PHILOSOPHER
Gargi Vachaknavi
700 BC - Today
Gargi Vachaknavi
Gargi Vachaknavi (Sans: गार्गी वाचक्नवी (Devanagari); Gargi Vacaknavi (HK)), was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya. In the Sixth and the eighth Brahmana of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, her name is prominent as she participates in the brahmayajna, a philosophic debate organized by King Janaka of Videha and she challenges the sage Yajnavalkya with perplexing questions on the issue of atman (soul). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gargi Vachaknavi has received more than 393,108 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gargi Vachaknavi is the 934th most popular philosopher (down from 910th in 2019).
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390k
Page Views (PV)
50.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.79
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Gargi Vachaknavi ranks 934 out of 1,081. Before her are Charondas, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Critolaus, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Samuel Alexander, and Ogyū Sorai. After her are Olof Celsius, Carl Dahlhaus, Imran N. Hosein, Eudorus of Alexandria, Andrea Carlo Ferrari, and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos.
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Charondas
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 928
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
1678 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 929
Critolaus
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 930
Peter Lamborn Wilson
1945 - 2022
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 931
Samuel Alexander
1859 - 1938
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 932
Ogyū Sorai
1666 - 1728
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 933
Gargi Vachaknavi
700 BC - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 934
Olof Celsius
1670 - 1756
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 935
Carl Dahlhaus
1928 - 1989
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 936
Imran N. Hosein
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 937
Eudorus of Alexandria
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 938
Andrea Carlo Ferrari
1850 - 1921
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 939
Ramiro Ledesma Ramos
1905 - 1936
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 940
Contemporaries
Among people born in 700 BC, Gargi Vachaknavi ranks 33. Before her are Aristomenes, Sadyattes, Ashur-uballit II, Demaratus of Corinth, Theagenes of Megara, and Aeropus I of Macedon. After her are Pheidon, Lesches, Aspelta, Anlamani, and Senkamanisken.
Others Born in 700 BC
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Aristomenes
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 27
Sadyattes
700 BC - 617 BC
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 28
Ashur-uballit II
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 29
Demaratus of Corinth
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 30
Theagenes of Megara
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 31
Aeropus I of Macedon
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 32
Gargi Vachaknavi
700 BC - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 33
Pheidon
700 BC - 670 BC
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 34
Lesches
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 35
Aspelta
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 36
Anlamani
700 BC - 593 BC
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 37
Senkamanisken
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 38
