685 - 763
Shantideva (Sanskrit: Śāntideva; Chinese: 寂天; Tibetan: ཞི་བ་ལྷ།, THL: Zhiwa Lha; Mongolian: Шантидэва гэгээн; Vietnamese: Tịch Thiên) was an 8th-century CE Indian philosopher, Buddhist monk, poet, and scholar at the mahavihara of Nalanda. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shantideva has received more than 283,795 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Shantideva is the 465th most popular philosopher (up from 495th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from India (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Shantideva ranks 465 out of 1,081. Before him are Nelson Goodman, Pierre Duhem, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Leo Strauss, George Pachymeres, and John Toland. After him are Stilpo, Dicaearchus, Roger Scruton, Rodolphus Agricola, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, and Vittorino da Feltre.
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 459
1861 - 1916
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 460
796 - 859
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 461
1899 - 1973
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 462
1242 - 1310
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 463
1670 - 1722
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 464
685 - 763
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 465
359 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 466
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 467
1944 - 2020
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 468
1443 - 1485
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 469
100 - 160
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 470
1378 - 1446
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 471
Among people born in 685, Shantideva ranks 5. Before him are Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Pelagius of Asturias, Kul Tigin, and Chlothar IV. After him are Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik and Theodbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 763, Shantideva ranks 1. After him is Jianzhen.
685 - 762
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 1
685 - 737
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 2
685 - 731
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 3
685 - 719
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 4
685 - 763
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 5
685 - 738
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 6
685 - 719
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 7
Among people born in India, Shantideva ranks 145 out of 1,493. Before him are Pratibha Patil (1934), Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Zakir Husain (1897), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), and Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887). After him are Kittur Chennamma (1778), V. V. Giri (1894), Green Boots (null), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), and Mahadevi Varma (1907).
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 139
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 140
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 141
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 142
1924 - 1988
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 143
1887 - 1965
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 144
685 - 763
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 145
1778 - 1829
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 146
1894 - 1980
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 147
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 148
1564 - 1624
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 149
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 150
1907 - 1987
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 151
Among philosophers born in India, Shantideva ranks 23. Before him are Jyotirao Phule (1827), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Buddhaghosa (401), Ravidas (1450), Madhvacharya (1199), and Abul A'la Maududi (1903). After him are Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), Chandrakirti (600), Narayana Guru (1855), and Dignāga (480).
1827 - 1890
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 17
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 18
401 - 500
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 19
1450 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 20
1199 - 1278
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 21
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 22
685 - 763
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 23
1564 - 1624
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 24
1703 - 1762
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 25
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 26
600 - 650
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 27
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 28
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 29