WRITER
Bhāsa
200 - 300
Bhāsa
Bhāsa is one of the earliest Indian playwrights in Sanskrit, predating Kālidasa. Estimates of his floruit range from the 4th century BCE to the 4th century CE; the thirteen plays attributed to him are commonly dated closer to the first or second century CE. Bhasa's plays had been lost for centuries until the manuscripts were rediscovered in 1913 by the Indian scholar Ganapati Shastri. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bhāsa has received more than 467,433 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bhāsa is the 821st most popular writer (up from 1,606th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
470k
Page Views (PV)
62.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.11
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Bhāsa ranks 821 out of 5,755. Before him are Stesichorus, Zhang Sanfeng, V. S. Naipaul, Aelius Donatus, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and Pope Dionysius of Alexandria. After him are Viktor Shklovsky, Laura de Noves, Frank Wedekind, Ban Gu, Ibn al-Jawzi, and Madame Roland.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Stesichorus
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 815
Zhang Sanfeng
1200 - 1301
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 816
V. S. Naipaul
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 817
Aelius Donatus
320 - 380
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 818
Bernard-Henri Lévy
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 819
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 820
Bhāsa
200 - 300
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 821
Viktor Shklovsky
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 822
Laura de Noves
1310 - 1348
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 823
Frank Wedekind
1864 - 1918
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 824
Ban Gu
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 825
Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 826
Madame Roland
1754 - 1793
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 827
Contemporaries
Among people born in 200, Bhāsa ranks 17. Before him are Pope Stephen I, Celsus, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Artemidorus, and Wei Yan. After him are Zhang Jue, Xiahou Yuan, Sasan, Artabanus IV of Parthia, Claudius Aelianus, and Lucius Artorius Castus. Among people deceased in 300, Bhāsa ranks 3. Before him are Diophantus and Saint Christopher. After him are Sasan, Meng Huo, Saturnin, Achilles Tatius, Sabellius, Ma Dai, Xenophon of Ephesus, Marcia Otacilia Severa, and Saint Martial.
Others Born in 200
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Pope Stephen I
200 - 257
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 11
Celsus
200 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 12
Marcus Claudius Tacitus
200 - 276
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 13
Alexander of Aphrodisias
200 - 215
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 14
Artemidorus
200 - 200
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 15
Wei Yan
200 - 234
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 16
Bhāsa
200 - 300
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 17
Zhang Jue
200 - 184
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 18
Xiahou Yuan
200 - 219
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 19
Sasan
200 - 300
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 20
Artabanus IV of Parthia
200 - 224
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 21
Claudius Aelianus
200 - 235
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 22
Lucius Artorius Castus
200 - 200
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 300
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Diophantus
201 - 300
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 1
Saint Christopher
220 - 300
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 2
Bhāsa
200 - 300
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 3
Sasan
200 - 300
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 4
Meng Huo
101 - 300
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Saturnin
300 - 300
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 6
Achilles Tatius
200 - 300
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 7
Sabellius
200 - 300
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 8
Ma Dai
183 - 300
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 9
Xenophon of Ephesus
101 - 300
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 10
Marcia Otacilia Severa
300 - 300
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 11
Saint Martial
300 - 300
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 12
