Top 10 Most Influential Spiritual Leaders Of All Time [Pictures Included] »

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For most people of faith, it is essential to have a spiritual leader or figurehead that they can look up to for inspiration or to serve as a guide. A sort of beacon by which one’s faith can be measured, the most popular leader of religious organizations often attract millions–and even billions–of devotees from around the world.


Over the ages, people have traditionally turned to spiritual leaders for guidance and enlightenment. Even today, there is no shortage of religious leaders that inspire fervor in their believers. In this list of most popular leaders in the world, focus is given to the most influential religious leaders the world has ever known.

                          PHOTOS OF THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS WITH DETAILS

1. Jesus Christ of Nazareth

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There is no religious leader any more influential than Jesus Christ. He lived between 7 to 36 CE and was able to create an impact to his billions of followers worldwide. For more than 2,000 years after his death, his spiritual teachings were still followed and revered. Jesus Christ’s life was documented in the Bible, which is the foundation of Christianity

2. The Prophet Mohammed

Description: 2. Mohammed

Mohammed is the founder of Islam. He lived in Mecca from 571 to 632 CE. He was believed to be the author of the most revered book of Islam, which is the Koran. The muslims from the Middle East and from the different parts of the world are currently following of his teachings.

3. Gautama Buddha 

 Description: 3. Gautama Buddha

Founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha is a spiritual teacher who was able to enlighten his mind and influence others to do the same. Buddha hails from India and was born around 563 BC. Buddhism is the main religion of Japan.

4. Confucius  Description: 4. Confucius

Confucius is a Chinese spiritual leader whose teachings were based on ethical and moral grounds. He mostly teaches about modesty, respect, honesty, and sincerity. Confucius was a strong follower of living a good life.

5.Lord Krishna

 Description: 5. Krisna

Krishna is regarded as the founder of Hinduism. The followers of this religion regard him as part human being, part deity. Krishna is believed to be a reincarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.

6. Dalai Lama Gendun Drup

 Description: 6. Dalai Lama Gendun Drup

GendunDrup is the first Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism. He lived from 1391 to 1474. After his death, he was reincarnated 14 times by the different Tibetan monks who follows his bloodline. Today’s Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso

 7. Martin Luther

  Description: 7. Martin Luther

Martin Luther is the Father of Reformation or more commonly, Protestantism. He used to be a Catholic priest until he decided that the church can do so much to improve itself and its system. He then started a movement by himself.

8. Zoroaster

Description: 8. Zoroaster

The founder of Zoroastrianism, this religious figure was born 600 years before Christ. The religion he established stresses the distinction between good and evil, and the freedom that man was given to choose between the two.

9. Joseph Smith Jr

Description: 9. Joseph Smith, Jr.

Smith founded the Mormon church or technically, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was able to sustain this movement up until his death in 1844. To date, the church still operates in different parts of the world.

10. Mary Baker Eddy 

Description: 10. Mary Baker Eddy

Eddy started a church called the Christian Science. Her group may not have as many followers today as it did when it was founded, but she had definitely shaped the religious beliefs of many Americans throughout the 19th century.