RELIGIOUS FIGURE

14th Dalai Lama

1935 - Today

14th Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: bsTan-vdzin rgya-mtsho); né Lhamo Thondup), known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, is the current Dalai Lama. He is the highest spiritual leader and former head of state of Tibet. Born on 6 July 1935, or in the Tibetan calendar, in the Wood-Pig Year, 5th month, 5th day. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 14th Dalai Lama has received more than 9,877,931 page views. His biography is available in 113 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 110 in 2019). 14th Dalai Lama is the 46th most popular religious figure (down from 34th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from China (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Religious Figure.

The 14th Dalai Lama is most famous for being the spiritual and political leader of Tibet.

Memorability Metrics

9.9M
Page Views (PV)
79.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
113
Languages Editions (L)
10.81
Effective Languages (L*)
4.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, 14th Dalai Lama ranks 46 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope John Paul I, Pope John XXIII, Joshua, Judas Iscariot, Ignatius of Loyola, and Saul. After him are Mary Magdalene, Pope Gregory I, Job, Pope Pius XII, Bartholomew the Apostle, and Jerome.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope John Paul I
1912 - 1978
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 40
Pope John XXIII
1881 - 1963
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 41
Joshua
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 42
Judas Iscariot
50 - 30
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 43
Ignatius of Loyola
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 44
Saul
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 45
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 46
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 47
Pope Gregory I
540 - 604
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 48
Job
2300 BC - 1945 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 49
Pope Pius XII
1876 - 1958
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 50
Bartholomew the Apostle
100 BC - 100
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 51
Jerome
345 - 420
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 52

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, 14th Dalai Lama ranks 3. Before him are Alain Delon and Elvis Presley. After him are Luciano Pavarotti, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Woody Allen, José Mujica, Mahmoud Abbas, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Hussein of Jordan, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan.

Others Born in 1935

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Alain Delon
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 1
Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 2
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 3
Luciano Pavarotti
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 4
Salman of Saudi Arabia
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 5
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 6
José Mujica
1935 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 7
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 8
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 9
Hussein of Jordan
1935 - 1999
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 10
Donald Sutherland
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 11
Françoise Sagan
1935 - 2004
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 12