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Thiruvalluvar

350 - 351

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Thiruvalluvar commonly known as Valluvar, was a Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the Tirukkuṟaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economic matters, and love. The text is considered an exceptional and widely cherished work of Tamil literature. Almost no authentic information is available about Valluvar, states Kamil Zvelebil – a scholar of Tamil literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thiruvalluvar is the 762nd most popular philosopher (down from 581st in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from India (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Thiruvalluvar ranks 762 out of 1,267. Before him are Asclepigenia, Theodor Lessing, Jean Vanier, Mortimer J. Adler, Cerinthus, and Daisaku Ikeda. After him are Luigi Guido Grandi, F. H. Bradley, Kitaro Nishida, Alcidamas, William Paley, and Zhang Zai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350, Thiruvalluvar ranks 13. Before him are Theodore of Mopsuestia, Hermeric, Shemon Bar Sabbae, Octar, Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, and Sosurim of Goguryeo. After him are John I of Antioch, Richomeres, Naemul of Silla, Flavius Dalmatius, Gogugyang of Goguryeo, and Vithimiris. Among people deceased in 351, Thiruvalluvar ranks 1. 

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In India

Among people born in India, Thiruvalluvar ranks 319 out of 1,861. Before him are Gupta (240), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Phoolan Devi (1963), Homi J. Bhabha (1909), Bahadur Shah I (1643), and Zakir Naik (1965). After him are Bhāskara I (600), Savitri (1936), Sundar Pichai (1972), Vijay (1974), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Thiruvalluvar ranks 31. Before him are Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Dignāga (480), Hemachandra (1089), Ravidas (1450), and Vallabha (1479). After him are Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), Narayana Guru (1855), Eknath (1533), Rishabhanatha (null), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), and Jaimini (-390).

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