RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Devadatta
1000 BC - 490 BC
Devadatta
Devadatta was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Devadatta has received more than 486,145 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Devadatta is the 495th most popular religious figure (down from 447th in 2019).
Devadatta is most famous for trying to kill the Buddha.
Memorability Metrics
490k
Page Views (PV)
67.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
8.16
Effective Languages (L*)
1.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Devadattas by language
Over the past year Devadatta has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 66,459 views, followed by Japanese (46,709), and Chinese (34,807). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (87.36%), Classical Chinese (58.38%), and Serbian (48.38%)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Devadatta ranks 495 out of 3,187. Before him are Charles de Foucauld, Christina of Bolsena, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Hannah, Baal Shem Tov, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. After him are Dorothea of Caesarea, Hasan al-Askari, Saint Eustace, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Ibn Majah, and Bruno of Cologne.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Charles de Foucauld
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 489
Christina of Bolsena
210 - 304
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 490
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
1292 - 1350
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 491
Hannah
1200 BC - 1100 BC
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 492
Baal Shem Tov
1700 - 1760
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 493
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 494
Devadatta
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 495
Dorothea of Caesarea
279 - 311
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 496
Hasan al-Askari
846 - 874
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 497
Saint Eustace
10 - 118
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 498
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan
594 - 666
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 499
Ibn Majah
824 - 886
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 500
Bruno of Cologne
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 501
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1000 BC, Devadatta ranks 8. Before him are Queen of Sheba, Nathan, Jeroboam, Shoshenq I, Asa of Judah, and Abijah of Judah. After him are King Elah, Baasha of Israel, Nadab of Israel, Ashurnasirpal II, Omri, and Zimri. Among people deceased in 490 BC, Devadatta ranks 2. Before him is Pheidippides. After him are Hippias, Datis, Yan Hui, and Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus.
Others Born in 1000 BC
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Queen of Sheba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 2
Nathan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 3
Jeroboam
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 4
Shoshenq I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 5
Asa of Judah
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 873 BC
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 6
Abijah of Judah
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 911 BC
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 7
Devadatta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 8
King Elah
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 9
Baasha of Israel
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 10
Nadab of Israel
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 11
Ashurnasirpal II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 854 BC
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 12
Omri
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 13
Zimri
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 490 BC
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Pheidippides
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 1
Devadatta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 2
Hippias
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 3
Datis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 4
Yan Hui
PHILOSOPHER
521 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 5
Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 6
