothy
Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a Catholic activist, known for co-founding the Catholic Worker movement, leading anti-war and anti-nuclear proliferation movements, and promoting assistance to the poor. |
de Brebeuf, Jean
Jean de Brebeuf (1593-1649) was a French Jesuit missionary priest and early North American martyr. |
Deloria, Vine
Best-selling author Vine Deloria, Jr., (1933-2005) was a 20th century champion of Native American autonomy and proponent of indigenous religious traditions. |
Drexel, Katharine
Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, a religious order devoted to the education and assistance to racial minorities in America. |
Eddy, Mary Baker
Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) founded the Christian Science movement. |
Edwards, Jonathan
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is the most influential theologian in American religious history and helped start the First Great Awakening. |
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) promoted Transcendentalist thought, which emphasized experiencing God through lived experience and intuition. |
England, John
John England (1786-1842) was the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston (South Carolina) and advocated republicanism within the Catholic Church. |
Falwell, Jerry
Jerry Falwell (1933-2007) was an evangelical pastor who aired the popular program "The Old-Time Gospel Hour" and helped found the Moral Majority. |
Farrakhan, Louis
Louis Farrakhan (1933-present) helped revitalize the controversial Nation of Islam in the late 1970s. |
Fenwick, Benedict Joseph
Benedict Joseph Fenwick (1782-1846) served as Catholic bishop of Boston from 1825 to 1846. |
Finney, Charles
Charles Finney (1792-1875) was a prominent evangelical and revivalist during the Second Great Awakening. |
Flaget, Benedict Joseph
Benedict Joseph Flaget (1763-1850) was the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, and the first Bishop of Louisville. |
Fosdick, Harry Emerson
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969), prominent New York City minister and theological liberal. Famous for criticizing fundamentalists in his sermon entitled "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" |
Fuller, Charles Edward
Charles Fuller (1887-1968) was a prominent evangelist on the popular evangelical radio show "The Old Fashioned Revival Hour" and founded Fuller Theological Seminary. |
Gibbons, James
James Gibbons (1834-1921) was an American cardinal archbishop who guided the Catholic Church through historic changes and mediated relations between American Catholics and the Vatican. |
Ginzberg, Louis
Judaic scholar and writer Louis Ginzberg (1873-1953) trained two generations of Conservative rabbis over 50 years at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. |
Gloucester, John
John Gloucester (1776-1822) founded the first African-American Presbyterian Church and was one of the earliest black Presbyterian ministers. |
Graham, William "Billy"
Billy Graham (1918-2018) was the preeminent evangelist of the second half of the 20th century, preaching to millions in the United States and abroad. |
Harkness, Georgia
Georgia Harkness (1891-1974) was one of the first influential female theologians in the United States. |
Healy, James Augustine
James Augustine Healy (1830-1900) was the first Catholic American priest and bishop of African descent. |
Hecker, Isaac
Isaac Hecker (1819-1888) was an intellectual forefather to the Catholic Americanist movement. He was dedicated to defending the Catholic Church and converting Americans to Catholicism. |
Heschel, Abraham Joshua
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was an important Jewish theologian and social activist in the 20th century. |
Higgins, George G.
George Higgins (1916-2002) was a Catholic priest and activist during the labor movement. He also helped improve relations between Catholics and Jews. |
Hirsch, Emil
Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch (1851-1923) was considered one of the great minds of Reform Judaism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
Hodge, Archibald Alexander
Archibald Alexander Hodge (1823-1886) was a conservative Presbyterian pastor and Princeton theologian. He was popular for his warm, witty, and clear writing style. |
Hodge, Charles
Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was the leading 19th century Old School Presbyterian theologian in the United States. |
Hosier, Harry
Harry Hosier (1750-1806) was a renowned public speaker and one of the first licensed black preachers in Methodism. |
Hubbard, L. Ron
L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) founded Scientology, a controversial new religious movement. |
Hughes, John
John Hughes (1797-1864) was a New York archbishop, who oversaw growth in the American Catholic Church due to Irish immigration and advocated Catholic parochial education. |
Hutchinson, Anne
Anne Hutchinson's (1591-1643) preaching and unorthodox theology posed a threat to colonial authority in Massachusetts. She fled to Rhode Island after being excommunicated. |
Ireland, John
Born in 1838, John Ireland was a bishop of the Catholic Church regarded as a leader of the Americanist movement. He died in 1918. |
Jackson, Jesse
Jesse Jackson (1941-present) is a Baptist minister, civil rights advocate, and politician, whose career continues to earn both praise and criticism. |
Jakes, Thomas Dexter "T.D."
