PHILOSOPHER
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
1703 - 1762
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
Qutb ud-Din Ahmad ibn ʿAbd-ur-Rahim al-ʿUmari ad-Dehlawi (Arabic: قطب الدين أحمد بن عبد الرحيم العمري الدهلوي, romanized: Quṭb ad-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd-ur-Raḥīm al-ʿUmarī ad-Dehlawī; 1703–1762), commonly known as Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (also Shah Wali Allah), was an Islamic Sunni scholar and Sufi reformer, who contributed to Islamic revival in the Indian subcontinent and is therefore seen by his followers as a renewer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi has received more than 1,261,538 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Shah Waliullah Dehlawi is the 579th most popular philosopher (down from 535th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from India (down from 168th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Indian Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
58.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ranks 579 out of 1,267. Before him are Andreas Karlstadt, Peter the Iberian, Charles W. Morris, Cesare Ripa, Johann Bernhard Basedow, and Ludwig Büchner. After him are Conrad Celtes, Thiruvalluvar, Kanada, Alcidamas, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Johann Christoph Gottsched.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndreas Karlstadt
1486 - 1541
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 573
Peter the Iberian
411 - 491
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 574
Charles W. Morris
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 575
Cesare Ripa
1555 - 1622
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 576
Johann Bernhard Basedow
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 577
Ludwig Büchner
1824 - 1899
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 578
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 579
Conrad Celtes
1459 - 1508
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 580
Thiruvalluvar
350 - 351
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 581
Kanada
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 582
Alcidamas
450 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 583
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1623 - 1673
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 584
Johann Christoph Gottsched
1700 - 1766
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 585
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1703, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Marie Leszczyńska, François Boucher, John Wesley, and Louis, Duke of Orléans. After him are Jonathan Edwards, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Johann Gottlieb Graun, and Aleksei Chirikov. Among people deceased in 1762, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ranks 12. Before him are Crown Prince Sado, James Bradley, Emperor Momozono, Francesco Geminiani, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. After him are Jean Calas, Tobias Mayer, Françoise-Louise de Warens, Teimuraz II of Kakheti, Dorothea Erxleben, and Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon.
Others Born in 1703
Go to all RankingsMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1792
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 1
Marie Leszczyńska
COMPANION
1703 - 1768
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 2
François Boucher
PAINTER
1703 - 1770
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 3
John Wesley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1703 - 1791
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 4
Louis, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1703 - 1752
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 5
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 6
Jonathan Edwards
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1758
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 7
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 8
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1703 - 1732
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 9
Johann Theodor of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1703 - 1763
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 10
Johann Gottlieb Graun
COMPOSER
1703 - 1771
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 11
Aleksei Chirikov
EXPLORER
1703 - 1748
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1762
Go to all RankingsCrown Prince Sado
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1762
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 6
James Bradley
ASTRONOMER
1693 - 1762
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 7
Emperor Momozono
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1762
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 8
Francesco Geminiani
COMPOSER
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 9
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1762
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 10
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
WRITER
1689 - 1762
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 11
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 12
Jean Calas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1762
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 13
Tobias Mayer
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1762
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 14
Françoise-Louise de Warens
NOBLEMAN
1699 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 15
Teimuraz II of Kakheti
WRITER
1700 - 1762
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 16
Dorothea Erxleben
PHYSICIAN
1715 - 1762
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 17
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
WRITER
1674 - 1762
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 18
In India
Among people born in India, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ranks 200 out of 1,861. Before him are Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621), Amrish Puri (1932), Hema Malini (1948), Andal (800), Kuvempu (1904), and Pushyamitra Shunga (-300). After him are Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Thiruvalluvar (350), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Ram Narayan (1927), Guru Angad (1504), and Parshvanatha (-872).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsGuru Tegh Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1675
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 194
Amrish Puri
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 195
Hema Malini
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 196
Andal
WRITER
800 - 900
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 197
Kuvempu
WRITER
1904 - 1994
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 198
Pushyamitra Shunga
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 148 BC
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 199
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 200
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1988
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 201
Thiruvalluvar
PHILOSOPHER
350 - 351
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 202
Feroze Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1960
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 203
Ram Narayan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2024
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 204
Guru Angad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1504 - 1552
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 205
Parshvanatha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
872 BC - 772 BC
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 206
Among PHILOSOPHERS In India
Among philosophers born in India, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ranks 26. Before him are Ravidas (1450), Jyotirao Phule (1827), Madhvacharya (1199), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), Shantideva (685), and Narayana Guru (1855). After him are Thiruvalluvar (350), Dignāga (480), Chandrakirti (600), Eknath (1533), Hemachandra (1089), and Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897).
Ravidas
1450 - 1520
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 20
Jyotirao Phule
1827 - 1890
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 21
Madhvacharya
1199 - 1278
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 22
Sivananda Saraswati
1887 - 1963
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 23
Shantideva
685 - 763
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 24
Narayana Guru
1855 - 1928
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 25
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 26
Thiruvalluvar
350 - 351
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 27
Dignāga
480 - 540
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 28
Chandrakirti
600 - 650
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 29
Eknath
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 30
Hemachandra
1089 - 1172
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 31
Nisargadatta Maharaj
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 32