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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
The Báb
Religion
20-Oct-1819 9-Jul-1850 Forerunner of Baha'i
John Biddle
Religion
1615 22-Sep-1662 Father of English Unitarianism
Boethius
Philosopher
c. 470 AD 524 AD Consolation of Philosophy
Charles Bradlaugh
Activist
26-Sep-1833 30-Jan-1891 Atheistic Iconoclast
Giordano Bruno
Scientist
1548 17-Feb-1600 Heretic cosmologist
Jacques DeMolay
Military
c. 1244 18-Mar-1314 Last Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Jesus Christ
Religion
c. 4 BC 7-Apr-30 AD Carpenter, evangelist
Abner Kneeland
Activist
7-Apr-1774 27-Aug-1844 Blasphemous preacher
James Nayler
Religion
1618 1660 The Quaker Jesus
Titus Oates
Criminal
15-Sep-1649 12-Jul-1705 Popish Plot
Salman Rushdie
Novelist
19-Jun-1947   The Satanic Verses
August Strindberg
Playwright
22-Jan-1849 14-May-1912 Röda Rummet
Hans Tausen
Religion
1494 11-Nov-1561 Danish Protestant reformer
William Wallace
Military
1272 23-Aug-1305 Basis of fictional biopic Braveheart
Jemima Wilkinson
Religion
29-Nov-1752 1-Jul-1819 The Universal Friend


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