List of people accused of being the Antichrist

[[File:John XXII Papal Antichrist.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Pope John XXII (left) depicted as the antichrist in ''Vaticinia de Summis Pontificibus'' (1340)]]
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{{cquote|Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the [[End times|last time]].|||{{bible|1 John|2|18}}}}
In most [[Christian]] circles, the [[Antichrist]] is described as the future leader of a [[New World Order|supranational state]], and is seen as a [[Messiah|messianic]] figure, opposing all things about [[God]], all while declaring himself as God ({{bible|2 Thessalonians|2|3|10}}). Throughout the nearly 2000 years that Christianity existed, many political and social figures of their time have been accused of being such. This list chronicles those who have either failed to make the cut, or are pending to be, depending on the level of [[shoehorning]] one relies on. Many non-specific people are called "Antichrists" in the [[New Testament]] ({{bible|1 John|2|18}}, {{bible|2 John|1|7}}), so this will list specifically refer to those who are, or were, said to fulfill the events of [[Daniel]] or [[Revelation]], signaling the [[End Times]].

==Dead== 
* [[Jesus]] (c. 4 BCE – 30 or 33 CE): According to Paul Sides (a [[Engineers and woo|former computer programmer]] who runs an obscure [[webshite]] using the pen name ''Rav Sha'ul'' that contains plenty of other incomprehensible [[green ink]] "religious" babble), '''Jesus Christ himself''' is the Antichrist.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151117223046/https://www.sabbathcovenant.com/doctrine/jesus_christ_is_the_antichrist.htm "Jesus Christ is the Anti-Christ", sabbathcovenant.com, archived on 2015 November 17]</ref> This stance seems to have replaced a previous [[numerology]]-oriented "theory" from Sides that speculated the Antichrist to be [[Charles III]] when he was still Prince of Wales.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041103060331/http://www.sabbathcovenant.com/timelinebook/Chapter%205.htm "The Anti-Christ: Prince Charles of Wales", sabbathcovenant.com, archived on 2004 November 3]</ref> Jesus was also previously accused of performing demonic acts in the name of Beelzebub by the Pharisees, at least according to the Bible.
* [[Nero]] {{lived|37|68}}: The OG. Scholars claim that in [[Gematria]], [[666]] was to refer to Nero during his reign and persecution of Christians at that time.<ref>[https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/nero-versus-christians "Nero Versus the Christians"] by Shushma Malik, History Today, 2020 September 9</ref> {{wpl|Preterists}} also believe Nero already fulfilled the events of Revelation.
*{{wpl|Pope Gregory VII}} {{lived|c. 1015|1085}} and all subsequent popes, according to John Wesley, one of the founders of [[Methodism]].<ref>[https://www.ccel.org/w/wesley/notes/notes/Revelation.html#Chapter_XVII ''Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament: Notes on the Revelation of Jesus Christ'', Chapter XVII, Verse 11] by John Wesley (1755) via Christian Classics Ethereal Library.</ref>
*{{wpl|Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II|,}} [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]] {{Lived|1194|1250}}
*During the [[Middle Ages]], the idea that the [[Pope]] was the Antichrist was widespread.<ref>"'Anatomia Antichristi': Form and Content of the Papal Antichrist" by Lawrence P. Buck (2011) ''The Sixteenth Century Journal'' 42(2):349-368.</ref><ref>"Angel Pope and Papal Antichrist" by Bernard McGinn (1978) ''Church History'' 47(2):155-173. doi:10.2307/3164731.</ref><ref>''The Roman Monster: An Icon of the Papal Antichrist In Reformation Polemics'' by Lawrence P. Buck (2014) Truman State University Press. ISBN 161248106X.</ref>
* [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] {{lived|1769|1821}}: His rampant conquests made many preachers in Europe fear the idea that he would take over the world. For those who believe that [[Nostradamus]] predicted the rise of three Antichrists, Napoleon is often considered the definitive candidate for the first slot.<ref name="sevencontenders">[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-7-most-popular-contenders-for-the-antichrist/ "The 7 Most Popular Contenders for the Title ‘Antichrist’"] by Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition, 2012 November 16</ref> 
