Religious Figure
Maudgalyayana
One of the Buddha's closest disciples
568 BC - 484 BC
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Maudgalyayana
His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Maudgalyayana is the 650th most popular religious figure (down from 646th in 2024), the 94th most popular biography from India (down from 77th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Religious Figure.
Maudgalyayana is most famous for his ability to read minds and see the future. He is also known for being one of the Buddha's ten major disciples.
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#94 / 2,312
Maudgalyayana ranks #94 among 2,312 people in Pantheon born in India, inside the top 5% of that group.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Maudgalyayana ranks 650 out of 3,189. Before him are Angela Merici, Pope Adrian IV, Gamaliel, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Junayd of Baghdad, and Henry Molaison. After him are Baal Shem Tov, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Kateri Tekakwitha, Antipope Clement VII, Philemon, and Peter Lombard.
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Angela Merici
1474 - 1540
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 644
Pope Adrian IV
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 645
Gamaliel
100 BC - 63
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 646
Umm Kulthum bint Ali
630 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 647
Junayd of Baghdad
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 648
Henry Molaison
1926 - 2008
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 649
Maudgalyayana
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 650
Baal Shem Tov
1700 - 1760
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 651
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan
594 - 666
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 652
Kateri Tekakwitha
1656 - 1680
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 653
Antipope Clement VII
1342 - 1394
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 654
Philemon
100 - 68
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 655
Peter Lombard
1096 - 1160
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 656
Contemporaries
Among people born in 568 BC, Maudgalyayana ranks 2. Before him is Sariputta. Among people deceased in 484 BC, Maudgalyayana ranks 2. Before him is Sariputta.
Others Born in 568 BC
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Sariputta
POLITICIAN
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 1
Maudgalyayana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 484 BC
Go to all RankingsSariputta
POLITICIAN
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 1
Maudgalyayana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 2
In India
Among people born in India, Maudgalyayana ranks 94 out of 2,312. Before him are Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), Jahangir (1569), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Augustus De Morgan (1806), and Paramahansa Yogananda (1893). After him are Aśvaghoṣa (80), Sri Aurobindo (1872), Meera (1498), N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946), Ramana Maharshi (1879), and Mahākāśyapa (-550).
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Mohammed Nadir Shah
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1933
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 88
Jahangir
POLITICIAN
1569 - 1627
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 89
William Makepeace Thackeray
WRITER
1811 - 1863
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 90
Priyanka Chopra
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 91
Augustus De Morgan
MATHEMATICIAN
1806 - 1871
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 92
Paramahansa Yogananda
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 93
Maudgalyayana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 94
Aśvaghoṣa
PHILOSOPHER
80 - 150
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 95
Sri Aurobindo
PHILOSOPHER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 96
Meera
WRITER
1498 - 1546
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 97
N. R. Narayana Murthy
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 98
Ramana Maharshi
PHILOSOPHER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 99
Mahākāśyapa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 100
Among Religious Figures In India
Among religious figures born in India, Maudgalyayana ranks 6. Before him are Mahavira (-599), Ānanda (-600), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), and Guru Gobind Singh (1666). After him are Mahākāśyapa (-550), Dayananda Saraswati (1824), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), and Radha (null).
Mahavira
599 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 1
Ānanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 2
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
1896 - 1977
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 3
Sathya Sai Baba
1926 - 2011
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 4
Guru Gobind Singh
1666 - 1708
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 5
Maudgalyayana
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 6
Mahākāśyapa
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 7
Dayananda Saraswati
1824 - 1883
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 8
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
1486 - 1534
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 9
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
1855 - 1936
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 10
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
1835 - 1908
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 11
Radha
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 12
