1199 - 1278
Madhvāchārya (IAST: Madhvācārya; pronounced [mɐdʱʋaːˈtɕaːrjɐ]; CE 1199–1278 or CE 1238–1317), and also known as Purna Prajna (IAST: Pūrṇa-Prajña) and Ānanda Tīrtha (Aananda Theertharu), was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint".Madhvacharya was born on the west coast of Karnataka state in 13th-century India. As a teenager, he became a Sanyasi (monk) joining Brahma-sampradaya guru Achyutapreksha, of the Ekadandi order. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Madhvacharya has received more than 1,202,599 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Madhvacharya is the 447th most popular philosopher (up from 626th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from India (up from 182nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Indian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Madhvacharya ranks 447 out of 1,081. Before him are Lucilio Vanini, Yuri Lotman, Brunetto Latini, Ravidas, Yi Hwang, and Alan Watts. After him are Alain de Benoist, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Henry Suso, Ibn al-Rawandi, Petrus Ramus, and Abul A'la Maududi.
1585 - 1619
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 441
1922 - 1993
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 442
1220 - 1294
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 443
1450 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 444
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 445
1915 - 1973
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 446
1199 - 1278
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 447
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 448
1490 - 1573
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 449
1295 - 1366
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 450
827 - 911
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 451
1515 - 1572
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 452
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 453
Among people born in 1199, Madhvacharya ranks 4. Before him are Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Ferdinand III of Castile, and Ladislaus III of Hungary. After him are Ahmad al-Badawi, Guttorm of Norway, Bohemond V of Antioch, Thomas, Count of Flanders, Raymond-Roupen, and Sava II. Among people deceased in 1278, Madhvacharya ranks 3. Before him are Ottokar II of Bohemia and Al-Nawawi. After him are Emperor Duanzong, William of Villehardouin, Bolesław II the Horned, Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania, and Peire Cardenal.
1199 - 1231
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 1
1199 - 1252
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 2
1199 - 1205
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 3
1199 - 1278
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 4
1199 - 1276
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5
1199 - 1204
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 6
1199 - 1252
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 7
1199 - 1259
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 8
1199 - 1221
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 9
1199 - 1269
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 10
1233 - 1278
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1
1233 - 1278
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 2
1199 - 1278
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3
1268 - 1278
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4
1300 - 1278
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 5
1217 - 1278
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 6
1210 - 1278
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 7
1180 - 1278
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 8
Among people born in India, Madhvacharya ranks 138 out of 1,493. Before him are Prithviraj Chauhan (1159), Anthony de Mello (1931), Mamnoon Hussain (1940), Pranab Mukherjee (1935), Ravidas (1450), and Chandra Shekhar Azad (1906). After him are Pratibha Patil (1934), Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Zakir Husain (1897), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), and Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887).
1159 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 132
1931 - 1987
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 133
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 134
1935 - 2020
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 135
1450 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 136
1906 - 1931
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 137
1199 - 1278
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 138
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 139
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 140
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 141
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 142
1924 - 1988
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 143
1887 - 1965
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 144
Among philosophers born in India, Madhvacharya ranks 21. Before him are Sri Aurobindo (1872), Ramanuja (1017), Jyotirao Phule (1827), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Buddhaghosa (401), and Ravidas (1450). After him are Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Shantideva (685), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), and Chandrakirti (600).
1872 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 15
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 16
1827 - 1890
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 17
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 18
401 - 500
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 19
1450 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 20
1199 - 1278
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 21
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 22
685 - 763
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 23
1564 - 1624
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 24
1703 - 1762
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 25
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 26
600 - 650
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 27