PHILOSOPHER
Yajnavalkya
50 - 700 BC
Yajnavalkya
Yajnavalkya or Yagyavalkya (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य, IAST:Yājñavalkya) is a Hindu Vedic sage featuring in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (c. 700 BCE) and Tattiriya Upanishad. Yajnavalkya proposes and debates metaphysical questions about the nature of existence, consciousness and impermanence, and expounds the epistemic doctrine of neti neti ("not this, not this") to discover the universal Self and Ātman. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yajnavalkya has received more than 681,268 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Yajnavalkya is the 818th most popular philosopher (down from 782nd in 2019).
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680k
Page Views (PV)
54.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Yajnavalkya ranks 818 out of 1,267. Before him are Konstantin Leontiev, Michael Baius, Jakob Lorber, Gautama Maharishi, Liu Yuxi, and Kazimierz Twardowski. After him are Anandamayi Ma, Cheng Hao, Nemesius, Karl Vogt, Ted Nelson, and John Italus.
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Konstantin Leontiev
1831 - 1891
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 812
Michael Baius
1513 - 1589
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 813
Jakob Lorber
1800 - 1864
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 814
Gautama Maharishi
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 815
Liu Yuxi
772 - 842
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 816
Kazimierz Twardowski
1866 - 1938
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 817
Yajnavalkya
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 818
Anandamayi Ma
1896 - 1982
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 819
Cheng Hao
1032 - 1085
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 820
Nemesius
400 - 500
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 821
Karl Vogt
1817 - 1895
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 822
Ted Nelson
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 823
John Italus
1025 - 1112
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 824
Contemporaries
Among people born in 50, Yajnavalkya ranks 28. Before him are Titus Flavius Clemens, Junia, Antiochus IV of Commagene, Aulus Caecina Alienus, Prasutagus, and Cartimandua. After him are Gautamiputra Satakarni, Evodius, Phoebe, John of Patmos, Andronicus of Pannonia, and Sextus Julius Severus. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Yajnavalkya ranks 17. Before him are Shebitku, Ariaramnes, Tyrimmas of Macedon, Theopompus of Sparta, Argaeus I of Macedon, and Demaratus of Corinth. After him are Bel-ibni, Nergal-ushezib, Anaxandridas I, and Senkamanisken.
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Titus Flavius Clemens
POLITICIAN
50 - 95
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 22
Junia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 23
Antiochus IV of Commagene
POLITICIAN
50 - 100
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 24
Aulus Caecina Alienus
POLITICIAN
50 - 79
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 25
Prasutagus
POLITICIAN
50 - 60
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 26
Cartimandua
POLITICIAN
50 - 69
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 27
Yajnavalkya
PHILOSOPHER
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 28
Gautamiputra Satakarni
POLITICIAN
50 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 29
Evodius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 69
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 30
Phoebe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 31
John of Patmos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 32
Andronicus of Pannonia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 33
Sextus Julius Severus
POLITICIAN
50 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 700 BC
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Shebitku
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 11
Ariaramnes
POLITICIAN
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 12
Tyrimmas of Macedon
POLITICIAN
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 13
Theopompus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 14
Argaeus I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 15
Demaratus of Corinth
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 16
Yajnavalkya
PHILOSOPHER
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 17
Bel-ibni
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 18
Nergal-ushezib
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 19
Anaxandridas I
POLITICIAN
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 20
Senkamanisken
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 21
