1855 - 1928
Sree Narayana Guru (IPA: [nɑːrɑːjɐɳɐ guˈru]) (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality. A quote of his that has become popular: "one caste, one religion, and one god for all human beings". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Narayana Guru has received more than 2,059,356 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Narayana Guru is the 575th most popular philosopher (up from 708th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from India (up from 211th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Indian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Narayana Guru ranks 575 out of 1,081. Before him are Paul Virilio, Zhang Daoling, Barlaam of Seminara, Yang Zhu, Thomas Reid, and Hans Blumenberg. After him are Hermann Lotze, Dignāga, Arete of Cyrene, Diogenes of Babylon, Gongsun Long, and Hu Shih.
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 569
34 - 156
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 570
1290 - 1348
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 571
369 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 572
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 573
1920 - 1996
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 574
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 575
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 576
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 577
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 578
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 579
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 580
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 581
Among people born in 1855, Narayana Guru ranks 25. Before him are Axel Paulsen, Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Živojin Mišić, Inukai Tsuyoshi, Anatoly Lyadov, and Vlaho Bukovac. After him are King C. Gillette, Evelyn De Morgan, Guido Adler, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Edwin Hall, and Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Among people deceased in 1928, Narayana Guru ranks 35. Before him are Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, Lala Lajpat Rai, Mauritz Stiller, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Jan Toorop, and Pavel Axelrod. After him are José Sánchez del Río, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Hideyo Noguchi, Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Léon Duguit, and Antonio Abetti.
1855 - 1938
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 19
1855 - 1944
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 20
1855 - 1921
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 21
1855 - 1932
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 22
1855 - 1914
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 23
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 24
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 25
1855 - 1932
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 26
1855 - 1919
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 27
1855 - 1941
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 28
1855 - 1907
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 29
1855 - 1938
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 30
1855 - 1934
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 31
1857 - 1928
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 29
1865 - 1928
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 30
1883 - 1928
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 31
1861 - 1928
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 32
1858 - 1928
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 33
1850 - 1928
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 34
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 35
1913 - 1928
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 36
1850 - 1928
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 37
1876 - 1928
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 38
1851 - 1928
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 39
1859 - 1928
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 40
1846 - 1928
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 41
Among people born in India, Narayana Guru ranks 188 out of 1,493. Before him are M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Abdul Karim (1863), Salim Ali (1896), Lakshmi Mittal (1950), Girish Karnad (1938), and Motilal Nehru (1861). After him are Dignāga (480), Shantanu (null), Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), Nana Sahib (1824), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), and Ajay Devgn (1969).
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 182
1863 - 1909
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 183
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 184
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 185
1938 - 2019
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 186
1861 - 1931
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 187
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 188
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 189
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 190
1879 - 1973
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 191
1824 - 1859
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 192
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 193
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 194
Among philosophers born in India, Narayana Guru ranks 28. Before him are Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Shantideva (685), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), and Chandrakirti (600). After him are Dignāga (480), Eknath (1533), Thiruvalluvar (350), Hemachandra (1089), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), and Sarada Devi (1853).
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 22
685 - 763
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 23
1564 - 1624
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 24
1703 - 1762
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 25
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 26
600 - 650
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 27
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 28
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 29
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 30
350 - 351
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 31
1089 - 1172
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 32
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 33
1853 - 1920
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 34