Sun Bear

(August 31, 1929, White Earth Reservation, Bimidji, Minnesota-June 19, 1992). Native American Medicine Man and Shaman. Born Vincent LaDuke. Known as Gheezis Mokwa. Ojibwa. Father of Winona LaDuke, Green Party candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1996. Experienced visions as a youth. Court-martialed a spent six months in prison for evading military service after basic training. Actor. Sought to teach indigenous wisdom to non-Native Americans. Founder and Medicine Chief of the Bear Tribe Medicine Society, 1970. Author of Buffalo Hearts (1970), The Path to Power (1987), Black Dawn/Bright Day (1992), The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (1992), The Bear Tribe's Self-Reliance Book, At Home in the Wilderness, Walk in Balance (1992), Dancing with the Wheel, Dreaming with the Wheel (1994).

Most Reverend Bishop Julianus Kemo Sunarka, S.J.

(December 25, 1941, Minggir, Indonesia-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia, 2000-Current. Ordained Priest, Society of Jesus, Roman Catholic Church, December 3, 1975. Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia, May 10, 2000-Current.

Reverend William Ashley "Billy" Sunday

(November 19, 1863, Amos, Iowa-November 5, 1935, Chicago, Illinois). Prohibition Preacher and Evangelist. Professional Baseball Player, 1883-1890. Played for Chicago White Stockings (1883-1887), Pittsburgh Pirates (1888-1890), and Philadelphia Athletics (1890). Became a full-time worker for the YMCA, 1891-1893. Evangelist, 1896-1935. Ordained Presbyterian Minister, 1903. Noted for his huge success in his prohibition advocacy and the conversion of "sinners." A colorful, flamboyant stage presence. Said to have preached to more people than any other person in the history of Christianity (estimated at 80 million) at the time of his death.

Most Reverend Bishop Ricardo Antonio Surinach Carreras

(April 1, 1928, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ordained Priest, April 13, 1957. Auxiliary Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 26, 1975. Bishop of Ponce, November 10, 2000-Current.

Lama Surya Das

(1950, New York, New York). Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhist Lama. Born Jewish. Originally named Jeffrey Miller. Spent 30 years studying Zen, Vipassana, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism. Lecturer and Meditation Instructor. Founder, Western Buddhist Teachers Network. Author of The Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane: 155 Wisdom Tales from Tibet (1992), National Great Perfection: Vajra Songs and Dzogchen Teachings (Co-Author, 1995), Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment (1997), Awakening the Sacred: Building a Spiritual Life from Scratch (1999), and Awakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning and Connection into Every Part of Your Life (2000). Founder, Dzogchen Foundation.

Most Reverend Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski

(December 24, 1941, Plock, Poland-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Torun, Poland, 1992-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, June 13, 1965. Auxiliary Bishop of Plock, Poland, and Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis, August 12, 1986. Bishop of Torun, Poland, March 25, 1992-Current.

Jane Susswein

President, Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, c. 1997. President, Board of Trustees, Montclair (New Jersey) Pre-K Board of Trustees, c. 2006. President, Montclair Early Childhood Corporation. Reporter, Rainbow, B'nai Keshet Reconstructionist Temple, Montclair, New Jersey.

Right Reverend Bishop Keith Norman Sutton

(June 23, 1934-Alive). Anglican Bishop of Lichfield, England. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church, 1959. Chaplain, St. John's College, Cambridge, England, 1962-1967. Tutor and Chaplain, Bishop Tucker College, Mukono, Uganda, 1968-1973. Principal, Ridley Hall, Cambridge, England, 1973-1978. Bishop Suffragan of Kingston-upon-Thames, England, 1978-1983. Bishop of Lichfield, England, 1984-Current.

Reverend Jimmy Lee Swaggart

(March 15, 1935, Ferriday, Louisiana-Alive). Televangelist and Gospel Singer. Assembly of God Preacher known for his shouting, weeping, soul-winning, Gospel-quoting ministry and energetic fund-raising. Like his cousins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickie Gilley, Swaggart is an accomplished musician, with more than 50 recorded albums of Christian music and sales of more than 13 million copies worldwide. As Founder of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, he oversees revival crusades, a radio and television broadcasting empire, the World Evangelism Bible College and Seminary, and the Family Worship Center. Once caught with a prostitute, Swaggart made a tearful public confession and repentance, thereby salvaging his career and reputation among his followers.

(Habiganj, India [now Bangladesh]-Alive). Hindu Swami. Joined Ramakrishna Order, 1947. Initiated by Swami Vijnanananda. Received sannyasa, 1956. Served in Madras Math. Editor, Vedanta Kesari. Director, Delhi Center. Emigrated to the United States, 1968. Assistant Minister, San Francisco Vedanta Society, 1968. Minister, Vedanta Society of Berkeley, California. Head Minister and Spiritual Leader, Vedanta Society of Southern California, December, 1976-Current. Author of Meditation and Other Spiritual Disciplines (1983); Hindu Symbology and Other Essays; and Service and Spirituality.

His Divine Holiness Acharya Purushottam-priyadasji Maharaj Swamishree

Spiritual Leader, Hindu Shree Swaminarayan Gadi, 1979-Current. Succeeded Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa as Leader of the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi, 1979. Devotee of Lord Swaminarayan. Noted for building temples and charitable institutions.