1888 - 1958
Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad ((); 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist, writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following India's independence, he became the First Minister of Education in the Indian government. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; the word Maulana is an honorific meaning 'Our Master' and he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abul Kalam Azad has received more than 4,288,652 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Abul Kalam Azad is the 3,895th most popular politician (up from 5,959th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 121st in 2019) and the 35th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.
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Among politicians, Abul Kalam Azad ranks 3,895 out of 15,577. Before him are Gazi Husrev-beg, Lykourgos, Enmerkar, Harthacnut I of Denmark, Sobhuza II, and Queen Munjeong. After him are Matthew Kantakouzenos, Theobald II of Navarre, Adel Shah, Kim Jae-gyu, László Rajk, and Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland.
1480 - 1541
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 3,889
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3,890
2500 BC - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3,891
880 - 1000
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3,892
1899 - 1982
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3,893
1501 - 1565
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,894
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,895
1325 - 1383
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,896
1239 - 1270
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,897
1719 - 1749
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,898
1926 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,899
1909 - 1949
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3,900
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,901
Among people born in 1888, Abul Kalam Azad ranks 51. Before him are Irving Berlin, Fritz Klein, Max Steiner, W. O. Bentley, John Foster Dulles, and Vladimir K. Zworykin. After him are August Kubizek, Inayatullah Khan, Thea von Harbou, Heinrich Neuhaus, Georgios Papandreou, and Nikolay Shvernik. Among people deceased in 1958, Abul Kalam Azad ranks 27. Before him are Ole Kirk Christiansen, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Edna Purviance, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, André Bazin, and Ernst Heinkel. After him are Kim Tu-bong, Pál Maléter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alfred Weber, Petru Groza, and Tyrone Power.
1888 - 1989
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 45
1888 - 1945
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 46
1888 - 1971
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 47
1888 - 1971
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 48
1888 - 1959
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 49
1888 - 1982
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 50
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 51
1888 - 1956
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 52
1888 - 1946
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 53
1888 - 1954
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 54
1888 - 1964
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 55
1888 - 1968
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 56
1888 - 1970
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 57
1891 - 1958
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 21
1890 - 1958
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 22
1895 - 1958
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 23
1878 - 1958
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 24
1918 - 1958
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 25
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 26
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 27
1889 - 1958
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 28
1917 - 1958
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 29
1872 - 1958
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 30
1868 - 1958
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 31
1884 - 1958
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 32
1914 - 1958
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 33
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abul Kalam Azad ranks 111 out of 251. Before him are Al-Wathiq (812), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Empress Jitō (645), and Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600). After him are Wasil ibn Ata (700), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), and Al-Khansa (575).
812 - 847
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 105
1816 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 106
607 - 697
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 107
430 - 600
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 108
645 - 703
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 109
600 - 649
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 110
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 111
700 - 748
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 112
1879 - 1935
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 113
525 - 615
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 114
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 115
1910 - 1999
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 116
575 - 645
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 117
Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abul Kalam Azad ranks 35. Before him are Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Idris I of Morocco (743), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Al-Wathiq (812), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), and Empress Jitō (645). After him are Ali of Hejaz (1879), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), Al-Mughira (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), and Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850).
1933 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 29
743 - 791
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 30
1912 - 1939
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 31
812 - 847
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 32
1816 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 33
645 - 703
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 34
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 35
1879 - 1935
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 36
1910 - 1999
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 37
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 38
600 - 701
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 39
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 40
1850 - 1928
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 41