RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
Zoroaster
Zarathushtra Spitama, more commonly known as Zoroaster or Zarathustra, was an Iranian religious reformer who challenged the tenets of the contemporary Ancient Iranian religion, becoming the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. Variously described as a sage or a wonderworker; in the oldest Zoroastrian scriptures, the Gathas, which he is believed to have authored, he is described as a preacher and a poet-prophet. He also had an impact on Heraclitus, Plato, Pythagoras, and the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He spoke an Eastern Iranian language, named Avestan by scholars after the corpus of Zoroastrian religious texts written in that language. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zoroaster is the 43rd most popular religious figure (down from 29th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Iran (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Religious Figure.
Zoroaster is most famous for founding Zoroastrianism.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Zoroaster ranks 43 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pope Benedict XV, Elijah, Guru Nanak, Pope Alexander VI, and Jeremiah. After him are Joseph Smith, Mark the Evangelist, John Calvin, Pope Urban VII, Pope Clement VII, and Jonah.
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Pope Clement I
40 - 99
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 37
Pope Benedict XV
1854 - 1922
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 38
Elijah
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 39
Guru Nanak
1469 - 1539
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 40
Pope Alexander VI
1431 - 1503
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 41
Jeremiah
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 85.44
Rank: 42
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 43
Joseph Smith
1805 - 1844
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 44
Mark the Evangelist
10 - 68
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 45
John Calvin
1509 - 1564
HPI: 85.23
Rank: 46
Pope Urban VII
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 47
Pope Clement VII
1478 - 1534
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 48
Jonah
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 49
Contemporaries
Among people born in 2000 BC, Zoroaster ranks 1. After him are Vasishtha, Senusret I, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Sumu-abum, Vishvamitra, Ilu-shuma, Erishum I, Iddin-Dagan, Abisare, and Ur-Ninurta. Among people deceased in 2000 BC, Zoroaster ranks 1. After him are Hagar, Vasishtha, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Vishvamitra, Bu Jiang, Ilu-shuma, Xie of Xia, Mang of Xia, Jiong of Xia, and Neferu III.
Others Born in 2000 BC
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
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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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 1
Hagar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
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
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
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
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Zoroaster ranks 5 out of 631. Before him are Xerxes I (-519), Cyrus the Great (-600), Omar Khayyam (1048), and Al-Ghazali (1058). After him are Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Abu Nuwas (762), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Darius III (-380), and Ali Khamenei (1939).
Others born in Iran
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Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 87.97
Rank: 1
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 2
Omar Khayyam
MATHEMATICIAN
1048 - 1131
HPI: 86.69
Rank: 3
Al-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 85.99
Rank: 4
Zoroaster
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 5
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 6
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 7
Jabir ibn Hayyan
CHEMIST
721 - 815
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 8
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 9
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 10
Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 11
Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 12
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran
Among religious figures born in Iran, Zoroaster ranks 1. After him are Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Esther (-600), Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Báb (1819), Ibn Majah (824), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Mordecai (null), and Sasan (200).
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 1
Ruhollah Khomeini
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 2
Bahá'u'lláh
1817 - 1892
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 3
Esther
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 4
Abdul Qadir Gilani
1078 - 1166
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 5
Hassan-i Sabbah
1050 - 1124
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 6
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
817 - 875
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 7
Báb
1819 - 1850
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 8
Ibn Majah
824 - 886
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 9
`Abdu'l-Bahá
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 10
Mordecai
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 11
Sasan
200 - 300
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 12
