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'''Leaders''' is a curated index of founders, heads, and key figures connected to the organizations Cultopedia is currently tracking.
'''Leaders''' is a curated index of founders, heads, and key figures connected to the organizations Cultopedia is currently tracking.


This page is intentionally selective. The goal is to include people who are structurally important to understanding an organization, not every well-known member or public associate.
This page is intentionally selective. It focuses on people who were central to the leadership of the organizations in Cultopedia's current MVP scope.


Many of these pages may currently resolve to Wikipedia when Cultopedia does not yet host a local copy. That is expected for the MVP stage.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Leader
== Current focus ==
! Organization or organizations
* [[L. Ron Hubbard]]
! Years in leadership
* [[David Miscavige]]
! Current situation
* [[Shoko Asahara]]
|-
* [[David Koresh]]
| [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]]
* [[Marshall Applewhite]]
| [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]]
* [[Luc Jouret]]
|
* [[Joseph Di Mambro]]
| Alive; listed here as current leader
* [[Jim Jones]]
|-
* [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]]
| [[Abdullah Hashem]]
* [[Sun Myung Moon]]
| [[Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light]]
* [[Warren Jeffs]]
|
* [[David Berg]]
| Alive; listed here as current leader
 
|-
== Scope notes ==
| [[Agnès Callamard]]
* Include founders, leaders, successors, and other key internal figures.
| [[Amnesty International]]
* Exclude celebrity followers, peripheral members, and loosely connected public figures unless they become central to the project.
| 1995–present
* Use this page as a seed list for future monthly review and import decisions.
| Alive; still leads organization
|-
| [[Ahmed al-Hasan]]
| [[Soldiers of Heaven]]
|
| Alive
|-
| [[Alan John Miller (known as "AJ")]]
| [[Divine Truth]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Alexander Everett]]
| [[Mind Dynamics]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Allen Noonan]]
| [[One World Family Commune]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Allison Mack]]
| [[NXIVM]]
|
|
|-
| [[Amy Carlson (religious leader)]]
| [[Love Has Won]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Ann Lee]]
| [[Shakers]]
| 1758–1784
| Deceased
|-
| [[Anthony Levandowski]]
| [[Way of the Future]]
| since 2009
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Arnaud Mussy]]
| [[Néo-Phare]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Ayah Pin]]
| [[Sky Kingdom]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Baba Simeo Lodvikus Melkio Ondetto]]
| [[Legio Maria]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Bavua Ntinu Decantor Andrew]]
| [[Puissance spirituelle du verbe]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Benjamin Roden]]
| [[Branch Davidians]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Bernadette Meehan]]
| [[Wikimedia Foundation]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]]
| [[Rajneesh movement]]
| 1970-1990
| Deceased
|-
| [[Bill Levin]]
| [[First Church of Cannabis]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Bishop Patrick L. Frazier Jr]]
| [[Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Bob Weiner]]
| [[Maranatha Campus Ministries]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Bonnie Nettles]]
| [[Heaven's Gate (religious group)]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Brian Tamaki]]
| [[Destiny Church (New Zealand)]]
|
| Alive
|-
| [[Brock Blomberg]]
| [[California Institute of Integral Studies]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Bruce Hales]]
| [[Plymouth Brethren Christian Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Cecilia Eggleston]]
| [[Metropolitan Community Church]]
| 1989–present
| Alive; still leads organization
|-
| [[Charles Boyd Gentzel]]
| [[Mark-Age]]
|
|
|-
| [[Charles Dederich Sr]]
| [[Synanon]]
|
|
|-
| [[Charles Manson]]
| [[Manson Family]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Charles Taze Russell]]
| [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Chris Butler (aka Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa)]]
| [[Science of Identity Foundation]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Chris Korda]]
| [[Church of Euthanasia]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Clare Bronfman]]
| [[NXIVM]]
|
|
|-
| [[David Berg]]
| [[The Family International]] / Children of God
| 1968-1994
| Deceased
|-
| [[David Brian Stone Sr]]
| [[Hutaree]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[David C. Pack]]
| [[Restored Church of God]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[David Ekerbring]]
| [[Word of Life (Sweden)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[David Koresh]]
| [[Branch Davidians]]
| 1988-1993
