Wikipedia:Notability (religious figures)

This proposed guideline is meant to reflect consensus about the notability of religious figures as measured by their contributions.

Criteria
If a religious figure meets any one of the following conditions, as substantiated through reliable sources, they are definitely notable. If a religious figure meets none of these conditions, they may still be notable, and the merits of an article on the academic/professor will depend largely on the extent to which it is verifiable.

Because this guideline is intended to address, among others, figures whose historical existence is a matter of religious belief, some modification of standard guidelines is required.


 * 1) The figure is the founder of a notable religious movement or denomination whose notability is established by independent sources.
 * 2) The figure appears in the central scriptures of a notable religion. (Note: Even minor figures in the Bible, Qur'an, and other notable scriptures meet this guideline).
 * 3) The figure appears non-trivially in an important non-scriptural religious narrative.
 * 4) The figure made a substantial contribution to religious thought or philosophy as indicated by independent sources.
 * 5) The figure is a leader or regarded as an important figure in a notable religious denomination