Notable Pilgrims
Many national and international leaders have gone on pilgrimages for both personal and political reasons.
- Bridget of Sweden
- Columba
- Egeria
- Godric of Finchale
- Ignatius of Loyola
- James, son of Zebedee
- Judah HaLevi
- Junichiro Koizumi
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Malcolm X
- Margery Kempe
- Mansa Musa
- Mustapha Kartali
- Pope John Paul II
- Ruslan Gelayev
- Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama and Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
- Piligrim
- Thomas the Apostle
- Bill Porter
- This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
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