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Anthony de Mello

1931 - 1987

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Anthony de Mello (4 September 1931 – 2 June 1987), also known as Tony de Mello, was an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist. A teacher and public speaker, de Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences. He is known for his storytelling, which drew from the various mystical traditions of both East and West. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony de Mello is the 952nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,077th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from India (up from 186th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Anthony de Mello is most famous for his books of spiritual wisdom, such as Awareness, Sadhana, and The Way to Love.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anthony de Mello ranks 952 out of 3,187. Before him are Michael Czerny, Jude, brother of Jesus, Eugen Sandow, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Rashid Rida, and Jane Frances de Chantal. After him are Arnold of Brescia, Romano Guardini, Jean Mabillon, Mikao Usui, Saint Petronilla, and Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Anthony de Mello ranks 76. Before him are Ken Takakura, Alfred Brendel, Rita Moreno, Stanislav Grof, Klaus Hasselmann, and Arata Isozaki. After him are Ivan Rebroff, Vujadin Boškov, Reizo Fukuhara, Ronald Dworkin, Silvia Pinal, and Sam Cooke. Among people deceased in 1987, Anthony de Mello ranks 33. Before him are Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Jean Anouilh, Nobusuke Kishi, Andrés Segovia, Joseph Campbell, and Luis Federico Leloir. After him are Didier Pironi, André Masson, Jacqueline du Pré, Peter Tosh, Yasuo Haruyama, and Jaco Pastorius.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anthony de Mello ranks 171 out of 1,861. Before him are George Alencherry (1945), Anna Mani (1918), Jayalalithaa (1948), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), and Mukesh (1923). After him are Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), Sarojini Naidu (1879), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Jyotirao Phule (1827), Lakshmi Mittal (1950), and Engelbert Humperdinck (1936).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Anthony de Mello ranks 19. Before him are Mahinda (-285), Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), Guru Arjan (1563), Guru Angad (1504), Ravi Shankar (1956), and George Alencherry (1945). After him are Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Parshvanatha (-872), and Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835).

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