PHILOSOPHER

Vyasa

390 BC - 310 BC

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Vyasa (; Sanskrit: व्यास, lit. 'compiler, arranger', IAST: Vyāsa) or Veda Vyasa (Sanskrit: वेदव्यास, lit. 'the one who classified the Vedas', IAST: Vedavyāsa), also known as Krishna Dvaipayana (Sanskrit: कृष्णद्वैपायन, IAST: Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana), is a rishi (sage) with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahābhārata, where he also plays a prominent role as a character. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vyasa has received more than 4,873,214 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Vyasa is the 226th most popular philosopher (up from 247th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from India (up from 58th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Philosopher.

Vyasa is most famous for being the author of the Mahabharata, an epic poem which is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.

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  • 71.74

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  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Vyasa ranks 226 out of 1,267. Before him are Josef Breuer, Cratylus, Bayazid Bastami, Nikolai Berdyaev, Marsilius of Padua, and Paul Feyerabend. After him are Benjamin Constant, Al-Jahiz, Arcesilaus, Carneades, Roger Garaudy, and Prodicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390 BC, Vyasa ranks 3. Before him are Lysippos, and Shang Yang. After him are Lycurgus of Athens, Hypereides, Hakor, Peucestas, Hieronymus of Cardia, Alexander V of Macedon, Tiberius Coruncanius, Manius Curius Dentatus, and Dinostratus. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Vyasa ranks 4. Before him are Roxana, Pytheas, and Phryne. After him are Bian Que, Hui Shi, Nicanor, and Pharnabazus III.

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    Roxana

    COMPANION

    347 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 77.77

    Rank: 1

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    Pytheas

    EXPLORER

    380 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 73.58

    Rank: 2

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    Phryne

    MODEL

    371 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 72.42

    Rank: 3

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    Vyasa

    PHILOSOPHER

    390 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 71.74

    Rank: 4

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    Bian Que

    PHYSICIAN

    401 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 62.86

    Rank: 5

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    Hui Shi

    PHILOSOPHER

    370 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 61.80

    Rank: 6

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    Nicanor

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 60.64

    Rank: 7

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    Pharnabazus III

    POLITICIAN

    365 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 58.02

    Rank: 8

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In India

Among people born in India, Vyasa ranks 56 out of 1,861. Before him are Augustus De Morgan (1806), Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), C. V. Raman (1888), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), and Harsha (590). After him are Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924), Zubin Mehta (1936), Radha (null), Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Premchand (1880), and Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Vyasa ranks 8. Before him are Ramakrishna (1836), Nagarjuna (150), Swami Vivekananda (1863), Adi Shankara (788), Kabir (1440), and Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895). After him are Aśvaghoṣa (80), Padmasambhava (717), Sri Aurobindo (1872), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Ramana Maharshi (1879), and Ram Mohan Roy (1772).

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