List of Buddha claimants is a short list of people who claimed to be the reincarnation of the Buddha.
- Hogen Fukunaga - In 1987 after an alleged spiritual event he claimed to realize he was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and the Buddha.
- Jim Jones - Also claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus and Buddha. Further he added that he was the reincarnation of Akhenaten, Father Divine, and Lenin
- Lu Sheng-yen
- Suma Ching Hai - She professes to be an incarnation of God, the Buddha, and the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, popularly known as Quan Yin, for which her meditation method is named after