50 - Today
Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India. He is known as a physician who edited the medical treatise entitled Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational texts of classical Indian medicine and Ayurveda, included under Brhat-Trayi. Charaka, also known as Charaka Muni or Agnivesa, was an ancient Indian physician and scholar who made significant contributions to the field of Ayurveda. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charaka has received more than 1,088,005 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Charaka is the 178th most popular physician (up from 201st in 2019).
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Among physicians, Charaka ranks 178 out of 502. Before him are Kitasato Shibasaburō, Erasistratus, Hans Rosling, Andrew Schally, Thomas Willis, and Patch Adams. After him are Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Albert of Riga, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, Werner Haase, Psusennes II, and Pietro Andrea Mattioli.
1853 - 1931
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 172
303 BC - 249 BC
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 173
1948 - 2017
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 174
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 175
1621 - 1675
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 176
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 177
50 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 178
100 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 179
1165 - 1229
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 180
1857 - 1904
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 181
1900 - 1950
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 182
1100 BC - 945 BC
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 183
1501 - 1578
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 184
Among people born in 50, Charaka ranks 10. Before him are Zacchaeus, Apollodorus of Damascus, Simon bar Kokhba, Salome, Simon Magus, and Rabbi Akiva. After him are Osroes I, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Saint Petronilla, Pacorus II, Yohanan ben Zakkai, and Vologases II of Parthia.
50 - 100
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 4
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
50 - 135
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 6
50 - 100
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 7
50 - 65
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 8
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 9
50 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 10
50 - 129
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11
50 - 65
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 12
50 - 100
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 13
50 - 105
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 14
50 - 70
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 15
50 - 80
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 16