Religious Figure
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
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Abu Hanifa
His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2024). Abu Hanifa is the 75th most popular religious figure (down from 34th in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd 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.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Abu Hanifa ranks 75 out of 3,187. Before him are Ignatius of Loyola, Anthony the Great, Pope Urban VIII, Mary Magdalene, Husayn ibn Ali, and Pope Pius VI. After him are Isaiah, Pope Innocent III, Pope Pius III, Eusebius, Pope Benedict XIV, and 14th Dalai Lama.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Ignatius of Loyola
1491 - 1556
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 69
Anthony the Great
251 - 356
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 70
Pope Urban VIII
1568 - 1644
HPI: 83.69
Rank: 71
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 72
Husayn ibn Ali
626 - 680
HPI: 83.63
Rank: 73
Pope Pius VI
1717 - 1799
HPI: 83.62
Rank: 74
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 75
Isaiah
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 76
Pope Innocent III
1160 - 1216
HPI: 83.33
Rank: 77
Pope Pius III
1439 - 1503
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 78
Eusebius
265 - 339
HPI: 83.24
Rank: 79
Pope Benedict XIV
1675 - 1758
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 80
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 81
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: 83.39
Rank: 1
Dagobert III
POLITICIAN
698 - 715
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 2
Abe no Nakamaro
POLITICIAN
698 - 770
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 3
Wang Changling
WRITER
698 - 756
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 767
Go to all RankingsAbu Hanifa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
698 - 767
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 1
Pope Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 767
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 2
Ibn Ishaq
HISTORIAN
704 - 767
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 3
Toktu of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
800 - 767
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 4
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Abu Hanifa ranks 6 out of NaN. Before him are Saladin (1138), Abraham (-1813), Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), and Nebuchadnezzar II (-630). After him are Ibn al-Haytham (965), Möngke Khan (1209), Al-Kindi (801), Ashurbanipal (-685), Sarah (-1803), and Rabia of Basra (710).
Others born in Iraq
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Saladin
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1193
HPI: 91.36
Rank: 1
Abraham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 89.99
Rank: 2
Hammurabi
POLITICIAN
1810 BC - 1750 BC
HPI: 86.84
Rank: 3
Saddam Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 85.93
Rank: 4
Nebuchadnezzar II
POLITICIAN
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 85.35
Rank: 5
Abu Hanifa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
698 - 767
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 6
Ibn al-Haytham
PHYSICIST
965 - 1039
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 7
Möngke Khan
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1259
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 8
Al-Kindi
PHILOSOPHER
801 - 866
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 9
Ashurbanipal
POLITICIAN
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 10
Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 11
Rabia of Basra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
710 - 801
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 12
Among Religious Figures In Iraq
Among religious figures born in Iraq, Abu Hanifa ranks 2. Before him are Abraham (-1813). After him are Sarah (-1803), Rabia of Basra (710), Mani (216), Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), and Ibn Hisham (701).
Abraham
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 89.99
Rank: 1
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 2
Sarah
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 3
Rabia of Basra
710 - 801
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 4
Mani
216 - 274
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 5
Ezra
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 6
Muhammad al-Mahdi
869 - 941
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 7
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 8
Eber
2038 BC - 1574 BC
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 9
Junayd of Baghdad
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 10
Louis Raphaël I Sako
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 11
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 12
