RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1918 - 2008

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 191? – 5 February 2008) was the creator of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and leader of the worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways, including as a new religious movement and as non-religious. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has received more than 4,074,995 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is the 888th most popular religious figure (down from 855th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from India (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 888 out of 3,187. Before him are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Scipione Borghese, Mary of Bethany, Killing of Peter Fechter, Juan Diego, and Maria Cristina of Savoy. After him are Mammes of Caesarea, Severinus of Noricum, Abiathar, Isma'il ibn Ja'far, Thaïs, and Gotthard of Hildesheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 55. Before him are Paul D. Boyer, Richard Winters, André Bazin, Pavlik Morozov, João Goulart, and Kenichi Fukui. After him are Rosemary Kennedy, Anna Mani, François Tombalbaye, E. Howard Hunt, Lila Kedrova, and Derek Barton. Among people deceased in 2008, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 50. Before him are Lansana Conté, Dražan Jerković, Robert Rauschenberg, Janez Drnovšek, Phil Hill, and Dino Risi. After him are Dorothy Vaughan, Horst Tappert, Tassos Papadopoulos, Joshua Lederberg, Rajko Mitić, and Sufi Abu Taleb.

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In India

Among people born in India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 131 out of 1,861. Before him are Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Lakshmi Mittal (1950), and Dayananda Saraswati (1824). After him are Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Gangubai Kothewali (1939), Ajatashatru (-500), Bharata Muni (-1000), and Anna Mani (1918).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 15. Before him are Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Ravi Shankar (1956), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), and Dayananda Saraswati (1824). After him are Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Guru Arjan (1563), Jayadeva (1170), Anthony de Mello (1931), George Alencherry (1945), and A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896).

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