1882 - 1921
C. Subramania Bharathi (IPA: ; born C. Subramaniyan 11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921) was a Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title "Bharathi" for his excellence in poetry. He was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and is considered one of the greatest Tamil literary figures of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Subramania Bharati has received more than 2,478,557 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Subramania Bharati is the 1,368th most popular writer (up from 1,962nd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from India (up from 197th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Indian Writer.
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Among writers, Subramania Bharati ranks 1,368 out of 5,755. Before him are Callinus, Oribasius, Maryse Condé, Sławomir Mrożek, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, and Terpander. After him are James Clavell, Neil Gaiman, Widukind of Corvey, Alfonsina Storni, Zachris Topelius, and James Patterson.
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,362
325 - 403
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,363
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,364
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,365
1423 - 1490
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,366
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,367
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,368
1921 - 1994
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,369
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,370
925 - 980
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,371
1892 - 1938
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,372
1818 - 1898
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,373
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,374
Among people born in 1882, Subramania Bharati ranks 70. Before him are Husband E. Kimmel, Fan Noli, Dušan Simović, Feng Yuxiang, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, and Franz Seldte. After him are Princess Louise of Orléans, Leopold Stokowski, Eduard Spranger, Natalia Sedova, Germaine Dulac, and Leo Perutz. Among people deceased in 1921, Subramania Bharati ranks 35. Before him are Oscar Montelius, Hara Takashi, Mykola Leontovych, Ivan Vazov, Prince Louis of Battenberg, and Hermann Schwarz. After him are Nikolay Zhukovsky, Matthias Erzberger, Nikolay Gumilyov, Georges Feydeau, Živojin Mišić, and Yan Fu.
1882 - 1968
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 64
1882 - 1965
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 65
1882 - 1962
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 66
1882 - 1948
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 67
1882 - 1963
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 68
1882 - 1947
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 69
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 70
1882 - 1958
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 71
1882 - 1977
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 72
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 73
1882 - 1962
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 74
1882 - 1942
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 75
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 76
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 29
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 30
1877 - 1921
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 31
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 32
1854 - 1921
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 33
1843 - 1921
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 34
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 35
1847 - 1921
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 36
1875 - 1921
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 37
1886 - 1921
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 38
1862 - 1921
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 39
1855 - 1921
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 40
1854 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 41
Among people born in India, Subramania Bharati ranks 160 out of 1,493. Before him are Ravi Shankar (1956), Lala Lajpat Rai (1865), Dhyan Chand (1905), Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Jayadeva (1170), and Sambhaji (1657). After him are Bahadur Shah I (1643), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), Anna Leonowens (1831), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Krishnadevaraya (1471), and Birsa Munda (1875).
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 154
1865 - 1928
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 155
1905 - 1979
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 156
1671 - 1748
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 157
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 158
1657 - 1689
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 159
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 160
1643 - 1712
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 161
1861 - 1962
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 162
1831 - 1915
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 163
1835 - 1918
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 164
1471 - 1529
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 165
1875 - 1900
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 166
Among writers born in India, Subramania Bharati ranks 29. Before him are Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), Vidyapati (1352), Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), and Mahadevi Varma (1907). After him are Anna Leonowens (1831), Kuvempu (1904), Andal (800), Deepak Chopra (1946), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942).
1899 - 1976
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 23
1352 - 1448
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 24
1551 - 1602
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 25
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 26
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 27
1907 - 1987
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 28
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 29
1831 - 1915
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 30
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 31
800 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 32
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 33
1876 - 1938
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 34
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 35