Thomas Dexter "T.D." Jakes (1957-present) is a popular televised pastor known for his large church services, bestselling books, and cable ministry programs. |
Jogues, Isaac
Isaac Jogues (1607-1646) was a French Jesuit missionary priest and early North American martyr. |
Jones, Robert "Bob"
"Bob" Jones, Sr. (1883-1926) was a renowned evangelist and educator. He founded Bob Jones University, which promoted a conservative Christian education. |
Judson, Adoniram
Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) was one of the first American missionaries to travel to Burma, inspiring other Protestants to engage in overseas missionary work. |
Keller, Timothy
Timothy Keller (1950-present) is an evangelical pastor, theologian, and best-selling author. His intellectual preaching style attracts educated young professionals to his New York City megachurch. |
Kennedy, Dennis James
Dennis James Kennedy (1930-2007) was an evangelical pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and a significant figure in the New Christian Right. |
King, Martin Luther
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was an African-American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who combined Gandhi’s nonviolent philosophy and Christian love to fight racism. |
LaHaye, Timothy "Tim"
Tim LaHaye (1926-present) is a famous evangelical pastor/author, known for co-authoring the Left Behind series and authoring one of the first evangelical sex manuals. |
Lee, Jarena
Jarena Lee (1783-1855) was one of the first black female preachers in America. |
Leland, John
John Leland (1754-1841) was a prominent evangelical pastor who defended religious liberty and aided in the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. |
Liele, George
George Liele (1750-1828) was the first black Baptist convert in Georgia and founded the first black Baptist church in America at Silver Bluff, South Carolina. |
Machen, John Gresham
John Gresham Machen (1881-1937) was a Presbyterian clergyman and New Testament scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is famous for denouncing more liberal interpretations of the Bible. |
Makemie, Francis
Francis Makemie (1668-1708) is known as the father of American Presbyterianism. |
Mathews, Shailer
Shailer Mathews (1863-1941) was a modernist theologian and advocate for the Social Gospel movement. |
Maurin, Peter
Peter Maurin’s (1877-1949) vision of a transformed society led to the co-founding of the Catholic Worker Movement with Dorothy Day. |
McIntire, Carl
Carl McIntire (1906-2002) was a militant fundamentalist, who helped found the Bible Presbyterian Church, International Council of Christian Churches, and radio show "Twentieth-Century Reformation Hour." |
McPherson, Aimee Semple
American evangelist and gifted preacher, Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) was the founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, a Pentecostal denomination. |
Mears, Henrietta
Henrietta Mears (1890-1963) reignited the popularity of Sunday schools through her high quality teaching methods and publications. |
Merton, Thomas
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Catholic monk and prolific writer, who denounced social inequality and opened up interfaith dialogue. |
Meyer, Joyce
Prosperity gospel evangelist Joyce Meyer (1943-present) leads one of the largest ministries in the world, Joyce Meyer Ministries, headquartered in Fenton, Mo. |
Michaux, Lightfoot Solomon
Known as the "Happy Am I Evangelist," Lightfoot Solomon Michaux (1884-1968) was a popular radio evangelist with a radio program reaching 25 million people nationwide. |
Miller, William
William Miller (1782-1849) predicted that the return of Christ would occur in 1843, garnering both religious fervor and criticism. |
Mohler, Albert "Al"
Al Mohler (1959-present) is the president and an alumnus of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, the flagship seminary for the Southern Baptist Convention. |
Moody, Dwight L.
Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) was a 19th century Protestant revivalist, whose popularity led to the Moody Bible Institute and the growth of fundamentalism. |
Moon, Charlotte "Lottie"
Charlotte "Lottie" Moon (1840-1912) was a Southern Baptist missionary known for her evangelistic work in China. |
Mott, John Raleigh
John Raleigh Mott (1865-1955) was an American Methodist layperson who is recognized as the "father of the modern ecumenical movement." |
Mouw, Richard
Richard Mouw (1940-present) is a Presbyterian evangelical theologian/philosopher, and former president of Fuller Theological Seminary, who is well known for his interfaith dialogue. |
Muhammad, Elijah
Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) was the second leader of the Nation of Islam, overseeing the widespread growth of the Nation of Islam for over four decades. |
Nerinckx, Charles
Charles Nerinckx (1761-1824) was a Catholic missionary priest of the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, in the early 19th century. |
Neumann, John Nepomucene
John Neumann (1811-1860) served as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Philadelphia from 1852 to 1860 and was the first American bishop to be canonized. |
Niebuhr, Reinhold
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) was an influential theologian who advocated social justice and critiqued aspects of theological liberalism. He also is credited with the Serenity Prayer. |
Norris, John Frank
John Frank Norris (1877-1952) was a controversial Baptist pastor, famous for preaching against modernist interpretations of the Bible. |
Occom, Samson
Samson Occom (1723-1792), an evangelical Presbyterian minister from the Mohegan tribe, founded the Indian-Christian community of Brothertown, New York. |
Ockenga, Harold John
Harold John Ockenga (1905-1985) led the new evangelical movement by helping co-found Fuller Seminary, the National Association of Evangelicals, and Christianity Today. |
O'Connor, Flannery
The American writer Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) depicted fictional Southern characters confronting grace in depressing circumstances. |
of Constantinople, Athenagoras I
Athenagoras (1886-1972) was an important archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America and later served as Patriarch of Constantinople until his death in 1972. |
O'Hair, Madalyn Murray
Madalyn Murray O’Hair (1919-1995) was instrumental in banning Bible readings in public schools and founded one of the largest organizations of atheists in America. |
Palmer, Phoebe
Phoebe Palmer (1807-1874) is considered the founder of the Holiness movement, initiating Spirit-led Bible meetings that linked Wesleyan revivalism with modern Pentecostalism. |
Parkhurst, Charles Henry
Charles Parkhurst (1842-1933) was a Presbyterian minister and social reformer who exposed the moral and political corruption of New York City. |
Payne, Daniel Alexander
Daniel Alexander Payne (1811-1893) was an African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop and the first black college president in the United States. |
Penn, William
William Penn (1644-1718) was a Quaker activist, religious tolerance advocate and founder of the Pennsylvania colony. |
Perkins, John
Christian and social justice advocate John Perkins (1930-present) helped provide education, job skills, and health care access to the poor through his ministries. |
Pilmore, Joseph
Joseph Pilmore (1739-1825) was an English Methodist preacher and missionary, who helped spread Methodism in early America. |
Piper, John
John Piper (1946-present) is a well-known evangelical pastor and author. He facilitated the resurgence of Reformed theology in conservative evangelicalism in America. |
Prophet, Elizabeth Clare
Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939-2009) established the Church Universal and Triumphant in 1974 as a liturgical craft for the teachings of the Ascended Masters. |
Randall, Benjamin
Benjamin Randall (1749-1808) founded the “Randall” line of the Freewill Baptist church, believing in free grace instead of the Calvinist view on election. |
Rauschenbusch, Walter
Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) was the main founding theologian of the Social Gospel. |
Riley, William Bell
William Bell Riley (1861-1947) was a fundamentalist pastor who formed the World's Christian Fundamentals Association, fought teachings of evolution, and founded the Northwestern Bible School. |
Robertson, Marion "Pat"
Pat Robertson (1930-present) became a prominent media and political figure in the New Christian Right during the 1980s and '90s. |
Rogers, Fred McFeely
Fred Rogers (1928-2003), a Presbyterian minister, hosted a popular kids' show called "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" on public television from 1968 until 2001. |
Rushdoony, Rousas John
Rousas John Rushdoony (1916-2001), Presbyterian theologian and homeschooling advocate, laid the foundations for Christian Reconstructionism. |
Russell, Charles Taze
Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916) sparked the religious tradition later known as the Jehovah's Witnesses. |
Ryan, John A.
