550 BC - 549 BC
Mahākāśyapa (Pali: Mahākassapa) was one of the principal disciples of Gautama Buddha. He is regarded in Buddhism as an enlightened disciple, being foremost in ascetic practice. Mahākāśyapa assumed leadership of the monastic community following the parinirvāṇa (death) of the Buddha, presiding over the First Buddhist Council. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahākāśyapa has received more than 327,960 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Mahākāśyapa is the 703rd most popular religious figure (down from 521st in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from India (down from 50th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indian Religious Figure.
Mahākāśyapa is most famous for being the last of the Buddha's disciples.
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Among religious figures, Mahākāśyapa ranks 703 out of 2,238. Before him are Mahapajapati Gotami, Julia of Corsica, Empress Meishō, John Harvard, Silas, and Martin de Porres. After him are Lydia of Thyatira, Atiśa, Cornelius the Centurion, Athenagoras of Athens, Pope Adrian IV, and Émile Benveniste.
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 697
420 - 450
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 698
1624 - 1696
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 699
1607 - 1638
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 700
1 - 100
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 701
1579 - 1639
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 702
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 703
100 - 100
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 704
982 - 1054
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 705
100 - 100
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 706
133 - 190
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 707
1100 - 1159
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 708
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 709
Among people born in 550 BC, Mahākāśyapa ranks 9. Before him are Zechariah, Hecataeus of Miletus, Aristides, Haggai, Ephialtes of Trachis, and Atossa. After him are Goujian, Labashi-Marduk, Kapila, Ariston of Sparta, Fuchai, and Himilco. Among people deceased in 549 BC, Mahākāśyapa ranks 1.
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 3
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 4
550 BC - 467 BC
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 5
550 BC - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 6
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 7
550 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 9
550 BC - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 10
550 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 11
550 BC - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 12
550 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 13
550 BC - 473 BC
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 14
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 15
Among people born in India, Mahākāśyapa ranks 90 out of 1,493. Before him are Vātsyāyana (300), Cliff Richard (1940), Tukaram (1608), Sarojini Naidu (1879), Nathuram Godse (1910), and Gerald Durrell (1925). After him are Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), Chandragupta II (400), Vishvamitra (-2000), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Varāhamihira (505), and Ramanuja (1017).
300 - 500
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 84
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 85
1608 - 1650
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 86
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 87
1910 - 1949
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 88
1925 - 1995
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 89
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 90
1894 - 1974
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 91
400 - 500
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 92
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 93
1666 - 1708
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 94
505 - 587
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 95
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 96
Among religious figures born in India, Mahākāśyapa ranks 7. Before him are Rama (null), Ānanda (-600), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Mahavira (-599), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), and Mahavatar Babaji (1900). After him are Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Maudgalyayana (-568), Radha (null), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), and Dayananda Saraswati (1824).
HPI: 82.53
Rank: 1
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 3
599 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 4
1486 - 1534
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 5
1900 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 6
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 7
1666 - 1708
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 8
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 9
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 10
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 11
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 12
1824 - 1883
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 13