505 - 587
Varāhamihira (6th century CE, possibly c. 505 – c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Varāhamihira has received more than 1,054,864 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Varāhamihira is the 54th most popular astronomer (up from 95th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from India (up from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Astronomer.
Varāhamihira is most famous for his book the "Brihat Samhita" which is a compilation of astronomical information.
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Among astronomers, Varāhamihira ranks 54 out of 531. Before him are Clyde Tombaugh, Ferdinand Verbiest, Johann Palisa, Jérôme Lalande, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, and Pieter van Musschenbroek. After him are John Flamsteed, Pierre Méchain, Girolamo Fracastoro, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Martin Ryle, and Jacques Cassini.
1906 - 1997
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 48
1623 - 1688
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 49
1848 - 1925
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 50
1732 - 1807
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 51
1713 - 1762
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 52
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 53
505 - 587
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 54
1646 - 1719
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 55
1744 - 1804
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 56
1476 - 1553
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 57
1793 - 1864
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 58
1918 - 1984
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 59
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 60
Among people born in 505, Varāhamihira ranks 3. Before him are Belisarius and Pope Pelagius I. After him are Jacob Baradaeus, Germanus, and Hesychius of Miletus. Among people deceased in 587, Varāhamihira ranks 1. After him are Saint Maurus, Radegund, Emperor Yōmei, and Æscwine of Essex.
505 - 565
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 1
505 - 561
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2
505 - 587
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 3
505 - 578
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 4
505 - 551
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 5
505 - 600
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 6
505 - 587
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 1
512 - 587
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 2
518 - 587
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 3
540 - 587
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 4
501 - 587
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 5
Among people born in India, Varāhamihira ranks 95 out of 1,493. Before him are Gerald Durrell (1925), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), Chandragupta II (400), Vishvamitra (-2000), and Guru Gobind Singh (1666). After him are Ramanuja (1017), Maharana Pratap (1540), Razia Sultana (1205), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Lawrence Durrell (1912), and Maudgalyayana (-568).
1925 - 1995
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 89
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 90
1894 - 1974
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 91
400 - 500
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 92
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 93
1666 - 1708
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 94
505 - 587
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 95
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 96
1540 - 1597
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 97
1205 - 1240
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 98
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 99
1912 - 1990
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 100
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 101
Among astronomers born in India, Varāhamihira ranks 2. Before him are Aryabhata (476).