* [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] {{lived|1882|1945}}: Probably the first American president to be widely called the Antichrist, a trend that has extended to almost every American president since.<ref>[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/11/white-house-shooter-and-obama-the-antichrist-were-other-presidents-called-the-antichrist.html "How Many Presidents Have Been Accused of Being the Antichrist?"] by Forrest Wickman, Slate, 2011 November 17</ref><ref group=note>Yes, that ''does'' exclude [[James Buchanan]]. [[Fun:Jesusland|Go figure]]. In fairness, it also excludes [[Abraham Lincoln]].</ref> Roosevelt's rapid expansion of government and consolidation of power, combined with his [[utopian]] visions and his influence in developing international bodies like the [[United Nations]], seemed to "check the boxes" of many 1930s American fundamentalists, who believed that the Antichrist prophecy would be fulfilled by the consolidation of independent nations into one superstate, led by a seemingly benevolent leader that promised world peace.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/opinion/why-the-antichrist-matters-in-politics.html "Why the Antichrist Matters in Politics"] by Matthew Avery Sutton, New York Times, 2011 September 25</ref> Historian Matthew Avery Sutton has argued that these anti-[[New Deal]] evangelicals foreshadowed the modern evangelical-[[Republican]] alignment, along with its anti-[[liberalism]] / anti-[[globalism]] paradigm.<ref>Matthew Avery Sutton, [https://academic.oup.com/jah/article-abstract/98/4/1052/922224 Was FDR the Antichrist? The Birth of Fundamentalist Antiliberalism in a Global Age], Journal of American History, Volume 98, Issue 4, March 2012, Pages 1052–1074, https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jar565</ref>
* [[Benito Mussolini]] {{lived|1883|1945}}: Being Italy's dictator and his takeover of Rome made preachers concerned he would revive the Roman Empire.
* [[Adolf Hitler]] {{lived|1889|1945}}: Kinda like Napoleon, but also [[Holocaust|planned to wipe out all Jews]]. Nostradamus fans often consider Hitler to be the second candidate of the predicted three.<ref name="sevencontenders"/>
* [[Aleister Crowley]] {{lived|1875|1947}}: "The Great Beast [[666]]"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190125053537/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/the-great-beast-666-who-was-aleister-crowley The Great Beast 666: who was Aleister Crowley?] ''The National Trust''.</ref>
* [[John F. Kennedy]] {{lived|1917|1963}}: Being the first [[Catholic]] [[President of the United States|President]] in [[America]] surely gets you quite a scare.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/weekinreview/the-nation-the-hypermodern-foe-how-the-evangelicals-and-catholics-joined-forces.html "The Nation: The 'Hypermodern' Foe; How the Evangelicals and Catholics Joined Forces"] by Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, 2004 May 30</ref> Extra points for getting shot in the head, though no resurrection as of now.
* [[Ronald Reagan]] {{lived|1911|2004}}: A mentally troubled man named Gregory Gordon had an obsession with Reagan being the Antichrist, to the point of getting arrested and convicted for threatening the life of a former President in 1990.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/06/us/conviction-upheld-in-reagan-incident.html "CONVICTION UPHELD IN REAGAN INCIDENT"] by the Associated Press, 1992 September 6, digitized in the New York Times archive</ref> There was also the once widely-circulated factoid that each of his three names, Ronald Wilson Reagan, consisted of 6 letters: 666.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/11/15/a-superstitious-view-of-reagans-victory/b40adcaf-9005-40a3-92f7-8cc8c003369e/ A Superstitious View Of Reagan's Victory] by Dorothy Gilliam (November 15, 1980) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>
*Pope [[John Paul II]] {{lived|1920|2005}}, according to [[Ian Paisley]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221129180424/https://apnews.com/article/4f84c48cbecc98500b3bbc0c17b511c0 Outburst Disrupts Pope’s Speech at European Parliament] by Sydney Rubin (October 11, 1988) ''AP''.</ref>
