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 2
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 Francis (born 11 November 1951) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as the bishop of the Diocese 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.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Malaysian religious figures born between 1930 and 1951. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Malaysian religious figures include Sebastian Francis. The most famous deceased Malaysian religious figures include Anthony Soter Fernandez. As of April 2024, 1 new Malaysian religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Sebastian Francis.
