285 BC - 205 BC
Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 205 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He was the first-born son and Prince of the third Mauryan Emperor Ashoka The Great from his first wife and Empress Devi and the elder brother of Princess Sanghamitra. Mahinda was sent as a Buddhist missionary to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahinda has received more than 20,806 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Mahinda is the 1,491st most popular religious figure (down from 1,470th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from India (up from 280th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Mahinda ranks 1,491 out of 2,238. Before him are Jānis Pujats, José Saraiva Martins, Honoratus, Leodegar, Jacques Hamel, and Bezalel. After him are Balthasar Hubmaier, Julie Billiart, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Soga no Umako, Eutychius of Constantinople, and Jianzhen.
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 1,485
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,486
365 - 430
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,487
616 - 679
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,488
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,489
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,490
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
Among people born in 285 BC, Mahinda ranks 3. Before him are Diodotus I and Demetrius the Fair. Among people deceased in 205 BC, Mahinda ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy IV Philopator.
285 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1
285 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 3
Among people born in India, Mahinda ranks 270 out of 1,493. Before him are Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Jaya Bachchan (1948), Mastani (1699), Sarada Devi (1853), Savitri (1936), and Jahandar Shah (1661). After him are Mir Taqi Mir (1723), Wilfred Bion (1897), Khudiram Bose (1889), Ratan Tata (1937), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), and P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921).
1895 - 1951
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 264
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 265
1699 - 1740
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 266
1853 - 1920
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 267
1936 - 1981
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 268
1661 - 1713
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 269
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 270
1723 - 1810
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 271
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 272
1889 - 1908
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 273
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 274
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 275
1921 - 2004
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 276
Among religious figures born in India, Mahinda ranks 32. Before him are Meher Baba (1894), Guru Angad (1504), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Parshvanatha (-872), Zakir Naik (1965), and Guru Amar Das (1479). After him are Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Matsyendranatha (901), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Abbé Faria (1756), Joseph Vaz (1651), and Swaminarayan (1781).
1894 - 1969
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 26
1504 - 1552
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 27
1856 - 1921
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 28
872 BC - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 29
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 30
1479 - 1574
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 31
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 32
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 33
901 - 1000
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 34
1855 - 1936
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 35
1756 - 1819
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 36
1651 - 1711
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 37
1781 - 1830
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 38