John A. Ryan (1869-1945) was a Catholic priest and moral theologian who fought for economic justice. He helped inspire and support Roosevelt’s New Deal Programs. |
Schaeffer, Francis
Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) was a famous evangelical apologist who denounced the spread of relativism in modern society. |
Schlafly, Phyllis
Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016) was a conservative Catholic activist who strengthened the pro-life and religious right movements. |
Schneerson, Menachem
Rabbi Menachem Schneerson (1902-1994) was a revered leader of the Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Judaism, building it into a prominent force within Orthodoxy. |
Serra, Junipero
Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a Spanish Franciscan priest who strengthened Spanish control of California and helped bring Catholic faith to the New World. |
Seton, Elizabeth Ann
Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph and was an early promoter of parochial school and Catholic women's education. |
Sharpton, Alfred "Al"
Alfred “Al” Sharpton (1954-present) is a Baptist minister, civil rights leader, media figure, and politician, who draws public attention to racial issues in America. |
Sheen, Fulton
Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) was a popular Catholic leader, who appeared on popular radio programs ("Catholic Hour") and television programs ("Life is Worth Living"). |
Shuttlesworth, Fred
Fred Shuttlesworth (1922-2011) was known as the "most abused and arrested minister in the nation" during the civil rights era. |
Smith, Hannah Whitall
American evangelist Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) was an important speaker and writer in both the Holiness and Temperance movements. |
Smith, Joseph
Joseph Smith (1805-1844) was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a controversial and influential new religious movement in America. |
Soloveitchik , Joseph B.
Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik (1903-1993), the leading figure of the Modern Orthodox Judaism in America, sought to unite traditionalism with contemporary thought. |
Spalding, John Lancaster
John Lancaster Spalding, born in 1840, was an American bishop who advocated for Catholic education. He died in 1916. |
Spalding, Martin John
Martin John Spalding, born in 1810, was a leading bishop of the Catholic Church in the mid-19th century. He died in 1872. |
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was a women’s rights advocate who pioneered feminist theology through her controversial biblical commentary known as the The Woman’s Bible. |
Subramuniyaswami, Sivaya
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001) was a Hindu leader who built more than a dozen Hindu temples around the world. |
Sunday, William "Billy"
Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was a prominent evangelist who led revivals, appealed for a prohibition of alcohol, and strengthened conservative Protestantism. |
Suzuki, D.T.
