Politician
Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
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Ashoka
His biography is available in 161 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 152 in 2024). Ashoka is the 131st most popular politician (down from 93rd in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from India (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Politician.
Ashoka was an Indian emperor who ruled the Mauryan Empire from 269 BC to 232 BC. He is most famous for his conversion to Buddhism and the creation of a Buddhist empire.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Ashoka ranks 131 out of 19,576. Before him are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Hirohito, Mary I of England, Louis XIII of France, Selim I, and Ferdinand Marcos. After him are Napoleon III, Al Gore, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ivan the Terrible, Boris Yeltsin, and Heinrich Himmler.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 125
Hirohito
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 126
Mary I of England
1516 - 1558
HPI: 85.22
Rank: 127
Louis XIII of France
1601 - 1643
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 128
Selim I
1470 - 1520
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 129
Ferdinand Marcos
1917 - 1989
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 130
Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 131
Napoleon III
1808 - 1873
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 132
Al Gore
1948 - Present
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 133
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
912 - 973
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 134
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 135
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 84.88
Rank: 136
Heinrich Himmler
1900 - 1945
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 137
Contemporaries
Among people born in 304 BC, Ashoka ranks 1. Among people deceased in 232 BC, Ashoka ranks 1. After him are Han Fei, and Cleanthes.
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In India
Among people born in India, Ashoka ranks 6 out of NaN. Before him are Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Indira Gandhi (1917), Narendra Modi (1950), Mumtaz Mahal (1593), and George Orwell (1903). After him are Rajneesh (1931), Rabindranath Tagore (1861), Swami Vivekananda (1863), Kālidāsa (400), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), and Ramakrishna (1836).
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Mahatma Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1948
HPI: 97.71
Rank: 1
Indira Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
Rank: 2
Narendra Modi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 3
Mumtaz Mahal
COMPANION
1593 - 1631
HPI: 85.84
Rank: 4
George Orwell
WRITER
1903 - 1950
HPI: 85.28
Rank: 5
Ashoka
POLITICIAN
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 6
Rajneesh
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 7
Rabindranath Tagore
WRITER
1861 - 1941
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 8
Swami Vivekananda
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 9
Kālidāsa
WRITER
400 - 420
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 10
Vallabhbhai Patel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 11
Ramakrishna
PHILOSOPHER
1836 - 1886
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 12
Among Politicians In India
Among politicians born in India, Ashoka ranks 3. Before him are Indira Gandhi (1917), and Narendra Modi (1950). After him are Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Pratibha Patil (1934), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Droupadi Murmu (1958), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), and Razia Sultana (1205).
Indira Gandhi
1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
Rank: 1
Narendra Modi
1950 - Present
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 2
Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 3
Vallabhbhai Patel
1875 - 1950
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 4
Pratibha Patil
1934 - Present
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 5
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931 - 2015
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 6
Droupadi Murmu
1958 - Present
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 7
B. R. Ambedkar
1891 - 1956
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 8
Bahadur Shah Zafar
1775 - 1862
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 9
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
1924 - 1988
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 10
Kocheril R. Narayanan
1921 - 2005
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 11
Razia Sultana
1205 - 1240
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 12
