Religious Figure

Mani

Prophet and founder of Manichaeism

216 - 274

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Mani

His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Mani is the 268th most popular religious figure (down from 144th in 2024), the 17th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 14th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Mani is most famous for being the son of the Hindu god Shiva and his wife Parvati.

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320k

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Past 12 months

78.43

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#1

Mani is the most memorable of the 4 notable people born in Ctesiphon, in what is now modern-day Iraq, ahead of Khosrow II, Hormizd IV, and An Shigao.

#1,963

More than 17 centuries after death, Mani still holds rank #1,963 among all individuals in Pantheon.

69

Mani's biography appears in 69 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 90% of all Religious Figures.

Apr 14

Mani shares a April 14 birthday with Averroes, Christiaan Huygens, and B. R. Ambedkar.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Mani ranks 268 out of 3,187. Before him are John of Nepomuk, Zechariah, Pope Leo IV, Pope Paul II, Pope Innocent IV, and Pope Celestine IV. After him are Vitus, Anna the Prophetess, Saint Christopher, Pope Eugene I, Pope Cornelius, and Pope Gregory V.

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John of Nepomuk
1350 - 1393
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 262
Zechariah
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 263
Pope Leo IV
790 - 855
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 264
Pope Paul II
1417 - 1471
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 265
Pope Innocent IV
1195 - 1254
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 266
Pope Celestine IV
1200 - 1241
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 267
Mani
216 - 274
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 268
Vitus
290 - 303
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 269
Anna the Prophetess
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 270
Saint Christopher
220 - 300
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 271
Pope Eugene I
600 - 657
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 272
Pope Cornelius
200 - 253
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 273
Pope Gregory V
972 - 999
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 274

Contemporaries

Among people born in 216, Mani ranks 1. After him is Gaius Julius Verus Maximus. Among people deceased in 274, Mani ranks 2. Before him is Pope Felix I. After him are Tetricus I, Cao Fang, and Tetricus II.