| Deceased
|-
| [[David Lane (white supremacist)]]
| [[Wotansvolk]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[David Miscavige]]
| [[Scientology|Church of Scientology]]
| 1986-present
| Alive; still leads organization
|-
| [[Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim]]
| [[Soldiers of Heaven]]
|
|
|-
| [[Dick Price]]
| [[Esalen Institute]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Dorothy Bailey]]
| [[Amica Temple of Radiance]]
|
|
|-
| [[Dorothy Martin]]
| [[The Seekers (rapturists)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Doug Kunin]]
| [[Eckankar]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Eberhard Arnold]]
| [[Bruderhof Communities]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Edir Macedo]]
| [[Universal Church of the Kingdom of God]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Eduardo González Arenas]]
| [[Edelweiss (organization)]]
|
|
|-
| [[Edward Mielnik]]
| [[Antrovis]]
|
|
|-
| [[Elbert "Gene" Spriggs]]
| [[Twelve Tribes communities]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Elijah Hong]]
| [[New Testament Church (Hong Kong)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Elizabeth Clare Prophet]]
| [[Church Universal and Triumphant]]
| 1959–2009
| Deceased
|-
| [[Emanuel Swedenborg]]
| [[Swedenborgianism]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Emiliano Salinas]]
| [[NXIVM]]
|
|
|-
| [[Erika Bertschinger-Eicke]]
| [[Fiat Lux (UFO religion)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Estevam Hernandes]]
| [[Reborn in Christ Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong]]
| [[New Kadampa Tradition]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[George King (religious leader)]]
| [[Aetherius Society]]
| 1954–1997
| Deceased
|-
| [[George Müller]]
| [[Open Brethren]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Gerald E. Weston]]
| [[Living Church of God]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Hak Ja Han]]
| [[Unification Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Hakeem Abdul Rasheed]]
| [[Church of Hakeem]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Hannah Tamaki]]
| [[Destiny Church (New Zealand)]]
|
| Alive
|-
| [[Haven Boggs]]
| [[Living Enrichment Center]]
|
|
|-
| [[Heide Fittkau-Garthe]]
| [[Atman Foundation]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Henri Hillion]]
| [[Monastic Order of Avallon]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Henry Prince]]
| [[Agapemonites]]
|
|
|-
| [[Hon-Ming Chen (陳恆明)]]
| [[Chen Tao (UFO religion)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Honório Pinto]]
| [[Assembly of God Bethlehem Ministry]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Igor Danilov]]
| [[AllatRa]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[J. Z. Knight]]
| [[Ramtha's School of Enlightenment]]
| 1977–present
| Alive; still leads organization
|-
| [[Jaime Gomez (also known as Michel Rostan)]]
| [[Buddhafield (religious movement)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Jean Spademan]]
| [[Bethel Church]] / [[Mansfield Woodhouse]]
|
|
|-
| [[Jean-Paul Appel]]
| [[Siderella]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Jerold Gliege]]
| [[Evangelical Orthodox Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Jerry Williams]]
| [[The Brethren (Jim Roberts group)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Ji Sanbao]]
| [[Mentuhui]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Jim Jones]]
| [[Peoples Temple]]
| 1955-1978
| Deceased
|-
| [[John Hanley Sr]]
| [[Lifespring]]
|
|
|-
| [[John Hibbert]]
| [[Bethel Church]] / [[Mansfield Woodhouse]]
|
|
|-
| [[John Morton]]
| [[Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[John Robert Stevens]]
| [[Church of the Living Word]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Jonás Ataucusi Molina]]
| [[Evangelical Association of the Israelite Mission of the New Universal Covenant]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Jorge Ángel Livraga Rizzi]]
| [[New Acropolis]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Joseph Di Mambro]]
| [[Order of the Solar Temple]]
| 1984-1994
| Deceased
|-
| [[Joseph Franklin Rutherford]]
| [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Joseph Odermatt]]
| [[Palmarian Catholic Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[João Torunsky]]
| [[The Christian Community]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Juliano Verbard]]
| [[Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary (cult)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Julien Origas]]
| [[Renewed Order of the Temple]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Jung Myung-seok]]
| [[Providence (religious movement)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Katsutoshi Sekiguchi]]
| [[World Divine Light]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Keith Raniere]]
| [[NXIVM]]
|
|
|-
| [[Kim Joo-Cheol]]
