872 BC - Today
Parshvanatha (Sanskrit: पार्श्वनाथः), or Pārśva and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He gained the title of Kalīkālkalpataru (Kalpavriksha in this Kali Yuga). Parshvanath is one of the earliest Tirthankara who is acknowledged as a historical figure. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parshvanatha has received more than 783,733 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Parshvanatha is the 1,372nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,348th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from India (down from 237th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Indian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Parshvanatha ranks 1,372 out of 2,238. Before him are Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Simon Kimbangu, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Andrew Bobola, Anna Schäffer, and Mamertus. After him are An Shigao, Rafael Merry del Val, Theodosius of Kiev, Hermann Gmeiner, Zakir Naik, and Carpocrates.
1795 - 1839
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,366
1887 - 1951
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,367
1670 - 1735
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,368
1591 - 1657
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,369
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,370
401 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,371
872 BC - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,372
101 - 168
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,373
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,374
1029 - 1074
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,375
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,376
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,377
100 - 138
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,378
Among people born in 872 BC, Parshvanatha ranks 1.
Among people born in India, Parshvanatha ranks 239 out of 1,493. Before him are Guru Angad (1504), Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Rani Durgavati (1524), Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), and Feroze Gandhi (1912). After him are Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), Zakir Naik (1965), Michael Radford (1946), D. R. Bendre (1896), Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642), and Baji Rao I (1700).
1504 - 1552
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 233
1910 - 2009
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 234
1856 - 1921
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 235
1524 - 1564
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 236
1556 - 1627
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 237
1912 - 1960
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 238
872 BC - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 239
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 240
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 241
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 242
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 243
1642 - 1720
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 244
1700 - 1740
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 245
Among religious figures born in India, Parshvanatha ranks 29. Before him are Tilopa (928), George Alencherry (1945), Inayat Khan (1882), Meher Baba (1894), Guru Angad (1504), and Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856). After him are Zakir Naik (1965), Guru Amar Das (1479), Mahinda (-285), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Matsyendranatha (901), and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855).
928 - 1009
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 23
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 24
1882 - 1927
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
1894 - 1969
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 26
1504 - 1552
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 27
1856 - 1921
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 28
872 BC - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 29
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 30
1479 - 1574
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 31
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 32
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 33
901 - 1000
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 34
1855 - 1936
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 35