Captainjackass · 31-35, M
A lot of them actually. There’s this one story of one in China who led a cult who claimed all the Chinese gods were going to descend on his home and usher in the new age. He summoned a ton of press and they all watched as he stood around confused when they didn’t show up.
calicuz · 56-60, M
Definitely Jim Jones.
ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 51-55, M
To an extent, but just about all cult leaders have some kind of explicable ulterior motive. Heaven's Gate is a little harder to rationalize though