| [[World Mission Society Church of God]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Kirby J. Hensley]]
| [[Universal Life Church]]
| 1962–1999
| Deceased
|-
| [[Konstantin Rudnev]]
| [[Ashram Shambala]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Kurusar Lokhon Engti Hensek]]
| [[Lokhimon]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Kōō Okada]]
| [[Sukyo Mahikari]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[L. Ron Hubbard]]
| [[Scientology]]
| 1952-1986
| Deceased
|-
| [[Lee Man-hee]]
| [[Shincheonji Church of Jesus]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Lekhraj Kripalani]]
| [[Brahma Kumaris]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Leon MacLaren]]
| [[School of Economic Science]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Louis Antoine]]
| [[Antoinism]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Louis Farrakhan]]
| [[Nation of Islam]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Luc Jouret]]
| [[Order of the Solar Temple]]
| 1984-1994
| Deceased
|-
| [[Lucien Greaves]]
| [[The Satanic Temple]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]]
| [[Maharishi International University]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Marie-Thérèse Castano]]
| [[International Center of Parapsychology and Scientific Research of the New Age]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Marion Pettie]]
| [[The Finders (movement)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Marshall Applewhite]]
| [[Heaven's Gate (religious group)|Heaven's Gate]]
| 1974-1997
| Deceased
|-
| [[Marshall Vian Summers]]
| [[New Message from God]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Mary Baker Eddy]]
| [[Christian Science]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Mary Manin Morrissey]]
| [[Living Enrichment Center]]
|
|
|-
| [[María Luisa Piraquive]]
| [[Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International]]
| 1971–present
| Alive; still leads organization
|-
| [[Michael A. Aquino]]
| [[Temple of Set]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Michael Leavitt]]
| [[Landmark Worldwide]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Michael Murphy (author)]]
| [[Esalen Institute]]
|
|
|-
| [[Michel Collin]]
| [[Apostles of Infinite Love]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Michel Potay]]
| [[Pilgrims of Arès]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Minoru Harada]]
| [[Soka Gakkai]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Mirjana Spoljaric Egger]]
| [[International Committee of the Red Cross]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Naasón Joaquín García]]
| [[La Luz del Mundo]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Nancy Salzman]]
| [[NXIVM]]
|
| Alive
|-
| [[Neville Cooper]]
| [[Gloriavale Christian Community]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Noel Stanton]]
| [[Jesus Army]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II]]
| [[African Theological Archministry]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Oberto Airaudi]]
| [[Federation of Damanhur]]
| 1975–2013
| Deceased
|-
| [[Ock Soo Park]]
| [[Good News Mission]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Olivier Fenoy]]
| [[Cultural Office of Cluny]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Pai Seta Branca]]
| [[Valley of the Dawn]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Pastor S.O Oladele]]
| [[Christ Apostolic Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Patricia Paulsen]]
| [[Sunburst (community)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Paul Baumann]]
| [[Methernitha]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Paul Erdmann aka Love Israel]]
| [[Love Family]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Paul Nthenge Mackenzie]]
| [[Good News International Ministries]]
|
|
|-
| [[Paul P. Harris]]
| [[Rotary International]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Paul Wei]]
| [[True Jesus Church]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Pauline Sharpe]]
| [[Mark-Age]]
|
|
|-
| [[Peter H. Gilmore]]
| [[Church of Satan]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Philip Berg]]
| [[Kabbalah Centre]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Prem Rawat]]
| [[Elan Vital (organization)]]
| 1966–present
| Alive; still leads organization
|-
| [[Purodhā Pramukha]]
| [[Ananda Marga]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Ra Un Nefer Amen]]
| [[Ausar Auset Society]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Rashad Jamal]]
| [[University of Cosmic Intelligence]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Raël]]
| [[Raelian movement]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi]]
| [[Messiah Foundation International]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Robert Earl Burton]]
| [[Fellowship of Friends]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Roland T. Hunt]]
| [[Amica Temple of Radiance]]
|
|
|-
| [[Ruben Ecleo Sr.]]