* {{wpl|Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber}} {{lived|1924|2006}}: A French newspaper editor and politician with a Pan-European streak, he was suggested by [[Hal Lindsey]] in his 1970 book ''The Late Great Planet Earth''.<ref>''In 1970 Lindsey saw a possible candidate for the role of Roman Antichrist in the Frenchman Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, “newspaper editor and author of The American Challenge.” The reason for this choice was that Servan-Schreiber at that time was “furiously trying to push a U.S. of Europe” and because he wanted “to become its first president.”'' Samuele Bacchiocchi: [[http://www.anym.org/pdf/hal_lindsays_prophetic_puzzle_samuele-bacchiocchi.pdf ''Hal Lindsey's Prophetic Jigsaw Puzzle'']]</ref>
* [[Saddam Hussein]] {{lived|1937|2006}}: Claimed by some to be the third in the unholy trinity of the Antichrists according to Nostradamus fanboys, as they believe that the name "Saddam" is a mirror spelling of the antichrist figure "Mabus" Nostradamus mentioned in one of his quatrians.<ref name="Kruszelnicki">{{Cite web |last=Kruszelnicki |first=Karl S. |date=1999-08-23 |title=Nostradamus - Part Two |url=https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/1999/08/23/45741.htm |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* [[Jose Luis de Jesús]] {{lived|1946|2013}}: Claimed to be both Jesus and the Antichrist at the same time.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18234605 "Followers await self-styled ‘Antichrist’"], Associated Press (hosted on NBC News), 2007 April 20</ref>
* [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] {{lived|1931|2022}}: It all had to do with the birthmark.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Gorbachev-Has-Real-Antichrist-Come/dp/0932081193 Gorbachev! Has the Real Antichrist Come?]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/06/05/the-devil-in-gorbachev/34f9db9b-9498-4894-9800-90f7d3d4e434/ "The Devil in Gorbachev"] by Art Levine, Washington Post, 1988 June 5</ref>
* [[Henry Kissinger]] {{lived|1923|2023}}: A favorite Antichrist candidate for American fundamentalists in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/06/05/the-devil-in-gorbachev/34f9db9b-9498-4894-9800-90f7d3d4e434/ "The Devil in Gorbachev"] by Art Levine, Washington Post, 1988 June 5</ref><ref>[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-7-most-popular-contenders-for-the-antichrist/ "The 7 Most Popular Contenders for the Title 'Antichrist'"] by Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition, 2012 November 16</ref>
* [[Pope Francis]] {{lived|1936|2025}}: [[Protestants]] have long had a tradition of accusing the [[Catholic]] papacy (as well as individual popes) of [[Anti-Catholicism|being the Antichrist]], a tradition that dates all the way back to one of the movement's major founders, [[Martin Luther]].<ref>[https://theconversation.com/five-things-to-know-about-the-antichrist-148172 "Five things to know about the Antichrist"] by Philip C. Almond, Conversation, 2020 October 19</ref> So it's no surprise that in the modern age, crazy "[[birther]]" [[Republican]] politicians ranting on [[Facebook]] will do so likewise.<ref>[https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2016/02/23/new-hampshire-state-rep-the-pope-is-the-anti-christ-do-your-research/ "New Hampshire state rep: ‘The Pope is the anti-Christ. Do your research.’"] by Eric 
Levenson, Boston.com, 2016 February 23</ref>

==Alive==
* [[George Soros]] {{lived|1930}}: At least, [[Rudy Giuliani]] seems to think Soros is the Antichrist for some reason.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/rudy-giuliani-shares-tweet-calling-george-soros-anti-christ/ "Rudy Giuliani shares tweet calling George Soros ‘anti-Christ’"] by Gabe Friedman, Times of Israel, 2018 October 8</ref>
* [[Joe Biden]] {{lived|1942}}: Former President of the United States. He's a Catholic, but that didn't stop a [[Kansas]] man from travelling to D.C to attempt to kill "Antichrist Biden".<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-biden-antichrist-assassination-attempt-secret-service-20220129-q4to7j27v5d6tkye5eeh5kzwfi-story.html Kansas man traveled to D.C. to kill ‘Antichrist’ Biden: report]</ref>
[[File:Pope Trump AI by Donald Trump.png|right|100px|thumb|Donald Trump AI-cosplaying as Pope: Make [[Armageddon]] Great Again!]]
