RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
Abu Hanifa
Abu Hanifa (Arabic: أَبُو حَنِيفَة, romanized: Abū Ḥanīfa; September 699–767) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence, which remains the most widely practiced to this day. His school predominates in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran (until the sixteenth century), Turkey, the Balkans, Russia, Circassia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and some parts of the Arab world. Born to a Muslim family in Kufa, Abu Hanifa traveled to the Hejaz region of Arabia in his youth, where he studied in the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Hanifa has received more than 2,452,168 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Abu Hanifa is the 34th most popular religious figure (up from 59th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.
Abu Hanifa is most famous for being the founder of the Hanafi school of law, one of the four schools of Sunni Islam.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
80.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
73
Languages Editions (L)
11.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Abu Hanifa ranks 34 out of 3,187. Before him are Abu Bakr, Zoroaster, Saint Stephen, Saint Barbara, Sarah, and Husayn ibn Ali. After him are Martin of Tours, Jonah, Ruhollah Khomeini, Pope John Paul I, Mark the Evangelist, and Queen of Sheba.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbu Bakr
573 - 634
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 28
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 29
Saint Stephen
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 30
Saint Barbara
300 - 306
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 31
Sarah
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 32
Husayn ibn Ali
626 - 680
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 33
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 34
Martin of Tours
316 - 397
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 35
Jonah
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 36
Ruhollah Khomeini
1902 - 1989
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 37
Pope John Paul I
1912 - 1978
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 38
Mark the Evangelist
10 - 68
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 39
Queen of Sheba
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 40
Contemporaries
Among people born in 698, Abu Hanifa ranks 1. After him are Dagobert III, Abe no Nakamaro, and Wang Changling. Among people deceased in 767, Abu Hanifa ranks 1. After him are Pope Paul I, Ibn Ishaq, and Toktu of Bulgaria.
Others Born in 698
Go to all RankingsAbu Hanifa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
698 - 767
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 1
Dagobert III
POLITICIAN
698 - 715
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2
Abe no Nakamaro
POLITICIAN
698 - 770
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 3
Wang Changling
WRITER
698 - 756
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 767
Go to all RankingsAbu Hanifa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
698 - 767
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 1
Pope Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 767
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 2
Ibn Ishaq
HISTORIAN
704 - 767
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 3
Toktu of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
800 - 767
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 4
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Abu Hanifa ranks 8 out of 384. Before him are Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), and Sarah (-1803). After him are Sennacherib (-740), Ashurbanipal (-685), Al-Kindi (801), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Ibn al-Haytham (965), and Mani (216).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsSaladin
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1193
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 2
Hammurabi
POLITICIAN
1810 BC - 1750 BC
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 3
Saddam Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 84.38
Rank: 4
Sargon of Akkad
POLITICIAN
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 83.30
Rank: 5
Nebuchadnezzar II
POLITICIAN
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 6
Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 7
Abu Hanifa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
698 - 767
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 8
Sennacherib
POLITICIAN
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 9
Ashurbanipal
POLITICIAN
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 10
Al-Kindi
PHILOSOPHER
801 - 866
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 11
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
WRITER
780 - 855
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 12
Ibn al-Haytham
PHYSICIST
965 - 1039
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 13
Mani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
216 - 274
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 14
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq
Among religious figures born in Iraq, Abu Hanifa ranks 3. Before him are Abraham (-1813), and Sarah (-1803). After him are Mani (216), Rabia of Basra (710), Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Ibn Hisham (701), and Hillel the Elder (-110).
Abraham
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.45
Rank: 1
Sarah
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 2
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 3
Mani
216 - 274
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 4
Rabia of Basra
710 - 801
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 5
Ezra
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
Muhammad al-Mahdi
869 - 941
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 7
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 8
Eber
2038 BC - 1574 BC
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 9
Junayd of Baghdad
830 - 910
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 10
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 11
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 12