Ancient religious leaders

Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)

Akhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Akhenaton, Echnaton, and Khuenaten ( ʾŪḫə-nə-yātəy, , meaning 'Effective for the Aten'), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh reigning or 1351–1334 BC, the tenth ruler of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Originally named Amenhotep IV (, meaning "Amun is satisfied", Hellenized as Amenophis IV), in the fifth year of his reign he adopted the name "Akhenaten".