* [[Donald Trump]] {{lived|1946}}: The current President of the United States. rallying point, if not outright leader, of a dizzying array of cult-like political movements, such as [[QAnon]] and [[MAGA]]. He also has a large chunk of the [[Religious Right]] in his corner, despite (or maybe because of) being a [[charlatan]] with a {{wpl|narcissism|narcissistic}} streak and habit of running con games rivaling [[L. Ron Hubbard|L. Ron Freaking Hubbard]]. Oh, yeah, and he's also [[Authoritarianism of Donald Trump|a hard-boiled authoritarian]] whose [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]-esque approach to politics has won him the adoration of America's [[Neo-Nazi]]s. 
**The tabloid {{wpl|New York Daily News|''New York Daily News''|,}} reporting on a spat between Trump and Francis over Trump's [[Great Wall of America|border wall]], called Trump "ANTICHRIST!" on the front cover of their February 19 2016 edition.<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/pope-francis-declares-donald-trump-not-christian-article-1.2536156 "Pope Francis says Trump ‘not Christian’ because of Mexican border wall plan, candidate calls pontiff's remarks 'disgraceful'" by Larry McShane and Ginger Adams Otis, New York Daily Newsm 2016 February 19]</ref><ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-pope-francis-antichrist-new-york-daily-news-cover/ "Donald Trump Is ‘Anti Christ’ on Latest NY Daily News Cover (Photo)"] by Brian Flood, The Wrap, 2016 February 19</ref>
**Author and internet personality Benjamin L. Corey also jocularly noted that as of 2020, Trump would have fulfilled a large number of biblical predictions about the Antichrist.<ref>Benjamin L. Corey: [https://www.benjaminlcorey.com/could-american-evangelicals-spot-the-antichrist-heres-the-biblical-predictions/ Could American Evangelicals Really Spot the Antichrist?] Updated 6 October 2020</ref> 
**In late February 2025, Trump re-posted a very bizarre, [[AI]] generated video imagining a redevelopment plan for Gaza after the {{wpl|Gaza war}} (a plan that critics suspected would involve [[ethnic cleansing]]). True to dictator/[[cult of personality]] form, the video featured a giant gold statue of Trump. Even some of Trump's [[fundamentalist]] supporters were troubled by this statue, calling it "a symbol of the antichrist".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/backlash-trump-shares-ai-created-video-reimagined-gaza "Trump faces Truth Social backlash over AI video of Gaza with topless Netanyahu and bearded bellydancers"] by Oliver Holmes and Paul Owen, Guardian, 2025 February 26</ref>
**In early May 2025, after the death of [[Pope Francis]] a few weeks earlier, Trump posted another bizarre AI generated picture depicting himself as the next pope. Some commentators observed that this image neatly fit into two Christian viewpoints of who the Antichrist figure is: one being the Pope, and the other being an [[authoritarian]] despot.<ref>[https://theconversation.com/what-will-the-antichrist-look-like-according-to-western-thought-an-authoritarian-king-or-the-pope-256205 "What will the Antichrist look like? According to Western thought, an authoritarian king – or the pope"], The Conversation, 2025 May 8</ref> The image was widely condemned on social media by both secular and religious alike; the word "antichrist" trended on [[Twitter]] in the aftermath.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2025/05/new-york-catholic-bishops-trump-ai-image-pope-francis-1236384910/ "New York Catholic Bishops Denounce Trump’s AI Image As Pope: “Do Not Mock Us”"] by Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2025 May 4</ref>
* [[Hillary Clinton]] {{lived|1947}}: Accused of being the Antichrist by the [[GOP]] representative of [[Montana]], {{wpl|Ryan Zinke||,}} as part of his 2014 campaign.<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/02/ryan-zinke-hillary-clinton-antichrist/ "Meet the GOP Congressional Candidate Who Called Hillary Clinton the “Antichrist”"] by Molly Redden, Mother Jones, 2014 February 4</ref>
