Philosopher

Chanakya

Ancient Indian philosopher

375 BC - 283 BC

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Chanakya

His biography is available in 121 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 115 in 2024). Chanakya is the 127th most popular philosopher (down from 119th in 2024), the 10th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Philosopher.

Chanakya is most famous for his book, Arthashastra, which is an ancient Indian text on statesmanship and economic policy.

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#1

Chanakya is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Taxila, in what is now modern-day Pakistan.

#1

Of the 4 Philosophers born in Pakistan, Chanakya ranks first.

#2,560

More than 23 centuries after death, Chanakya still holds rank #2,560 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Chanakya's biography appears in 121 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 98% of all Philosophers.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Chanakya ranks 127 out of 1,267. Before him are Henri de Saint-Simon, Emmanuel Levinas, Ramon Llull, Willard Van Orman Quine, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Marsilio Ficino. After him are Pyrrho, Anaximenes of Miletus, Simone Weil, Joseph Priestley, John Wycliffe, and Johann Friedrich Herbart.

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Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 121
Emmanuel Levinas
1906 - 1995
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 122
Ramon Llull
1232 - 1316
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 123
Willard Van Orman Quine
1908 - 2000
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 124
Hans-Georg Gadamer
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 125
Marsilio Ficino
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 126
Chanakya
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 127
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 128
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 129
Simone Weil
1909 - 1943
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 130
Joseph Priestley
1733 - 1804
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 131
John Wycliffe
1324 - 1384
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 132
Johann Friedrich Herbart
1776 - 1841
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 133

Contemporaries

Among people born in 375 BC, Chanakya ranks 1. After him are Olympias, Menaechmus, and Aristobulus of Cassandreia. Among people deceased in 283 BC, Chanakya ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy I Soter. After him are Demetrius I of Macedon, and Agathocles.