Who were some of the Buddhist leaders?

Siddhartha Gautama was the Buddha was the founding leader of Buddhism. He was the one that begun it since he was not interested in Hinduism. He was the most influential person in their religion, though he did not believe himself as a god. The two most influential Buddhist leaders today are His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh of Vietnam and Dharma Master Cheng Yen of Taiwan.