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This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian Template:Lang and Hindustani Template:Lang.

In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King" (King of Kings, Shahanshah). It was first used by Cyrus II of Persia.<ref name="cyrus">In a clay cylinder (online). The first Persian ruler to use the title in an Iranian context was Darius I of Persia (Darius the Great), in the Behistun Inscription (online).</ref> The title was inherited by Alexander III when he conquered the Persian Empire, and the epithet eventually became personally associated with him. The first reference to this is in a comedy by Plautus,<ref name="plautus">Plautus, Mostellaria 775.</ref> in which it is assumed that everyone knew who "Alexander the Great" was; however, there is no evidence that he was called "the Great" before this. The early Seleucid kings, who succeeded Alexander in Persia, used "Great King" in local documents, but the title was most notably used for Antiochus the Great. Once the term gained currency, it was broadened to include persons in other fields, such as the philosopher Albert the Great.

Later rulers and commanders were given the epithet during their lifetime, for example, the Roman general Pompey. Others received the title posthumously, such as the Indian emperor Ashoka. As there are no objective criteria for "greatness", the persistence of the designation varies greatly. For example, Louis XIV of France was often referred to as "the Great" in his lifetime, but is rarely called such nowadays, later writers preferring his more specific epithet "the Sun King". German Emperor Wilhelm I was often called "the Great" in the time of his grandson Wilhelm II, but rarely before or after.

