ASTRONOMER
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr al-Khujandi (known as Abu Mahmood Khujandi, al-khujandi or Khujandi, Persian: ابومحمود خجندی, c. 940 - 1000) was a Muslim Transoxanian astronomer and mathematician born in Khujand (now part of Tajikistan) who lived in the late 10th century and helped build an observatory, near the city of Ray (near today's Tehran), in Iran. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu-Mahmud Khojandi has received more than 60,634 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Abu-Mahmud Khojandi is the 151st most popular astronomer (up from 172nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Tajikistan (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Tadzhik Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
61k
Page Views (PV)
57.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
7.81
Effective Languages (L*)
1.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 151 out of 644. Before him are Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Mariam al-Asturlabi, George Biddell Airy, Eugène Joseph Delporte, and Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi. After him are Guillaume Bigourdan, Antonie Pannekoek, Abu Maʿshar, Andrea M. Ghez, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, and George Phillips Bond.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 145
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1688 - 1768
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 146
Mariam al-Asturlabi
950 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 147
George Biddell Airy
1801 - 1892
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 148
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 149
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 150
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 151
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 152
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 153
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 154
Andrea M. Ghez
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 155
Luigi Ferdinando Marsili
1658 - 1730
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 156
George Phillips Bond
1825 - 1865
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 157
Contemporaries
Among people born in 940, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 10. Before him are Mieszko I of Poland, Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, Eadwig, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Doubravka of Bohemia, and Baldwin III, Count of Flanders. After him are Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Henry III, Duke of Bavaria, Ibn Sahl, Bardas Phokas the Younger, Willigis, and Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar. Among people deceased in 1000, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 6. Before him are Olaf Tryggvason, Bjarni Herjólfsson, Al-Maqdisi, Harthacnut I of Denmark, and Zoe Karbonopsina. After him are Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Constantine of Preslav, Henry of Speyer, Bertha of Swabia, Ibn Sahl, and Abu Sulayman Sijistani.
Others Born in 940
Go to all RankingsMieszko I of Poland
POLITICIAN
940 - 992
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 4
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
POLITICIAN
940 - 997
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 5
Eadwig
POLITICIAN
940 - 959
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 6
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
POLITICIAN
940 - 994
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 7
Doubravka of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
940 - 977
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 8
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
940 - 962
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 9
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
ASTRONOMER
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 10
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 11
Henry III, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
940 - 989
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 12
Ibn Sahl
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 13
Bardas Phokas the Younger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
940 - 989
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 14
Willigis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
940 - 1011
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 15
Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar
COMPANION
940 - 1000
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1000
Go to all RankingsOlaf Tryggvason
POLITICIAN
963 - 1000
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 1
Bjarni Herjólfsson
EXPLORER
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2
Al-Maqdisi
POLITICIAN
945 - 1000
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 3
Harthacnut I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
880 - 1000
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 4
Zoe Karbonopsina
POLITICIAN
900 - 1000
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
ASTRONOMER
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 7
Constantine of Preslav
WRITER
900 - 1000
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 8
Henry of Speyer
POLITICIAN
971 - 1000
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 9
Bertha of Swabia
COMPANION
907 - 1000
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 10
Ibn Sahl
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 11
Abu Sulayman Sijistani
PHILOSOPHER
932 - 1000
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 12
In Tajikistan
Among people born in Tajikistan, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 6 out of 35. Before him are Emomali Rahmon (1952), Rudaki (860), Spitamenes (-400), Nasir Khusraw (1004), and Rahmon Nabiyev (1930). After him are Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (800), Oqil Oqilov (1944), Kokhir Rasulzoda (1959), Viktor Bout (1967), Qahhor Mahkamov (1932), and Vladimir Voinovich (1932).
Others born in Tajikistan
Go to all RankingsEmomali Rahmon
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1
Rudaki
WRITER
860 - 941
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 2
Spitamenes
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 3
Nasir Khusraw
PHILOSOPHER
1004 - 1088
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 4
Rahmon Nabiyev
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 5
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
ASTRONOMER
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6
Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
800 - 841
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 7
Oqil Oqilov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 8
Kokhir Rasulzoda
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 9
Viktor Bout
EXTREMIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 10
Qahhor Mahkamov
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 11
Vladimir Voinovich
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 12
Among ASTRONOMERS In Tajikistan
Among astronomers born in Tajikistan, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 1.