1879 - 1950
Ramana Maharshi (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage and jivanmukta (liberated being). He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.He was born in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, India. In 1895, an attraction to the sacred hill Arunachala and the 63 Nayanmars was aroused in him, and in 1896, at the age of 16, he had a "death-experience" where he became aware of a "current" or "force" (avesam) which he recognized as his true "I" or "self", and which he later identified with "the personal God, or Iswara", that is, Shiva. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramana Maharshi has received more than 1,730,776 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Ramana Maharshi is the 286th most popular philosopher (up from 311th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from India (up from 69th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Philosopher.
Ramana Maharshi is most famous for his teachings and spiritual guidance. He is often referred to as the "saint of Arunachala" and is known for his advices on how to live a life of peace and contentment.
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Among philosophers, Ramana Maharshi ranks 286 out of 1,089. Before him are Mazdak, Huineng, Robert Nozick, Abraham ibn Ezra, Jacobus Arminius, and Prodicus. After him are John Searle, Anne Sullivan, Alfred Tarski, Aśvaghoṣa, Panaetius, and Pherecydes of Syros.
450 - 529
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 280
638 - 713
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 281
1938 - 2002
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 282
1089 - 1167
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 283
1560 - 1609
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 284
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 285
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 286
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 287
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 288
1901 - 1983
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 289
80 - 150
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 290
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 291
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 292
Among people born in 1879, Ramana Maharshi ranks 19. Before him are Francis Picabia, Ottorino Respighi, Symon Petliura, Milutin Milanković, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Hans Luther. After him are Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Fritz Haarmann, Rudolf von Laban, E. M. Forster, Italo Gariboldi, and Victor Sjöström. Among people deceased in 1950, Ramana Maharshi ranks 19. Before him are Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Léon Blum, Albert Lebrun, Kurt Weill, Karl Renner, and Sri Aurobindo. After him are Emil Jannings, Norman Haworth, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Nicolai Hartmann, Milada Horáková, and Cesare Pavese.
1879 - 1953
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 13
1879 - 1936
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 14
1879 - 1926
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 15
1879 - 1958
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 16
1879 - 1952
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 17
1879 - 1962
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 18
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 19
1879 - 1947
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 20
1879 - 1925
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 21
1879 - 1958
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 22
1879 - 1970
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 23
1879 - 1970
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 24
1879 - 1960
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 25
1865 - 1950
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 13
1872 - 1950
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 14
1871 - 1950
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 15
1900 - 1950
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 16
1870 - 1950
HPI: 73.44
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1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
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1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
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1884 - 1950
HPI: 72.68
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1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 21
1863 - 1950
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 22
1882 - 1950
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 23
1901 - 1950
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 24
1908 - 1950
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 25
Among people born in India, Ramana Maharshi ranks 63 out of 1,227. Before him are Sri Aurobindo (1872), Amir Khusrow (1253), Vātsyāyana (300), Meera (1498), Cliff Richard (1940), and Ravi Shankar (1920). After him are Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Abdul Karim (1863), Aśvaghoṣa (80), Harsha (590), Pete Best (1941), and Nathuram Godse (1910).
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
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1253 - 1325
HPI: 72.96
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300 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 59
1498 - 1546
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 60
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 61
1920 - 2012
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 62
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 63
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 64
1863 - 1909
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 65
80 - 150
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 66
590 - 647
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 67
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 68
1910 - 1949
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 69
Among philosophers born in India, Ramana Maharshi ranks 9. Before him are Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Adi Shankara (788), Bodhidharma (483), Kabir (1440), Swami Vivekananda (1863), and Sri Aurobindo (1872). After him are Aśvaghoṣa (80), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Vyasa (-390), Ramanuja (1017), and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883).
1895 - 1986
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 3
788 - 820
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 4
483 - 540
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 5
1440 - 1518
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 6
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 7
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 8
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 9
80 - 150
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 10
1772 - 1833
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 11
1893 - 1952
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 12
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 13
1017 - 1137
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 14
1883 - 1966
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 15