| [[Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Ryan Ringnald]]
| [[Church of Wells]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Ryuho Okawa]]
| [[Happy Science]]
| 1996-2023; 1986-1996
| Deceased
|-
| [[Sam J. Wibberley]]
| [[Bethel Church]] / [[Mansfield Woodhouse]]
|
|
|-
| [[Samuel Chang-Woo Lee]]
| [[University Bible Fellowship]]
|
|
|-
| [[Samuel Oshoffa]]
| [[Celestial Church of Christ]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Sarah Barry]]
| [[University Bible Fellowship]]
|
|
|-
| [[Shin Ok-ju]]
| [[Grace Road Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Shoko Asahara]]
| [[Aum Shinrikyo]]
| 1987-1995
| Deceased
|-
| [[Shukri Mustafa]]
| [[Takfir wal-Hijra]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Simon Kimbangu Kiangani]]
| [[Kimbanguism]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Simon Mokoena]]
| [[Tyrannus Apostolic Church]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Sofía Betancourt]]
| [[Unitarian Universalist Association]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Sri Aurobindo]]
| [[Sri Aurobindo Ashram]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Steve Morgan]]
| [[The Network (group of churches)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Sun Myung Moon]]
| [[Unification Church]]
| 1954-2012
| Deceased
|-
| [[Thomas Schaller (Chair, Board of Elders)]]
| [[Greater Grace World Outreach]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Tore Tvedt]]
| [[Vigrid (Norway)]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Victor Barnard]]
| [[River Road Fellowship]]
|
|
|-
| [[Wallace C. Halsey]]
| [[Christ Brotherhood]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Warren Jeffs]]
| [[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|FLDS Church]]
| 2002-present
| Alive; still regarded by followers as leader
|-
| [[Wayman O. Mitchell]]
| [[Potter's House Christian Fellowship]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Werner Erhard]]
| [[Erhard Seminars Training]]
|
|
|-
| [[William Irvine (Scottish evangelist)]]
| [[Two by Twos]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[William R. Ferguson]]
| [[Cosmic Circle of Fellowship]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[William Sowders]]
| [[Gospel Assembly Churches]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Yogi Bhajan]]
| [[3HO]]
|
| Deceased
|-
| [[Yoo Jae-yeol]]
| [[Tabernacle Temple Church]]
|
|
|-
| [[Younus AlGohar]]
| [[Kalki Avatar Foundation]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|-
| [[Yvonne Trubert]]
| [[Invitation to Life]]
|
| Alive; listed here as current leader
|}


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== Related pages ==
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* [[Organizations]]
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 5 April 2026

Leaders is a curated index of founders, heads, and key figures connected to the organizations Cultopedia is currently tracking.

This page is intentionally selective. It focuses on people who were central to the leadership of the organizations in Cultopedia's current MVP scope.