Monarchs

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Abbas the Great Shah of Iran Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Abgar VIII King of Osroene Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Akbar the Great Third Mughal emperor of India Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Alan I, King of Brittany Duke of Brittany Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Alexander I of Georgia King of Georgia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedonia and King of Kings of Persia, Pharaoh of Egypt Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Alfonso III of Asturias King of León, Galicia and Asturias Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Alfred the Great King of Wessex and the Anglo-Saxons Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Ali Sher Khan Anchan Sultan of Baltiyul 1595 – 1633
Amenhotep III Pharaoh of Egypt Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting or Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Antiochus III the Great Ruler of the Seleucid Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Ashoka the Great Third Mauryan ruler of India and "Emperor of Emperors." Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ashot I of Armenia King of Armenia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Ashot I of Iberia First Bagratid king of Georgia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting or Template:Date table sorting
Askia Mohammad I Ruler of the Songhai Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Bagrat V of Georgia King of Georgia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Barnim III Duke of Stettin Pomerania Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bayinnaung King of Toungoo Dynasty (in present-day Myanmar) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Berengaria of Castile Queen of Castile and Toledo Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Bhillama I King of Seuna (Yadava) dynasty Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Bogusław V Duke of Wolgast and Słupsk Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bolesław I the Brave First king of Poland Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Geary2010">Template:Cite book</ref>
Caracalla Roman Emperor 198 – 217 <ref>Birley, A.  (2016, March 07). Aurelius Antoninus (1), Marcus, 'Caracalla', Roman emperor, 188–217 CE. Oxford Classical Dictionary. Retrieved 6 Oct. 2025, from https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-986.</ref>
Casimir III the Great King of Poland Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Catherine the Great Empress of Russia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Charlemagne ("Charles the Great") King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Chlothar II King of Neustria and King of the Franks Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Chulalongkorn King of Siam (in present-day Thailand) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Constantine the Great Roman emperor Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Cnut the Great King of England (1016–1035), Denmark (1018–1035) and Norway (1028–1035) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Cyrus the Great Founder and First Shahanshah of Persia, Achaemenid Empire (in present-day Iran) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Darius the Great Third Shahanshah of Persia, Achaemenid Empire (in present-day Iran) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Eucratides I Ruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and the Indo-Greek Kingdom Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Ewuare Founder and Oba (king) of the Benin Empire (in present-day Nigeria) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Farrukhan the Great Ispahbadh of Tabaristan Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Ferdinand I of León King of León and Count of Castile Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Frederick the Great King of Prussia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Genghis Khan Founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Gwrgan Fawr King of Ergyng Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden, founder of the Swedish Empire, and noted military leader Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Gwanggaeto the Great King of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Tourism2015">Template:Cite book</ref>
Henry IV of France King of France and King of Navarre Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Herod the Great King of Judea Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting or Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Hugh III of Cyprus King of Cyprus and Jerusalem Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Hugh Magnus Co-King of France Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Inal the Great Supreme Prince of Circassia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Ivan III of Russia Grand Prince of Moscow and All Russia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Iyasu I Emperor of Ethiopia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Jeongjo of Joseon 22nd King of the Joseon Dynasty Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
John I of Portugal King of Portugal and the Algarve Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
John II of Aragon King of Aragon and, through his wife, King of Navarre Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Justinian I Roman Emperor (Eastern) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Kamehameha I First king of Hawaii Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Kangxi Emperor Emperor of Qing China Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Kanishka Emperor of Kushan Empire, ruled Central Asia and parts of India Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Kvirike III of Kakheti King of Kakheti in eastern Georgia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Kublai Khan Mongol ruler in the 13th century and Emperor of China; founder of the Yuan Dynasty Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Leo I the Thracian Roman emperor Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Llywelyn the Great King of Gwynedd and de facto ruler of most of Wales Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Louis I of Hungary King of Hungary, Croatia, and Poland Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Louis XIV of France King of France and Navarre Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Manuel I Komnenos Byzantine emperor Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Marianus IV of Arborea Judge of Arborea Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Nowé, 174.</ref>
Michael Krešimir II King of Croatia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia Prince of Serbia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Mircea the Elder Voivode of Wallachia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting, Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Mithridates I of Parthia Fifth King of Parthia (in present-day Iran) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Mithridates II of Parthia Eighth King of Parthia (in present-day Iran) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Mithridates VI Eupator King of Pontus Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Mongkut King of Siam (in present-day Thailand) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Mubarak Al-Sabah Ruler of Kuwait Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Mstislav I of Kiev Grand Prince of Kiev Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Narai King of Ayutthaya (in present-day Thailand) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Naresuan King of Ayutthaya (in present-day Thailand) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Nebuchadnezzar II King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book, p. 41</ref>
Otto the Great Holy Roman Emperor Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Owain Gwynedd King of All Wales Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Pakal Ruler of the Maya city-state of Palenque Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Parakramabahu I King of Polonnaruwa Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Peter the Great Tsar of Russia; founder of the Russian Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting Template:Citation needed
Peter III of Aragon King of Aragon and King of Sicily Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Pharasmanes I of Iberia King of Iberia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Phutthayotfa Chulalok King of Siam (In present-day Thailand) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Qin Shi Huang First emperor of China, who unified China from Warring States Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Radama I First king of greater Madagascar Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Radu IV the Great Voivode of Wallachia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Rajendra Chola I Imperial Chola Emperor of Tamilakam Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Ramesses II Pharaoh of Egypt known for his temples, monuments, and military feats. Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Ram Khamhaeng King of Sukhothai (In present-day Thailand) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Reza Shah Shah of Iran Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Rhodri Mawr King of Gwynedd (in present-day Wales) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Roman the Great Grand Prince of Kiev Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name='Subtelny'>Template:Cite book Template:Page needed</ref>
Sancho III of Pamplona King of Navarre Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Sargon of Akkad Ruler of the Akkadian Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Sargon inscriptions">Template:Cite web</ref>
Sejong the Great Fourth King of the Joseon Dynasty Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Shadab Khan Ninth King of Chibhal, Governor of the Mughal provinces of Kashmir & Kandahar 1463-1568
Shapur II Tenth Shahanshah of Persia, Sassanid Empire (in present-day Iran) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Simeon I of Bulgaria Tsar of Bulgaria Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Crampton2005">Template:Cite book</ref>
Simon I of Kartli King of Kartli Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting, Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Solomon I King of Imereti Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting, Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Sonni Ali Ber First Ruler of the Songhai Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Stefan Uroš I King of Serbia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Stephen the Great Prince of Moldavia (in present-day Romania) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Svatopluk I of Moravia King of Moravia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Taksin King of the Thonburi Kingdom (in present-day Thailand) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Tamar of Georgia Queen of the Georgian Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Emperor Taizong of Tang Emperor of Tang (China) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Theoderic the Great King of the Ostrogoths, regent of the Visigoths and a viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Theodosius I Roman emperor Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Thoros II of Armenia Lord of Armenian Cilicia Template:Date table sorting or Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name='Ghazarian'>Template:Cite book</ref>
Thutmose III Pharaoh of Egypt Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tigranes the Great Emperor of Armenia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Tiridates III of Armenia King of Armenia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="DignasWinter2007">Template:Cite book</ref>
Valdemar I of Denmark King of Denmark Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Orfield1953">Template:Cite book</ref>
Valentinian I Roman emperor Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="BanchichLane2009">Template:Cite book</ref>
Vigraharaja IV King of Chauhan Dynasty of India Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Vladimir the Great Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kiev Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Vytautas Grand Duke of Lithuania Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Mickūnaitė2006">Template:Cite book</ref>
Emperor Wu of Han Emperor of Han China, from whose reign dynasty the Chinese majority people are named Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Xerxes I Fourth Shahanshah of Persia, Achaemenid Empire (in present-day Iran) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Abbott1850">Template:Cite book</ref>
Yeongjo of Joseon 21st King of the Joseon Dynasty Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Yuknoom Ch'een II Maya king of Kaan Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="SharerTraxler2006">Template:Cite book</ref>
Zayed Bin Khalifa Ruler of Abu Dhabi Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Zayn al-Abidin the Great Sultan of Kashmir Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting, Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Aristocrats

