RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Guru Amar Das
1479 - 1574
Guru Amar Das
Guru Amar Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː əməɾᵊ d̯aːsᵊ]; 5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574), sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73. Before becoming a Sikh (Shishya from Sanskrit), on a pilgrimage after having been prompted to search for a guru, he heard his nephew's wife, Bibi Amro, reciting a hymn by Guru Nanak, and was deeply moved by it. Amro was the daughter of Guru Angad, the second and then current Guru of the Sikhs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guru Amar Das has received more than 1,042,887 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Guru Amar Das is the 1,389th most popular religious figure (up from 1,407th in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from India (down from 247th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Indian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
56.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
3.04
Effective Languages (L*)
3.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Guru Amar Das ranks 1,389 out of 3,187. Before him are Anatolius of Constantinople, Angelo Amato, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Wolf Messing, João I of Kongo, and Violet Brown. After him are Antipope Sylvester IV, Willehad, Naropa, Zakir Naik, Ashkenaz, and Clare of Montefalco.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnatolius of Constantinople
301 - 458
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,383
Angelo Amato
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,384
Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje
1670 - 1735
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,385
Wolf Messing
1899 - 1974
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,386
João I of Kongo
1470 - 1506
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,387
Violet Brown
1900 - 2017
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,388
Guru Amar Das
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,389
Antipope Sylvester IV
1100 - 1111
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,390
Willehad
735 - 789
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,391
Naropa
1016 - 1100
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,392
Zakir Naik
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,393
Ashkenaz
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,394
Clare of Montefalco
1268 - 1308
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,395
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1479, Guru Amar Das ranks 8. Before him are Hafsa Sultan, Lisa del Giocondo, Vasili III of Russia, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Diego Columbus, and Peter Henlein. After him are Ippolito d'Este, Vallabha, Francisco de Montejo, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, Philip I, Margrave of Baden, and Catherine of York. Among people deceased in 1574, Guru Amar Das ranks 14. Before him are Maarten van Heemskerck, Ebussuud Efendi, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, and Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. After him are Louis of Nassau, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Damião de Góis, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Joachim Camerarius, and Gáspár Heltai.
Others Born in 1479
Go to all RankingsHafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 2
Lisa del Giocondo
PAINTER
1479 - 1542
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 3
Vasili III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1533
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 4
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1516
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 5
Diego Columbus
EXPLORER
1479 - 1527
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 7
Guru Amar Das
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 8
Ippolito d'Este
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1520
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 9
Vallabha
PHILOSOPHER
1479 - 1531
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 10
Francisco de Montejo
EXPLORER
1479 - 1553
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 11
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1552
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 12
Philip I, Margrave of Baden
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1533
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 13
Catherine of York
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1527
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1574
Go to all RankingsMaarten van Heemskerck
PAINTER
1498 - 1574
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 8
Ebussuud Efendi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1574
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 9
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1574
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 10
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 11
Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé
COMPANION
1553 - 1574
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 12
Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
NOBLEMAN
1514 - 1574
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 13
Guru Amar Das
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 14
Louis of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1574
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 15
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
EXPLORER
1519 - 1574
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 16
Damião de Góis
DIPLOMAT
1502 - 1574
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 17
Giovanni Battista Giraldi
WRITER
1504 - 1574
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 18
Joachim Camerarius
PHILOSOPHER
1500 - 1574
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 19
Gáspár Heltai
WRITER
1510 - 1574
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 20
In India
Among people born in India, Guru Amar Das ranks 260 out of 1,861. Before him are Sanghamitta (-281), Farrukhsiyar (1685), Eknath (1533), Velu Nachiyar (1730), Kalpana Chawla (1961), and Vandana Shiva (1952). After him are Zakir Naik (1965), Mahinda (-285), Akbar II (1760), Salim Ali (1896), D. R. Bendre (1896), and M. Night Shyamalan (1970).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSanghamitta
POLITICIAN
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 254
Farrukhsiyar
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1719
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 255
Eknath
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 256
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 257
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 258
Vandana Shiva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 259
Guru Amar Das
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 260
Zakir Naik
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 261
Mahinda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 262
Akbar II
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1837
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 263
Salim Ali
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1987
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 264
D. R. Bendre
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 265
M. Night Shyamalan
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 266
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India
Among religious figures born in India, Guru Amar Das ranks 28. Before him are Guru Angad (1504), Parshvanatha (-872), Śāntarakṣita (725), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Meher Baba (1894), and Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865). After him are Zakir Naik (1965), Mahinda (-285), Swaminarayan (1781), Tilopa (928), Inayat Khan (1882), and Telesphore Toppo (1939).
Guru Angad
1504 - 1552
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 22
Parshvanatha
872 BC - 772 BC
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 23
Śāntarakṣita
725 - 788
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 24
Dashrath Manjhi
1934 - 2007
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 25
Meher Baba
1894 - 1969
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 26
Anandi Gopal Joshi
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 27
Guru Amar Das
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 28
Zakir Naik
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 29
Mahinda
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 30
Swaminarayan
1781 - 1830
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 31
Tilopa
928 - 1009
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 32
Inayat Khan
1882 - 1927
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 33
Telesphore Toppo
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 34