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Rumi

13th-century Persian poet

1207 - 1273

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Rumi

His biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 103 in 2024). Rumi is the 26th most popular writer, the most popular biography from Afghanistan and the most popular Afghan Writer.

Rumi is most famous for his poetry and his work in Sufism.

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#1

Rumi is the highest-ranked of the 177 individuals in Pantheon born in Afghanistan.

#286

More than 7 centuries after death, Rumi still holds rank #286 among all individuals in Pantheon.

109

Rumi's biography appears in 109 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 98% of all Writers.

Sep 30

Rumi shares a September 30 birthday with Nevill Francis Mott, Truman Capote, and Pope Nicholas IV.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Rumi ranks 26 out of 7,302. Before him are T. S. Eliot, Ovid, Alexandre Dumas, Albert Camus, Hesiod, and Anton Chekhov. After him are Petrarch, Honoré de Balzac, Aesop, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Gabriel García Márquez, and Giovanni Boccaccio.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 87.25
Rank: 20
Ovid
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 21
Alexandre Dumas
1802 - 1870
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 22
Albert Camus
1913 - 1960
HPI: 86.77
Rank: 23
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 24
Anton Chekhov
1860 - 1904
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 25
Rumi
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 26
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 27
Honoré de Balzac
1799 - 1850
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 28
Aesop
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 29
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1900 - 1944
HPI: 86.21
Rank: 30
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 31
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 32

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1207, Rumi ranks 1. After him are Batu Khan, Elizabeth of Hungary, Henry III of England, Philip I, Count of Savoy, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Ottone Visconti, and Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq. Among people deceased in 1273, Rumi ranks 1. After him are Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, Muhammad I of Granada, Al-Qurtubi, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany, and Thomas Bérard.

Others Born in 1207

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Rumi
WRITER
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 1
Batu Khan
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1255
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 2
Elizabeth of Hungary
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1207 - 1231
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 3
Henry III of England
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1272
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 4
Philip I, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1207 - 1285
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 5
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1248
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 6
Mechthild of Magdeburg
PHILOSOPHER
1207 - 1282
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 7
Ottone Visconti
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1295
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 8
Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1258
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 9

Others Deceased in 1273

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Rumi
WRITER
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 1
Baldwin II, Latin Emperor
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1273
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 2
Muhammad I of Granada
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1273
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 3
Al-Qurtubi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1214 - 1273
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 4
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany
COMPANION
1227 - 1273
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 5
Thomas Bérard
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1273
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 6