People
- Ignatius of Antioch (c. 35–c. 108) — Bishop and martyr
- Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 69–155) — Bishop and martyr
- Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 130–c. 202) — Bishop and theologian
- Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296–373) — Bishop and defender of Nicaea
- John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) — Preacher, archbishop of Constantinople
- Augustine of Hippo (354–430) — Bishop and theologian
- Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) — Archbishop and theologian
- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) — Abbot and preacher
- John Wycliffe (c. 1330–1384) — Oxford scholar, 'Morning Star of the Reformation'
- Jan Hus (c. 1372–1415) — Preacher and martyr
- Martin Luther (1483–1546) — Reformer of Wittenberg
- Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531) — Reformer of Zurich
- William Tyndale (c. 1494–1536) — Translator and martyr
- Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575) — Zwingli's successor in Zurich
- John Calvin (1509–1564) — Reformer of Geneva
- John Knox (c. 1514–1572) — Reformer of Scotland
- Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583) — Heidelberg theologian
- Jacobus Arminius (1560–1609) — Dutch theologian
- Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–1661) — Scottish pastor and Westminster commissioner
- Richard Sibbes (1577–1635) — 'The heavenly Doctor Sibbes'
- John Owen (1616–1683) — Puritan theologian
- Richard Baxter (1615–1691) — Pastor of Kidderminster
- John Bunyan (1628–1688) — Tinker, preacher, author
- Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635–1711) — Dutch Further Reformation pastor
- Francis Turretin (1623–1687) — Genevan theologian
- Isaac Watts (1674–1748) — Hymn writer
- Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) — Pastor and theologian
- John Wesley (1703–1791) — Evangelist, founder of Methodism
- George Whitefield (1714–1770) — Evangelist
- John Newton (1725–1807) — Pastor and hymn writer
- William Carey (1761–1834) — Missionary to India
- Charles Hodge (1797–1878) — Princeton theologian
- Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813–1843) — Pastor of St Peter's, Dundee
- J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) — Bishop of Liverpool
- Hudson Taylor (1832–1905) — Missionary to China
- Charles H. Spurgeon (1834–1892) — 'Prince of Preachers'
- Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920) — Theologian and prime minister
- C. I. Scofield (1843–1921) — Bible teacher
- B. B. Warfield (1851–1921) — Princeton theologian
- Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) — Dutch theologian
- Geerhardus Vos (1862–1949) — Princeton biblical theologian
- J. Gresham Machen (1881–1937) — Founder of Westminster Seminary
- C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) — Author and apologist
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) — Pastor of Westminster Chapel
- Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984) — Apologist, founder of L'Abri
- Billy Graham (1918–2018) — Evangelist
- Charles Ryrie (1925–2016) — Dallas Seminary theologian
- J. I. Packer (1926–2020) — Anglican theologian
- Norman Geisler (1932–2019) — Apologist
- R. C. Sproul (1939–2017) — Teacher, founder of Ligonier Ministries
- John MacArthur (b. 1939) — Pastor of Grace Community Church
- John Piper (b. 1946) — Pastor and author
- Wayne Grudem (b. 1948) — Theologian
- Sinclair Ferguson (b. 1948) — Scottish theologian
- Tim Keller (1950–2023) — Founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian
- Joel Beeke (b. 1952) — Pastor and Puritan scholar
- Roger Olson (b. 1952) — Arminian theologian
- Douglas Wilson (b. 1953) — Pastor in Moscow, Idaho
- Albert Mohler (b. 1959) — President of Southern Seminary
- Mark Dever (b. 1960) — Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist
- Michael Horton (b. 1964) — Theologian
- Voddie Baucham (b. 1969) — Pastor and seminary dean
- Matt Chandler (b. 1974) — Pastor of The Village Church