216 - 274
Mani (Persian: مانی, c. April AD 216–2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity. Mani was born in or near Seleucia-Ctesiphon (south of modern Baghdad) in Mesopotamia, at the time part of the Parthian Empire. Seven of his major works were written in Syriac, and the eighth, dedicated to the Sasanian emperor Shapur I, was written in Middle Persian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mani has received more than 149,727 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Mani is the 185th most popular religious figure (down from 152nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 10th in 2019) and the 4th 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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Among religious figures, Mani ranks 185 out of 2,238. Before him are Bridget of Sweden, Pope Clement XIII, Elizabeth of Hungary, Pope Callixtus III, Ānanda, and Pope Clement IX. After him are Pope Urban III, Pope Leo III, Pope Marcellus II, Pope Honorius III, Jacques de Molay, and Pope Clement VI.
1303 - 1373
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 179
1693 - 1769
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 180
1207 - 1231
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 181
1379 - 1458
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 182
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 183
1600 - 1669
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 184
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 185
1200 - 1187
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 186
750 - 816
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 187
1501 - 1555
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 188
1148 - 1227
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 189
1243 - 1314
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 190
1291 - 1352
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 191
Among people born in 216, Mani ranks 1. After him is Gaius Julius Verus Maximus. Among people deceased in 274, Mani ranks 1. After him are Pope Felix I, Cao Fang, Tetricus I, and Tetricus II.
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 1
300 - 274
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 2
232 - 274
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 3
250 - 274
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 4
300 - 274
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 5
Among people born in Iraq, Mani ranks 12 out of 338. Before him are Abu Hanifa (698), Ashurbanipal (-685), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Sarah (-1803), Al-Kindi (801), and Ibn al-Haytham (965). After him are Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Rabia of Basra (710), Zaha Hadid (1950), Sennacherib (-740), and Sargon II (-750).
698 - 767
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 6
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 7
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 8
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 9
801 - 866
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 10
965 - 1039
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 11
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 12
780 - 855
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 13
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 14
710 - 801
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 15
1950 - 2016
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 16
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 17
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 18
Among religious figures born in Iraq, Mani ranks 4. Before him are Abraham (-1813), Abu Hanifa (698), and Sarah (-1803). After him are Rabia of Basra (710), Ezra (-500), Belshazzar (-600), Idris (-3500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Eber (-2038), Ibn Hisham (701), and Junayd of Baghdad (830).
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.87
Rank: 1
698 - 767
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 2
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 3
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 4
710 - 801
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 5
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 6
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 7
3500 BC - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 8
869 - 941
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 9
2038 BC - 1574 BC
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 10
701 - 833
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 11
830 - 910
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 12