Religious Figure
Rāhula
Only son of the Buddha
534 BC - 500 BC
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Rāhula
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Rāhula is the 618th most popular religious figure (down from 504th in 2024), the 9th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nepalese Religious Figure.
Rāhula is most famous for being the son of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. Rāhula was the first person to become a Buddhist monk.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Rāhula ranks 618 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Giles, Eli, Saint Casimir, Tamar, Canaan, and Anne Catherine Emmerich. After him are John Wesley, Abbas ibn Ali, Zayd ibn Thabit, Simon Magus, `Abdu'l-Bahá, and Rabanus Maurus.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Saint Giles
640 - 710
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 612
Eli
1128 BC - Present
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 613
Saint Casimir
1458 - 1484
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 614
Tamar
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 615
Canaan
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 616
Anne Catherine Emmerich
1774 - 1824
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 617
Rāhula
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 618
John Wesley
1703 - 1791
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 619
Abbas ibn Ali
647 - 680
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 620
Zayd ibn Thabit
615 - 665
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 621
Simon Magus
50 - 65
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 622
`Abdu'l-Bahá
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 623
Rabanus Maurus
780 - 856
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 624
Contemporaries
Among people born in 534 BC, Rāhula ranks 1. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Rāhula ranks 11. Before him are Artemisia I of Caria, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Myron, Hippasus, and Xi Shi. After him are Himilco, Xanthippus, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Obadiah, Demaratus, and Polygnotus.
Others Born in 534 BC
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Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 5
Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 6
Diogenes of Apollonia
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 7
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 8
Hippasus
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 9
Xi Shi
COMPANION
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 10
Rāhula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 11
Himilco
EXPLORER
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 12
Xanthippus
POLITICIAN
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 13
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta
COMPANION
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 14
Obadiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
587 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 15
Demaratus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 16
Polygnotus
PAINTER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 17
In Nepal
Among people born in Nepal, Rāhula ranks 9 out of NaN. Before him are Maya (-600), Tenzing Norgay (1914), Mahapajapati Gotami (-600), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), KP Sharma Oli (1952), and Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954). After him are Śuddhodana (-590), Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939), Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), and Gyanendra of Nepal (1947).
Others born in Nepal
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Maya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 3
Tenzing Norgay
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 4
Mahapajapati Gotami
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 5
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 6
KP Sharma Oli
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 7
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 8
Rāhula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 9
Śuddhodana
POLITICIAN
590 BC - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 10
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 11
Ram Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 12
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 13
Birendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 14
Gyanendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 15
Among Religious Figures In Nepal
Among religious figures born in Nepal, Rāhula ranks 3. Before him are Maya (-600), and Mahapajapati Gotami (-600). After him are Anuruddha (-450), and Janaka (null).
Maya
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 1
Mahapajapati Gotami
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 2
Rāhula
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 3
Anuruddha
450 BC - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 4
Janaka
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 5