Name Description Dates Template:Ref heading
Alain I of Albret French aristocrat Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Amadeus V of Savoy Count of Savoy Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders Count of Flanders Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Atenulf I of Capua Prince of Capua Template:Date table sorting? – c. Template:Date table sorting
Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Bruno Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy Duke of Savoy Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Duke of Lorraine Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Conrad, Margrave of Meissen Margrave of Meissen Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=adb>Template:Cite web</ref>
David III of Tao Prince of Tao Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Frederick II of Legnica Duke of Legnica, Brzeg, Wołów, Głogów, and Ziębice Template:Date table sorting - Template:Date table sorting
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg Duke of Prussia Template:Date table sorting - Template:Date table sorting
Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg The German prince (house of Schauenburg); also ruled a large part of Denmark Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Gero Ruler of Marca Geronis, a very large march in Europe Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=thompson>Thompson, 486. Also see Lexikon des Mittelalters. Template:Webarchive</ref>
Godfrey I of Louvain Count of Brussels and Leuven; Duke of Lower Lorraine; Langrave of Brabant Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine Duke of Lorraine; count of Verdun; and margrave of Antwerp Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Gurgen II of Tao Prince of Tao Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Hanno I the Great Carthaginian politician and military leader Template:Date table sorting4th century BC
Hanno II the Great Carthaginian aristocrat, general, and politician Template:Date table sorting3rd century BC <ref>Who's Who in The Roman World, Routledge retrieved 15 March 2011</ref>
Hanno III the Great Carthaginian politician Template:Date table sorting2nd century BC <ref>Picard, Life and Death of Carthage (1968), at 264, 286.</ref><ref>Cf., Warmington, Carthage (1960, 1964), at 119.</ref>
Henry I, Duke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Henry V of Luxembourg Count of Luxembourg Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Hugh the Great Count of Paris and Duke of the Franks Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Pierre Riché, The Carolingians; A Family who Forged Europe, Trans. Michael Idomir Allen (University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1993), pp.250–1</ref>
Hugh, Count of Vermandois Count of Vermandois Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany Margrave of Tuscany Template:Date table sorting/Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Humphrey I de Bohun Anglo-Norman aristocrat Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting
Intef the Elder Nomarch of Thebes Template:Date table sorting? – c. Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Matthew II of Montmorency Lord of Montmorency Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria Ruler of Bavaria Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Milo I of Montlhéry Lord of Montlhéry Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Odo the Great Duke of Aquitaine Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Melville M. Bigelow, "The Bohun Wills," American Historical Review, 1:3 (1896), 415.</ref>
Pompey Military and political leader of the late Roman Republic Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>JmTemplate:Cite book</ref>
Ralph IV of Valois Count of Valois, Bar, Vexin, Vitry, Amiens, Montdidier and Tardenois Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona Count of Barcelona, Provence, and various other counties Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Robert I, Count of Dreux Count of Dreux Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Roger-Bernard II, Count of Foix Count of Foix Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury Earl of Shrewsbury and Arundel Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting
Roger I of Sicily Count of Sicily c. Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Świętopełk II the Great Duke of Gdańsk Pomerania Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Theobald II, Count of Champagne Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV, Count of Champagne and of Brie Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
William I, Count of Burgundy Count of Burgundy and Mâcon Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
William V, Duke of Aquitaine Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Poitou Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Military

Name Description Dates Template:Ref heading
Afonso de Albuquerque Portuguese general, statesman and empire builder Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Melias Byzantine general of Armenian origin, called "Mleh the Great" in Armenian sources Template:Date table sorting –Template:Date table sorting <ref>The name comes from Arabic malīh meaning "beautiful", "fine". Melias is probably the Malikh al-Armani of Arab chroniclers. Template:Cite book</ref>
Prokop the Great Hussite general in Bohemia Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=nie>Template:Cite NIE</ref>

