1476 - 1542
Gedun Gyatso, (Tibetan: དགེ་འདུན་རྒྱ་མཚོ།, Wylie: dge-'dun rgya-mtsho, "Sublimely Glorious Ocean of Spiritual Aspirants", layname: Yonten Phuntsok; 1475–1542) also Gendun Gyatso Palzangpo, was considered posthumously to have been the second Dalai Lama. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 2nd Dalai Lama has received more than 272,897 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). 2nd Dalai Lama is the 1,213th most popular politician (up from 1,220th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from China (up from 91st in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Chinese Politician.
The 2nd Dalai Lama was most famous for his efforts to maintain the independence of Tibet from the Mongolians.
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Among politicians, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 1,213 out of 15,577. Before him are Lentulus Batiatus, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, Constantine X Doukas, Napoléon Louis Bonaparte, Michel Aoun, and Zachary Taylor. After him are Friedrich Fromm, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Carloman I, Frederick I of Sweden, Gaspard II de Coligny, and Petro Poroshenko.
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1,207
1912 - 1982
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1,208
1006 - 1067
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 1,209
1804 - 1831
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 1,210
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 1,211
1784 - 1850
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 1,212
1476 - 1542
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 1,213
1888 - 1945
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 1,214
582 - 639
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,215
751 - 771
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,216
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,217
1519 - 1572
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,218
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,219
Among people born in 1476, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paul IV and Juan Sebastián Elcano. After him are Yeonsangun of Joseon, Louise of Savoy, Huayna Capac, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Girolamo Fracastoro, Cuitláhuac, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Helena of Moscow, and Anna Sforza. Among people deceased in 1542, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 4. Before him are Catherine Howard, Lisa del Giocondo, and James V of Scotland. After him are Hernando de Soto, Lapu-Lapu, Dosso Dossi, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, and Cristóvão da Gama.
1476 - 1559
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 1
1476 - 1526
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 2
1476 - 1542
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 3
1476 - 1506
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 4
1476 - 1531
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 5
1476 - 1525
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 6
1476 - 1534
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 7
1476 - 1553
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
1476 - 1520
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 9
1476 - 1524
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 10
1476 - 1513
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 11
1476 - 1497
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 12
1523 - 1542
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 1
1479 - 1542
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 2
1512 - 1542
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 3
1476 - 1542
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 4
1500 - 1542
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 5
1491 - 1542
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 6
1480 - 1542
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 7
1505 - 1542
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 8
1503 - 1542
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 9
1485 - 1542
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 10
1479 - 1542
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 11
1516 - 1542
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 83 out of 1,392. Before him are Xun Kuang (-313), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Dong Zhuo (139), Daoguang Emperor (1782), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628). After him are Wanli Emperor (1563), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Fuxi (-2900), Shang Yang (-390), Emperor Xian of Han (181), and Toghon Temür (1320).
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 77
541 - 604
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 78
927 - 976
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 79
139 - 192
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 80
1782 - 1850
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 81
628 - 683
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 82
1476 - 1542
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 83
1563 - 1620
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 84
1378 - 1425
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 85
2900 BC - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 86
390 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 87
181 - 234
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 88
1320 - 1370
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 89
Among politicians born in China, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 52. Before him are Wang Mang (-45), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Daoguang Emperor (1782), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628). After him are Wanli Emperor (1563), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Fuxi (-2900), Shang Yang (-390), Emperor Xian of Han (181), and Toghon Temür (1320).
45 BC - 23
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 46
1831 - 1861
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 47
541 - 604
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 48
927 - 976
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 49
1782 - 1850
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 50
628 - 683
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 51
1476 - 1542
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 52
1563 - 1620
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 53
1378 - 1425
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 54
2900 BC - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 55
390 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 56
181 - 234
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 57
1320 - 1370
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 58