Religious Figure

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Indian guru who reintroduced the Transcendental Meditation technique

1918 - 2008

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His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is the 969th most popular religious figure (down from 888th in 2024), the 174th most popular biography from India (down from 131st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is most famous for being the founder of Transcendental Meditation.

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's biography appears in 45 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 84% of all Religious Figures.

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi shares a January 12 birthday with Hermann Göring, Charles Perrault, and Swami Vivekananda.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 969 out of 3,187. Before him are Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Mesud II, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Keith O'Brien, William Miller, and Karmapa. After him are Francis Arinze, Antipope John VIII, Safi-ad-din Ardabili, Ninian, Antipope Victor IV, and Patrick Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 62. Before him are André Bazin, Lila Kedrova, João Figueiredo, Anna Mani, Günther Rall, and Patricio Aylwin. After him are Yigal Allon, Edwin G. Krebs, Rosemary Kennedy, Sam Walton, Robert Aldrich, and Ahmed Deedat. Among people deceased in 2008, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 56. Before him are Tassos Papadopoulos, Masanobu Fukuoka, Phil Hill, Dino Risi, Dražan Jerković, and Robert Rauschenberg. After him are Chiara Lubich, Horst Tappert, Bernardin Gantin, Ivan Rebroff, George Carlin, and Dorothy Vaughan.

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In India

Among people born in India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 174 out of 1,861. Before him are Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Mukesh (1923), Anthony de Mello (1931), Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), and Sarojini Naidu (1879). After him are Jyotirao Phule (1827), Lakshmi Mittal (1950), Engelbert Humperdinck (1936), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Tukaram (1608), and Nana Sahib (1824).

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Among Religious Figures In India

Among religious figures born in India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 20. Before him are Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), Guru Arjan (1563), Guru Angad (1504), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), and Anthony de Mello (1931). After him are Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Parshvanatha (-872), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), and Jayadeva (1170).

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