PHILOSOPHER

Gorakhnath

1100 - 1200

Gorakhnath

Gorakhnath (also known as Goraksanath (Sanskrit: Gorakṣanātha), c. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, saint who was the founder of the Nath Hindu monastic movement in India. He is considered one of the two disciples of Matsyendranath. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorakhnath has received more than 1,054,201 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gorakhnath is the 495th most popular philosopher (up from 519th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

1.1M
Page Views (PV)
59.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gorakhnaths by language

Over the past year Gorakhnath has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 177,828 views, followed by Hindi (177,793), and Marathi (7,141). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Central Bicolano (315.46%), Ukrainian (46.09%), and Indonesian (40.00%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gorakhnath ranks 495 out of 1,267. Before him are Anaxarchus, Murray Bookchin, Sivananda Saraswati, Carl Stumpf, Karl-Otto Apel, and Pierre Duhem. After him are Antiochus of Ascalon, Hermann Lotze, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Zengzi, Gaetano Mosca, and Dicaearchus.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Anaxarchus
380 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 489
Murray Bookchin
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 490
Sivananda Saraswati
1887 - 1963
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 491
Carl Stumpf
1848 - 1936
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 492
Karl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 493
Pierre Duhem
1861 - 1916
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 494
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 495
Antiochus of Ascalon
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 496
Hermann Lotze
1817 - 1881
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 497
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
1745 - 1812
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 498
Zengzi
504 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 499
Gaetano Mosca
1858 - 1941
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 500
Dicaearchus
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 501

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Gorakhnath ranks 26. Before him are Kerbogha, Khabul Khan, Arnold of Brescia, George Kedrenos, Bernard de Tremelay, and Inge the Younger. After him are Duqaq, Henry, Anushtegin Gharchai, Wace, Malik Shah, and Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1200, Gorakhnath ranks 7. Before him are Zhu Xi, Ibn al-Jawzi, Trota of Salerno, Joscelin III, Count of Edessa, Ala ad-Din Tekish, and Otto I, Count of Burgundy. After him are Emperor Guangzong of Song, Edgar Ætheling, Gilbert Horal, Robert of Chester, John Doukas, and Conrad of Wittelsbach.

Others Born in 1100

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Kerbogha
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1102
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 20
Khabul Khan
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1147
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 21
Arnold of Brescia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1155
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 22
George Kedrenos
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1100
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 23
Bernard de Tremelay
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1153
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 24
Inge the Younger
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1125
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 25
Gorakhnath
PHILOSOPHER
1100 - 1200
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 26
Duqaq
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1104
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 27
Henry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1156
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 28
Anushtegin Gharchai
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1097
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 29
Wace
WRITER
1100 - 1174
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 30
Malik Shah
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1116
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 31
Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1100 - 1076
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 32