PHILOSOPHER
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
Gorakhnath
Gorakhnath (also known as Goraksanath, c. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, saint who was the influential founder of the Nath Hindu monastic movement in India He is considered one of the two notable disciples of Matsyendranath. His followers are called yogis, Gorakhnathi, Darshani or Kanphata.He was one of nine saints also known as Navnath and is widely popular in Maharashtra, India. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorakhnath has received more than 977,658 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gorakhnath is the 526th most popular philosopher (up from 535th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
980k
Page Views (PV)
58.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Gorakhnath ranks 526 out of 1,081. Before him are Karl Korsch, Guillaume Budé, Antony Flew, Saul Kripke, Carl Stumpf, and Arthur Danto. After him are Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Hegesias of Cyrene, Huiyuan, Al-Shahrastani, Al-Baydawi, and Dharmakirti.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Karl Korsch
1886 - 1961
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 520
Guillaume Budé
1467 - 1540
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 521
Antony Flew
1923 - 2010
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 522
Saul Kripke
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 523
Carl Stumpf
1848 - 1936
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 524
Arthur Danto
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 525
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 526
Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
1667 - 1733
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 527
Hegesias of Cyrene
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 528
Huiyuan
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 529
Al-Shahrastani
1086 - 1153
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 530
Al-Baydawi
1201 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 531
Dharmakirti
700 - 660
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 532
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1100, Gorakhnath ranks 28. Before him are Kerbogha, Bernard de Tremelay, Niklot, Henry, Ragnvald Knaphövde, and George Kedrenos. After him are Malik Shah, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Teobaldo Boccapecci, Anushtegin Gharchai, Wace, and Jabir ibn Aflah. Among people deceased in 1200, Gorakhnath ranks 8. Before him are Ibn al-Jawzi, Ala ad-Din Tekish, Trota of Salerno, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Joscelin III, Count of Edessa, and Edgar Ætheling. After him are Otto I, Count of Burgundy, Gilbert Horal, John Doukas, Robert of Chester, William of Apulia, and Theodora Komnene.
Others Born in 1100
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Kerbogha
1100 - 1102
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 22
Bernard de Tremelay
1100 - 1153
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 23
Niklot
1100 - 1160
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 24
Henry
1100 - 1156
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 25
Ragnvald Knaphövde
1100 - 1126
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 26
George Kedrenos
1100 - 1100
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 27
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 28
Malik Shah
1100 - 1116
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 29
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 30
Teobaldo Boccapecci
1100 - 1126
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 31
Anushtegin Gharchai
1100 - 1097
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 32
Wace
1100 - 1174
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 33
Jabir ibn Aflah
1100 - 1150
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1200
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Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2
Ala ad-Din Tekish
1132 - 1200
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 3
Trota of Salerno
1001 - 1200
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 4
Emperor Guangzong of Song
1147 - 1200
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 5
Joscelin III, Count of Edessa
1135 - 1200
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 6
Edgar Ætheling
1051 - 1200
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 7
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 8
Otto I, Count of Burgundy
1170 - 1200
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 9
Gilbert Horal
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 10
John Doukas
1126 - 1200
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 11
Robert of Chester
1200 - 1200
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 12
William of Apulia
1100 - 1200
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 13
Theodora Komnene
1096 - 1200
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 14
