These are
historical figure
A historical figure is a significant person in history.
The significance of such figures in human progress has been debated. Some think they play a crucial role, while others say they have little impact on the broad currents of thought and social ...
s credited with founding
religion
Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...
s or
religious philosophies, or who codified older known religious traditions. The list includes those who have founded a specific major
denomination within a larger religion.
Legendary/semi-historical
Ancient (before AD 500)
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culture hero for legendary founders of doubtful historicity. For figures that fall into that category, please add them to
the Legendary section, not here.''
Medieval to Early Modern (500–1800 AD)
New religious movements (post-1800)
See also
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Burial places of founders of world religions
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List of Buddha claimants
This is a list of notable people who have claimed to have attained enlightenment and become buddhas, claimed to be manifestations of bodhisattvas, identified themselves as Gautama Buddha or Maitreya Buddha, or been honored as buddhas or bodhisattv ...
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List of messiah claimants
This is a list of notable people who have been said to be a messiah, either by themselves or by their followers. The list is divided into categories, which are sorted according to date of birth (where known).
Jewish messiah claimants
In Judaism, ...
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List of people who have been considered deities
This is a list of notable people who were considered deities by themselves or others.
Imperial cults and cults of personality
Posthumous deification
Involuntary deification
Self-deification
See also
* Advaita Vedanta
* Apotheosis
* A ...
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List of religions and spiritual traditions
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Lists of religious leaders by century
Lists of leaders of major religions in any given century include:
* List of 21st-century religious leaders
* List of 20th-century religious leaders
* List of 19th-century religious leaders
* List of 18th-century religious leaders
* List of 17th-ce ...
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Timeline of religion
Religion has been a factor of the human experience throughout history, from pre-historic to modern times. The bulk of the human religious experience pre-dates written history. Written history (the age of formal writing) is only roughly 5,000 y ...
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Founders
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*Founders Park, a stadium in South Carolina, formerly known as Carolina Stadium
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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Founders
Founder or Founders may refer to:
Places
*Founders Park, a stadium in South Carolina, formerly known as Carolina Stadium
* Founders Park, a waterside park in Islamorada, Florida
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Founders (''Star Trek''), the ali ...
Founders
Founder or Founders may refer to:
Places
*Founders Park, a stadium in South Carolina, formerly known as Carolina Stadium
* Founders Park, a waterside park in Islamorada, Florida
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Founders (''Star Trek''), the ali ...