RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Zakir Naik

1965 - Today

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Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born 18 October 1965) is an Indian Islamic scholar and public orator who focuses on comparative religion. Naik is currently a wanted fugitive in India, where, in 2016, the authorities charged Naik for money laundering while he was abroad in Malaysia; Naik did not return to India and became a permanent resident of Malaysia. Naik denies all charges. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zakir Naik has received more than 7,881,018 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Zakir Naik is the 1,393rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,365th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from India (down from 238th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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  • 7.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zakir Naik ranks 1,393 out of 3,187. Before him are João I of Kongo, Violet Brown, Guru Amar Das, Antipope Sylvester IV, Willehad, and Naropa. After him are Ashkenaz, Clare of Montefalco, John Berchmans, Pierre de Castelnau, Sajah, and Carpocrates.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Zakir Naik ranks 61. Before him are Stefano Pioli, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Nicholas Sparks, Sam Mendes, Frank Grillo, and Linda Evangelista. After him are KRS-One, Valeria Golino, Katarina Witt, Yahya Jammeh, Satoshi Tajiri, and Darko Pančev.

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In India

Among people born in India, Zakir Naik ranks 261 out of 1,861. Before him are Farrukhsiyar (1685), Eknath (1533), Velu Nachiyar (1730), Kalpana Chawla (1961), Vandana Shiva (1952), and Guru Amar Das (1479). After him are Mahinda (-285), Akbar II (1760), Salim Ali (1896), D. R. Bendre (1896), M. Night Shyamalan (1970), and Sridevi (1963).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Zakir Naik ranks 29. Before him are Parshvanatha (-872), Śāntarakṣita (725), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Meher Baba (1894), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), and Guru Amar Das (1479). After him are Mahinda (-285), Swaminarayan (1781), Tilopa (928), Inayat Khan (1882), Telesphore Toppo (1939), and Abbé Faria (1756).

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