731 - 788
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (Arabic: عبد الرحمن إبن معاوية إبن هشام; 7 March 731 – 30 September 788), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the founder of the Umayyad dynasty that ruled the greater part of Iberia in Al-Andalus for nearly three centuries (including the succeeding Caliphate of Córdoba). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abd al-Rahman I has received more than 675,195 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Abd al-Rahman I is the 660th most popular politician (up from 685th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Syria (up from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Syrian Politician.
Abd al-Rahman I was a Muslim ruler of the Umayyad dynasty. He's most famous for his conquests in North Africa, which led to the creation of the Emirate of Cordoba.
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Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 660 out of 15,577. Before him are Leo III the Isaurian, Georgi Dimitrov, Andromache, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Robert Mugabe, and Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem. After him are James Madison, Alexis of Russia, Constantius Chlorus, Sukjong of Joseon, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and Subhas Chandra Bose.
675 - 741
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 654
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 655
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 656
580 - 641
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 657
1924 - 2019
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 658
1160 - 1190
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 659
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 660
1751 - 1836
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 661
1629 - 1676
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 662
250 - 306
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 663
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 664
87 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 665
1897 - 1945
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 666
Among people born in 731, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 1. After him are Abu Yusuf, Telets of Bulgaria, and Ōtomo no Otomaro. Among people deceased in 788, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 1. After him are Śāntarakṣita, Mauregatus of Asturias, Adalgis, and Ælfwald I of Northumbria.
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 1
731 - 798
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2
731 - 764
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 3
731 - 809
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 4
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 1
725 - 788
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2
800 - 788
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 3
740 - 788
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 4
759 - 788
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 5
Among people born in Syria, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 6 out of 181. Before him are Elagabalus (203), Zenobia (240), John of Damascus (676), Yazid I (647), and Hafez al-Assad (1930). After him are Philip the Arab (204), Pope Anicetus (70), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Ibn Kathir (1301), and Pope Gregory III (700).
203 - 222
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
240 - 275
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 2
676 - 749
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 3
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 4
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 5
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 6
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 7
70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 8
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 10
1301 - 1373
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 11
700 - 741
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Syria, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 5. Before him are Elagabalus (203), Zenobia (240), Yazid I (647), and Hafez al-Assad (1930). After him are Philip the Arab (204), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), and Musa ibn Nusayr (640).
203 - 222
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
240 - 275
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 2
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 3
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 4
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 5
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 6
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 7
661 - 684
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
688 - 750
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 9
1087 - 1146
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 10
691 - 743
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 11
640 - 716
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 12