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People Who Have Been Considered Gods

Can you guess these historical people who have been considered gods, either by themselves or others?
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Greek conqueror who was the son of Zeus (at least according to his mom)
Alexander the Great
The first Roman to be officially deified by the Senate
Julius Caesar
The second Roman to be deified by the Senate
Augustus
Emperor of Japan who was forced to renounce his claim to divinity in 1946
Hirohito
Husband of Queen Elizabeth who was worshiped as a god in Vanuatu
Prince Philip
Ethiopian emperor who is worshiped by some Rastafarians
Haile Selassie
Haitian dictator who considered himself a divine being in the image of
Jesus Christ and of the spirits of Vodou legend
François Duvalier
This final Aztec emperor is reportedly worshiped by some indigenous peoples in Mexico
Moctezuma II
Spanish conquistador who, according to some sources, the Aztecs believed
to be a personification of the god Quetzalcoatl
Hernán Cortés
Egomaniac rapper who recorded the song "I Am a God" in 2013
Kanye West
The Roman Senate deified this emperor shortly after his death in 337 A.D,
even though he had converted to Christianity
Constantine
Sometimes called history's first architect and first doctor, this Egyptian from 2600 B.C.
was later worshiped as a god
Imhotep
South Korean religious leader who claimed to be the second coming of Christ
Sun Myung Moon
Reincarnated Tibetan leader who is considered a manifestation of a
god-like being named Avalokiteśvara
Dalai Lama
Calcutta nun who some people worshiped as a Hindu goddess
Mother Teresa
The name of this great Egyptian pharaoh means "sun of Ra", the Egyptian sun god
Ramesses
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72 Comments
JackBeNimble
+5
Level 82
Oct 8, 2021
Great fun! Would you consider accepting "Imotep" (without the "h")?
nobodyinparticular
+1
Level 85
Oct 8, 2021
I had trouble with the spelling too.
leontodon
+4
Level 75
Nov 20, 2024
I remember it because it stands for "In my humble opinion, tirelessly erect pyramids".
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 8, 2021
Sure thing.
JeffreyChambrpot
+1
Level 46
Oct 6, 2025
It says "sun of Ra" in the Ramesses question.

It should be "son of Ra", "born of Ra", or "Ra begat him"

JoshPen
+8
Level 77
Oct 8, 2021
According to high school desktop graffiti in the late 70's: ERIC CLAPTON IS GOD!
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Oct 8, 2021
That would have been a good one.
cathlete
+19
Level 78
Oct 8, 2021
I'm guessing C-3PO isn't mentioned here only because he's a droid?
scambigol
+1
Level 80
Oct 8, 2021
I'm not sure about this but was Romulus perhaps deified as Quirinus, and before Caesar? On https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinus#Deified_Romulus I read "By the end of the 1st century BCE, Quirinus would be considered to be the deified legendary king."
PastaPeople
+3
Level 60
Apr 13, 2023
I don't think Romulus was officially made a god by the senate though
Panthere
+1
Level 87
Oct 8, 2021
The answer Haile Sailassie is not working.
CaritasInVeritate
+10
Level 90
Oct 8, 2021
You haven’t spelt Selassie correctly.
cornflakesfu
+15
Level 89
Oct 8, 2021
I'm assuming Ramesses actually means "son of Ra" rather than "sun of Ra." The Sun God probably doesn't need another sun ;)
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 8, 2021
D'oh. Fixed!
sumguy
+26
Level 87
Oct 9, 2021
Not fixed.
AlmostAGenius
+6
Level 89
Nov 27, 2022
Yep. It still says “sun”.
plattitude
+7
Level 94
Feb 18, 2024
Still could use fixing.
Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Nov 19, 2024
Could be fixed! It still says "sun of Ra"!
DLamers
+4
Level 66
Oct 8, 2021
Wasnt every Pharaoh also considered a God or half God or something like that?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 8, 2021
Yeah.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 13, 2021
it was a popular form of government around that time, when religious leaders first started gaining power, then got folded into the state, as any institution with power starts to wish to maintain the status quo. And given the extreme, obscene power/wealth/education/health and other disparities that often existed between these kings and their subjects, they practically were gods.
JeffreyChambrpot
+1
Level 46
Oct 6, 2025
At least in Egypt... In the Levant, the practice was less common.

I'm pretty sure that Sargon of Akkad's grandson (I forget his name) was the first recorded person to deify himself.

