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Vishvamitra

2000 BC - 2000 BC

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Vishvamitra (Sanskrit: विश्वामित्र, IAST: Viśvāmitra) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. Vishvamitra is one of the seven Brahmarshi. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mantra (3.62.10). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vishvamitra has received more than 2,236,502 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Vishvamitra is the 3,775th most popular politician (down from 2,614th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from India (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Indian Politician.

Vishvamitra is most famous for being one of the first people to perform a yajna, or sacrifice, in order to receive a boon from the gods.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vishvamitra ranks 3,775 out of 19,576Before him are Terauchi Masatake, Döme Sztójay, Vakhtang I of Iberia, Pierre Gemayel, Gundobad, and Berengaria of Castile. After him are Kim Tu-bong, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Malcolm III of Scotland, Siraj ud-Daulah, Antipater the Idumaean, and Hypereides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000 BC, Vishvamitra ranks 4Before him are Zoroaster, Senusret I, and Sumu-abum. After him are Vasishtha, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, Erishum I, Gungunum, Iddin-Dagan, and Abisare. Among people deceased in 2000 BC, Vishvamitra ranks 3Before him are Zoroaster, and Hagar. After him are Vasishtha, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, Mang of Xia, Xie of Xia, Bu Jiang, Gungunum, and Jiong of Xia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vishvamitra ranks 121 out of 1,861Before him are Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), Droupadi Murmu (1958), Akshay Kumar (1967), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Chandragupta II (400), and Sambhaji (1657). After him are Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Buddhaghosa (401), Ravi Shankar (1956), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), and Mata Amritanandamayi (1953).

Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Vishvamitra ranks 37Before him are Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Razia Sultana (1205), Dhyan Chand (1905), Droupadi Murmu (1958), Chandragupta II (400), and Sambhaji (1657). After him are Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Ajatashatru (-500), Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), and Ghiyas ud din Balban (1200).