RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sathya Sai Baba

1926 - 2011

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Sathya Sai Baba (born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011) was an Indian guru and philanthropist. At the age of 14, he said he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba and left his home saying "my devotees are calling me, I have my work." Sai Baba's believers credited him with miracles such as materialisations of vibhuti (holy ash) and other small objects (rings, necklaces and watches), spontaneous and miraculous healings, resurrections, clairvoyance, bilocation and he was purportedly omnipotent and omniscient. His devotees believe these to be signs of his divinity, while other individuals have asserted that these acts were based on sleight of hand or had other explanations and as such, were not supernatural. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sathya Sai Baba has received more than 5,224,583 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Sathya Sai Baba is the 362nd most popular religious figure (down from 269th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from India (down from 26th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Sathya Sai Baba is most famous for his ability to perform miracles. He has also been known to heal people and predict future events.

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  • 57

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sathya Sai Baba ranks 362 out of 3,187. Before him are Belshazzar, Umm Salama, Sarah Baartman, Photios I of Constantinople, Philip Neri, and Pope Leo VII. After him are Saint Spyridon, Al-Mansur, Pope Anastasius I, Bahá'u'lláh, Pope Soter, and Pope Clement III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Sathya Sai Baba ranks 15. Before him are Leslie Nielsen, Dario Fo, Andrzej Wajda, Svetlana Alliluyeva, René Goscinny, and Klaus Kinski. After him are Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Jerry Lewis, Ben Roy Mottelson, Nuon Chea, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Among people deceased in 2011, Sathya Sai Baba ranks 13. Before him are Otto von Habsburg, Cesária Évora, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Peter Falk, Wangari Maathai, and Sócrates. After him are Joe Frazier, Annie Girardot, Ágota Kristóf, Flórián Albert, Rudolf Mössbauer, and Ramiz Alia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sathya Sai Baba ranks 37 out of 1,861. Before him are Aishwarya Rai (1973), Aurangzeb (1618), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), Salman Khan (1965), Brahmagupta (598), and Kabir (1440). After him are Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Amir Khusrow (1253), Sita (null), Alauddin Khalji (1266), and Bhāskara II (1114).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Sathya Sai Baba ranks 3. Before him are Mahavira (-599), and Ānanda (-600). After him are Radha (null), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Maudgalyayana (-568), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Ravi Shankar (1956), and Mata Amritanandamayi (1953).

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