Leader Organization or organizations Years in leadership Current situation
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada International Society for Krishna Consciousness Alive; listed here as current leader
Abdullah Hashem Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Alive; listed here as current leader
Agnès Callamard Amnesty International 1995–present Alive; still leads organization
Ahmed al-Hasan Soldiers of Heaven Alive
Alan John Miller (known as "AJ") Divine Truth Alive; listed here as current leader
Alexander Everett Mind Dynamics Deceased
Allen Noonan One World Family Commune Alive; listed here as current leader
Allison Mack NXIVM
Amy Carlson (religious leader) Love Has Won Alive; listed here as current leader
Ann Lee Shakers 1758–1784 Deceased
Anthony Levandowski Way of the Future since 2009 Alive; listed here as current leader
Arnaud Mussy Néo-Phare Alive; listed here as current leader
Ayah Pin Sky Kingdom Deceased
Baba Simeo Lodvikus Melkio Ondetto Legio Maria Alive; listed here as current leader
Bavua Ntinu Decantor Andrew Puissance spirituelle du verbe Alive; listed here as current leader
Benjamin Roden Branch Davidians Deceased
Bernadette Meehan Wikimedia Foundation Alive; listed here as current leader
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Rajneesh movement 1970-1990 Deceased
Bill Levin First Church of Cannabis Alive; listed here as current leader
Bishop Patrick L. Frazier Jr Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas Alive; listed here as current leader
Bob Weiner Maranatha Campus Ministries Alive; listed here as current leader
Bonnie Nettles Heaven's Gate (religious group) Deceased
Brian Tamaki Destiny Church (New Zealand) Alive
Brock Blomberg California Institute of Integral Studies Alive; listed here as current leader
Bruce Hales Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Alive; listed here as current leader
Cecilia Eggleston Metropolitan Community Church 1989–present Alive; still leads organization
Charles Boyd Gentzel Mark-Age
Charles Dederich Sr Synanon
Charles Manson Manson Family Deceased
Charles Taze Russell Jehovah's Witnesses Deceased
Chris Butler (aka Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa) Science of Identity Foundation Alive; listed here as current leader
Chris Korda Church of Euthanasia Alive; listed here as current leader
Clare Bronfman NXIVM
David Berg The Family International / Children of God 1968-1994 Deceased
David Brian Stone Sr Hutaree Alive; listed here as current leader
David C. Pack Restored Church of God Alive; listed here as current leader
David Ekerbring Word of Life (Sweden) Alive; listed here as current leader
David Koresh Branch Davidians 1988-1993 Deceased
David Lane (white supremacist) Wotansvolk Deceased
David Miscavige Church of Scientology 1986-present Alive; still leads organization
Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim Soldiers of Heaven
Dick Price Esalen Institute Deceased
Dorothy Bailey Amica Temple of Radiance
Dorothy Martin The Seekers (rapturists) Alive; listed here as current leader
Doug Kunin Eckankar Alive; listed here as current leader
Eberhard Arnold Bruderhof Communities Deceased
Edir Macedo Universal Church of the Kingdom of God Alive; listed here as current leader
Eduardo González Arenas Edelweiss (organization)
Edward Mielnik Antrovis
Elbert "Gene" Spriggs Twelve Tribes communities Alive; listed here as current leader
Elijah Hong New Testament Church (Hong Kong) Alive; listed here as current leader
Elizabeth Clare Prophet Church Universal and Triumphant 1959–2009 Deceased
Emanuel Swedenborg Swedenborgianism Deceased
Emiliano Salinas NXIVM
Erika Bertschinger-Eicke Fiat Lux (UFO religion) Alive; listed here as current leader
Estevam Hernandes Reborn in Christ Church Alive; listed here as current leader
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong New Kadampa Tradition Alive; listed here as current leader
George King (religious leader) Aetherius Society 1954–1997 Deceased
George Müller Open Brethren Deceased
