ASTRONOMER
Abu Hanifa Dinawari
815 - 896
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Abu Hanifa Dinawari
Abū Ḥanīfa Aḥmad ibn Dāwūd Dīnawarī (Arabic: ابوحنيفه دينوری; died 895) was an Islamic Golden Age polymath: astronomer, agriculturist, botanist, metallurgist, geographer, mathematician, and historian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Hanifa Dinawari has received more than 95,434 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Abu Hanifa Dinawari is the 67th most popular astronomer (up from 72nd in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Iran (up from 126th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Astronomer.
Abu Hanifa Dinawari is most famous for his work on the "Kitab al-Aghani" (The Book of Songs).
Memorability Metrics
95k
Page Views (PV)
63.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
8.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Abu Hanifa Dinawari ranks 67 out of 644. Before him are Johann Franz Encke, Simon Marius, Asaph Hall, Pierre Méchain, Albert Marth, and Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. After him are Arthur B. McDonald, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, John Flamsteed, Jacques Cassini, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, and Antonio Abetti.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Franz Encke
1791 - 1865
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 61
Simon Marius
1573 - 1625
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 62
Asaph Hall
1829 - 1907
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 63
Pierre Méchain
1744 - 1804
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 64
Albert Marth
1828 - 1897
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 65
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 66
Abu Hanifa Dinawari
815 - 896
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 67
Arthur B. McDonald
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 68
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
1928 - 1997
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 69
John Flamsteed
1646 - 1719
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 70
Jacques Cassini
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 71
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 72
Antonio Abetti
1846 - 1928
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 73
Contemporaries
Among people born in 815, Abu Hanifa Dinawari ranks 1. After him are Theodora, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Dawud al-Zahiri, and Pepin, Count of Vermandois. Among people deceased in 896, Abu Hanifa Dinawari ranks 4. Before him are Pope Formosus, Photios I of Constantinople, and Pope Boniface VI. After him are Hastein, Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ermengard of Italy.
Others Born in 815
Go to all RankingsAbu Hanifa Dinawari
ASTRONOMER
815 - 896
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 1
Theodora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
815 - 867
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 2
Anastasius Bibliothecarius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
815 - 879
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 3
Dawud al-Zahiri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
815 - 883
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4
Pepin, Count of Vermandois
POLITICIAN
815 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 896
Go to all RankingsPope Formosus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
816 - 896
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 1
Photios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 896
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 2
Pope Boniface VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 896
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 3
Abu Hanifa Dinawari
ASTRONOMER
815 - 896
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 4
Hastein
POLITICIAN
810 - 896
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 5
Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun
POLITICIAN
864 - 896
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 6
Ermengard of Italy
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 7
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Abu Hanifa Dinawari ranks 115 out of 631. Before him are Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155), Yazdegerd II (500), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), and Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808). After him are Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Bardiya (-580), Karim Khan Zand (1705), Narges Mohammadi (1972), Arses of Persia (-360), and Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsDemetrius II Nicator
POLITICIAN
161 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 109
Qazi Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1947
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 110
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi
PHILOSOPHER
1155 - 1191
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 111
Yazdegerd II
POLITICIAN
500 - 457
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 112
Magtymguly Pyragy
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 113
Mohammad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1848
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 114
Abu Hanifa Dinawari
ASTRONOMER
815 - 896
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 115
Haji Bektash Veli
PHILOSOPHER
1209 - 1271
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 116
Bardiya
POLITICIAN
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 117
Karim Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1779
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 118
Narges Mohammadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 119
Arses of Persia
POLITICIAN
360 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 120
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 121
Among ASTRONOMERS In Iran
Among astronomers born in Iran, Abu Hanifa Dinawari ranks 4. Before him are Ulugh Beg (1394), Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), and Jamshīd al-Kāshī (1380). After him are Alenush Terian (1921).
Ulugh Beg
1394 - 1449
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 1
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
903 - 986
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 2
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
1380 - 1429
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 3
Abu Hanifa Dinawari
815 - 896
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 4
Alenush Terian
1921 - 2011
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 5