religious figures
Clergy and prophets
Religious figures are people of significance in a faith tradition—founders, prophets, saints, clergy, or spiritual leaders.
The term covers both historical figures central to doctrine Moses, Muhammad, the Buddha and contemporary leaders The pope is among the world's most influential religious figures.
It may also refer to depictions: statues, icons, or images of sacred persons displayed in homes or places of worship.
- Pope FrancisCurrent head of Catholicism
- Billy GrahamAmerican televangelist, presidential confidant
- spiritual leaderReligious community head
- Jesus ChristChristianity's central deity
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
Saint Peter · patron saint · Zoroaster · Krishna · Moses · Laozi · Buddha · Confucius · John the Baptist · Jeremiah · Fatimah · Muhammad · Amaterasu · holy man · Joseph Smith · faith healer · Quetzalcoatl · Dalai Lama
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- bronze sculpturesbusts, statuettes, monuments, memorials, equestrian statues
- Folk Woodcraftwooden masks, carved furniture, ceremonial masks, festival masks, altarpieces
- sculpture themeshuman form, nude figure, portrait bust, torso, mother and child
- ivory craftivory carving, tusks, elephant ivory, ivories, walrus ivory
- Filipino Heroesnational heroes, revolutionaries, patriots, freedom fighters, revolutionary leaders
religious figurespoliticians
Elected government representatives
heads of state · government officials · monarchs · military leaders · presidents
religious figuresatheists
Those without religious faith
freethinkers · secular humanists · skeptics · secularists · agnostics
religious figuresbusiness tycoons
Powerful wealthy industrialists
corporate executives · industrialists · capitalists · financiers · entrepreneurs