WRITER
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
Vasubandhu
Vasubandhu (traditional Chinese: 世親; ; pinyin: Shìqīn; Tibetan: དབྱིག་གཉེན་ Wylie: dbyig gnyen; fl. 4th to 5th century CE) was an influential Indian Buddhist monk and scholar. He was a philosopher who wrote commentary on the Abhidharma, from the perspectives of the Sarvastivada and Sautrāntika schools. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasubandhu has received more than 359,805 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Vasubandhu is the 588th most popular writer (up from 629th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Writer.
Vasubandhu is most famous for his work on the Yogacara school of Buddhism. He is also famous for his commentary on the Abhidharma-kośa and his work on the Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
65.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
8.30
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Vasubandhu ranks 588 out of 7,302. Before him are Enid Blyton, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Samuel Butler, Allen Ginsberg, Su Shi, and Wang Wei. After him are Bruno Schulz, D. H. Lawrence, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Ellen G. White, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, and Ismail Gaspirali.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEnid Blyton
1897 - 1968
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 582
Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 583
Samuel Butler
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 584
Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 585
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 586
Wang Wei
699 - 759
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 587
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 588
Bruno Schulz
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 589
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 590
Alain Robbe-Grillet
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 591
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 592
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
400 - 450
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 593
Ismail Gaspirali
1851 - 1914
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 594
Contemporaries
Among people born in 400, Vasubandhu ranks 7. Before him are Pope Celestine I, Kālidāsa, Saint Ursula, Merovech, Pope Zosimus, and Olybrius. After him are Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Alexius of Rome, Ermanaric, Aspar, Yazdegerd I, and Fritigern. Among people deceased in 400, Vasubandhu ranks 2. Before him is Onuphrius. After him are Heliodorus of Emesa, Eutropius, Thaïs, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Eustathius of Antioch, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Gaius Julius Solinus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Varazdat, and Mallobaudes.
Others Born in 400
Go to all RankingsPope Celestine I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 432
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 1
Kālidāsa
WRITER
400 - 420
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 2
Saint Ursula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 383
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 3
Merovech
POLITICIAN
400 - 457
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 4
Pope Zosimus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 418
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
Olybrius
POLITICIAN
400 - 472
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 6
Vasubandhu
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 7
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
WRITER
400 - 450
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 8
Alexius of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 412
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 9
Ermanaric
POLITICIAN
400 - 376
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 10
Aspar
POLITICIAN
400 - 471
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 11
Yazdegerd I
POLITICIAN
400 - 421
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 12
Fritigern
POLITICIAN
400 - 380
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 400
Go to all RankingsOnuphrius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 400
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1
Vasubandhu
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 2
Heliodorus of Emesa
WRITER
250 - 400
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 3
Eutropius
HISTORIAN
320 - 400
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 4
Thaïs
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
350 - 400
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 5
Flavia Maximiana Theodora
COMPANION
270 - 400
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 6
Eustathius of Antioch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 400
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 7
Quintus Smyrnaeus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 8
Gaius Julius Solinus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 9
Julius Firmicus Maternus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 10
Varazdat
POLITICIAN
400 - 400
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 11
Mallobaudes
POLITICIAN
400 - 400
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 12
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Vasubandhu ranks 10 out of 217. Before him are Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Guru Nanak (1469), Muhammad Iqbal (1877), Pāṇini (-500), Bhagat Singh (1907), and Benazir Bhutto (1953). After him are Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876), Porus (-400), Abdus Salam (1926), Asanga (300), and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsShehbaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 4
Guru Nanak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1469 - 1539
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 5
Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 6
Pāṇini
LINGUIST
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 8
Benazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 9
Vasubandhu
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 10
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1995
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 11
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 12
Porus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 13
Abdus Salam
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1996
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 14
Asanga
PHILOSOPHER
300 - 301
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 15
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 16
Among WRITERS In Pakistan
Among writers born in Pakistan, Vasubandhu ranks 2. Before him are Muhammad Iqbal (1877). After him are Khushal Khattak (1613), Amrita Pritam (1919), Bulleh Shah (1680), Rahman Baba (1632), Krishna Sobti (1925), Tariq Ali (1943), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Sultan Bahu (1630), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690).
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 2
Khushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 3
Amrita Pritam
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 4
Bulleh Shah
1680 - 1757
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5
Rahman Baba
1632 - 1706
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 6
Krishna Sobti
1925 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 7
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 8
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
1911 - 1984
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 9
Sultan Bahu
1630 - 1691
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 10
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - 2010
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 11
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
1690 - 1751
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 12