Home›Religious Founders, Prophets & Reformers›NationalityBrowse ByNationalityThis page groups historical figures by nationality, the country or people they are identified with. Wikipedia defines nationality as "the legal status of belonging to a particular nation," though for figures who lived before modern states existed the atlas records the closest historical equivalent. Browsing this way lets a visitor see every notable figure from one country or region gathered together.FactsNationalityConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary Academic DisciplineWell-attestedComparative Religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHistorical Figures 1NationalityFilter Results32 entriesTraditionAllBahá’í Faith (1)Buddhism (1)Cao Đài (1)Christianity (10)Druze Faith (1)Eckankar (1)Falun Gong (1)Goddess Movement (1)Haitian Vodou (1)Hinduism (1)Hoa Hao Buddhism (1)Islam (4)Judaism (1)Kongo Religion (1)Latter Day Saint Movement (1)Modern Satanism (1)Native American Religion (1)New Thought (2)Omoto (1)Rastafari (1)Santo Daime (1)Spiritism (1)Tenrikyo (1)Theosophy (1)Umbanda (1)Wicca (1)Xhosa Traditional Religion (1)Yazidism (1)Yorùbá Religion (Ifá) (1)EraAll1075 to 1162 (1)1080 to 1130 (1)1105 to 1167 (1)1173 to 1205 (1)1200 to 1276 (2)1492 to 1554 (1)1499 to 1552 (1)1501 to 1556 (1)1575 to 1629 (1)1591 to 1643 (1)1608 to 1661 (1)1624 to 1691 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to 2010 (1)1934 to 2017 (1)1938 to 1998 (1)1941 to 2000 (1)1942 to 2007 (1)1946 to 2012 (1)1946 to 2019 (1)634 to 707 (1)985 to 1021 (1)birth_date = 582 (Wikipedia infobox, uncited) (1)Place of ActivityAllAdelaide (1)Angola (1)Australia (1)Baghdad (1)Baltimore (1)Basel (2)Berkeley (1)Bihar (1)Brazil (2)Cairo (1)California (1)Chile (1)China (1)Cologne (1)Diriyah (1)Egypt (1)France (1)Germany (1)Grimma (1)Haifa (1)Haiti (1)Hawaii (1)Honolulu (1)Illinois (1)India (1)Iran (1)Japan (1)Karnataka (1)London (1)Los Angeles (1)Lyon (1)Massachusetts (2)Memphis (1)Missouri (1)Morocco (1)Netherlands (2)Nevada (1)New York (1)New York City (2)New Zealand (1)Nigeria (1)Paris (1)Pennsylvania (1)Pittsburgh (1)Rabaul (1)Rome (2)Saint Paul (1)Salt Lake City (1)San Diego (1)San Francisco (1)Santa Monica, California (1)Shiraz (1)Silesia (1)Sittard (1)Smyrna (1)South Africa (1)Sri Lanka (1)Strasbourg (1)Switzerland (1)Syria (1)Tanta (2)Tokyo (2)Tulsa (1)Tyrol (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (5)Utah (1)Vienna (1)Zurich (1)GenderAllFemale (8)Male (29)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (32)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (1)Veneration StatusAllFormally Canonized or Sainted (3)Historically Significant but Not Venerated (18)Officially Recognized or Venerated (8)Popularly or Locally Venerated (3)Manner Of DeathAllAssassinated (1)Died by accident or misadventure (1)Died by suicide (1)Died of natural causes (15)Disputed (2)Executed (7)Killed in battle (3)Martyred (2)In GroupAllAfrican and African Diaspora Tradition Founders (6)Baha'i Founders and Forerunners (1)Catholic and Orthodox Reform Founders (3)Christian Reform and Anabaptist Founders (3)East Asian New Religion Founders (5)Hindu and Dharmic Founders (1)Islamic Founders and Reformers (6)Jewish Messianic Movement Founders (1)Latter Day Saint Movement Founders (1)Native American and Indigenous Tradition Founders (7)Neopagan and Wiccan Founders (1)New Age, Esoteric and Theosophical Founders (4)Protestant and Evangelical Founders (2)Syncretic and New Religious Movement Founders (2)Member OfAllChristian Broadcasting Network (1)PTL Club (1)Trinity Broadcasting Network (1)Revered InAllBahá’í Faith (1)Buddhism (1)Cao Đài (1)Christianity (10)Eckankar (1)Falun Gong (1)Hinduism (1)Hoa Hao Buddhism (1)Islam (5)Judaism (1)Latter Day Saint Movement (1)Modern Satanism (1)New Thought (2)Omoto (1)Rastafari (1)Santo Daime (1)Shamanism (Tradition) (1)Spiritism (1)Tenrikyo (1)Theosophy (1)Umbanda (1)Yazidism (1)CapitalAllAbuja (1)Amsterdam (1)Beijing (1)Beirut (1)Berlin (1)Bern (1)Bloemfontein (1)Brasília (1)Cairo (1)Canberra (1)Cape Town (1)Constantinople (Istanbul after 1453) (1)Hanoi (1)Kingston (1)Kinshasa (1)London (1)Luanda (1)New Delhi (1)Palikir (1)Paris (1)Port Moresby (1)Port-au-Prince (1)Pretoria (1)Rabat (1)Riyadh (1)Rome (1)Seoul (1)Sucre (1)Tehran (1)Tokyo (1)Washington DC (1)Wellington (1)End YearAll1269 (1)1517 (1)1893 (1)1922 (1)Size at Peak in Square KilometresAll5,200,000 (1)Start YearAll1147 (1)1250 (1)1291 (1)1299 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1804 (1)1822 (1)1825 (1)1861 (1)1901 (1)1907 (1)1932 (1)1943 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1949 (2)1956 (1)1958 (1)1960 (2)1961 (1)1962 (1)1975 (2)1976 (1)1979 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32Almohad CaliphateNationality1 entryAngolaNationality1 entryAustraliaNationality1 entryBoliviaNationality1 entryBrazilNationality2 entriesChinaNationality1 entryDemocratic Republic of the CongoNationality1 entryFederated States of MicronesiaNationality1 entryFranceNationality5 entriesGermanyNationality7 entriesHaitiNationality1 entryIndiaNationality3 entriesIranNationality4 entriesItalyNationality1 entryJamaicaNationality1 entryJapanNationality7 entriesKingdom of HawaiiNationality1 entryLebanonNationality1 entryMamluk SultanateNationality1 entryMoroccoNationality1 entryNetherlandsNationality3 entriesNew ZealandNationality3 entriesNigeriaNationality1 entryThe Ottoman EmpireNationality1 entryPapua New GuineaNationality1 entrySaudi ArabiaNationality1 entrySouth AfricaNationality1 entrySouth KoreaNationality1 entrySwitzerlandNationality3 entriesUnited KingdomNationality4 entriesUnited StatesNationality43 entriesVietnamNationality2 entriesConnectionsAssociated WithAfrica, Continents Well-attested This source names Africa directly: "founders of colonial and postcolonial Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, and the twentieth century's new religious movements."Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Americas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, and the twentieth century's new religious movements."Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Historical Figures2. Wikipedia: Comparative religiontier 2WikipediaComparative religion, opening definitionQuote, Comparative religion, opening definitionComparative religion is the branch of religious studies that systematically compares the doctrines, practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the worlds religions.View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.