RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ānanda

600 BC - 500 BC

Ānanda

Ānanda (Pali and Sanskrit: आनंद; 5th–4th century BCE) was the primary attendant of the Buddha and one of his ten principal disciples. Among the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda stood out for having the best memory. Most of the texts of the early Buddhist Sutta-Piṭaka (Pali: सुत्त पिटक; Sanskrit: सूत्र-पिटक, Sūtra-Piṭaka) are attributed to his recollection of the Buddha's teachings during the First Buddhist Council. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ānanda has received more than 394,979 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Ānanda is the 159th most popular religious figure (up from 179th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from India (down from 19th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Ananda is most famous for being the Buddha's attendant. He was present at the Buddha's death and was one of the first to understand the Buddha's teachings.

Memorability Metrics

390k
Page Views (PV)
78.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
12.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ānanda ranks 159 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius IV, Pope Clement XII, Catherine of Siena, Pope Innocent X, Rabia of Basra, and Pope Sixtus V. After him are Pope Callixtus III, Pope Martin IV, Pope Julius III, Pope Honorius III, Vladimir the Great, and Seti I.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope Pius IV
1499 - 1565
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 153
Pope Clement XII
1652 - 1740
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 154
Catherine of Siena
1347 - 1380
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 155
Pope Innocent X
1574 - 1655
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 156
Rabia of Basra
710 - 801
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 157
Pope Sixtus V
1520 - 1590
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 158
Ānanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 159
Pope Callixtus III
1379 - 1458
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 160
Pope Martin IV
1220 - 1285
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 161
Pope Julius III
1487 - 1555
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 162
Pope Honorius III
1148 - 1227
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 163
Vladimir the Great
958 - 1015
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 164
Seti I
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 165

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Ānanda ranks 6. Before him are Cyrus the Great, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Tomyris, Esther, and Lucretia. After him are Servius Tullius, Peisistratos, Hippasus, Yaśodharā, Cambyses I, and Belshazzar. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Ānanda ranks 3. Before him are Esther, and Myron. After him are Leucippus, Polykleitos, Hippasus, Artemisia I of Caria, Diogenes of Apollonia, Rāhula, Obadiah, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta.

Others Born in 600 BC

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Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 1
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 2
Tomyris
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.14
Rank: 3
Esther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 4
Lucretia
NOBLEMAN
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 5
Ānanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 6
Servius Tullius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 7
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 8
Hippasus
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 9
Yaśodharā
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 10
Cambyses I
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 11
Belshazzar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 12