RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Naropa

1016 - 1100

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Nāropā (Prakrit; Sanskrit: Nāropāda, Naḍapāda or Abhayakirti) was an Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha. He was the disciple of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say partner and pupil, of Niguma. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Naropa has received more than 272,012 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Naropa is the 1,392nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,295th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 30th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Naropa ranks 1,392 out of 3,187. Before him are Wolf Messing, João I of Kongo, Violet Brown, Guru Amar Das, Antipope Sylvester IV, and Willehad. After him are Zakir Naik, Ashkenaz, Clare of Montefalco, John Berchmans, Pierre de Castelnau, and Sajah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1016, Naropa ranks 10. Before him are Ferdinand I of León, Béla I of Hungary, Casimir I the Restorer, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Deokjong of Goryeo, and Edward the Exile. After him are Svein Knutsson, and Amadeus I, Count of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1100, Naropa ranks 11. Before him are Emperor Zhezong, Antipope Clement III, George Kedrenos, Thorkell the Tall, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, and Bretislav II. After him are Bhoja, Stepanos Asoghik, Edmund of Scotland, and Leonti Mroveli.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Naropa ranks 32 out of 217. Before him are Bacha Khan (1890), Arif Alvi (1949), Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), Khushal Khattak (1613), Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1178), and Pran (1920). After him are Dilip Kumar (1922), Khema (-550), Amrita Pritam (1919), Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964), L. K. Advani (1927), and Yahya Khan (1914).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Pakistan

Among religious figures born in Pakistan, Naropa ranks 3. Before him are Guru Nanak (1469), and Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1178). After him are Lokaksema (147), Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950), Valerian Gracias (1900), and Hafiz Saeed (1950).

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