1052 - 1135
Jetsun Milarepa (Tibetan: རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པ, Wylie: rje btsun mi la ras pa, 1028/40–1111/23) was a Tibetan siddha, who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple. He is generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and spiritual poets, whose teachings are known among several schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milarepa has received more than 818,065 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Milarepa is the 223rd most popular philosopher (up from 241st in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from China (up from 120th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
Milarepa is most famous for being a Tibetan Buddhist saint and yogi who was born into a poor farming family. He was a student of Marpa the Translator, who was his guru. Milarepa studied under Marpa for many years and mastered the teachings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Among philosophers, Milarepa ranks 223 out of 1,081. Before him are Benedetto Croce, Miguel de Unamuno, Isaiah Berlin, Baltasar Gracián, Paul Feyerabend, and Giorgio Agamben. After him are Bernard Bolzano, Bayazid Bastami, Imre Lakatos, Cratylus, Gaston Bachelard, and Pelagius.
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 217
1864 - 1936
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 218
1909 - 1997
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 219
1601 - 1658
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 220
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 221
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 222
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 223
1781 - 1848
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 224
804 - 874
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 225
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 226
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 227
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 228
360 - 420
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 229
Among people born in 1052, Milarepa ranks 2. Before him is Philip I of France. After him are Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria, Jón Ögmundsson, and Oleg I of Chernigov. Among people deceased in 1135, Milarepa ranks 2. Before him is Henry I of England. After him are Emperor Huizong of Song, Emperor Taizong of Jin, Al-Mustarshid, and Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily.
1052 - 1108
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 1
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 2
1052 - 1055
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 3
1052 - 1121
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 4
1052 - 1115
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 5
1068 - 1135
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 1
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 2
1082 - 1135
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 3
1075 - 1135
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4
1092 - 1135
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 5
1103 - 1135
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 6
Among people born in China, Milarepa ranks 100 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Heng (78), Tongzhi Emperor (1856), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Hua Tuo (200), Qu Yuan (-343), and 13th Dalai Lama (1876). After him are Wu Cheng'en (1500), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Lin Biao (1907), Tu Youyou (1930), and Jiang Ziya (-1090).
78 - 139
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 94
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 95
1893 - 1981
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 96
200 - 208
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 97
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 98
1876 - 1933
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 99
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 100
1500 - 1582
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 101
569 - 617
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 102
1428 - 1457
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 103
1907 - 1971
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 104
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 105
1090 BC - 1015 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 106
Among philosophers born in China, Milarepa ranks 10. Before him are Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Mozi (-470), Zhu Xi (1130), Han Fei (-280), and Xun Kuang (-313). After him are Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), Linji Yixuan (850), and Ban Zhao (45).
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13
768 - 824
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 14
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15
45 - 115
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 16