* [[Vladimir Putin]] {{lived|1952}}: After Putin began his widely condemned [[Vladimir Putin#War in Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]] in early 2022, several bishops in the {{wpl|Orthodox Church of Ukraine}} called Putin a "modern-day anti-Christ", or at the least operating in "the spirit of the anti-Christ".<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/christian-news/article-698970 "Ukraine archbishop slams Russian invasion, calls Putin the anti-Christ"] by Jerusalem Post Staff, 2022 March 2</ref>
* {{wpl|Jerry Seinfeld}} {{lived|1954}}: Some forums have [[Poe's Law|actually said this]].<ref>[https://alt.tv.seinfeld.narkive.com/hdSCDTOH/jerry-seinfeld-is-evil-he-s-the-antichrist Jerry Seinfeld is EVIL, he's the ANTICHRIST ! ! !] by Karl-Hugo Weesberg ''Narkive''</ref><ref> [https://www.torn.com/forums.php#/p=threads&f=6&t=16192181&b=0&a=0 Jerry Seinfeld is the antichrist.] by Nadbash, ''Torn''</ref>
* [[Oprah Winfrey]] {{lived|1954}}: Declared as one of the principal "pastors" of a "Harlot [[Babylon]]" by [[Rick Perry]]'s [[New Apostolic Reformation|NAR dominionist]] pal {{wpl|Mike Bickle (minister)|Mike Bickle}} in an undated video revealed in 2011. Bickle said that this "Harlot Babylon" was a precursor to the coming of the Antichrist.<ref>[https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-perry-partners-with-pastor-who-thinks-oprah-is-the-precursor-to-the-antichrist/ "Rick Perry Partners With Pastor Who Thinks Oprah Is The Precursor To The Antichrist"] by Brian Tashman, Right Wing Watch, 2011 July 8</ref> Some obscure webshites have gone even further and declared that she ''was'' the Antichrist, largely due to her massive popularity and accusations of supposed "[[New Age]]" influences.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110108004434/http://unamsanctamcatholicam.blogspot.com/2008/03/oprah-winfrey-is-antichrist.html "Could Oprah be the Antichrist?"], Unam Sanctam Catholicism blog, 2008 March 4, archived 2011 January 8</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/RoGyS "Oprah Winfrey Boldly Leading Humanity To The New Age Antichrist"] by Byxstory, Scribd.com, archived 2024 January 14</ref>
* [[Bill Gates]] {{lived|1955}}: Foreshadowing the shitshow of the modern [[QAnon]] web, a 1994 chain letter email used [[numerology]] and an {{wpl|Easter egg (media)|easter egg}} in {{wpl|Microsoft Excel}} called the "Hall of Tortured Souls"<ref>[https://eeggs.com/items/719.html "Excel Easter Egg - Excel 95 Hall of Tortured Souls"], Easter Egg Archive</ref> to proclaim Gates as the Antichrist.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bill-gatesmicrosoft-chain-letter-e-mails "Bill Gates/Microsoft Chain-letter E-mails",] KnowYourMeme.com</ref> Gates' later transformation into a health philanthropist added a new wrinkle to these claims during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], thanks to [[fundamentalism]]'s wholehearted embrace of the [[anti-vaccination movement]], and the widespread belief within the movement that [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccines]] Gates was promoting would contain mass-trackable microchips.<ref>[https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2021/07/15/why-wont-americans-get-vaccinated-poll-data "Why won’t Americans get vaccinated?"] by Kathy Frankovic, YouGovAmerica, 2021 July 15</ref> This led to a few preachers to once again accuse Gates of being the Antichrist.<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/90493469/why-bill-gates-is-the-focus-of-the-latest-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories "Why Bill Gates is the focus of the latest coronavirus conspiracy theories"] by Ruth Reader, FastCompany, 2020 April 21</ref>
* [[John Lydon]] {{lived|1956}}: self-accused, "I am an antichrist / I am an anarchist."<ref>[https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sex-pistols-john-lydon-said-anarchy-in-the-u-k-isnt-spitefully-wanting-wreck-everything-no-reason.html/ Sex Pistols: John Lydon Said ‘Anarchy in the U.K.’ Isn’t About ‘Spitefully Wanting to Wreck Everything for No Reason’] by Hannah Wigandt (May 27, 2022) ''Showbiz CheatSheet''.</ref>
* {{wpl|Madonna}} {{lived|1958}}: American pop singer and actress whose use of religious symbolism led to some accusing her of being either the Antichrist<ref>Lafayette De Mente, Boyé (2005). How to Measure the Sexuality of Men & Women by Their Facial Features. Phoenix Books. ISBN 0-914778-78-1.</ref> or the Whore of Babylon.
