The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Malaysia
This page contains a list of the greatest Malaysian Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,187 Religious Figures, 1 of which were born in Malaysia. This makes Malaysia the birth place of the 132nd most number of Religious Figures behind Kyrgyzstan, and Brunei.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Malaysian Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Malaysian Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Sebastian Francis (b. 1951)
With an HPI of 45.37, Sebastian Francis is the most famous Malaysian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Sebastian Cardinal Francis (born 11 November 1951) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Bishop of Penang since 2011. Pope Francis elevated him to the rank of cardinal on 30 September 2023. He is the second cardinal from Malaysia after Anthony Soter Fernandez.
2. Anthony Soter Fernandez (1930 - 2020)
With an HPI of 45.25, Anthony Soter Fernandez is the 2nd most famous Malaysian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Anthony Soter Fernandez (22 April 1932 – 28 October 2020) was a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the first Malaysian cardinal. He was Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur from 1983 to 2003.
3. Wael Shueb (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 0.00, Wael Shueb is the 3rd most famous Malaysian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Wael Shueb (born 31 October 1987 in Syria) is a Syrian karateka. He lives in Germany where he arrived as a refugee after leaving war-torn Syria in 2015. He is one of two male karatekas to be included in the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) for the 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo, where he competed in the men's kata competition. He finished in 6th place in his pool in the elimination round of the men's kata event and he did not advance to the next round.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Malaysian religious figures born between 1930 and 1987. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Malaysian religious figures include Sebastian Francis, and Wael Shueb. The most famous deceased Malaysian religious figures include Anthony Soter Fernandez. As of April 2024, 2 new Malaysian religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Sebastian Francis, and Wael Shueb.
