390 BC - 310 BC
Krishna Dvaipayana (Sanskrit: कृष्णद्वैपायन, IAST: Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana), better known as Vyasa (; Sanskrit: व्यास, lit. 'compiler', IAST: Vyāsa) or Veda Vyasa (Sanskrit: वेदव्यास, lit. 'the one who classified the Vedas', IAST: Vedavyāsa,), is a revered rishi (sage) portrayed in most Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahābhārata. Vyasa is also regarded by many Hindus as a partial incarnation (Sanskrit: अंशावतार, IAST: Aṃśāvatāra) of Vishnu. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vyasa has received more than 4,415,188 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Vyasa is the 247th most popular philosopher (up from 322nd in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from India (up from 78th in 2019) and the 10th 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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Among philosophers, Vyasa ranks 247 out of 1,081. Before him are Apollodorus of Athens, Ivan Illich, Thomas Carlyle, Theano, Ibn al-Nafis, and Celsus. After him are Orosius, Jacques Maritain, Franz Brentano, Aśvaghoṣa, Vladimir Solovyov, and Prodicus.
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 241
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 242
1795 - 1881
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 243
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 244
1212 - 1289
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 245
200 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 246
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 247
375 - 420
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 248
1882 - 1973
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 249
1838 - 1917
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 250
80 - 150
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 251
1853 - 1900
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 252
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 253
Among people born in 390 BC, Vyasa ranks 3. Before him are Lysippos and Shang Yang. After him are Lycurgus of Athens, Hypereides, Alexander V of Macedon, Hakor, Hieronymus of Cardia, Peucestas, Tiberius Coruncanius, Manius Curius Dentatus, and Coenus. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Vyasa ranks 4. Before him are Roxana, Pytheas, and Phryne. After him is Pharnabazus III.
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 1
390 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 2
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 3
390 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 4
390 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 5
390 BC - 294 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 6
390 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 7
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 8
390 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 9
390 BC - 243 BC
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 10
390 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 11
390 BC - 326 BC
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 12
347 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 1
380 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 2
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 3
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 4
365 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 5
Among people born in India, Vyasa ranks 59 out of 1,493. Before him are Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), Zubin Mehta (1936), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Savitribai Phule (1831), and Salman Khan (1965). After him are Premchand (1880), Aśvaghoṣa (80), Kim Philby (1912), Ronald Ross (1857), Satyajit Ray (1921), and Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904).
1856 - 1920
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 53
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 54
1811 - 1863
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 55
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 56
1831 - 1897
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 57
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 58
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 59
1880 - 1936
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 60
80 - 150
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 61
1912 - 1988
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 62
1857 - 1932
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 63
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 64
1904 - 1966
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 65
Among philosophers born in India, Vyasa ranks 10. Before him are Bodhidharma (483), Swami Vivekananda (1863), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Kabir (1440), Adi Shankara (788), and Padmasambhava (717). After him are Aśvaghoṣa (80), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Ramana Maharshi (1879), Sri Aurobindo (1872), and Ramanuja (1017).
483 - 540
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 4
1863 - 1902
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 5
1895 - 1986
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 6
1440 - 1518
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 7
788 - 820
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 8
717 - 762
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 9
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 10
80 - 150
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 11
1772 - 1833
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 12
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 13
1879 - 1950
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 14
1872 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 15
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 16