1772 - 1810
Nachman of Breslov (Hebrew: רַבִּי נַחְמָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב Rabbī Naḥmān mīBreslev), also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover (Yiddish: רבי נחמן ברעסלאווער Rebe Nakhmen Breslover), and Nachman from Uman (April 4, 1772 – October 16, 1810), was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. Reb Nachman, a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, revived the Hasidic movement by combining the esoteric secrets of Judaism (the Kabbalah) with in-depth Torah scholarship. He attracted thousands of followers during his lifetime, and his influence continues today through many Hasidic movements such as Breslov Hasidism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nachman of Breslov has received more than 494,638 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Nachman of Breslov is the 649th most popular religious figure (down from 647th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Religious Figure.
Nachman of Breslov is most famous for his teachings on the importance of joy in Judaism. He believed that joy in Judaism is not an emotion, but rather a way of life. Nachman taught that one should not only be happy when they are experiencing joy, but should also be happy when they are experiencing pain.
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Among religious figures, Nachman of Breslov ranks 649 out of 2,238. Before him are Robert of Molesme, Tarcisio Bertone, John Cassian, Onuphrius, Malachi, and Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah. After him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Philemon, Hillel the Elder, Olaus Magnus, Piruz Nahavandi, and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle.
1024 - 1111
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 643
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 644
360 - 435
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 645
320 - 400
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 646
450 BC - Present
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 647
637 - 700
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 648
1772 - 1810
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 649
600 - 652
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 650
100 - 68
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 651
110 BC - 10
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 652
1490 - 1557
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 653
700 - 644
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 654
1651 - 1719
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 655
Among people born in 1772, Nachman of Breslov ranks 10. Before him are William I of the Netherlands, Friedrich Schlegel, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Ram Mohan Roy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. After him are Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, Marie Anne Lenormand, Henri de la Rochejaquelein, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, and Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol. Among people deceased in 1810, Nachman of Breslov ranks 4. Before him are Henry Cavendish, Axel von Fersen the Younger, and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Jean-Georges Noverre, Chevalier d'Éon, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Philipp Otto Runge, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Andrianampoinimerina, and Andreas Hofer.
1772 - 1843
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 4
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 5
1772 - 1807
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 6
1772 - 1833
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 8
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 9
1772 - 1810
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 10
1772 - 1844
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 11
1772 - 1804
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
1772 - 1843
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 13
1772 - 1794
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 14
1772 - 1806
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 15
1772 - 1840
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 16
1731 - 1810
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
1755 - 1810
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 2
1776 - 1810
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 3
1772 - 1810
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 4
1727 - 1810
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 5
1728 - 1810
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 6
1753 - 1810
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 7
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 8
1777 - 1810
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 9
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10
1745 - 1810
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 11
1767 - 1810
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 12
Among people born in Ukraine, Nachman of Breslov ranks 86 out of 1,083. Before him are Anacharsis (-700), Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884), Sergey Bubka (1963), Edward Rydz-Śmigły (1886), Ze'ev Jabotinsky (1880), and Clarice Lispector (1920). After him are Andriy Shevchenko (1976), Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580), Bruno Schulz (1892), Yevgeny Primakov (1929), Boris Shcherbina (1919), and Vsevolod I of Kiev (1030).
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 80
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 81
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 82
1886 - 1941
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 83
1880 - 1940
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 84
1920 - 1977
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 85
1772 - 1810
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 86
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 87
1580 - 1623
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 88
1892 - 1942
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 89
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 90
1919 - 1990
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 91
1030 - 1093
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 92
Among religious figures born in Ukraine, Nachman of Breslov ranks 2. Before him are Baal Shem Tov (1700). After him are Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580), Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Jacob Frank (1726), Filaret (1929), Theodosius of Kiev (1029), Paisius Velichkovsky (1722), Hilarion of Kiev (990), Anthony of Kiev (983), Dimitry of Rostov (1651), and John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896).
1700 - 1760
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 1
1772 - 1810
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 2
1580 - 1623
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3
1902 - 1994
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 4
1726 - 1791
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 5
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 6
1029 - 1074
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 7
1722 - 1794
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 8
990 - 1055
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 9
983 - 1073
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 10
1651 - 1709
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 11
1896 - 1966
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 12