Alexquiz17
+5
Level 95
Oct 9, 2021
Please accept Duke of Edinburgh, and btw, he is now in the past tense. Wonder how they’ll cope on Espiritu Santo?
BolyaiAnna
+7
Level 87
Oct 12, 2021
Could you please accept Tenzin Gyatso as a type-in for Dalai Lama?
EytanMelech
+7
Level 66
Oct 12, 2021
Nobody knows him by his full name. That's like calling the pope "Jorge Mario Bergoglio".
QuantumMechanist
+15
Level 80
Oct 13, 2021
Tenzin Gyatso is equivalent to calling the Pope Francis. The Dalai Lama's birth name is Lhamo Thondup.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 13, 2021
Fun. People are nuts. Reminds me a bit of my personality cults quiz.
Yesse03
+19
Level 76
Oct 13, 2021
What's the meaning of the Arizonan flag?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Oct 13, 2021
Might have gotten confused and thought it was the flag of Macedonia? Or Imperial Japan?
kevlarkev
+2
Level 65
Oct 13, 2021
came here to ask the same
biggyofmt
+10
Level 64
Oct 13, 2021
Arizonans regularly have a god complex. I say this as an Arizonan. I am God
loganite
+1
Level 94
Oct 13, 2021
I, too, was wondering that. This must be answered! :)
Gusvh
+1
Level 61
Oct 13, 2021
Really missing Zlatan here!
Kontio100
+2
Level 55
Oct 13, 2021
Zlatan? Maradona has been called god of football.
Karamchand
+1
Level 48
Oct 13, 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_Maradoniana
NickChappers
+1
Level 24
Nov 3, 2021
We all know Messi is from a different planet tho
JWatson24
+3
Level 71
Oct 13, 2021
Let's be honest, Sun Moon is a pretty great name.
priamos
+5
Level 64
Oct 13, 2021
Wasn't Cuauhtemoc the final Aztec emperor?
Phil
+1
Level 57
Oct 13, 2021
What, no Obama?
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 93
Oct 13, 2021
He’s considered to be a Muslim, not a God. Silly Phil. :)
Marvo7
+1
Level 66
Oct 13, 2021
There was no one Pharaoh called Rameses. It was a title used by many.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Oct 14, 2021
Can you accept Julius? Seeing as Caesar is more a title
raneman11
+1
Level 68
Oct 15, 2021
That's like saying you have to call the Norwegian traitor Vidkun because Quisling is more of a title
mrputter
+3
Level 90
Nov 19, 2024
Huh, so I also thought that Caesar was just a title and was never part of his name.

But I just looked it up now to confirm, and apparently: No.

Caesar, under the system of Cognomens used in Rome, was generally considered a hereditary part of his name, used to distinguish one branch of the family from another.

So it's entirely proper to consider it his name rather than a title.

Which, as I said, wasn't my understanding at all until today. But, y'know: TIL.

de07mi
+2
Level 62
Oct 15, 2021
What about Fabio? 90s sex god LOL
YodaInHisHonda
+7
Level 42
Oct 15, 2021
I mean Jesus is an fairly accepted historical figure with debatable divinity...
Arp2600
+2
Level 89
Oct 15, 2021
I was going to say, that Quizmaster didn't even dare to include the most famous one.
interopia
+1
Level 90
Mar 9, 2022
Also try Famous People who were Considered to be Jesus!
NickChappers
+2
Level 24
Oct 15, 2021
Lionel Messi is all i need to stay
joostvbruggen
+1
Level 62
Oct 15, 2021
I know it was mentioned before, but Quirinus/Romulus should've been the first one, Julius Caesar the second.
Arp2600
+1
Level 89
Oct 15, 2021
Romulus is only a legendary king, he most certainly never existed.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 15, 2021
Furthermore, he wasn't officially deified by the Senate. This answer fails on multiple fronts.
Samurai445
+2
Level 22
Dec 23, 2022
This is missing Guan Yu! The Magnificent beard himself. Chinese Genral under Liu Bei who ascended godhood after his death and I believe is still worshipped to this day
MCdoesgeography
+1
Level 74
Oct 1, 2023
Was Napoleon never considered to be devine by some of his followers?
mrputter
+1
Level 90
Nov 19, 2024
I'm sure he quite likely was.

This quiz never purported to be exhaustive.

Koopa
+3
Level 88
Sep 9, 2024
Can NOT believe Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha is not on here. So many people think Buddhism is a religion, and that he's the god.
RBEIT2
+3
Level 78
Nov 19, 2024
Why is the Arizona flag the picture? It doesn't have anything to do with the questions or answers...
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 78
Nov 19, 2024
Phil Connors, who was properly modest on that subject:

"I'm *a* god. I'm not *the* God... I don't think."

Quagga50
+2
Level 81
Nov 19, 2024
Of course, the "some sources" saying the Aztecs believed Cortes was Quetzalcoatl was literally just his buddy who made it up years later, and no serious historian believes it.

Source

Atkinson
+1
Level 65
Nov 19, 2024
Can we specify that Prince Phillip was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II? Just saying Queen Elizabeth would suggest that the answer is Albert.
grantdon
+4
Level 74
Nov 19, 2024
you're thinking of Victoria...
jedmalk
+3
Level 58
Nov 19, 2024
Elizabeth I never married.

Victoria was married to Albert.

lucd13
+1
Level 70
Nov 19, 2024
How is Moctezuma the final emperor? There were a few after him...
stubart409
+1
Level 69
Nov 20, 2024
In Vietnam, the 13th century military leader and prince, Tran Hung Dao, is still revered by some people as a type of demigod in Vietnamese folk religion, and he has shrines and temples where his spirit is worshiped. As a general he led Dai Viet armies to defeat two attempted invasions by numerically superior Mongol forces.
Cmoileboss
+1
Level 63
Nov 20, 2024
I am not on the list even though I am considered a god by myself.
AlexanderTheLarge
+1
Level 75
Nov 21, 2024
You forgot Jesus
N4waff
+2
Level 43
Apr 23, 2025
what's up with the Arizona flag though?
Saintscat3
+1
Level 66
Aug 31, 2025
son of ra. not "sun of ra"
TheAlternateNY
+1
Level 69
Sep 13, 2025
Why does this quiz have the arizona flag
TheLongDark
+1
Level 76
Oct 29, 2025
The final Aztec emperor was Cuitlahuac ... I may have spelled that incorrectly ... who ran the show for about three months following the death of his brother Moctezuma.
Fuffle33
+1
Level 86
Nov 4, 2025
It's actually Cuauhtemoc, but yeah, the point remains
Mildremedy
+1
Level 57
Mar 19, 2026
Only Jesus Christ is one and true God. Amen!
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