1017 - 1137
Ramanuja ([ɽaːmaːnʊdʑɐ]; Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja c. 1017 CE – 1137 CE;), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramanuja has received more than 2,337,611 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Ramanuja is the 330th most popular philosopher (up from 377th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from India (up from 98th in 2019) and the 15th 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 330 out of 1,081. Before him are Gemistus Pletho, Alexandre Koyré, David Strauss, Moritz Schlick, Henri Lefebvre, and Mazdak. After him are Crates of Thebes, Timon of Phlius, Otto Neurath, Peter Singer, Bruno Latour, and Elena Cornaro Piscopia.
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 324
1892 - 1964
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 325
1808 - 1874
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 326
1882 - 1936
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 327
1901 - 1991
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 328
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 329
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 330
365 BC - 285 BC
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 331
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 332
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 333
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 334
1947 - 2022
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 335
1646 - 1684
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 336
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, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Antipope Gregory VIII, Adela of Normandy, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Malmfred of Kiev, and Ingeborg of Kiev.
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 1
1017 - 1037
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
1017 - 1073
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3
1017 - 1076
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 4
1017 - 1027
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 5
1081 - 1137
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 1
1075 - 1137
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 2
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 3
1090 - 1137
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 4
1099 - 1137
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 5
1100 - 1137
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 6
1065 - 1137
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 7
1062 - 1137
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 8
1096 - 1137
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 9
1100 - 1137
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 10
1100 - 1137
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 11
Among people born in India, Ramanuja ranks 96 out of 1,493. Before him are Mahākāśyapa (-550), Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), Chandragupta II (400), Vishvamitra (-2000), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), and Varāhamihira (505). After him are Maharana Pratap (1540), Razia Sultana (1205), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Lawrence Durrell (1912), Maudgalyayana (-568), and Bindusara (-320).
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 90
1894 - 1974
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 91
400 - 500
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 92
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 93
1666 - 1708
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 94
505 - 587
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 95
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 96
1540 - 1597
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 97
1205 - 1240
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 98
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 99
1912 - 1990
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 100
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 101
320 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 102
Among philosophers born in India, Ramanuja ranks 15. Before him are Vyasa (-390), Aśvaghoṣa (80), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Ramana Maharshi (1879), and Sri Aurobindo (1872). After him are Jyotirao Phule (1827), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Buddhaghosa (401), Ravidas (1450), Madhvacharya (1199), and Abul A'la Maududi (1903).
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 9
80 - 150
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 10
1772 - 1833
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 11
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 12
1879 - 1950
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 13
1872 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 14
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 15
1827 - 1890
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 16
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 17
401 - 500
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 18
1450 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 19
1199 - 1278
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 20
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 21