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Swami Vivekananda

1863 - 1902

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Swami Vivekananda () (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda was a major figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world, and is credited with raising interfaith awareness and elevating Hinduism to the status of a major world religion. Born into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Vivekananda showed an early inclination towards religion and spirituality. At the age of 18, he met Ramakrishna and became his devoted disciple, and later took up the vows of a sannyasin (renunciate). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Swami Vivekananda is the 52nd most popular philosopher (up from 132nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from India (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Philosopher.

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and a major figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Swami Vivekananda ranks 52 out of 1,267. Before him are Anaximander, Protagoras, David Hume, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Anaxagoras, and John Amos Comenius. After him are Michel Foucault, Hannah Arendt, Mikhail Bakunin, Henri Bergson, Plotinus, and Karl Popper.

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Among people born in 1863, Swami Vivekananda ranks 2. Before him is Edvard Munch. After him are Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Pierre de Coubertin, Henry Ford, Arthur Henderson, Konstantin Stanislavski, Paul Signac, Pietro Mascagni, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Constantine P. Cavafy, and David Lloyd George. Among people deceased in 1902, Swami Vivekananda ranks 3. Before him are Émile Zola, and Cecil Rhodes. After him are Rudolf Virchow, Samuel Butler, Levi Strauss, Maria Goretti, Marie Henriette of Austria, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Albert of Saxony, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, and Ion Ivanovici.

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In India

Among people born in India, Swami Vivekananda ranks 9 out of 1,861. Before him are Narendra Modi (1950), Mumtaz Mahal (1593), George Orwell (1903), Ashoka (-304), Rajneesh (1931), and Rabindranath Tagore (1861). After him are Kālidāsa (400), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Ramakrishna (1836), Pratibha Patil (1934), Mahavira (-599), and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Swami Vivekananda ranks 2. Before him are Rajneesh (1931). After him are Ramakrishna (1836), Nagarjuna (150), Padmasambhava (717), Buddhaghosa (401), Adi Shankara (788), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Kabir (1440), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), and Aśvaghoṣa (80).

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