1872 - 1950
Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. He joined the Indian movement for independence from British rule, till 1910 was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. Aurobindo studied for the Indian Civil Service at King's College, Cambridge, England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sri Aurobindo has received more than 2,231,100 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Sri Aurobindo is the 274th most popular philosopher (up from 302nd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from India (up from 67th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Philosopher.
Sri Aurobindo was a philosopher, poet, and yogi who was most famous for his philosophy of Integral Yoga.
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Among philosophers, Sri Aurobindo ranks 274 out of 1,089. Before him are Hugh of Saint Victor, Aristoxenus, Adam of Bremen, Ammonius Saccas, Carneades, and G. E. Moore. After him are Cleanthes, François Fénelon, Johann Reuchlin, Rudolf Bultmann, Georges Sorel, and Mazdak.
1096 - 1141
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 268
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 269
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 270
175 - 242
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 271
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 272
1873 - 1958
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 273
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 274
330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 275
1651 - 1715
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 276
1455 - 1522
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 277
1884 - 1976
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 278
1847 - 1922
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 279
450 - 529
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 280
Among people born in 1872, Sri Aurobindo ranks 19. Before him are Léon Blum, Louis Blériot, Richard Willstätter, Emil Hácha, Paul Langevin, and Charles Greeley Abbot. After him are Maurice Gamelin, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Jože Plečnik, Helena Rubinstein, Gotse Delchev, and Aubrey Beardsley. Among people deceased in 1950, Sri Aurobindo ranks 18. Before him are Vallabhbhai Patel, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Léon Blum, Albert Lebrun, Kurt Weill, and Karl Renner. After him are Ramana Maharshi, Emil Jannings, Norman Haworth, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Nicolai Hartmann, and Milada Horáková.
1872 - 1950
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 13
1872 - 1936
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 14
1872 - 1942
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 15
1872 - 1945
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 16
1872 - 1946
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 17
1872 - 1973
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 18
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 19
1872 - 1958
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 20
1872 - 1925
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 21
1872 - 1957
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 22
1872 - 1965
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 23
1872 - 1903
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 24
1872 - 1898
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 25
1875 - 1950
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 12
1865 - 1950
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 13
1872 - 1950
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 14
1871 - 1950
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 15
1900 - 1950
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 16
1870 - 1950
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 17
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 18
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 19
1884 - 1950
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 20
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 21
1863 - 1950
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 22
1882 - 1950
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 23
1901 - 1950
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 24
Among people born in India, Sri Aurobindo ranks 57 out of 1,227. Before him are Tipu Sultan (1750), Mumtaz Mahal (1593), Narendra Modi (1950), Zubin Mehta (1936), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), and Premchand (1880). After him are Amir Khusrow (1253), Vātsyāyana (300), Meera (1498), Cliff Richard (1940), Ravi Shankar (1920), and Ramana Maharshi (1879).
1750 - 1799
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 51
1593 - 1631
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 52
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 53
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 54
1856 - 1920
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 55
1880 - 1936
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 56
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 57
1253 - 1325
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 58
300 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 59
1498 - 1546
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 60
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 61
1920 - 2012
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 62
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 63
Among philosophers born in India, Sri Aurobindo ranks 8. Before him are Nagarjuna (150), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Adi Shankara (788), Bodhidharma (483), Kabir (1440), and Swami Vivekananda (1863). After him are Ramana Maharshi (1879), Aśvaghoṣa (80), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Vyasa (-390), and Ramanuja (1017).
150 - 250
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 2
1895 - 1986
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 3
788 - 820
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 4
483 - 540
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 5
1440 - 1518
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 6
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 7
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 8
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 9
80 - 150
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 10
1772 - 1833
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 11
1893 - 1952
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 12
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 13
1017 - 1137
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 14