PHILOSOPHER
Maitreyi
1000 BC - 1000 BC
Maitreyi
Maitreyi (fl. 8th century BCE) was an Indian philosopher who lived during the later Vedic period in ancient India. She is mentioned in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad as one of two wives of the Vedic sage Yajnavalkya. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata and the Gṛhyasūtras, however, Maitreyi is described as an Advaita philosopher who never married. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maitreyi is the 1,111th most popular philosopher (down from 972nd in 2019). (down from 2,874th in 2019)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Maitreyi ranks 1,111 out of 1,267. Before her are John Hick, Buddhapālita, Wilhelm Gesenius, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Ladislav Klíma, and Egon Bondy. After her are Aleksei Losev, W. D. Ross, Dimitri Kitsikis, Josef Pieper, Michael Ruse, and Michał Heller.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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John Hick
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,105
Buddhapālita
470 - 550
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,106
Wilhelm Gesenius
1786 - 1842
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 1,107
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
1886 - 1980
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1,108
Ladislav Klíma
1878 - 1928
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 1,109
Egon Bondy
1930 - 2007
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,110
Maitreyi
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,111
Aleksei Losev
1893 - 1988
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,112
W. D. Ross
1877 - 1971
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,113
Dimitri Kitsikis
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,114
Josef Pieper
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,115
Michael Ruse
1940 - 2024
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,116
Michał Heller
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1000 BC, Maitreyi ranks 33. Before her are King Gong of Zhou, Nathan, Jair, Ben-Hadad I, King Yi of Zhou, and Harsiese A. Among people deceased in 1000 BC, Maitreyi ranks 6. Before her are Queen of Sheba, Nathan, Abigail, Ish-bosheth, and Bharata Muni.
Others Born in 1000 BC
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King Gong of Zhou
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 27
Nathan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 28
Jair
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 29
Ben-Hadad I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 30
King Yi of Zhou
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 892 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 31
Harsiese A
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 860 BC
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 32
Maitreyi
PHILOSOPHER
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1000 BC
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Queen of Sheba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 1
Nathan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 2
Abigail
COMPANION
1040 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 3
Ish-bosheth
POLITICIAN
1100 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 4
Bharata Muni
WRITER
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 5
Maitreyi
PHILOSOPHER
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 6
