Al-Kindi
801 - 866
HPI 80.3972 languages
Al-Kindi is most famous for his contributions to mathematics, physics, and philosophy. He was the first to introduce Aristotle's work to the Islamic world.
The Most Famous
Philosophers from Iraq
10 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Iraqi Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,285 Philosophers, 10 of which were born in Iraq. This makes Iraq the birth place of the 20th most number of Philosophers behind Canada and Belgium.
Top 10 Iraqi Philosophers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Iraqi Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Iraqi Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Iraqi Philosophers.
#1 #2 
Al-Ash'ari
873 - 936
HPI 72.8545 languagesAl-Ash'ari is most famous for his belief that the Qur'an was created, not eternal.
#3 
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI 72.5245 languagesAl-Jahiz is most famous for his book, "The Book of Animals" which is a work of natural history and zoology.
#4 
Abu Yusuf
731 - 798
HPI 70.3434 languagesArab Muslim Scholar and jurist (died 798)
#5 
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
809 - 873
HPI 69.5933 languagesHunayn ibn Ishaq was a Muslim scholar who translated many ancient Greek texts into Arabic, including the works of Galen and Hippocrates.
#6 
Diogenes of Babylon
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI 64.3023 languagesancient Greek philosopher of the Stoic school
#7 
Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī
1080 - 1165
HPI 63.3219 languages12th century Iraqi Islamic philosopher, physicist and physician
#8 
Abu Sulayman Sijistani
932 - 1000
HPI 60.0317 languages10th century Persian Islamic humanist philosopher
#9 
Ibn Abi'l-Hadid
1190 - 1258
HPI 59.0617 languages13th-century Muslim scholar
#10 
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
1863 - 1936
HPI 57.6718 languagesIraqi poet and philosopher (1863–1936)
