Politician

Chandragupta Maurya

340 BC - 297 BC

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Chandragupta Maurya

His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia. Chandragupta Maurya is the 922nd most popular politician (down from 587th in 2024), the 40th most popular biography from India (down from 21st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Indian Politician.

Chandragupta Maurya was most famous for his military conquests and establishing the Mauryan Empire.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 922 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian VII of Denmark, Margaret Theresa of Spain, James Buchanan, Julius Nepos, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, and Leonid Kravchuk. After him are Sigurd the Crusader, Jeroboam, Jorge Rafael Videla, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Cleopatra III of Egypt, and İsmet İnönü.

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Chandragupta Maurya
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HPI: 76.23
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Cleopatra III of Egypt
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İsmet İnönü
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 1. After him are Berenice I of Egypt, Appius Claudius Caecus, Theodorus the Atheist, Philetaerus, King Wuling of Zhao, Menedemus, Duris of Samos, Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 297 BC, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 1. After him is Cassander.

Others Born in 340 BC

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Chandragupta Maurya
POLITICIAN
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 1
Berenice I of Egypt
POLITICIAN
340 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 2
Appius Claudius Caecus
WRITER
340 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 3
Theodorus the Atheist
PHILOSOPHER
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 4
Philetaerus
POLITICIAN
340 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 5
King Wuling of Zhao
POLITICIAN
340 BC - 295 BC
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 6
Menedemus
PHILOSOPHER
340 BC - 265 BC
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 7
Duris of Samos
WRITER
340 BC - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 8
Philochorus
HISTORIAN
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 9
Polyaenus of Lampsacus
MATHEMATICIAN
340 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 10

Others Deceased in 297 BC

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Chandragupta Maurya
POLITICIAN
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 1
Cassander
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 2

In India

Among people born in India, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 40 out of NaN. Before him are Padmasambhava (717), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Zakir Husain (1897), Amir Khusrow (1253), Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910), and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952). After him are Valmiki (-80), Buddhaghosa (401), Subhas Chandra Bose (1897), Adi Shankara (788), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), and Aryabhata (476).

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Padmasambhava
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HPI: 78.07
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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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Zakir Husain
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1897 - 1969
HPI: 77.11
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Amir Khusrow
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1253 - 1325
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 37
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 76.57
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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1952 - Present
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 39
Chandragupta Maurya
POLITICIAN
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 40
Valmiki
WRITER
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 41
Buddhaghosa
PHILOSOPHER
401 - 500
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 42
Subhas Chandra Bose
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 43
Adi Shankara
PHILOSOPHER
788 - 820
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 44
Jiddu Krishnamurti
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1986
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 45
Aryabhata
ASTRONOMER
476 - 550
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 46