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Ashtavakra

Ashtavakra (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रः, lit. 'eight deformities', IAST: Aṣṭāvakraḥ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashtavakra has received more than 698,873 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ashtavakra is the 13,298th most popular politician (down from 12,481st in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Nepal and the 16th most popular Nepalese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

700k
Page Views (PV)
56.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashtavakra ranks 13,298 out of 19,576. Before him are Strom Thurmond, King Dao of Zhou, Merhotepre Ini, Anton Ackermann, Abdullah Ensour, and Hakainde Hichilema. After him are Olli Rehn, William R. King, Osceola, Patrick Hillery, Carlos Anaya, and Publius Rutilius Lupus.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Strom Thurmond
1902 - 2003
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,292
King Dao of Zhou
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,293
Merhotepre Ini
1650 BC - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,294
Anton Ackermann
1905 - 1973
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,295
Abdullah Ensour
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,296
Hakainde Hichilema
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,297
Ashtavakra
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,298
Olli Rehn
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13,299
William R. King
1786 - 1853
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 13,300
Osceola
1804 - 1838
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 13,301
Patrick Hillery
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 13,302
Carlos Anaya
1777 - 1862
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 13,303
Publius Rutilius Lupus
200 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 13,304

In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Ashtavakra ranks 28 out of 59. Before him are Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909), Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Araniko (1244), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), and Jung Bahadur Rana (1817). After him are Sushil Koirala (1939), Apa Sherpa (1960), Dipendra of Nepal (1971), Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1949), Jhala Nath Khanal (1950), and Rana Bahadur Shah (1775).

Others born in Nepal

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Laxmi Prasad Devkota
WRITER
1909 - 1959
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 22
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 23
Araniko
PAINTER
1244 - 1306
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 24
Sher Bahadur Deuba
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 25
Bhimsen Thapa
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1839
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 26
Jung Bahadur Rana
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1877
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 27
Ashtavakra
POLITICIAN
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 28
Sushil Koirala
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2016
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 29
Apa Sherpa
MOUNTAINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 30
Dipendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2001
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 31
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2001
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 32
Jhala Nath Khanal
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 33
Rana Bahadur Shah
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1806
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 34