Bahubali (IAST: Bāhubalī, lit. 'one with strong arms') was the son of Rishabhanatha (the first tirthankara of Jainism) and the brother of the chakravartin Bharata. He is a revered figure in Jainism. He is said to have meditated motionless for 12 years in a standing posture (kayotsarga), with climbing plants having grown around his legs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bahubali has received more than 5,229,607 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Bahubali is the 8,104th most popular politician (up from 9,410th in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from India (up from 300th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Indian Politician.
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Among politicians, Bahubali ranks 8,104 out of 15,577. Before him are Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Tey, Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Louise, Princess Royal, and Christopher Lekapenos. After him are Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Xavier Bettel, Burna-Buriash II, and Trương Tấn Sang.
1763 - 1814
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 8,098
860 - 920
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 8,099
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 8,100
1639 - 1678
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,101
1867 - 1931
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,102
890 - 931
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,103
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,104
1422 - 1481
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,105
1547 - 1596
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,106
1744 - 1811
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,107
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,108
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,109
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8,110
Among people born in India, Bahubali ranks 260 out of 1,493. Before him are Jaggi Vasudev (1957), Shakuntala Devi (1929), Sanghamitta (-281), Idries Shah (1924), Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886), and Farrukhsiyar (1685). After him are Akbar II (1760), Tatya Tope (1814), Zeb-un-Nissa (1638), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Jaya Bachchan (1948), and Mastani (1699).
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 254
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 255
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 256
1924 - 1996
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 257
1886 - 1967
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 258
1685 - 1719
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 259
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 260
1760 - 1837
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 261
1814 - 1859
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 262
1638 - 1702
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 263
1895 - 1951
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 264
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 265
1699 - 1740
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 266
Among politicians born in India, Bahubali ranks 85. Before him are Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), K. Kamaraj (1903), Velu Nachiyar (1730), Sanghamitta (-281), Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886), and Farrukhsiyar (1685). After him are Akbar II (1760), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Jahandar Shah (1661), P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921), Amrapali (-450), and Skandagupta (500).
1861 - 1946
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 79
1903 - 1975
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 80
1730 - 1796
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 81
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 82
1886 - 1967
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 83
1685 - 1719
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 84
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 85
1760 - 1837
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 86
1895 - 1951
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 87
1661 - 1713
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 88
1921 - 2004
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 89
450 BC - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 90
500 - 467
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 91