RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Atiśa
982 - 1054
Atiśa
Atiśa or Atish Dipankar (c. 982–1054) was a Buddhist religious leader and master from Bengal. He is generally associated with his work carried out at the Vikramashila monastery in Bihar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Atiśa has received more than 398,620 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Atiśa is the 705th most popular religious figure (up from 721st in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Bangladesh (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Bangladeshi Religious Figure.
Atiśa was most famous for composing a text called the Bodhicaryāvatāra, which is a commentary on the Śūraṅgama Sūtra.
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
63.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
6.57
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Atiśa ranks 705 out of 2,238. Before him are Empress Meishō, John Harvard, Silas, Martin de Porres, Mahākāśyapa, and Lydia of Thyatira. After him are Cornelius the Centurion, Athenagoras of Athens, Pope Adrian IV, Émile Benveniste, Erasmus of Formia, and Romanos the Melodist.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Empress Meishō
1624 - 1696
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 699
John Harvard
1607 - 1638
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 700
Silas
1 - 100
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 701
Martin de Porres
1579 - 1639
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 702
Mahākāśyapa
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 703
Lydia of Thyatira
100 - 100
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 704
Atiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 705
Cornelius the Centurion
100 - 100
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 706
Athenagoras of Athens
133 - 190
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 707
Pope Adrian IV
1100 - 1159
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 708
Émile Benveniste
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 709
Erasmus of Formia
300 - 303
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 710
Romanos the Melodist
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 711
Contemporaries
Among people born in 982, Atiśa ranks 1. After him are Dirk III, Count of Holland, Judith of Brittany, and William II, Count of Provence. Among people deceased in 1054, Atiśa ranks 3. Before him are Pope Leo IX and Yaroslav the Wise. After him are Hermann of Reichenau and García Sánchez III of Pamplona.
Others Born in 982
Go to all RankingsAtiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 1
Dirk III, Count of Holland
982 - 1039
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2
Judith of Brittany
982 - 1017
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 3
William II, Count of Provence
982 - 1018
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1054
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Pope Leo IX
1002 - 1054
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 1
Yaroslav the Wise
978 - 1054
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 2
Atiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 3
Hermann of Reichenau
1013 - 1054
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 4
García Sánchez III of Pamplona
1012 - 1054
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 5
In Bangladesh
Among people born in Bangladesh, Atiśa ranks 3 out of 57. Before him are Muhammad Yunus (1940) and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920). After him are Abdul Hamid (1944), Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858), Sheikh Hasina (1947), William Beveridge (1879), Chandragupta I (250), Sri Chinmoy (1931), Zillur Rahman (1929), Ziaur Rahman (1936), and Meghnad Saha (1893).
Others born in Bangladesh
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Muhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 1
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
1920 - 1975
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 2
Atiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 3
Abdul Hamid
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 4
Jagadish Chandra Bose
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 5
Sheikh Hasina
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 6
William Beveridge
1879 - 1963
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 7
Chandragupta I
250 - 335
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 8
Sri Chinmoy
1931 - 2007
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 9
Zillur Rahman
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 10
Ziaur Rahman
1936 - 1981
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 11
Meghnad Saha
1893 - 1956
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 12
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Bangladesh
Among religious figures born in Bangladesh, Atiśa ranks 1. After him are Patrick D'Rozario (1943).