* [[Barack Obama]] {{lived|1961}}: The most obvious example in recent memory.{{nofact}} Ultimately, this was inevitable given that he was the first black President of the United States. Not helping is that he was accused of being a Muslim, as well as being [[Obama citizenship denial|born in Kenya]]. In a 2013 poll of Americans' beliefs in conspiracy theories, 13% of respondents believed that Obama was the Antichrist.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/02/americans-obama-anti-christ-conspiracy-theories "One in four Americans think Obama may be the antichrist, survey says"] by Paul Harris, Guardian, 2013 April 2</ref> Accusing Obama of being the Antichrist was a common hysterical rant in the FW:FW:FW: chain emails of the aughts.<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2008/apr/02/chain-email/complete-distortion-of-the-bible/ "According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ ... will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent ... is it OBAMA??"] by Amy Hollyfield, Politifact, oynter Institute, 2008 April 2</ref> Notably, witnesses said that the motivation of the suspect of the {{wpl|2011 White House shooting||,}} Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, was that he thought that Obama was the Antichrist.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2011/11/18/us/white-house-shooting-profile "In video, White House shooting suspect calls himself ‘modern-day Jesus’"] by Mariano Castillo and Greg Botelho, CNN, 2011 November 18</ref>{{efn|True to lunatic form, Ortega-Hernandez had previously declared himself "the modern-day Jesus Christ" and made unhinged rants against the government in a video pitch for [[Oprah Winfrey]] to put him on her show.}}
* [[Kamala Harris]] {{lived|1964}}: Accused of being the anti-Christ by a 60 year old sanitation worker named David Rem, who was speaking at a [[Donald Trump]] rally in October 2024.<ref>[https://www.christianpost.com/news/sanitation-worker-calls-kamala-harris-devil-anti-christ.html "Cross-waving sanitation worker calls Kamala Harris ‘devil,’ ‘anti-Christ’ at Trump’s MSG rally"] by Leonardo Blair, Christian Post, 2024 October 28</ref>
* [[Peter Thiel]] {{lived|1964}}: In the 2020s, Thiel was obsessed with the Antichrist, frequently giving lectures on the subject.{{efn|True to his uber-[[libertarian]] form, Thiel's "antichrist" seemed to be a stand-in for technology regulators. In the very same interview with Douthat where Thiel hesitated to say humanity should survive, Thiel declared that in the modern era, the Antichrist would likely have the ethos of environmental activist [[Greta Thunberg]].<ref name="douthatthiel"/>}} This caused some people — who linked his Antichrist obsession with his connections to the Trump administration and the [[neoreactionary movement]]; his founding of creepy, privacy-invasive, [[authoritarianism]]-enabling technologies like Palantir; and his hesitation in a [[Ross Douthat]] interview in affirming that the human race should survive — to surmise (albeit often satirically) that Thiel was actually ''the Antichrist himself''.<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/peter-thiels-antichrist-lectures-met-with-protestors-who-seem-to-think-hes-the-antichrist-2000659449 "Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Lectures Met With Protestors Who Seem to Think He’s the Antichrist"] by Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo, 2025 September 16</ref><ref name="douthatthiel">[https://archive.ph/Xo86G "Peter Thiel and the Antichrist"] by Ross Douthat, New York Times, 2025 June 26, archived on 2025 September 16</ref><ref>[https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/peter-thiel-antichrist-san-francisco/ "What the hell happened at Peter Thiel’s Antichrist talk? We asked the guests"] by Emily Shugerman and Garrett Leahy, San Francisco Standard, 2025 September 16</ref>
