Confucius

Confucius, in Chinese Kong Fuzi or Master Kong, was born in the small state of Lu in eastern China. His family was of low noble rank, his father died when he was young, and he grew up poor, working as a keeper of granaries and herds while studying the old rituals, poetry and history. He became a teacher who accepted students from any background who were eager to learn. He believed society could be restored through good character: rulers should govern by moral example rather than force; people should practice ren, meaning humaneness, and li, meaning proper ritual and courtesy; and sons should honor their parents. He held a minor office in Lu but, disappointed in its rulers, spent years traveling among other states looking for a ruler who would follow his advice, without success. He returned home and taught until his death. His students collected his sayings in the Analects, which includes his teaching never to do to others what you would not want done to yourself. Confucian teaching became the basis of Chinese education for two thousand years.

Faith: Faith not well documented; scholars debate whether Confucianism should be called a religion. Source: Wikipedia