1892 - 1942
Mahadev Haribhai Desai (1 January 1892 – 15 August 1942) was an Indian independence activist, scholar and writer best remembered as Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahadev Desai has received more than 327,253 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Mahadev Desai is the 3,901st most popular writer (up from 4,556th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from India (up from 510th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Indian Writer.
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Among writers, Mahadev Desai ranks 3,901 out of 5,755. Before him are Josef Kajetán Tyl, Frédéric Dard, Mona Simpson, Susanna Hall, Nirmal Verma, and Ferdinand Freiligrath. After him are Francisco Balagtas, Thaddeus Bulgarin, Johann Most, Paavo Haavikko, Leigh Brackett, and Ma Duanlin.
1808 - 1856
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 3,895
1921 - 2000
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,896
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,897
1583 - 1649
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,898
1929 - 2005
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,899
1810 - 1876
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 3,900
1892 - 1942
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 3,901
1788 - 1862
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,902
1789 - 1859
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,903
1846 - 1906
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,904
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,905
1915 - 1978
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,906
1245 - 1322
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 3,907
Among people born in 1892, Mahadev Desai ranks 183. Before him are Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, Fritz Kortner, Artur Rodziński, Mieczysław Horszowski, Francesca Bertini, and Peter Romanovsky. After him are Mississippi John Hurt, Ólafur Thors, Hal Foster, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Jaan Kikkas, and Wendell Willkie. Among people deceased in 1942, Mahadev Desai ranks 155. Before him are Nevile Henderson, Hugo Distler, Alexey Troitsky, Ants Piip, Frank Churchill, and Juhan Kukk. After him are José Díaz, Refik Saydam, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Alfred Asikainen, Ludwig Aschoff, and Elmer Niklander.
1892 - 1997
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 177
1892 - 1970
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 178
1892 - 1958
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 179
1892 - 1993
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 180
1892 - 1985
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 181
1892 - 1964
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 182
1892 - 1942
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 183
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 184
1892 - 1964
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 185
1892 - 1982
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 186
1892 - 1961
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 187
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 188
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 189
1882 - 1942
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 149
1908 - 1942
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 150
1866 - 1942
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 151
1884 - 1942
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 152
1901 - 1942
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 153
1885 - 1942
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 154
1892 - 1942
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 155
1895 - 1942
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 156
1881 - 1942
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 157
1878 - 1942
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 158
1888 - 1942
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 159
1866 - 1942
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 160
1890 - 1942
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 161
Among people born in India, Mahadev Desai ranks 452 out of 1,493. Before him are Yashpal (1903), Shammi Kapoor (1931), Rekha (1954), Derek Prince (1915), Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888), and Nirmal Verma (1929). After him are Birju Maharaj (1937), Saint Alphonsa (1910), Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898), Jagat Gosain (1573), Venkaiah Naidu (1949), and Suriya (1975).
1903 - 1976
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 446
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 447
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 448
1915 - 2003
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 449
1888 - 1989
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 450
1929 - 2005
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 451
1892 - 1942
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 452
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 453
1910 - 1946
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 454
1898 - 1971
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 455
1573 - 1619
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 456
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 457
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 458
Among writers born in India, Mahadev Desai ranks 73. Before him are Krishan Chander (1914), Nagarjun (1911), Arundhati Roy (1961), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), Yashpal (1903), and Nirmal Verma (1929). After him are Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Kamini Roy (1864), Saadat Hasan Manto (1912), Kamala Surayya (1934), and Jayakanthan (1934).
1914 - 1977
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 67
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 68
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 69
1887 - 1971
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 70
1903 - 1976
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 71
1929 - 2005
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 72
1892 - 1942
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 73
1898 - 1971
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 74
1926 - 1997
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 75
1864 - 1933
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 76
1912 - 1955
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 77
1934 - 2009
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 78
1934 - 2015
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 79