* [[Tim Walz]] {{lived|1964}}: Shortly after Walz was selected as [[Kamala Harris]]'s vice presidential running mate in 2024, an obscure "[[prophet]]" named "Joseph Z" (aka Joseph Zupetz) appeared on a program run by [[Kenneth Copeland]]'s ministries called ''Flashpoint''. There, "Z" accused Walz of being picked by the "spirit of the Antichrist", as he "fit in with the [[Lizard people|wicked overlord lizard mafia]] that is really driven by their {{wpl|goblin}} masters."<ref>[https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/flashpoint-prophet-joseph-z-says-antichrist-spirit-chose-tim-walz-to-fit-in-with-overlord-lizard-mafia-and-its-goblin-masters/ "FlashPoint ‘Prophet’ Joseph Z Says Antichrist Spirit Chose Tim Walz to Fit In With ‘Overlord Lizard Mafia’ and its ‘Goblin Masters’"] by Peter Montgomery, Right Wing Watch, 2024 August 8</ref>
* [[Elon Musk]] {{lived|1971}}: Accused of being the Antichrist on a number of occasions, including after he wore a "Devil's Champion" outfit for Halloween 2022.<ref>Ali Condon (November 3, 2022). [https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/elon-musk-satanic-halloween-costume-20221103 "Elon Musk's Christian fans worried after he wears 'satanic' Halloween costume"]. ''Unilad''.</ref><ref>(March 6, 2024). [https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2024/03/06/65e899b7ca4741762b8b458b.html "Ryan Garcia calls Elon Musk "the anti-Christ" and continues with cryptic messages"]. ''Marca''.</ref> His leadership role for {{wpl|Neuralink}} is of particular interest to some people who accuse Musk of being the Antichrist because they believe the company's brain chip implants may be the [[Number of the Beast|mark of the beast]].
* {{wpl|Yuval Noah Harari}} {{lived|1977}}: Accused of being the Antichrist by [[Michael Flynn#ReAwaken America Tour|ReAwaken America]] tour co-founder Clay Clark as part of an over-arching conspiracy theory involving the [[Great Reset]]. The reasons Clark thinks Harari is the Antichrist seems to be because Harari is [[gay]], [[vegan]], has the same first name as a {{wpl|Jubal (Bible)|descendant of Cain}} mentioned once in the [[Bible]], and made a grand total of two speeches at the [[World Economic Forum]] in 2018 and 2020 (which, translated into Clark's conspiracy-speak, meant that for some reason Harari was the "lead advisor" of WEF head {{wpl|Klaus Schwab}}).<ref>[https://momentmag.com/deep-dive-clay-clark-reawaken-america/ "ReAwaken America Tour Fuses Trumpism and Christian Nationalism"] by Noah Phillips, Moment, 12 May 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check-wef-schwab-harari/fact-check-world-economic-forum-did-not-declare-god-is-dead-or-that-humans-would-become-gods-idUSL1N33D18N "Fact Check-World Economic Forum did not declare ‘God is dead’ or that humans would become gods"] by Reuters Fact Check, 2022 December 23</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230411174740/https://timetofreeamerica.com/who-is-the-man-leading-the-covid-19-great-reset-agenda "Who Is the Man Leading the COVID-19 / Great Reset Agenda?"], ReAwaken America tour website (TimetoFreeAmerica.com), archived on 2023 April 11</ref> Helpfully to the conspiracists, [[ironically]], a lot of Harari's actual works are [[dystopian]] [[futurism]] what-ifs (particularly when he discusses technology, especially [[AI]]);<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/business/yuval-noah-harari-silicon-valley.html "Tech C.E.O.s Are in Love With Their Principal Doomsayer"] by Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 2018 November 9</ref> such provides a lot of material for Clark and other conspiracists to misuse in order to justify their "[[End Times]]" spin.
