POLITICIAN

1st Dalai Lama

1391 - 1474

1st Dalai Lama

The 1st Dalai Lama, Gedun Drupa (Tibetan: དགེ་འདུན་གྲུབ་པ།, Wylie: dge 'dun grub pa; 1391–1474) was a student of Je Tsongkhapa, and became his first Khenpo (Abbott) at Ganden Monastery. He also founded Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigaste. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 1st Dalai Lama has received more than 719,797 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). 1st Dalai Lama is the 2,380th most popular politician (down from 1,984th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from China (down from 154th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Chinese Politician.

The 1st Dalai Lama was most famous for being the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet.

Memorability Metrics

720k
Page Views (PV)
64.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
6.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 2,380 out of 19,576. Before him are Inessa Armand, Kiya, Berenice IV of Egypt, Necho I, Manfred Gerlach, and Michael IX Palaiologos. After him are Manco Inca Yupanqui, Ludwig Stumpfegger, Cao Huan, Kamehameha I, Vasily I of Moscow, and John of Saxony.

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Inessa Armand
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HPI: 64.51
Rank: 2,374
Kiya
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 64.51
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Berenice IV of Egypt
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HPI: 64.51
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Necho I
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 64.51
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Manfred Gerlach
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HPI: 64.51
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Michael IX Palaiologos
1277 - 1320
HPI: 64.51
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1st Dalai Lama
1391 - 1474
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 2,380
Manco Inca Yupanqui
1512 - 1544
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 2,381
Ludwig Stumpfegger
1910 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 2,382
Cao Huan
246 - 303
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 2,383
Kamehameha I
1758 - 1819
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,384
Vasily I of Moscow
1371 - 1425
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,385
John of Saxony
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,386

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1391, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 2. Before him is Edward, King of Portugal. After him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, and Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1474, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 3. Before him are Guillaume Du Fay, and Henry IV of Castile. After him are Ali Qushji, Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania, Pietro Riario, Nicolò Marcello, and Juan Pacheco.

Others Born in 1391

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Edward, King of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1391 - 1438
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 1
1st Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1391 - 1474
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 2
Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1391 - 1452
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3
Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1391 - 1433
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4