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Al-Asmaʿi

Basra school Arab scholar and grammarian

740 - 828

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Al-Asmaʿi

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Al-Asmaʿi is the 3,058th most popular writer (down from 2,545th in 2024), the 256th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 231st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Iraqi Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Al-Asmaʿi ranks 3,058 out of 7,302. Before him are Àngel Guimerà, Louis of Granada, Sigurd Hoel, Tim Krabbé, Wu Jingzi, and Alda Merini. After him are Bronisława Wajs, Charlotte Smith, Jules Barbier, Juan Ruiz, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and Maksim Bahdanovič.

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Àngel Guimerà
1845 - 1924
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 3,052
Louis of Granada
1504 - 1588
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 3,053
Sigurd Hoel
1890 - 1960
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 3,054
Tim Krabbé
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 3,055
Wu Jingzi
1701 - 1754
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 3,056
Alda Merini
1931 - 2009
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 3,057
Al-Asmaʿi
740 - 828
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,058
Bronisława Wajs
1908 - 1987
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,059
Charlotte Smith
1749 - 1806
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,060
Jules Barbier
1825 - 1901
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,061
Juan Ruiz
1283 - 1350
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,062
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
1902 - 1987
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,063
Maksim Bahdanovič
1891 - 1917
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 3,064

Contemporaries

Among people born in 740, Al-Asmaʿi ranks 5. Before him are Aurelius of Asturias, Paulinus II of Aquileia, Kamalaśīla, and Mashallah ibn Athari. After him are Vineh of Bulgaria, Angilbert, and Adalgis. Among people deceased in 828, Al-Asmaʿi ranks 3. Before him are Nikephoros I of Constantinople, and Asad ibn al-Furat. After him is Idris II of Morocco.

Others Born in 740

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Aurelius of Asturias
POLITICIAN
740 - 774
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1
Paulinus II of Aquileia
WRITER
740 - 802
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2
Kamalaśīla
WRITER
740 - 795
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3
Mashallah ibn Athari
ASTRONOMER
740 - 815
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4
Al-Asmaʿi
WRITER
740 - 828
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 5
Vineh of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
740 - 762
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 6
Angilbert
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
740 - 814
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 7
Adalgis
POLITICIAN
740 - 788
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 828

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Nikephoros I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
758 - 828
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 1
Asad ibn al-Furat
LAWYER
759 - 828
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2
Al-Asmaʿi
WRITER
740 - 828
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3
Idris II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
791 - 828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 4