PHILOSOPHER
Gautama Buddha
566 BC - 452 BC
Gautama Buddha
The Buddha (also known as Siddhartha Gotama or Siddhārtha Gautama) was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in Ancient India (c. 5th to 4th century BCE). He is revered as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism, and worshiped by most Buddhist schools as the Enlightened One who has transcended Karma and escaped the cycle of birth and rebirth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gautama Buddha has received more than 15,552,748 page views. His biography is available in 179 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 4th most popular philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
16M
Page Views (PV)
92.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
179
Languages Editions (L)
15.00
Effective Languages (L*)
5.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Gautama Buddha ranks 4 out of 1,005. Before him are Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. After him are Confucius, Immanuel Kant, René Descartes, Pythagoras, Avicenna, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Niccolò Machiavelli.
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Plato
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.13
Rank: 1
Aristotle
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 93.81
Rank: 2
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 92.76
Rank: 3
Gautama Buddha
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 92.11
Rank: 4
Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.99
Rank: 5
Immanuel Kant
1724 - 1804
HPI: 90.11
Rank: 6
René Descartes
1596 - 1650
HPI: 89.69
Rank: 7
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 89.57
Rank: 8
Avicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.28
Rank: 9
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1712 - 1778
HPI: 89.10
Rank: 10
Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 - 1900
HPI: 88.53
Rank: 11
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 566 BC, Gautama Buddha ranks 1. Among people deceased in 452 BC, Gautama Buddha ranks 1.
Others Born in 566 BC
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Among people born in India, Gautama Buddha ranks 1 out of 848. After him are Mahatma Gandhi (1869), George Orwell (1903), Ashoka (-304), Rajneesh (1931), Rabindranath Tagore (1861), Amitabh Bachchan (1942), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Kālidāsa (400), Rudyard Kipling (1865), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), and Indira Gandhi (1917).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsGautama Buddha
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 92.11
Rank: 1
Mahatma Gandhi
1869 - 1948
HPI: 88.63
Rank: 2
George Orwell
1903 - 1950
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 3
Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 4
Rajneesh
1931 - 1990
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 5
Rabindranath Tagore
1861 - 1941
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 6
Amitabh Bachchan
1942 - Present
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 7
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931 - 2015
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 8
Kālidāsa
400 - 420
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 9
Rudyard Kipling
1865 - 1936
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 10
Jawaharlal Nehru
1889 - 1964
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 11
Indira Gandhi
1917 - 1984
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 12
Among PHILOSOPHERS In India
Among philosophers born in India, Gautama Buddha ranks 1. After him are Nagarjuna (150), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Chanakya (-375), Kabir (1440), Adi Shankara (788), Swami Vivekananda (1863), Ramakrishna (1836), Vyasa (-390), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), and Sri Aurobindo (1872).
Philosophers Born in India
Go to all RankingsGautama Buddha
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 92.11
Rank: 1
Nagarjuna
150 - 250
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 2
Jiddu Krishnamurti
1895 - 1986
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 3
Chanakya
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Kabir
1440 - 1518
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 5
Adi Shankara
788 - 820
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 6
Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 7
Ramakrishna
1836 - 1886
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 8
Vyasa
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 9
Ram Mohan Roy
1772 - 1833
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 10
Paramahansa Yogananda
1893 - 1952
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 11
Sri Aurobindo
1872 - 1950
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 12