Gerald E. Weston Living Church of God Alive; listed here as current leader
Hak Ja Han Unification Church Alive; listed here as current leader
Hakeem Abdul Rasheed Church of Hakeem Alive; listed here as current leader
Hannah Tamaki Destiny Church (New Zealand) Alive
Haven Boggs Living Enrichment Center
Heide Fittkau-Garthe Atman Foundation Alive; listed here as current leader
Henri Hillion Monastic Order of Avallon Alive; listed here as current leader
Henry Prince Agapemonites
Hon-Ming Chen (陳恆明) Chen Tao (UFO religion) Alive; listed here as current leader
Honório Pinto Assembly of God Bethlehem Ministry Alive; listed here as current leader
Igor Danilov AllatRa Alive; listed here as current leader
J. Z. Knight Ramtha's School of Enlightenment 1977–present Alive; still leads organization
Jaime Gomez (also known as Michel Rostan) Buddhafield (religious movement) Alive; listed here as current leader
Jean Spademan Bethel Church / Mansfield Woodhouse
Jean-Paul Appel Siderella Alive; listed here as current leader
Jerold Gliege Evangelical Orthodox Church Alive; listed here as current leader
Jerry Williams The Brethren (Jim Roberts group) Alive; listed here as current leader
Ji Sanbao Mentuhui Alive; listed here as current leader
Jim Jones Peoples Temple 1955-1978 Deceased
John Hanley Sr Lifespring
John Hibbert Bethel Church / Mansfield Woodhouse
John Morton Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness Alive; listed here as current leader
John Robert Stevens Church of the Living Word Alive; listed here as current leader
Jonás Ataucusi Molina Evangelical Association of the Israelite Mission of the New Universal Covenant Alive; listed here as current leader
Jorge Ángel Livraga Rizzi New Acropolis Deceased
Joseph Di Mambro Order of the Solar Temple 1984-1994 Deceased
Joseph Franklin Rutherford Jehovah's Witnesses Deceased
Joseph Odermatt Palmarian Catholic Church Alive; listed here as current leader
João Torunsky The Christian Community Alive; listed here as current leader
Juliano Verbard Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary (cult) Alive; listed here as current leader
Julien Origas Renewed Order of the Temple Deceased
Jung Myung-seok Providence (religious movement) Alive; listed here as current leader
Katsutoshi Sekiguchi World Divine Light Alive; listed here as current leader
Keith Raniere NXIVM
Kim Joo-Cheol World Mission Society Church of God Alive; listed here as current leader
Kirby J. Hensley Universal Life Church 1962–1999 Deceased
Konstantin Rudnev Ashram Shambala Deceased
Kurusar Lokhon Engti Hensek Lokhimon Alive; listed here as current leader
Kōō Okada Sukyo Mahikari Alive; listed here as current leader
L. Ron Hubbard Scientology 1952-1986 Deceased
Lee Man-hee Shincheonji Church of Jesus Alive; listed here as current leader
Lekhraj Kripalani Brahma Kumaris Alive; listed here as current leader
Leon MacLaren School of Economic Science Alive; listed here as current leader
Louis Antoine Antoinism Alive; listed here as current leader
Louis Farrakhan Nation of Islam Alive; listed here as current leader
Luc Jouret Order of the Solar Temple 1984-1994 Deceased
Lucien Greaves The Satanic Temple Alive; listed here as current leader
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi International University Deceased
Marie-Thérèse Castano International Center of Parapsychology and Scientific Research of the New Age Alive; listed here as current leader
Marion Pettie The Finders (movement) Alive; listed here as current leader
Marshall Applewhite Heaven's Gate 1974-1997 Deceased
Marshall Vian Summers New Message from God Alive; listed here as current leader
Mary Baker Eddy Christian Science Deceased
Mary Manin Morrissey Living Enrichment Center
María Luisa Piraquive Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International 1971–present Alive; still leads organization
Michael A. Aquino Temple of Set Deceased
Michael Leavitt Landmark Worldwide Alive; listed here as current leader
Michael Murphy (author) Esalen Institute
Michel Collin Apostles of Infinite Love Alive; listed here as current leader
