1017 - 1137
Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya (c. 1017–1137 CE; IAST: Rāmānujā; [ɽaːmaːnʊdʑɐ] ) was an Indian theologian, philosopher, social reformer, and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were influential to the Bhakti movement.Ramanuja's guru was Yādava Prakāśa, a scholar who was a part of the more ancient Advaita Vedānta monastic tradition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramanuja has received more than 1,344,394 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Ramanuja is the 377th most popular philosopher (up from 378th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from India (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Indian Philosopher.
Ramanuja was a Hindu philosopher and theologian who is most famous for his philosophy of qualified non-dualism.
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Among philosophers, Ramanuja ranks 377 out of 1,089. Before him are Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Pompeia Plotina, Jean Gerson, René Girard, Paul Tillich, and Gershom Scholem. After him are Mulla Sadra, Yuri Lotman, Alexandre Kojève, Saadia Gaon, Nachmanides, and Nasir Khusraw.
1149 - 1209
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 371
65 - 121
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 372
1363 - 1429
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 373
1923 - 2015
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 374
1886 - 1965
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 375
1897 - 1982
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 376
1017 - 1137
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 377
1571 - 1636
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 378
1922 - 1993
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 379
1902 - 1968
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 380
882 - 942
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 381
1194 - 1270
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 382
1004 - 1088
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 383
Among people born in 1017, Ramanuja ranks 1. After him are Bermudo III of León, Zhou Dunyi, Beatrice of Lorraine, and Basil Boioannes. Among people deceased in 1137, Ramanuja ranks 3. Before him are Louis VI of France and Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Eric II of Denmark, Antipope Gregory VIII, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Adela of Normandy, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Malmfred of Kiev, and Ingeborg of Kiev.
1017 - 1137
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 1
1017 - 1037
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 2
1017 - 1073
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 3
1017 - 1076
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 4
1017 - 1027
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 5
1081 - 1137
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 1
1075 - 1137
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 2
1017 - 1137
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 3
1090 - 1137
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 4
1100 - 1137
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 5
1099 - 1137
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 6
1062 - 1137
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 7
1065 - 1137
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 8
1096 - 1137
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 9
1100 - 1137
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 10
1100 - 1137
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 11
Among people born in India, Ramanuja ranks 98 out of 1,227. Before him are Engelbert Humperdinck (1936), Ahmed Deedat (1918), Samudragupta (335), Shah Rukh Khan (1965), Kim Philby (1912), and Sambhaji (1657). After him are Gerald Durrell (1925), Sarojini Naidu (1879), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Anthony de Mello (1931), Chandragupta II (400), and Julia Margaret Cameron (1815).
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 92
1918 - 2005
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 93
335 - 380
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 94
1965 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 95
1912 - 1988
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 96
1657 - 1689
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 97
1017 - 1137
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 98
1925 - 1995
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 99
1879 - 1949
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 100
1666 - 1708
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 101
1931 - 1987
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 102
400 - 500
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 103
1815 - 1879
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 104
Among philosophers born in India, Ramanuja ranks 14. Before him are Sri Aurobindo (1872), Ramana Maharshi (1879), Aśvaghoṣa (80), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), and Vyasa (-390). After him are Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Shantideva (685), Buddhaghosa (401), Ravidas (1450), and Ahmad Sirhindi (1564).
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
1903 - 1979
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 16
685 - 763
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 17
401 - 500
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 18
1450 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 19
1564 - 1624
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 20