LINGUIST
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
Patanjali
Patanjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि, romanized: Patañjali), also called Gonardiya or Gonikaputra, was a Hindu author, mystic and philosopher. Estimates based on analysis of his works suggests that he may have lived between the 2nd century BCE and the 4th century CE. Patanjali is regarded as an avatar of Adi Sesha.He is believed to be an author and compiler of a number of Sanskrit works. The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patanjali has received more than 2,241,358 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Patanjali is the 8th most popular linguist, the most popular biography from Sri Lanka and the most popular Sri Lankan Linguist.
Patanjali is most famous for his Yoga Sutras.
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2.2M
Page Views (PV)
67.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
5.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Patanjali ranks 8 out of 161. Before him are Noam Chomsky, Max Müller, William James Sidis, Roman Jakobson, Mahmud al-Kashgari, and Mesrop Mashtots. After him are Pāṇini, Franz Bopp, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Edward Sapir, August Schleicher, and Georges Dumézil.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
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Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 2
Max Müller
1823 - 1900
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 3
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 4
Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 5
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 6
Mesrop Mashtots
361 - 440
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 7
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 8
Pāṇini
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 9
Franz Bopp
1791 - 1867
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 10
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 11
Edward Sapir
1884 - 1939
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12
August Schleicher
1821 - 1868
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 13
Georges Dumézil
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 200 BC, Patanjali ranks 3. Before him are Judas Maccabeus and Lentulus Batiatus. After him are Zhang Qian, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Mattathias, John Hyrcanus, Eumenes III, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Timaeus of Locri, Micipsa, and Antipater of Sidon. Among people deceased in 150 BC, Patanjali ranks 1. After him are Demetrius I Soter, Seleucus of Seleucia, Diogenes of Babylon, Apollodorus the Epicurean, Sanchuniathon, Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla, Gaius Sextius Calvinus, Manius Aquillius, and Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus.
Others Born in 200 BC
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Judas Maccabeus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 1
Lentulus Batiatus
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 2
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 3
Zhang Qian
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 4
Gaius Claudius Glaber
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5
Mattathias
200 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 6
John Hyrcanus
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 7
Eumenes III
200 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 8
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
200 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 9
Timaeus of Locri
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 10
Micipsa
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 11
Antipater of Sidon
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 150 BC
Go to all RankingsPatanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1
Demetrius I Soter
187 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
Seleucus of Seleucia
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 3
Diogenes of Babylon
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 4
Apollodorus the Epicurean
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 5
Sanchuniathon
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6
Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 7
Gaius Sextius Calvinus
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 8
Manius Aquillius
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 9
Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 10
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Patanjali ranks 1 out of 44. After him are Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916), Velupillai Prabhakaran (1954), Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Tony Hoare (1934), Jack Churchill (1906), Aryadeva (200), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), William Chester Minor (1834), and Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945).
Others born in Sri Lanka
Go to all RankingsPatanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1916 - 2000
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 2
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3
Ananda Coomaraswamy
1877 - 1947
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 4
Anagarika Dharmapala
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 5
Tony Hoare
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 6
Jack Churchill
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 7
Aryadeva
200 - 250
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 8
Mahinda Rajapaksa
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 9
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 10
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
Chandrika Kumaratunga
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 12
Among LINGUISTS In Sri Lanka
Among linguists born in Sri Lanka, Patanjali ranks 1.
