WRITER

S. N. Goenka

1924 - 2013

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Satya Narayana Goenka (ISO 15919: Satynārāyaṇ Goynkā; Burmese: ဦးဂိုအင်ကာ; MLCTS: u: gui ang ka; 30 January 1924 – 29 September 2013) was an Indian teacher of vipassanā meditation. Born in Burma to an Indian business family, he moved to India in 1969 and started teaching meditation. His teaching emphasized that the Buddha's path to liberation was non-sectarian, universal, and scientific in character. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of S. N. Goenka has received more than 1,378,146 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). S. N. Goenka is the 2,393rd most popular writer (up from 2,816th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Burmese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, S. N. Goenka ranks 2,393 out of 7,302. Before him are Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Émile Augier, André Frossard, Charles Berlitz, Akaki Tsereteli, and Laura Esquivel. After him are Izumi Shikibu, Johann Jakob Bodmer, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Per Petterson, Jeremias Gotthelf, and M. Karunanidhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, S. N. Goenka ranks 148. Before him are Carlo Bergonzi, Margit Sandemo, Donatas Banionis, William Auld, Grégoire Kayibanda, and Shintaro Abe. After him are M. Karunanidhi, Luigi Musso, Motoo Kimura, Daniel Inouye, Zizi Jeanmaire, and Franco Cristaldi. Among people deceased in 2013, S. N. Goenka ranks 147. Before him are Marie-Claire Alain, Harry Reems, Bill Foulkes, Karen Black, Hans Riegel, and László Csatáry. After him are Esther Williams, Amedeo Amadei, Pál Csernai, Tony Sheridan, Manolo Escobar, and Bruno Metsu.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), S. N. Goenka ranks 22 out of 40. Before him are Thibaw Min (1859), Tabinshwehti (1516), Mindon Min (1808), Saki (1870), Bodawpaya (1745), and Nick Drake (1948). After him are Myint Swe (1951), Ba Maw (1893), Soe Win (1947), Saw Maung (1928), Kyansittha (1030), and Bagyidaw (1784).

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  • Photo of Thibaw Min

    Thibaw Min

    POLITICIAN

    1859 - 1916

    HPI: 57.20

    Rank: 16

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    Tabinshwehti

    POLITICIAN

    1516 - 1550

    HPI: 56.91

    Rank: 17

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    Mindon Min

    POLITICIAN

    1808 - 1878

    HPI: 56.50

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Saki

    Saki

    WRITER

    1870 - 1916

    HPI: 56.18

    Rank: 19

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    Bodawpaya

    POLITICIAN

    1745 - 1819

    HPI: 55.49

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Nick Drake

    Nick Drake

    MUSICIAN

    1948 - 1974

    HPI: 55.15

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of S. N. Goenka

    S. N. Goenka

    WRITER

    1924 - 2013

    HPI: 54.88

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Myint Swe

    Myint Swe

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 54.85

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Ba Maw

    Ba Maw

    POLITICIAN

    1893 - 1977

    HPI: 54.71

    Rank: 24

  • Photo of Soe Win

    Soe Win

    POLITICIAN

    1947 - 2007

    HPI: 53.88

    Rank: 25

  • Photo of Saw Maung

    Saw Maung

    POLITICIAN

    1928 - 1997

    HPI: 53.76

    Rank: 26

  • Photo of Kyansittha

    Kyansittha

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1030 - 1112

    HPI: 53.10

    Rank: 27

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    Bagyidaw

    POLITICIAN

    1784 - 1846

    HPI: 52.88

    Rank: 28

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Among WRITERS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among writers born in Myanmar (Burma), S. N. Goenka ranks 2. Before him are Saki (1870). After him are Irawati Karve (1905).

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