Historian
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
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Al-Baladhuri
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Al-Baladhuri is the 45th most popular historian (up from 64th in 2024), the 52nd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 75th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Historian.
Al-Baladhuri was a historian who documented the events of the Muslim conquest of the Middle East and North Africa. He is most famous for his book "Kitab Futuh al-Buldan" which is a history of the conquests of the Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Al-Baladhuri ranks 45 out of 561. Before him are Leonardo Bruni, Jacques Le Goff, Adam of Bremen, Ali ibn al-Athir, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, and Erwin Panofsky. After him are Socrates of Constantinople, Lucien Febvre, François Guizot, Yuval Noah Harari, Samuel von Pufendorf, and Niketas Choniates.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Leonardo Bruni
1370 - 1444
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 39
Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 40
Adam of Bremen
1100 - 1080
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 41
Ali ibn al-Athir
1160 - 1233
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 42
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
19 BC - 31
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 43
Erwin Panofsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 44
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 45
Socrates of Constantinople
380 - 440
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 46
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 47
François Guizot
1787 - 1874
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 48
Yuval Noah Harari
1976 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 49
Samuel von Pufendorf
1632 - 1694
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 50
Niketas Choniates
1155 - 1217
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 806, Al-Baladhuri ranks 2. Before him is Louis the German. After him is Hincmar. Among people deceased in 892, Al-Baladhuri ranks 2. Before him is Al-Tirmidhi. After him are Al-Mu'tamid, Siemowit, Branimir of Croatia, and Nasr I.
Others Born in 806
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Louis the German
POLITICIAN
806 - 876
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 1
Al-Baladhuri
HISTORIAN
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 2
Hincmar
WRITER
806 - 882
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 892
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Al-Tirmidhi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
824 - 892
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 1
Al-Baladhuri
HISTORIAN
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 2
Al-Mu'tamid
POLITICIAN
844 - 892
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 3
Siemowit
POLITICIAN
835 - 892
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 4
Branimir of Croatia
NOBLEMAN
850 - 892
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 5
Nasr I
POLITICIAN
892 - 892
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 6
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Al-Baladhuri ranks 52 out of NaN. Before him are Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Jahiz (775), Suleyman Shah (1178), Shalmaneser III (-900), and Al-Mutawakkil (822). After him are Mustafa Barzani (1903), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Nabopolassar (-658), and Al-Amin (787).
Others born in Iraq
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Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 46
Ur-Nammu
POLITICIAN
2200 BC - 2094 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 47
Al-Jahiz
PHILOSOPHER
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 48
Suleyman Shah
POLITICIAN
1178 - 1236
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 49
Shalmaneser III
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 50
Al-Mutawakkil
POLITICIAN
822 - 861
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 51
Al-Baladhuri
HISTORIAN
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 52
Mustafa Barzani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 53
Ashurnasirpal II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 854 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 54
Junayd of Baghdad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 55
Abd al-Karim Qasim
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 56
Nabopolassar
POLITICIAN
658 BC - 605 BC
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 57
Al-Amin
POLITICIAN
787 - 813
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 58
Among Historians In Iraq
Among historians born in Iraq, Al-Baladhuri ranks 1. After him are Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), Ibn Wahshiyya (900), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (737), Khalifah ibn Khayyat (777), and Avi Shlaim (1945).
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 1
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
1002 - 1071
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 2
Ibn Wahshiyya
900 - 930
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 3
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 4
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 5
Khalifah ibn Khayyat
777 - 854
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6
Avi Shlaim
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7
