1270 - 1350
Namdev (Pronunciation: [naːmdeʋ]), also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, (traditionally, c. 26 October 1270 – c. 3 July 1350) was a Marathi Vaishnav saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, Medieval India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He lived as a devotee of Lord Vitthal of Pandharpur.Namdev was influenced by Vaishnavism and became widely known in India for his devotional songs set to music (bhajan-kirtans). His philosophy contains both nirguna brahman and saguna brahman elements, with monistic themes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Namdev has received more than 1,181,205 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Namdev is the 1,009th most popular writer (up from 1,217th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from India (up from 120th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Writer.
Namdev is most famous for being a poet and saint. He wrote and composed a number of bhajans, or devotional songs, in Marathi.
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Among writers, Namdev ranks 1,009 out of 5,755. Before him are Jean Moréas, Bernard Cornwell, Andrew of Crete, Nicolas Chamfort, Ernesto Sabato, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. After him are Johannes Tauler, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Comtessa de Dia, Dobrica Ćosić, Tibor Sekelj, and Harry Mulisch.
1856 - 1910
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,003
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,004
660 - 740
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,005
1741 - 1794
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,006
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,007
1689 - 1762
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,008
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,009
1300 - 1361
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,010
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,011
1175 - 1225
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,012
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,013
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,014
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,015
Among people born in 1270, Namdev ranks 5. Before him are William Wallace, Charles, Count of Valois, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, and Haakon V of Norway. After him are Theodore Metochites, Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany, Lancelotto Malocello, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Juliana Falconieri, Cino da Pistoia, and Nicholas of Lyra. Among people deceased in 1350, Namdev ranks 4. Before him are Philip VI of France, Alfonso XI of Castile, and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya. After him are Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, Cápac Yupanqui, Yoshida Kenkō, Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, Juan Ruiz, Johannes de Muris, and Dafydd ap Gwilym.
1270 - 1305
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 1
1270 - 1325
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 2
1270 - 1290
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 3
1270 - 1319
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 5
1270 - 1332
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6
1270 - 1323
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 7
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 8
1270 - 1322
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 9
1270 - 1341
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 10
1270 - 1336
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 11
1270 - 1349
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 12
1293 - 1350
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 1
1311 - 1350
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 2
1292 - 1350
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 3
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 4
1295 - 1350
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 5
1320 - 1350
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 6
1283 - 1350
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 7
1309 - 1350
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 8
1283 - 1350
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 9
1290 - 1350
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 10
1320 - 1350
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 11
Among people born in India, Namdev ranks 116 out of 1,493. Before him are Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Ahmed Deedat (1918), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Pervez Musharraf (1943), Vinoba Bhave (1895), and Julia Margaret Cameron (1815). After him are Jyotirao Phule (1827), James Brooke (1803), Bāṇabhaṭṭa (601), Sushruta (-620), Bharata Muni (-1000), and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883).
1866 - 1915
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 110
1918 - 2005
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 111
1825 - 1917
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 112
1943 - 2023
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 113
1895 - 1982
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 114
1815 - 1879
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 115
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 116
1827 - 1890
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 117
1803 - 1868
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 118
601 - 700
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 119
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 120
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 121
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 122
Among writers born in India, Namdev ranks 20. Before him are Tukaram (1608), Sarojini Naidu (1879), Lawrence Durrell (1912), Basava (1134), Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), and Ahmed Deedat (1918). After him are Bāṇabhaṭṭa (601), Bharata Muni (-1000), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), Vidyapati (1352), Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551), and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820).
1608 - 1650
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 14
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 15
1912 - 1990
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 16
1134 - 1196
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 17
1838 - 1894
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 18
1918 - 2005
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 19
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 20
601 - 700
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 21
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 22
1899 - 1976
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 23
1352 - 1448
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 24
1551 - 1602
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 25
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 26