688 - 763
Jianzhen (688–763), also known by his Japanese name Ganjin, was a Tang Chinese monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan. In the eleven years from 743 to 754, Jianzhen attempted to visit Japan some six times, arriving in the year 753 and founding Tōshōdai-ji in Nara. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jianzhen has received more than 100,679 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jianzhen is the 1,497th most popular religious figure (down from 1,274th in 2019), the 582nd most popular biography from China (down from 519th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Jianzhen ranks 1,497 out of 2,238. Before her are Mahinda, Balthasar Hubmaier, Julie Billiart, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Soga no Umako, and Eutychius of Constantinople. After her are Clare of Montefalco, Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Michael von Faulhaber, Catherine of Ricci, Angilbert, and Dionigi Tettamanzi.
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 1,491
1485 - 1528
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 1,492
1751 - 1816
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 1,493
1934 - 2021
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 1,494
551 - 626
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,495
512 - 582
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,496
688 - 763
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,497
1268 - 1308
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,498
100 - 98
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,499
1869 - 1952
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,500
1522 - 1590
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,501
740 - 814
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,502
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 1,503
Among people born in 688, Jianzhen ranks 4. Before her are Charles Martel, Roderic, and Marwan II. Among people deceased in 763, Jianzhen ranks 2. Before her is Shantideva.
688 - 741
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 1
688 - 711
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 2
688 - 750
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 3
688 - 763
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4
Among people born in China, Jianzhen ranks 582 out of 1,392. Before her are Wang Ming (1904), Bada Shanren (1626), Jin Midi (-134), Ragibagh Khan (1320), Ai Qing (1910), and Cao Yu (1910). After her are Li Shangyin (813), Deng Sui (81), Xu Shichang (1855), Li Cheng (919), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), and Zhang Ziyi (1979).
1904 - 1974
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 576
1626 - 1705
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 577
134 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 578
1320 - 1328
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 579
1910 - 1996
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 580
1910 - 1996
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 581
688 - 763
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 582
813 - 858
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 583
81 - 121
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 584
1855 - 1939
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 585
919 - 967
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 586
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 587
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 588
Among religious figures born in China, Jianzhen ranks 11. Before her are Bao Xishun (1951), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Shaohao (null), Sengcan (529), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), and Joseph Zen (1932). After her are Mang of Xia (null), Gan Ji (101), Yijing (635), Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), and John Baptist Wu (1925).
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 5
1838 - 1856
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 6
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 7
529 - 606
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8
1220 - 1294
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 10
688 - 763
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 11
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 12
101 - 200
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 13
635 - 713
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 14
1901 - 2000
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 15
1890 - 1967
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 16
1925 - 2002
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 17