PHILOSOPHER
Mazdak
450 - 529
Mazdak
Mazdak (Persian: مزدک, Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭪, also Mazdak the Younger; died c. 524 or 528) was a Zoroastrian mobad (priest), Iranian reformer, prophet and religious reformer who gained influence during the reign of the Sasanian emperor Kavadh I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mazdak has received more than 541,030 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 37 in 2019). Mazdak is the 329th most popular philosopher (down from 280th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Iran (down from 79th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iranian Philosopher.
Mazdak is most famous for his belief that all people should share equally in the wealth of the earth.
Memorability Metrics
540k
Page Views (PV)
63.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
5.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Mazdak ranks 329 out of 1,081. Before him are Jean-Luc Nancy, Gemistus Pletho, Alexandre Koyré, David Strauss, Moritz Schlick, and Henri Lefebvre. After him are Ramanuja, Crates of Thebes, Timon of Phlius, Otto Neurath, Peter Singer, and Bruno Latour.
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Jean-Luc Nancy
1940 - 2021
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 323
Gemistus Pletho
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 324
Alexandre Koyré
1892 - 1964
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 325
David Strauss
1808 - 1874
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 326
Moritz Schlick
1882 - 1936
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 327
Henri Lefebvre
1901 - 1991
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 328
Mazdak
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 329
Ramanuja
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 330
Crates of Thebes
365 BC - 285 BC
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 331
Timon of Phlius
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 332
Otto Neurath
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 333
Peter Singer
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 334
Bruno Latour
1947 - 2022
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 335
Contemporaries
Among people born in 450, Mazdak ranks 5. Before him are Justin I, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Anastasius II, and Huneric. After him are Gunthamund, Ildibad, Thrasamund, Eraric, Emperor Kenzō, Emperor Keitai, and Gesalec. Among people deceased in 529, Mazdak ranks 1. After him is Theodosius the Cenobiarch.
Others Born in 450
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Justin I
450 - 527
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 1
Pope Hormisdas
450 - 523
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 2
Pope Anastasius II
450 - 498
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 3
Huneric
450 - 484
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 4
Mazdak
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 5
Gunthamund
450 - 477
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 6
Ildibad
450 - 541
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7
Thrasamund
450 - 523
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
Eraric
450 - 541
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 9
Emperor Kenzō
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 10
Emperor Keitai
450 - 531
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 11
Gesalec
450 - 512
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 529
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In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Mazdak ranks 101 out of 528. Before him are Yazdegerd I (400), Qasem Soleimani (1957), Sogdianus of Persia (-500), Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), and Al-Hadi (764). After him are Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Shahnaz Pahlavi (1940), Bahram Chobin (600), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), and Tahmasp II (1704).
Others born in Iran
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Yazdegerd I
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 95
Qasem Soleimani
1957 - 2020
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 96
Sogdianus of Persia
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 97
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
1872 - 1925
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 98
Mithridates I of Parthia
195 BC - 132 BC
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 99
Al-Hadi
764 - 786
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 100
Mazdak
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 101
Ahmad Shah Qajar
1898 - 1930
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 102
Shahnaz Pahlavi
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 103
Bahram Chobin
600 - 592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 104
Demetrius II Nicator
161 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 105
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
873 - 934
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 106
Tahmasp II
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 107
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iran
Among philosophers born in Iran, Mazdak ranks 7. Before him are Al-Ghazali (1058), Al-Tabari (839), Bayazid Bastami (804), Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), Miskawayh (932), and Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155). After him are Mulla Sadra (1571), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Al-Shahrastani (1086), Al-Baydawi (1201), Al-Taftazani (1322), and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892).
Al-Ghazali
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
Al-Tabari
839 - 923
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
Bayazid Bastami
804 - 874
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 3
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
1149 - 1209
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 4
Miskawayh
932 - 1030
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 5
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi
1155 - 1191
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 6
Mazdak
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 7
Mulla Sadra
1571 - 1636
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 8
Haji Bektash Veli
1209 - 1271
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 9
Al-Shahrastani
1086 - 1153
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 10
Al-Baydawi
1201 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 11
Al-Taftazani
1322 - 1390
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 12
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
1892 - 1981
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 13