* [[Emmanuel Macron]] {{lived|1977}}: Current [[French]] President. Another favorite Antichrist candidate of Internet conspiracy theorists.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/02/technology/youtube-conspiracy-theory.html "Can YouTube Quiet Its Conspiracy Theorists?"] by Jack Nicas, New York Times, 2020 March 2</ref> Macron did himself no favors in a long interview on April 17 2020 with the {{wpl|Financial Times}} by referring to "bête de l'événement" (the beast of the event) as an allusion to the challenges of the times, such as [[terrorism]] and the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. This, of course, allowed conspiracy theorists to [[quote mine]] the phrase into implying that Macron ''was'' the "beast" himself.<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2020/05/22/macron-et-l-arrivee-de-la-bete-de-l-apocalypse-comment-remonter-le-fil-de-cette-petite-phrase_6040469_4355770.html "Macron et «l’arrivée de la Bête» (de l’Apocalypse) : comment remonter le fil de cette petite phrase"] by William Audureau, Le Monde, 2020 May 22</ref>
* {{wpl|Jared Kushner}} {{lived|1981}}: Trump’s son in law, and [[Nepotism|senior adviser when he was in the White House]]. President of {{wpl|Kushner Companies||,}} who for a long time owned a building in [[New York City]] with an address of (gasp!) [[666]] Fifth Avenue.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161125173359/https://kushner.com/project/666-fifth-avenue/ "666 FIFTH AVENUE"], project overviews, Kushner.com, archived on 2016 November 25</ref> Also got a line of credit from (gasp!) George Soros to help fund a company called {{wpl|Cadre (company)|Cadre|.}}<ref>[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/05/george-soros-trump-nemesis-is-jared-kushner-business-partner.html "Is Jared Kushner a Paid Protester? Because It Turns Out He’s Gotten a Bunch of Money From George Soros."] by Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate, 2017 May 2</ref> These facts, and an allusion to Kushner somehow looking like the fictional Nicolae Carpathia from the [[Left Behind]] series, are all certain [[End Times]] webshites need to proclaim that "[[just asking questions|we are not saying that Jared Kushner is the Antichrist, but...]]" <ref>[https://archive.ph/8otXw "Why Does Jared Kushner Look Like He Is Getting Ready To Play The Role of the Biblical Antichrist?"] by Geoffrey Grider, Nowtheendbegins.com, 2017 April 28, archived on 2022 September 16</ref>
* [[Prince Harry and Meghan Markle|Prince Harry]] {{lived|1984}}: So much Gematria…<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kbMnDzCCHrk How to Calculate the Number of the Beast [and the Odds] - UPDATE: See Pinned Comment] by chisza7, March 18, 2015, ''YouTube''</ref>
* {{wpl|MrBeast}} {{lived|1999}}: In January 2023, Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast, a [[YouTube]] personality known for elaborate stunts and large giveaways, paid for 1000 {{wpl|phacoemulsification}} cataract removal operations, and then posted a video about this giveaway to YouTube (under the somewhat [[clickbait]]-ish title "1,000 Blind People See for the First Time"). While MrBeast Antichrist accusations had occasionally emerged previously in noxious corners of the Internet like [[4chan]], in a sad reflection of the post-[[Elon Musk|Musk]] devolution of [[Twitter]], this video triggered some shitpost tweets on that platform that accused MrBeast of being the Antichrist for "subverting christs teachings"{{sic}} through "excessive acts of faux generosity".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230129204615/https://twitter.com/mkuItra2trappy/status/1619649537504866308 "he is literally the antichrist. he's performing our society's equivalent of miracles through these excessive acts of faux generosity and is garnering everyone's undivided love and admiration in doing so. he will start subverting christs teachings next and preaching selfish action"], @mkuItra2trappy, Twitter, 2023 January 29, archived on 2023 January 29</ref> As with many shitpost [[memes]], the level of sincerity and sarcasm varied depending on the poster.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mrbeast-antichrist-comparisons "KnowYourMeme: MrBeast Antichrist Comparisons"]</ref><ref>[https://www.distractify.com/p/mrbeast-blind-video-backlash "MrBeast Is Being Called "Antichrist" on Twitter for Helping Blind People Regain Vision"] by Kelly Corbett, Distractify, 2023 January 30</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of predictions of the end of the world]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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