RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Nagasena
300 - Today
Nagasena
Nāgasena was a Sarvāstivādan Buddhist sage who lived around 150 BC. His answers to questions about Buddhism posed by Menander I (Pali: Milinda), the Indo-Greek king of northwestern India, are recorded in the Milindapañhā and the Sanskrit Nāgasenabhiksusūtra. According to Pali accounts, he was born into a Hindu family in the Himalayas and was well-versed in the Vedas at an early age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nagasena has received more than 192,561 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nagasena is the 1,095th most popular religious figure (up from 9,373rd in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
57.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
6.25
Effective Languages (L*)
1.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Nagasena ranks 1,095 out of 2,238. Before him are Didymus the Blind, Eusebius of Vercelli, Matthew III Csák, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Rose of Viterbo, and Pietro I Orseolo. After him are Jerzy Popiełuszko, Zita, Gudula, Fausto Sozzini, Louis of Toulouse, and Hudson Taylor.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Didymus the Blind
313 - 398
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,089
Eusebius of Vercelli
283 - 371
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,090
Matthew III Csák
1260 - 1321
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,091
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
1935 - 2010
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,092
Rose of Viterbo
1233 - 1252
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,093
Pietro I Orseolo
928 - 987
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,094
Nagasena
300 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,095
Jerzy Popiełuszko
1947 - 1984
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,096
Zita
1212 - 1272
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,097
Gudula
646 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,098
Fausto Sozzini
1539 - 1604
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,099
Louis of Toulouse
1274 - 1297
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 1,100
Hudson Taylor
1832 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,101
Contemporaries
Among people born in 300, Nagasena ranks 34. Before him are Galeria Valeria, Emperor Min of Jin, Prisca, Carausius, Domitianus II, and Cornelia Salonina. After him are Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Saint Afra, Agathius, Eustathius of Antioch, Victor Maurus, and Tetricus II.
Others Born in 300
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Galeria Valeria
300 - 315
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 28
Emperor Min of Jin
300 - 318
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 29
Prisca
300 - 315
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 30
Carausius
300 - 293
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 31
Domitianus II
300 - 271
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 32
Cornelia Salonina
300 - 268
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 33
Nagasena
300 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 34
Pope Peter I of Alexandria
300 - 311
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 35
Saint Afra
300 - 304
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 36
Agathius
300 - 303
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 37
Eustathius of Antioch
300 - 400
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 38
Victor Maurus
300 - 303
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 39
Tetricus II
300 - 274
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 40
