RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
1835 - 1908
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (13 February 1835 – 26 May 1908) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Messiah and Mahdī—which is the metaphorical second-coming of Jesus (mathīl-iʿIsā), in fulfillment of the Islamic prophecies regarding the end times, as well as the Mujaddid (centennial reviver) of the 14th Islamic century. Born to a family with aristocratic roots in Qadian, rural Punjab, Ahmad emerged as a writer and debater for Islam. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has received more than 3,041,943 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the 702nd most popular religious figure (up from 711th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from India (up from 98th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Religious Figure.
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3.0M
Page Views (PV)
63.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
5.16
Effective Languages (L*)
4.28
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ranks 702 out of 3,187. Before him are 6th Dalai Lama, Pancras of Rome, Lydia of Thyatira, Martin de Porres, Gertrude the Great, and Antipas of Pergamum. After him are Abdullah ibn Salam, Epiphanius of Salamis, Thomas Wolsey, Émile Benveniste, Johann Tetzel, and Gertrude of Nivelles.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings6th Dalai Lama
1683 - 1706
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 696
Pancras of Rome
289 - 304
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 697
Lydia of Thyatira
100 - 100
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 698
Martin de Porres
1579 - 1639
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 699
Gertrude the Great
1256 - 1302
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 700
Antipas of Pergamum
100 - 92
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 701
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 702
Abdullah ibn Salam
550 - 643
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 703
Epiphanius of Salamis
315 - 403
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 704
Thomas Wolsey
1473 - 1530
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 705
Émile Benveniste
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 706
Johann Tetzel
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 707
Gertrude of Nivelles
626 - 659
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 708
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ranks 16. Before him are Samuel Butler, Giovanni Schiaparelli, Henryk Wieniawski, Giosuè Carducci, William Stanley Jevons, and Fukuzawa Yukichi. After him are Josef Stefan, Eduard Strauss, Demetrius Vikelas, Nikolai Rubinstein, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Sai Baba of Shirdi. Among people deceased in 1908, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ranks 10. Before him are Guangxu Emperor, Grover Cleveland, Edmondo De Amicis, Randal Cremer, Carlos I of Portugal, and Pablo de Sarasate. After him are Demetrius Vikelas, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Victorien Sardou, Machado de Assis, and Butch Cassidy.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsSamuel Butler
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
Giovanni Schiaparelli
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 11
Henryk Wieniawski
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1880
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 12
Giosuè Carducci
WRITER
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 13
William Stanley Jevons
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1882
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 14
Fukuzawa Yukichi
PHILOSOPHER
1835 - 1901
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 15
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 16
Josef Stefan
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1893
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 17
Eduard Strauss
COMPOSER
1835 - 1916
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 18
Demetrius Vikelas
WRITER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 19
Nikolai Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1881
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 20
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1905
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 21
Sai Baba of Shirdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1918
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1908
Go to all RankingsGuangxu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1908
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 4
Grover Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 5
Edmondo De Amicis
WRITER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
Randal Cremer
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Carlos I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1908
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 8
Pablo de Sarasate
MUSICIAN
1844 - 1908
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 9
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 10
Demetrius Vikelas
WRITER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 11
Joseph Maria Olbrich
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1908
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1908
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 13
Victorien Sardou
WRITER
1831 - 1908
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 14
Machado de Assis
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 15
Butch Cassidy
EXTREMIST
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 16
In India
Among people born in India, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ranks 92 out of 1,861. Before him are Pervez Musharraf (1943), Bindusara (-320), Pete Best (1941), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Varāhamihira (505), and Patanjali (-200). After him are Ramanuja (1017), Ronald Ross (1857), Cliff Richard (1940), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Prithviraj Chauhan (1159), and Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsPervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 86
Bindusara
POLITICIAN
320 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 87
Pete Best
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 88
Ram Mohan Roy
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1833
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 89
Varāhamihira
ASTRONOMER
505 - 587
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 90
Patanjali
LINGUIST
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 91
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 92
Ramanuja
PHILOSOPHER
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 93
Ronald Ross
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 94
Cliff Richard
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 95
Ram Nath Kovind
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 96
Prithviraj Chauhan
POLITICIAN
1159 - 1192
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 97
Mohammed Nadir Shah
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1933
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 98
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India
Among religious figures born in India, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ranks 9. Before him are Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Radha (null), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), and Maudgalyayana (-568). After him are Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Ravi Shankar (1956), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Dayananda Saraswati (1824), and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918).
Sathya Sai Baba
1926 - 2011
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 3
Radha
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 4
Guru Gobind Singh
1666 - 1708
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
Mahākāśyapa
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 6
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
1486 - 1534
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 7
Maudgalyayana
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 8
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 9
Mahavatar Babaji
1900 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 10
Ravi Shankar
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 11
Mata Amritanandamayi
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 12
Sai Baba of Shirdi
1835 - 1918
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 13
Dayananda Saraswati
1824 - 1883
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 14
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 15