PHILOSOPHER
George Gurdjieff
1866 - 1949
George Gurdjieff
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (c. 1867 – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and "dance teacher". Gurdjieff taught that people are not conscious of themselves and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to awaken to a higher state of consciousness and serve our purpose as human beings. The practice of his teaching has become known as "The Work" (connoting work on oneself) and is additional to the ways of the fakir, monk and yogi, so that his student P. D. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Gurdjieff has received more than 2,512,997 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). George Gurdjieff is the 116th most popular philosopher (down from 111th in 2019), the most popular biography from Armenia and the most popular Armenian Philosopher.
George Gurdjieff is most famous for his book, "Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson."
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2.5M
Page Views (PV)
72.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
11.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, George Gurdjieff ranks 116 out of 1,081. Before him are Meister Eckhart, Charles Fourier, Gilles Deleuze, John Venn, Bodhidharma, and Al-Tabari. After him are Emil Cioran, Johann Friedrich Herbart, Zygmunt Bauman, Antisthenes, Ramon Llull, and Hans-Georg Gadamer.
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HPI: 73.00
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HPI: 72.99
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John Venn
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HPI: 72.95
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Bodhidharma
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Al-Tabari
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George Gurdjieff
1866 - 1949
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 116
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HPI: 72.73
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HPI: 72.52
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HPI: 72.45
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HPI: 72.42
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1232 - 1316
HPI: 72.39
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1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 122
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, George Gurdjieff ranks 7. Before him are Wassily Kandinsky, Sun Yat-sen, Romain Rolland, Erik Satie, H. G. Wells, and Thomas Hunt Morgan. After him are Alfred Werner, Benedetto Croce, Beatrix Potter, Aby Warburg, Giovanni Agnelli, and Hans von Seeckt. Among people deceased in 1949, George Gurdjieff ranks 4. Before him are Maurice Maeterlinck, Richard Strauss, and Sigrid Undset. After him are Georgi Dimitrov, Edward Thorndike, Margaret Mitchell, Hassan al-Banna, Charles Ponzi, James Ensor, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and Friedrich Bergius.
Others Born in 1866
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Wassily Kandinsky
1866 - 1944
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 1
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 2
Romain Rolland
1866 - 1944
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 3
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 4
H. G. Wells
1866 - 1946
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 5
Thomas Hunt Morgan
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 6
George Gurdjieff
1866 - 1949
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 7
Alfred Werner
1866 - 1919
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 8
Benedetto Croce
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 9
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 10
Aby Warburg
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 11
Giovanni Agnelli
1866 - 1945
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12
Hans von Seeckt
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1949
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Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 1
Richard Strauss
1864 - 1949
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 2
Sigrid Undset
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 3
George Gurdjieff
1866 - 1949
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 4
Georgi Dimitrov
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 5
Edward Thorndike
1874 - 1949
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 6
Margaret Mitchell
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 7
Hassan al-Banna
1906 - 1949
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 8
Charles Ponzi
1882 - 1949
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 9
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 10
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
1870 - 1949
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 11
Friedrich Bergius
1884 - 1949
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 12
In Armenia
Among people born in Armenia, George Gurdjieff ranks 1 out of 147. After him are Tigranes the Great (-140), Gregory the Illuminator (257), Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), Artem Mikoyan (1905), Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Armen Sarkissian (1953), Hayk (410), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), Shirkuh (1100), and Khachatur Abovian (1805).
Others born in Armenia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gurdjieff
1866 - 1949
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 1
Tigranes the Great
140 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 2
Gregory the Illuminator
257 - 331
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 3
Leo V the Armenian
775 - 820
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 4
Anastas Mikoyan
1895 - 1978
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5
Artem Mikoyan
1905 - 1970
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 6
Tiridates III of Armenia
255 - 330
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7
Armen Sarkissian
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 8
Hayk
410 - 490
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 9
Najm ad-Din Ayyub
1100 - 1173
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 10
Shirkuh
1100 - 1169
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 11
Khachatur Abovian
1805 - 1848
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Armenia
Among philosophers born in Armenia, George Gurdjieff ranks 1. After him are Anania Shirakatsi (610).
