1170 - 1245
Jayadeva (pronounced [dʑɐjɐˈdeːʋɐ]; born c. 1170 CE), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem Gita Govinda which concentrates on Krishna's love with the gopi, Radha, in a rite of spring. This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Krishna, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.Little is known of his life, except that he was a loner poet and a Hindu mendicant celebrated for his poetic genius in eastern India. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jayadeva has received more than 512,904 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jayadeva is the 1,017th most popular religious figure (up from 1,119th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from India (up from 172nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Jayadeva ranks 1,017 out of 2,238. Before him are Johann Eck, Augustine of Canterbury, Charles I, Count of Flanders, Ibn Qutaybah, Al-Tabarani, and Isma'il ibn Ja'far. After him are Simeon Stylites the Younger, Euthymius the Great, Benedict the Moor, Adalbert of Magdeburg, Walter Kasper, and Nicanor the Deacon.
1486 - 1543
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,011
510 - 604
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,012
1083 - 1127
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1,013
828 - 889
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,014
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,015
721 - 755
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,016
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,017
521 - 597
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 1,018
377 - 473
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,019
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,020
910 - 981
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,021
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,022
1 - 76
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,023
Among people born in 1170, Jayadeva ranks 10. Before him are Wolfram von Eschenbach, Walther von der Vogelweide, Constantine Laskaris, Hermann von Salza, Isabella of Hainault, and Muqali. After him are Otto I, Count of Burgundy, Pierre de Castelnau, Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Jacques de Vitry, Abdallah al-Adil, and Conrad II, Duke of Swabia. Among people deceased in 1245, Jayadeva ranks 2. Before him is Rusudan of Georgia. After him are Alexander of Hales, Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary, and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence.
1170 - 1220
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
1170 - 1230
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 5
1170 - 1205
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 6
1170 - 1239
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 7
1170 - 1190
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 8
1170 - 1223
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 9
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 10
1170 - 1200
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 11
1170 - 1208
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 12
1170 - 1225
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 13
1170 - 1240
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 14
1170 - 1227
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 15
1170 - 1196
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 16
1194 - 1245
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 2
1175 - 1245
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3
1215 - 1245
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 4
1198 - 1245
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 5
Among people born in India, Jayadeva ranks 158 out of 1,493. Before him are Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542), S. R. Ranganathan (1892), Ravi Shankar (1956), Lala Lajpat Rai (1865), Dhyan Chand (1905), and Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671). After him are Sambhaji (1657), Subramania Bharati (1882), Bahadur Shah I (1643), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), Anna Leonowens (1831), and Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835).
1542 - 1623
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 152
1892 - 1972
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 153
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 154
1865 - 1928
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 155
1905 - 1979
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 156
1671 - 1748
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 157
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 158
1657 - 1689
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 159
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 160
1643 - 1712
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 161
1861 - 1962
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 162
1831 - 1915
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 163
1835 - 1918
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 164
Among religious figures born in India, Jayadeva ranks 16. Before him are Maudgalyayana (-568), Radha (null), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Dayananda Saraswati (1824), Anthony de Mello (1931), and Ravi Shankar (1956). After him are Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Guru Arjan (1563), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Śāntarakṣita (725), and Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865).
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 10
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 11
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 12
1824 - 1883
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 13
1931 - 1987
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 14
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 15
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 16
1835 - 1918
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 17
1896 - 1977
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 18
1563 - 1606
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 19
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 20
725 - 788
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 21
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 22