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). 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 599,704 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Yajnavalkya is the 782nd most popular philosopher (up from 891st in 2019).
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600k
Page Views (PV)
53.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.71
Effective Languages (L*)
3.51
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Yajnavalkya ranks 782 out of 1,081. Before him are Michael J. Sandel, Clitomachus, Joseph Albo, Raymond Williams, Hayashi Razan, and Ahmad al-Tayyeb. After him are Rishabhanatha, Nancy Fraser, Jean Guitton, Hermogenes of Tarsus, Vincenzo Gioberti, and Musaeus of Athens.
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Michael J. Sandel
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 776
Clitomachus
187 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 777
Joseph Albo
1380 - 1444
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 778
Raymond Williams
1921 - 1988
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 779
Hayashi Razan
1583 - 1657
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 780
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 781
Yajnavalkya
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 782
Rishabhanatha
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 783
Nancy Fraser
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 784
Jean Guitton
1901 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 785
Hermogenes of Tarsus
200 - 300
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 786
Vincenzo Gioberti
1801 - 1852
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 787
Musaeus of Athens
500 BC - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 788
Contemporaries
Among people born in 50, Yajnavalkya ranks 28. Before him are Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, Junia, Phoebe, Antiochus IV of Commagene, John of Patmos, and Gautamiputra Satakarni. After him are Giru of Baekje, Cartimandua, Evodius, Prasutagus, Onesiphorus, and Publius Valerius Comazon. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Yajnavalkya ranks 15. Before him are Ariaramnes, Callinus, Shebitku, Theopompus of Sparta, Argaeus I of Macedon, and Demaratus of Corinth. After him are Tyrimmas of Macedon, Nergal-ushezib, Bel-ibni, Anaxandridas I, and Senkamanisken.
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Tiberius Claudius Narcissus
50 - 54
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 22
Junia
50 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 23
Phoebe
50 - 100
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 24
Antiochus IV of Commagene
50 - 100
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 25
John of Patmos
50 - 100
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 26
Gautamiputra Satakarni
50 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 27
Yajnavalkya
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 28
Giru of Baekje
50 - 128
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 29
Cartimandua
50 - 69
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 30
Evodius
50 - 69
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 31
Prasutagus
50 - 60
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 32
Onesiphorus
50 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 33
Publius Valerius Comazon
50 - 300
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 700 BC
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Ariaramnes
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 9
Callinus
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 10
Shebitku
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 11
Theopompus of Sparta
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 12
Argaeus I of Macedon
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 13
Demaratus of Corinth
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 14
Yajnavalkya
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 15
Tyrimmas of Macedon
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 16
Nergal-ushezib
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 17
Bel-ibni
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 18
Anaxandridas I
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 19
Senkamanisken
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 20
