1194 - 1270
Moses ben Nachman (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָן Mōše ben-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides (; Greek: Ναχμανίδης Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban (; רמב״ן) and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc ça Porta (Catalan: [ˌbɔnəsˈtɾuk sə ˈpɔrtə]; literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate", see astruc), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator. He was raised, studied, and lived for most of his life in Girona, Catalonia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nachmanides has received more than 327,070 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Nachmanides is the 355th most popular philosopher (up from 382nd in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Spain (up from 280th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Philosopher.
Nachmanides is most famous for his commentary on the Torah.
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Among philosophers, Nachmanides ranks 355 out of 1,081. Before him are Judith Butler, J. L. Austin, Pompeia Plotina, Wilhelm Windelband, Euclid of Megara, and René Girard. After him are Uriel da Costa, Macrobius, Alexandre Kojève, Mulla Sadra, Ronald Dworkin, and Edward de Bono.
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 349
1911 - 1960
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 350
65 - 121
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 351
1848 - 1915
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 352
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 353
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 354
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 355
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 356
370 - 430
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 357
1902 - 1968
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 358
1571 - 1636
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 359
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 360
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 361
Among people born in 1194, Nachmanides ranks 2. Before him is Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Muhammad I of Granada, Rusudan of Georgia, Ezzelino III da Romano, Hugh I of Cyprus, and Jacopo Contarini. Among people deceased in 1270, Nachmanides ranks 4. Before him are Louis IX of France, Béla IV of Hungary, and Margaret of Hungary. After him are Tannhäuser, Maria Laskarina, Theobald II of Navarre, Shvarn, Isabelle of France, John Tristan, Count of Valois, Hethum I, King of Armenia, and Si Inthrathit.
1194 - 1250
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 1
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2
1194 - 1273
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 3
1194 - 1245
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 4
1194 - 1259
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 5
1194 - 1218
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 6
1194 - 1280
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 7
1214 - 1270
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 1
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 2
1242 - 1270
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 4
1205 - 1270
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 5
1206 - 1270
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 6
1239 - 1270
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 7
1230 - 1270
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 8
1225 - 1270
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 9
1250 - 1270
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 10
1215 - 1270
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 11
1188 - 1270
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Nachmanides ranks 259 out of 2,932. Before him are Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Ibn al-Baitar (1197), Matilde Camus (1919), Pompeia Plotina (65), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), and Alfonso I of Asturias (693). After him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), Carles Puyol (1978), Eleanor of Castile (1241), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), and Eleanor of Toledo (1522).
1542 - 1595
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 253
1197 - 1248
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 254
1919 - 2012
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 255
65 - 121
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 256
1130 - 1173
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 257
693 - 757
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 258
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 259
1836 - 1870
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 260
1609 - 1641
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 261
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 262
1241 - 1290
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 263
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 264
1522 - 1562
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 265
Among philosophers born in Spain, Nachmanides ranks 16. Before him are Francisco Suárez (1548), Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), Juan Luis Vives (1492), and Pompeia Plotina (65). After him are George Santayana (1863), Francisco Ferrer (1859), Hasdai Crescas (1340), Luis de Molina (1535), María Zambrano (1904), and Melchor Cano (1509).
1548 - 1617
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 10
1240 - 1311
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 11
1089 - 1167
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 12
1483 - 1546
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 13
1492 - 1540
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 14
65 - 121
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 15
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 16
1863 - 1952
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 17
1859 - 1909
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 18
1340 - 1410
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 19
1535 - 1600
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 20
1904 - 1991
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 21
1509 - 1560
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 22