PHILOSOPHER
Abhinavagupta
950 - 1020
Abhinavagupta
Abhinavagupta (Devanāgarī अभिनवगुप्तः; c. 950 – 1016 CE: 27 ) was a philosopher, mystic and aesthetician from Kashmir. He was also considered an influential musician, poet, dramatist, exegete, theologian, and logician – a polymathic personality who exercised strong influences on Indian culture.Abhinavagupta was born in a Kanyakubja Brahmin family of scholars and mystics who whose ancestors immigrated from Kannauj by the great king of Kashmira, Lalitaditya Muktapida. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abhinavagupta has received more than 509,727 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Abhinavagupta is the 585th most popular philosopher (up from 727th in 2019). (up from 220th in 2019)
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510k
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56.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
4.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Abhinavagupta ranks 585 out of 1,081. Before him are Diogenes of Babylon, Gongsun Long, Hu Shih, Jean Améry, Zisi, and Eknath. After him are Jan Patočka, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Mary Parker Follett, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Alexander of Hales, and Kanada.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Diogenes of Babylon
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 579
Gongsun Long
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 580
Hu Shih
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 581
Jean Améry
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 582
Zisi
483 BC - 402 BC
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 583
Eknath
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 584
Abhinavagupta
950 - 1020
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 585
Jan Patočka
1907 - 1977
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 586
Mechthild of Magdeburg
1207 - 1282
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 587
Mary Parker Follett
1868 - 1933
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 588
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
1745 - 1812
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 589
Alexander of Hales
1175 - 1245
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 590
Kanada
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 591
Contemporaries
Among people born in 950, Abhinavagupta ranks 7. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope John XVII, Adelaide of Aquitaine, Ibn Yunus, Maslama al-Majriti, and Leo the Deacon. After him are Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, Olof Björnsson, Mariam al-Asturlabi, William I of Provence, and Domenico I Contarini. Among people deceased in 1020, Abhinavagupta ranks 3. Before him are Leif Erikson and Ferdowsi. After him are Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, Al-Sijzi, Trdat, Malusha, Melus of Bari, Gagik I of Armenia, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, and Ælfric of Eynsham.
Others Born in 950
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Erik the Red
950 - 1003
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 1
Pope John XVII
950 - 1003
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 2
Adelaide of Aquitaine
950 - 1004
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3
Ibn Yunus
950 - 1009
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 4
Maslama al-Majriti
950 - 1007
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 5
Leo the Deacon
950 - 992
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 6
Abhinavagupta
950 - 1020
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 7
Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia
950 - 1037
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 8
Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
950 - 1011
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 9
Olof Björnsson
950 - 975
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 10
Mariam al-Asturlabi
950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 11
William I of Provence
950 - 993
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 12
Domenico I Contarini
950 - 1071
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1020
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Leif Erikson
970 - 1020
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 1
Ferdowsi
940 - 1020
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 2
Abhinavagupta
950 - 1020
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 3
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos
901 - 1020
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4
Al-Sijzi
945 - 1020
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 5
Trdat
950 - 1020
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 6
Malusha
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 7
Melus of Bari
1000 - 1020
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 8
Gagik I of Armenia
989 - 1020
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 9
Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
970 - 1020
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 10
Ælfric of Eynsham
955 - 1020
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 11
