RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Bhrigu
Bhrigu
Bhrigu (Sanskrit: भृगु, IAST: Bhṛgu) was a rishi in Hinduism. He was one of the seven great sages, the Saptarshis, and one of the many Prajapatis (the facilitators of creation) created by Brahma. The first compiler of predictive astrology and also the author of Bhrigu Samhita, an astrological (jyotisha) classic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bhrigu has received more than 1,255,184 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Bhrigu is the 1,793rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,593rd in 2019).
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1.3M
Page Views (PV)
51.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.81
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Bhrigu ranks 1,793 out of 2,238. Before him are Melchior Hoffman, Antipope Paschal III, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Menocchio, Alexander of Constantinople, and Juraj Haulik. After him are Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Chrodegang, Vilmos Zsigmond, Sadegh Khalkhali, Jacqueline Felice de Almania, and Bernhard Lichtenberg.
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Melchior Hoffman
1495 - 1543
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 1,787
Antipope Paschal III
1110 - 1168
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 1,788
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
1922 - 2009
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 1,789
Menocchio
1532 - 1599
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 1,790
Alexander of Constantinople
250 - 337
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 1,791
Juraj Haulik
1788 - 1869
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 1,792
Bhrigu
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 1,793
Ignatius Joseph III Yonan
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 1,794
Chrodegang
715 - 766
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 1,795
Vilmos Zsigmond
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 1,796
Sadegh Khalkhali
1926 - 2003
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 1,797
Jacqueline Felice de Almania
1300 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 1,798
Bernhard Lichtenberg
1875 - 1943
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 1,799
