WRITER

Bāṇabhaṭṭa

601 - 700

Bāṇabhaṭṭa

Bāṇabhaṭṭa (Sanskrit: बाणभट्ट) was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet from India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of the Emperor Harsha, who reigned c. 606–647 CE in northern India, first from Sthanvishvara, and later Kanyakubja. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bāṇabhaṭṭa has received more than 449,250 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Bāṇabhaṭṭa is the 1,169th most popular writer (down from 1,027th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from India (down from 118th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Indian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

450k
Page Views (PV)
60.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bāṇabhaṭṭa ranks 1,169 out of 7,302. Before him are Deepak Chopra, Sankardev, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Gottfried Benn, Mercè Rodoreda, and Polyaenus. After him are Ugo Foscolo, E. Howard Hunt, Rudolf von Sebottendorf, Giovanni Papini, Francesco Maria Piave, and Sadriddin Ayni.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Deepak Chopra
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 1,163
Sankardev
1449 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,164
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,165
Gottfried Benn
1886 - 1956
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,166
Mercè Rodoreda
1908 - 1983
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,167
Polyaenus
101 - 180
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,168
Bāṇabhaṭṭa
601 - 700
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,169
Ugo Foscolo
1778 - 1827
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,170
E. Howard Hunt
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,171
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
1875 - 1945
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,172
Giovanni Papini
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,173
Francesco Maria Piave
1810 - 1876
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,174
Sadriddin Ayni
1878 - 1954
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,175

Contemporaries

Among people born in 601, Bāṇabhaṭṭa ranks 2. Before him is Ali. After him are Go of Balhae, Qapaghan Qaghan, Julian, Count of Ceuta, Rostam Farrokhzad, Ilterish Qaghan, Æthelred of Mercia, Fructuosus of Braga, Mangsong Mangtsen, Amalberga of Maubeuge, and Cenwalh of Wessex. Among people deceased in 700, Bāṇabhaṭṭa ranks 7. Before him are Bahira, Asparuh of Bulgaria, Isaac of Nineveh, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Abdullah ibn Saba', and Di Renjie. After him are Sebeos, Gregoria, Cunipert, Daṇḍin, Eulji Mundeok, and Sajah.

Others Born in 601

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Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
601 - 661
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 1
Bāṇabhaṭṭa
WRITER
601 - 700
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2
Go of Balhae
POLITICIAN
601 - 719
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3
Qapaghan Qaghan
POLITICIAN
601 - 716
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4
Julian, Count of Ceuta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
601 - 800
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 5
Rostam Farrokhzad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
601 - 636
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 6
Ilterish Qaghan
POLITICIAN
601 - 693
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 7
Æthelred of Mercia
POLITICIAN
601 - 716
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 8
Fructuosus of Braga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
601 - 665
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 9
Mangsong Mangtsen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
601 - 676
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 10
Amalberga of Maubeuge
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
601 - 670
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 11
Cenwalh of Wessex
POLITICIAN
601 - 672
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 700

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Bahira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 700
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1
Asparuh of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
640 - 700
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 2
Isaac of Nineveh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
640 - 700
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 3
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
637 - 700
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 4
Abdullah ibn Saba'
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 5
Di Renjie
POLITICIAN
630 - 700
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 6
Bāṇabhaṭṭa
WRITER
601 - 700
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 7
Sebeos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 8
Gregoria
POLITICIAN
700 - 700
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 9
Cunipert
POLITICIAN
660 - 700
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 10
Daṇḍin
WRITER
501 - 700
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 11
Eulji Mundeok
POLITICIAN
550 - 700
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 12
Sajah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 13