RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Janaka

Janaka (Sanskrit: जनक, IAST: Janaka) is the King of Videha who ruled from Mithila, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Janaka was married to Sunayana. He is the father of Sita and Urmila in the epic. The term Janaka was also the title adopted by all the kings of Videha, who were the descendants of the King Nimi and his son King Mithi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janaka is the 2,031st most popular religious figure (down from 1,273rd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 14th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Nepalese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Janaka ranks 2,031 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Pothinus, Melchior Grodziecki, Pietro Ottoboni, Photius II of Constantinople, Cassian of Imola, and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos. After him are Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Jean-Pierre Ricard, Giovanni Canestri, Dorotheus of Tyre, and Onufriy.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Saint Pothinus
87 - 177
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,025
Melchior Grodziecki
1584 - 1619
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2,026
Pietro Ottoboni
1667 - 1740
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2,027
Photius II of Constantinople
1874 - 1935
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2,028
Cassian of Imola
240 - 303
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2,029
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2,030
Janaka
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2,031
Giuseppe Maria Tomasi
1649 - 1713
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 2,032
Abdelhamid Ben Badis
1889 - 1940
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 2,033
Jean-Pierre Ricard
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 2,034
Giovanni Canestri
1918 - 2015
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 2,035
Dorotheus of Tyre
255 - 362
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 2,036
Onufriy
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 2,037

In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Janaka ranks 28 out of 59. Before him are Madhav Kumar Nepal (1953), Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Suman Pokhrel (1967), Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814), Ang Rita (1948), and Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906). After him are Mahendra of Nepal (1920), Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909), Araniko (1244), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Sushil Koirala (1939), and Bhimsen Thapa (1775).

Others born in Nepal

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Madhav Kumar Nepal
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 22
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 23
Suman Pokhrel
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 24
Bhanubhakta Acharya
WRITER
1814 - 1868
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 25
Ang Rita
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 26
Tribhuvan of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1955
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 27
Janaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 28
Mahendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1972
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 29
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
WRITER
1909 - 1959
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 30
Araniko
PAINTER
1244 - 1306
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 31
Sher Bahadur Deuba
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 32
Sushil Koirala
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2016
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 33
Bhimsen Thapa
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1839
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 34