889 - 961
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بن محمد بن عبداللہ بن محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن الحكم بن هشام بن عبد الرحمن الداخل; 890–961), or simply ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III, was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to 929, at which point he founded the Caliphate of Córdoba, serving as its first caliph until his death. Abd al-Rahman won the laqab (sobriquet) al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (lit. 'the Defender of God's Faith') in his early 20s when he supported the Maghrawa Berbers in North Africa against Fatimid expansion and later claimed the title of Caliph for himself. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abd al-Rahman III has received more than 293,766 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Abd al-Rahman III is the 669th most popular politician, the 58th most popular biography from Spain and the 16th most popular Spanish Politician.
Abd al-Rahman III was the Emir of Córdoba in the 10th century. He is most famous for his great library which was one of the most important libraries in the world at the time.
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Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 669 out of 15,577. Before him are Constantius Chlorus, Sukjong of Joseon, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Subhas Chandra Bose, Sasaki Kojirō, and Hezekiah. After him are Ladislaus the Posthumous, Olaf Scholz, Aldo Moro, Vytautas, Irene of Athens, and Arnulf of Carinthia.
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
1583 - 1612
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 667
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 668
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 669
1440 - 1457
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 670
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 671
1916 - 1978
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 672
1352 - 1430
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 673
752 - 803
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 674
850 - 899
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 675
Among people born in 889, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 1. After him is Arnulf I, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 961, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 1. After him are Haakon the Good and Helena Lekapene.
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 1
918 - 961
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2
910 - 961
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 3
Among people born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 58 out of 2,932. Before him are Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Quintilian (35), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Ramon Llull (1232), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), and Michael Servetus (1509). After him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Isabella II of Spain (1830), Plácido Domingo (1941), and Alfonso X of Castile (1221).
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 52
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 53
1617 - 1682
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 54
1232 - 1316
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 55
1598 - 1664
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 56
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 57
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 58
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 59
1591 - 1652
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 60
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 61
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 62
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 63
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 64
Among politicians born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 16. Before him are Philip IV of Spain (1605), Charles II of Spain (1661), Philip III of Spain (1578), Charles III of Spain (1716), Arcadius (377), and Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886). After him are Isabella II of Spain (1830), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Louis I of Spain (1707), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), and Josep Borrell (1947).
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 10
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 11
1578 - 1621
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 12
1716 - 1788
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 13
377 - 408
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 14
1886 - 1941
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 15
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 16
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 17
1784 - 1833
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 18
1707 - 1724
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 19
1459 - 1532
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 20
1857 - 1885
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 21
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 22