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), a Zen Buddhist monk from Japan, helped to personify and explain Zen to a generation of Americans. |
Tekakwitha, Kateri
Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) was a Native American Catholic, known for her asceticism and chastity. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. |
Tennent, Gilbert
Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-born "New Side" Presbyterian minister and revivalist. His criticism of more conservative Presbyterians led to a schism in 1741. |
Tennent, William
William Tennent (1673-1746) was a Presbyterian minister famously known for establishing the first Presbyterian seminary in America. |
the Prophet, Tenskwatawa
Tenskwatawa (1775-1836), also called "The Shawnee Prophet," became the spiritual leader of one of the largest Native American confederations until an 1811 U.S. military defeat. |
Thind, Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh Thind (1892-1967), a Sant Mat devotee and Indian immigrant, was the subject of an important legal test denying U.S. citizenship to Asian Indians. |
Thornwell, James
James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862) was the antebellum South’s most eminent Presbyterian theologian. |
Tillich, Paul Johannes
Paul Tillich (1886-1965) was a German American theologian and public intellectual who connected Christian faith to modern culture. |
Truett, George Washington
George Washington Truett (1867-1944) was a Southern Baptist pastor who was famous for his 1920 sermon entitled "Baptists and Religious Liberty." |
Trungpa, Chogyam
Chogyam Trungpa (1939-87) is the founder of the largest Tibetan Buddhist group in America. |
Tubman, Harriet
Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), known as the "Moses of her people," helped more than 300 slaves find freedom through the Underground Railroad. |
Van Til, Cornelius
Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) was a Dutch-American theologian, famous for his unique brand of Christian apologetics known as presuppositionalism. |
VI, Paul
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978) oversaw the completion of the Second Vatican Council and authored Humanae Vitae, an important and controversial document in modern Catholicism. |
Vivekananda, Swami
Calcutta priest Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was the founder of the Vedanta Society, which helped bring Hindu education and yoga to America. |
Warfield, Benjamin
B. B. Warfield (1851-1921) ranks in the forefront of great Presbyterian theologians of Princeton Seminary. |
Warren, Rick
Rick Warren (1954-present) is a popular evangelical pastor known for his California megachurch and his bestselling book entitled The Purpose Driven Life (2002) |
Watts, Alan
From Buddhism to Taoism, Alan Watts (1915-73) was, as one newspaper noted, "perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West." |
Webb, Alexander Russell
Alexander Russell Webb (1846-1916) was one of the first prominent European-American converts to Islam. |
Webb, Thomas
Thomas Webb (1724-1796) was a former British officer who helped spread Methodism in New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. |
Wesley, Charles
Charles Wesley (1707-1788) was an important leader of the Methodist movement, the younger brother of John Wesley, and an influential hymn writer. |
Wesley, John
John Wesley (1703-1791) founded the Methodist movement. |
Wheatley, Phillis
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) became the first published African-American female poet. Most of her poetry contained religious themes. |
White, Ellen Gould
Ellen Gould White (1827-1915) was the co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She promoted Saturday as the Christian Sabbath and advocated biblically-based health initiatives. |
White, James Springer
James White (1821-1881) was the co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church along with his wife, Ellen Gould White. |
Whitefield, George
George Whitefield (1714-1770) was the leading preacher and revivalist of the First Great Awakening in the American colonies. |
Willard, Frances
Frances Willard (1839-1898) was a social activist who promoted temperance, women’s suffrage, labor reform and home-centered family life. |
Williams, Roger
Roger Williams (1603-1683) was a theologian, advocate for the separation of civil and church authority, and founder of Rhode Island. |
Wilson, Jack "Wovoka"
Wovoka (1856-1932), a Paiute mystic also known as Jack Wilson, became the spiritual leader of a Ghost Dance movement that waned after the Wounded Knee Massacre. |
Winfrey, Oprah
Billionaire media icon Oprah Winfrey (1954-present) has become the unofficial guru for millions of Americans seeking spiritual and moral guidance beyond traditional religious affiliation. |
Winthrop, John
John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was famous for describing the colony as a "city on a hill." |
Witherspoon, John
John Witherspoon (1723-1794) was a Presbyterian minister, president of the College of New Jersey, and the only clergy signatory of the Declaration of Independence. |
Woosley, Louisa
Louisa Woosley (1862-1952) was the first female ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. |
X, Malcolm
Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an active minister and spokesman for the Nation of Islam from the mid-1950s until 1964. |
XXIII, John
Pope John XXIII (1881-1963) called the Second Vatican Council, one of the most significant events in the modern Catholic Church. |
Yogi, Maharishi Mahesh
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918-2008) was the founder of Transcendental Meditation and a popular religious figure of the 1960s and 1970s. |
Young, Brigham
Brigham Young (1801-1877) succeeded Joseph Smith as Mormon president. He led a Mormon exodus to Utah and helped expand the church to 150,000 members. |