Writer
Vasubandhu
4th/5th century Indian Buddhist monk
400 - 400
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Vasubandhu
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2024). Vasubandhu is the 537th most popular writer (up from 587th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 10th 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.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Vasubandhu ranks 537 out of 7,302. Before him are J. M. Barrie, Vasily Grossman, Richard Bach, Pierre de Ronsard, Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, and Martial. After him are Luo Guanzhong, Nâzım Hikmet, Osip Mandelstam, Seneca the Elder, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and Camille Flammarion.
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J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 531
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 532
Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 533
Pierre de Ronsard
1524 - 1585
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 534
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
1627 - 1704
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 535
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 536
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 537
Luo Guanzhong
1330 - 1400
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 538
Nâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 539
Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 540
Seneca the Elder
54 BC - 39
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 541
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
1874 - 1929
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 542
Camille Flammarion
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 543
Contemporaries
Among people born in 400, Vasubandhu ranks 8. Before him are Pope Celestine I, Pope Zosimus, Saint Ursula, Merovech, Constantine III, and Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus. After him are Olybrius, Ermanaric, Alexius of Rome, Yazdegerd I, Pelagia, and Aspar. Among people deceased in 400, Vasubandhu ranks 1. After him are Onuphrius, Heliodorus of Emesa, Eutropius, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Thaïs, Eustathius of Antioch, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Faustina, Gaius Julius Solinus, and Varazdat.
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Pope Celestine I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 432
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 2
Pope Zosimus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 418
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 3
Saint Ursula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 383
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 4
Merovech
POLITICIAN
400 - 457
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 5
Constantine III
POLITICIAN
400 - 411
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 6
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
WRITER
400 - 450
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 7
Vasubandhu
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 8
Olybrius
POLITICIAN
400 - 472
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 9
Ermanaric
POLITICIAN
400 - 376
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 10
Alexius of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 412
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 11
Yazdegerd I
POLITICIAN
400 - 421
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 12
Pelagia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 457
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 13
Aspar
POLITICIAN
400 - 471
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 400
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WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1
Onuphrius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 400
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 2
Heliodorus of Emesa
WRITER
250 - 400
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 3
Eutropius
HISTORIAN
320 - 400
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 4
Flavia Maximiana Theodora
COMPANION
270 - 400
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 5
Thaïs
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
350 - 400
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Eustathius of Antioch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 400
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 7
Quintus Smyrnaeus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 8
Julius Firmicus Maternus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 9
Faustina
POLITICIAN
347 - 400
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 10
Gaius Julius Solinus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 11
Varazdat
POLITICIAN
400 - 400
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 12
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Vasubandhu ranks 18 out of NaN. Before him are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948), Pran (1920), Bacha Khan (1890), Shah Jahan (1592), Bhagat Singh (1907), and Arif Alvi (1949). After him are Benazir Bhutto (1953), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), Asanga (300), Ustad Ahmad Lahori (1580), Abdus Salam (1926), and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928).
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
SINGER
1948 - 1997
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 12
Pran
ACTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 13
Bacha Khan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1988
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 14
Shah Jahan
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1666
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 15
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 16
Arif Alvi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 17
Vasubandhu
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 18
Benazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 19
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
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Asanga
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300 - 301
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 21
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
ARCHITECT
1580 - 1649
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 22
Abdus Salam
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1996
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 23
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1979
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 24
Among Writers In Pakistan
Among writers born in Pakistan, Vasubandhu ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad Iqbal (1877). After him are Khushal Khattak (1613), Amrita Pritam (1919), Krishna Sobti (1925), Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Rahman Baba (1632), Tariq Ali (1943), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Sultan Bahu (1630), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), and Bulleh Shah (1680).
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 1
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 2
Khushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 3
Amrita Pritam
1919 - 2005
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 4
Krishna Sobti
1925 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 5
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
1690 - 1751
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
Rahman Baba
1632 - 1706
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 7
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 8
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
1911 - 1984
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 9
Sultan Bahu
1630 - 1691
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 10
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 11
Bulleh Shah
1680 - 1757
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