Religious figures

Christian

Name Description Dates Template:Ref heading
Abraham Kidunaia Hermit, priest, and Christian saint of Mesopotamia Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=Butler>Butler, Alban. "St. Abraham, Hermit", The Lives of the Saints, Vol.III, 1866</ref>
Abraham the Great of Kashkar Monk and saint of the Church of the East Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Albertus Magnus Medieval German philosopher and theologian Template:Date table sorting/Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Anthony the Great Early Christian saint of Egypt Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Endsjo2008">Template:Cite book</ref>
Arsenius the Great Roman anchorite saint in Egypt Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Athanasius of Alexandria Early Christian saint and bishop of Alexandria Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Clifford1907">Template:Cite web</ref>
Babai the Great Assyrian church leader Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Basil of Caesarea Greek bishop and theologian Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name =LA336>Bowersock et al. (1999), p.336</ref>
Bertin Frankish Abbot of a monastery that was named after him after he died Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Bruno the Great Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia (also listed in the previous section) Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="Forse48">Religious Drama and Ecclesiastical Reform in the Tenth Century, James H. Forse, Early Theatre, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2002), 48.</ref>
Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Church pope Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting
Euthymius the Great Abbot and Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Gertrude the Great German Benedictine, mystic, theologian and Roman Catholic saint Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=bossert>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pope Gregory I Roman Catholic pope Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="ce">Template:CathEncy

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Hilarion Ancient Roman anchorite and Orthodox and Roman Catholic saint Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Hugh of Cluny Abbot of Cluny Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Isaac of Armenia Armenian Catholicos Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
James, son of Zebedee<ref name=":1" group="Note">In this case James is styled "the Greater" to distinguish him from the Apostle James the Lesser, with greater meaning older or taller, rather than more important.</ref> One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=camerlynck>Template:Cite web</ref>
Joannicius the Great Byzantine hermit, theologian and saint Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Pope John Paul II Roman Catholic pope Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pope Leo I Roman Catholic pope Template:Date table sorting or Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="first seven">Template:Cite book</ref>
Macarius of Egypt Egyptian hermit Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref name="apostdiak">Template:Cite web</ref>
Michael the Great Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Wright, A short history of Syriac literature, p.250, n.4, referencing Bar Hebraeus, Chron. Eccles., vol. 1, 537.</ref>
Nerses I Armenian Catholicos Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting
Pope Nicholas I Roman Catholic pope Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Will Durant. The Age of Faith. New York, New York, USA: Simon and Schuster, 1972. Chapter 21: Christianity in Conflict, p. 517-51</ref>
Photius I of Constantinople Eastern Orthodox saint and Patriarch of Constantinople Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Severus of Antioch Oriental Orthodox saint and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church Template:Date table sorting/Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Shenoute Oriental Orthodox saint and abbot of the White Monastery Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting
Sisoes the Great An early desert father, a solitary monk pursuing asceticism in the Egyptian desert in a cave of Anthony the Great Template:Date table sorting? – Template:Date table sorting
William of Maleval Founder of the Catholic congregation of Williamites Template:Date table sorting? - Template:Date table sorting

Jewish

Name Description Dates Template:Ref heading
Aharon of Karlin (I) Hasidic rabbi Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Jewish Encyclopedia</ref>
Eliezer ben Hurcanus Rabbi in Judea Template:Date table sorting1st century <ref>Pirkei Avot 2:8; Avot of Rabbi Natan 6:3</ref><ref name="Fathers145">Avot of Rabbi Natan 14:5</ref>
Hiyya the Great Rabbi in Judea Template:Date table sorting – Template:Date table sorting <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Legendary and mythological figures

Name Description Template:Ref heading
Ajax the Great Greek hero in the Iliad <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Beli Mawr In medieval Welsh mythology and literature <ref>Delamarre, Xavier. Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, Editions Errance, Paris, 2003, pp. 70–72.</ref>
Belinus Legendary king of the Britons
Boyi Tribal leader of the Longshan <ref name=4horse1000>Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian. Translated by William H. Nienhauser as The Grand Scribe's Records: The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China. Indiana University Press, 1994.</ref>
Fergus Mór Semi-mythical king of Dál Riata
Gradlon Semi-mythical king of Cornouaille
Hayk Legendary founder and patriarch of the Armenian nation <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Phrom Legendary king of Singhanavati Realm <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Yu the Great (c. 2200–2100 BC) Legendary ruler in ancient China <ref>Wang Quangen Template:Lang, (1993). Huaxia Quming Yishu Template:Lang. (Taipei: Zhishu-fang Chuban Jituan Template:Lang), 42.</ref><ref>Siam Qi. Records of the Grand Historian. Translated by William H. Nienhauser as The Grand Scribe's Records: The Basic Annals of Antiquity. Indiana University Press, 1994.</ref>

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