The Most Famous

Philosophers from India

This page contains a list of the greatest Indians Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 48 of which were born in India. This makes India the birth place of the 8th most number of Philosophers behind Greece and Türkiye.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Indians Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Indians Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Indians Philosophers.

1. Rajneesh (1931 - 1990)

With an HPI of 83.75, Rajneesh is the most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 68 different languages on wikipedia.

2. Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902)

With an HPI of 82.73, Swami Vivekananda is the 2nd most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 92 different languages.

3. Ramakrishna (1836 - 1886)

With an HPI of 81.84, Ramakrishna is the 3rd most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 82 different languages.

4. Nagarjuna (150 - 250)

With an HPI of 80.71, Nagarjuna is the 4th most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 105 different languages.

5. Padmasambhava (717 - 762)

With an HPI of 78.07, Padmasambhava is the 5th most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 54 different languages.

6. Buddhaghosa (401 - 500)

With an HPI of 76.08, Buddhaghosa is the 6th most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 37 different languages.

7. Adi Shankara (788 - 820)

With an HPI of 75.37, Adi Shankara is the 7th most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 79 different languages.

8. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 - 1986)

With an HPI of 75.31, Jiddu Krishnamurti is the 8th most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 78 different languages.

9. Ram Mohan Roy (1772 - 1833)

With an HPI of 75.03, Ram Mohan Roy is the 9th most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 53 different languages.

10. Kabir (1440 - 1518)

With an HPI of 74.51, Kabir is the 10th most famous Indians Philosopher. biography has been translated into 65 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 48 people classified as Indians philosophers born between 390 BC and 1964. Of these 48, 4 (8.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Indians philosophers include Homi K. Bhabha, Rishabhanatha, and Rambhadracharya. The most famous deceased Indians philosophers include Rajneesh, Swami Vivekananda, and Ramakrishna. As of April 2024, 1 new Indians philosophers have been added to Pantheon including Gadis Arivia.