PHILOSOPHER
Vasishtha
2000 BC - 2000 BC
Vasishtha
Vasishtha (Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ, lit. 'most excellent', IAST: Vasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Vasishtha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. Vasishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4, other Rigvedic mandalas and in many Vedic texts. His ideas have been influential and he was called the first sage of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy by Adi Shankara. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasishtha is the 211th most popular philosopher (up from 449th in 2019). (up from 565th in 2019)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Vasishtha ranks 211 out of 1,267. Before him are Rudolf Carnap, Hasan al-Basri, Alcmaeon of Croton, Moses Mendelssohn, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Georgi Plekhanov. After him are Julia Kristeva, Miguel de Unamuno, Orosius, Baltasar Gracián, Hippasus, and G. E. M. Anscombe.
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Rudolf Carnap
1891 - 1970
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 205
Hasan al-Basri
642 - 728
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 206
Alcmaeon of Croton
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 207
Moses Mendelssohn
1729 - 1786
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 208
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
1881 - 1955
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 209
Georgi Plekhanov
1856 - 1918
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 210
Vasishtha
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 211
Julia Kristeva
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 212
Miguel de Unamuno
1864 - 1936
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 213
Orosius
375 - 420
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 214
Baltasar Gracián
1601 - 1658
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 215
Hippasus
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 216
G. E. M. Anscombe
1919 - 2001
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 217
Contemporaries
Among people born in 2000 BC, Vasishtha ranks 2. Before him is Zoroaster. After him are Senusret I, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Sumu-abum, Vishvamitra, Ilu-shuma, Erishum I, Iddin-Dagan, Abisare, and Ur-Ninurta. Among people deceased in 2000 BC, Vasishtha ranks 3. Before him are Zoroaster, and Hagar. After him are Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Vishvamitra, Bu Jiang, Ilu-shuma, Xie of Xia, Mang of Xia, Jiong of Xia, and Neferu III.
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Zoroaster
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2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 1
Vasishtha
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 2
Senusret I
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1919 BC
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 3
Bharadwaja
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 4
Gautama Maharishi
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 5
Sumu-abum
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1960 BC
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
Vishvamitra
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 7
Ilu-shuma
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 8
Erishum I
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 9
Iddin-Dagan
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1954 BC
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 10
Abisare
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 11
Ur-Ninurta
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2000 BC
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2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
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Hagar
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1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 2
Vasishtha
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 3
Bharadwaja
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 4
Gautama Maharishi
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 5
Vishvamitra
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 6
Bu Jiang
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
Ilu-shuma
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 8
Xie of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 9
Mang of Xia
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HPI: 60.79
Rank: 10
Jiong of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 11
Neferu III
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 12