Michel Potay Pilgrims of Arès Alive; listed here as current leader
Minoru Harada Soka Gakkai Alive; listed here as current leader
Mirjana Spoljaric Egger International Committee of the Red Cross Alive; listed here as current leader
Naasón Joaquín García La Luz del Mundo Alive; listed here as current leader
Nancy Salzman NXIVM Alive
Neville Cooper Gloriavale Christian Community Alive; listed here as current leader
Noel Stanton Jesus Army Deceased
Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II African Theological Archministry Alive; listed here as current leader
Oberto Airaudi Federation of Damanhur 1975–2013 Deceased
Ock Soo Park Good News Mission Alive; listed here as current leader
Olivier Fenoy Cultural Office of Cluny Alive; listed here as current leader
Pai Seta Branca Valley of the Dawn Alive; listed here as current leader
Pastor S.O Oladele Christ Apostolic Church Alive; listed here as current leader
Patricia Paulsen Sunburst (community) Alive; listed here as current leader
Paul Baumann Methernitha Alive; listed here as current leader
Paul Erdmann aka Love Israel Love Family Alive; listed here as current leader
Paul Nthenge Mackenzie Good News International Ministries
Paul P. Harris Rotary International Alive; listed here as current leader
Paul Wei True Jesus Church Deceased
Pauline Sharpe Mark-Age
Peter H. Gilmore Church of Satan Alive; listed here as current leader
Philip Berg Kabbalah Centre Deceased
Prem Rawat Elan Vital (organization) 1966–present Alive; still leads organization
Purodhā Pramukha Ananda Marga Alive; listed here as current leader
Ra Un Nefer Amen Ausar Auset Society Alive; listed here as current leader
Rashad Jamal University of Cosmic Intelligence Alive; listed here as current leader
Raël Raelian movement Alive; listed here as current leader
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Messiah Foundation International Alive; listed here as current leader
Robert Earl Burton Fellowship of Friends Alive; listed here as current leader
Roland T. Hunt Amica Temple of Radiance
Ruben Ecleo Sr. Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Deceased
Ryan Ringnald Church of Wells Alive; listed here as current leader
Ryuho Okawa Happy Science 1996-2023; 1986-1996 Deceased
Sam J. Wibberley Bethel Church / Mansfield Woodhouse
Samuel Chang-Woo Lee University Bible Fellowship
Samuel Oshoffa Celestial Church of Christ Deceased
Sarah Barry University Bible Fellowship
Shin Ok-ju Grace Road Church Alive; listed here as current leader
Shoko Asahara Aum Shinrikyo 1987-1995 Deceased
Shukri Mustafa Takfir wal-Hijra Alive; listed here as current leader
Simon Kimbangu Kiangani Kimbanguism Alive; listed here as current leader
Simon Mokoena Tyrannus Apostolic Church Alive; listed here as current leader
Sofía Betancourt Unitarian Universalist Association Alive; listed here as current leader
Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo Ashram Deceased
Steve Morgan The Network (group of churches) Alive; listed here as current leader
Sun Myung Moon Unification Church 1954-2012 Deceased
Thomas Schaller (Chair, Board of Elders) Greater Grace World Outreach Alive; listed here as current leader
Tore Tvedt Vigrid (Norway) Alive; listed here as current leader
Victor Barnard River Road Fellowship
Wallace C. Halsey Christ Brotherhood Alive; listed here as current leader
Warren Jeffs FLDS Church 2002-present Alive; still regarded by followers as leader
Wayman O. Mitchell Potter's House Christian Fellowship Alive; listed here as current leader
Werner Erhard Erhard Seminars Training
William Irvine (Scottish evangelist) Two by Twos Deceased
William R. Ferguson Cosmic Circle of Fellowship Deceased
William Sowders Gospel Assembly Churches Alive; listed here as current leader
Yogi Bhajan 3HO Deceased
Yoo Jae-yeol Tabernacle Temple Church
Younus AlGohar Kalki Avatar Foundation Alive; listed here as current leader
Yvonne Trubert Invitation to Life Alive; listed here as current leader
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