WRITER
Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
Abai Qunanbaiuly
Abai Qūnanbaiūly (Kazakh: Абай Құнанбайұлы [ɑˈbɑj qʊnɑmˌbɑjʊˈɫɤ] ; Russian: Абай Кунанбаев; 10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1845 – 6 July [O.S. 23 June] 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer and Hanafi Maturidi theologian philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened Islam. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abai Qunanbaiuly has received more than 320,859 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Abai Qunanbaiuly is the 583rd most popular writer (down from 552nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 10th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kazakhstani Writer.
Abai Kunanbayuly is most famous for his epic poem, "Kutadgu Bilig" (or "Wisdom of Royal Glory"), which is the longest surviving work in the Turkic language.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
65.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
2.59
Effective Languages (L*)
4.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Abai Qunanbaiuly ranks 583 out of 7,302. Before him are Ninon de l'Enclos, Władysław Reymont, Cassiodorus, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Osip Mandelstam, and Enid Blyton. After him are Samuel Butler, Allen Ginsberg, Su Shi, Wang Wei, Vasubandhu, and Bruno Schulz.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNinon de l'Enclos
1620 - 1705
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 577
Władysław Reymont
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 578
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 579
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 580
Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 581
Enid Blyton
1897 - 1968
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 582
Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 583
Samuel Butler
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 584
Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 585
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 586
Wang Wei
699 - 759
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 587
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 588
Bruno Schulz
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 589
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1845, Abai Qunanbaiuly ranks 13. Before him are Gabriel Fauré, Élie Metchnikoff, Amadeo I of Spain, Carl Spitteler, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, and Ludwig III of Bavaria. After him are Nikola Pašić, Edmond James de Rothschild, Paul Vidal de La Blache, Ion Ivanovici, George Darwin, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Among people deceased in 1904, Abai Qunanbaiuly ranks 12. Before him are Friedrich Ratzel, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Henry Morton Stanley, Niels Ryberg Finsen, and Gabriel Tarde. After him are Eadweard Muybridge, Henri Fantin-Latour, Vasily Vereshchagin, George, King of Saxony, Stepan Makarov, and Paul Kruger.
Others Born in 1845
Go to all RankingsGabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 7
Élie Metchnikoff
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1916
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 8
Amadeo I of Spain
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1890
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 9
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 10
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
PHYSICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 11
Ludwig III of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 12
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 13
Nikola Pašić
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1926
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 14
Edmond James de Rothschild
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1845 - 1934
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 15
Paul Vidal de La Blache
GEOGRAPHER
1845 - 1918
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 16
Ion Ivanovici
COMPOSER
1845 - 1902
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 17
George Darwin
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1912
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 18
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1904
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Ratzel
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 6
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
SCULPTOR
1834 - 1904
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 7
Jean-Léon Gérôme
PAINTER
1824 - 1904
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 8
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 9
Niels Ryberg Finsen
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 10
Gabriel Tarde
SOCIOLOGIST
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 11
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 12
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 13
Henri Fantin-Latour
PAINTER
1836 - 1904
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 14
Vasily Vereshchagin
PAINTER
1842 - 1904
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 15
George, King of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1904
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 16
Stepan Makarov
EXPLORER
1848 - 1904
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 17
Paul Kruger
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1904
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 18
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Abai Qunanbaiuly ranks 9 out of 193. Before him are Ahmad Yasawi (1103), Seljuk (902), Muhammad Shaybani (1451), Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1953), Akhmad Kadyrov (1951), and Lavr Kornilov (1870). After him are Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946), Aslan Maskhadov (1951), Tughlugh Timur (1329), Edigu (1352), Ablai Khan (1711), and Shoqan Walikhanov (1835).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsAhmad Yasawi
WRITER
1103 - 1166
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 3
Seljuk
POLITICIAN
902 - 1038
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 4
Muhammad Shaybani
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1510
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 5
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 6
Akhmad Kadyrov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2004
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 7
Lavr Kornilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1918
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 8
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 9
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 10
Aslan Maskhadov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2005
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 11
Tughlugh Timur
POLITICIAN
1329 - 1363
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 12
Edigu
POLITICIAN
1352 - 1419
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 13
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 14
Shoqan Walikhanov
HISTORIAN
1835 - 1865
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 15
Among WRITERS In Kazakhstan
Among writers born in Kazakhstan, Abai Qunanbaiuly ranks 2. Before him are Ahmad Yasawi (1103). After him are Mukhtar Auezov (1897), Mukaghali Makatayev (1931), Ybyrai Altynsarin (1841), Saken Seifullin (1894), Vsevolod Ivanov (1895), Alexander Volkov (1891), Alexander Kazantsev (1906), and Sergei Lukyanenko (1968).
Ahmad Yasawi
1103 - 1166
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 1
Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 2
Mukhtar Auezov
1897 - 1961
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3
Mukaghali Makatayev
1931 - 1976
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 4
Ybyrai Altynsarin
1841 - 1889
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5
Saken Seifullin
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 6
Vsevolod Ivanov
1895 - 1963
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 7
Alexander Volkov
1891 - 1977
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 8
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 9
Sergei Lukyanenko
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 10