Religious leaders by year

This is a list of the leaders of major religions in any given year.

Twenty-first century

Main article: List of 21st-century religious leaders

2011

2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001

Twentieth century

Main article: List of 20th-century religious leaders

2000 – 1999 – 1998 – 1997 – 1996 – 1995 – 1994 – 1993 – 1992 – 1991

1990 – 1989 – 1988 – 1987 – 1986 – 1985 – 1984 – 1983 – 1982 – 1981

1980 – 1979 – 1978 – 1977 – 1976 – 1975 – 1974 – 1973 – 1972 – 1971

1970 – 1969 – 1968 – 1967 – 1966 – 1965 – 1964 – 1963 – 1962 – 1961

1960 – 1959 – 1958 – 1957 – 1956 – 1955 – 1954 – 1953 – 1952 – 1951

1950 – 1949 – 1948 – 1947 – 1946 – 1945 – 1944 – 1943 – 1942 – 1941

1940 – 1939 – 1938 – 1937 – 1936 – 1935 – 1934 – 1933 – 1932 – 1931

1930 – 1929 – 1928 – 1927 – 1926 – 1925 – 1924 – 1923 – 1922 – 1921

1920 – 1919 – 1918 – 1917 – 1916 – 1915 – 1914 – 1913 – 1912 – 1911

1910 – 1909 – 1908 – 1907 – 1906 – 1905 – 1904 – 1903 – 1902 – 1901

Nineteenth century

Main article: List of 19th-century religious leaders

1900 – 1899 – 1898 – 1897 – 1896 – 1895 – 1894 – 1893 – 1892 – 1891

1890 – 1889 – 1888 – 1887 – 1886 – 1885 – 1884 – 1883 – 1882 – 1881

1880 – 1879 – 1878 – 1877 – 1876 – 1875 – 1874 – 1873 – 1872 – 1871

1870 – 1869 – 1868 – 1867 – 1866 – 1865 – 1864 – 1863 – 1862 – 1861

1860 – 1859 – 1858 – 1857 – 1856 – 1855 – 1854 – 1853 – 1852 – 1851

1850 – 1849 – 1848 – 1847 – 1846 – 1845 – 1844 – 1843 – 1842 – 1841

1840 – 1839 – 1838 – 1837 – 1836 – 1835 – 1834 – 1833 – 1832 – 1831

1830 – 1829 – 1828 – 1827 – 1826 – 1825 – 1824 – 1823 – 1822 – 1821

1820 – 1819 – 1818 – 1817 – 1816 – 1815 – 1814 – 1813 – 1812 – 1811

1810 – 1809 – 1808 – 1807 – 1806 – 1805 – 1804 – 1803 – 1802 – 1801

Eighteenth century

List of 18th-century religious leaders

1800 – 1799 – 1798 – 1797 – 1796 – 1795 – 1794 – 1793 – 1792 – 1791

1790 – 1789 – 1788 – 1787 – 1786 – 1785 – 1784 – 1783 – 1782 – 1781

1780 – 1779 – 1778 – 1777 – 1776 – 1775 – 1774 – 1773 – 1772 – 1771

1770 – 1769 – 1768 – 1767 – 1766 – 1765 – 1764 – 1763 – 1762 – 1761

1760 – 1759 – 1758 – 1757 – 1756 – 1755 – 1754 – 1753 – 1752 – 1751

1750 – 1749 – 1748 – 1747 – 1746 – 1745 – 1744 – 1743 – 1742 – 1741

1740 – 1739 – 1738 – 1737 – 1736 – 1735 – 1734 – 1733 – 1732 – 1731

1730 – 1729 – 1728 – 1727 – 1726 – 1725 – 1724 – 1723 – 1722 – 1721

1720 – 1719 – 1718 – 1717 – 1716 – 1715 – 1714 – 1713 – 1712 – 1711

1710 – 1709 – 1708 – 1707 – 1706 – 1705 – 1704 – 1703 – 1702 – 1701

17-th century

List of 17th-century religious leaders

16th century

List of 16th-century religious leaders

Pre-16th century

• 13th century: 1220
• 13th century: 1203
• 11th century: 1072
• 5th century: 458
• 5th century: 451 – 452 – 453 – 454 – 455

Listing aids

• List of founders of religious traditions
• List of convicted religious leaders
• List of popes
• List of rabbis
• Patriarchs
• List of Coptic Popes
• List of Bishops and Archbishops
• Archbishop of Turku
• Archbishop of Uppsala
• Presidents of Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
• Generals of the Salvation Army
• Presidents of LDS or Mormon denominations
• Aga Khans
• Khalifatul Masih
• Ramakrishna Mission (Lists Presidents)
• Dalai Lamas
• Supreme Patriarch of Thailand