994 - 1066
Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Khusrawjirdī al-Bayhaqī (Arabic: أبو بكر أحمد بن حسين بن علي بن موسى الخسروجردي البيهقي, 994–1066), also known as Imām al-Bayhaqī, was a Sunni scholar widely known for being the foremost leading hadith master in his age, leading authority in the Shafi'i school, leading authority on the foundation of doctrine, meticulous, a devoted ascetic and one of the notable defenders of the Ash'ari school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Bayhaqi has received more than 237,807 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Al-Bayhaqi is the 920th most popular religious figure (down from 824th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Iran (down from 129th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.
Al-Bayhaqi is most famous for his work in the field of hadith, specifically his compilation of the Sunan al-Bayhaqi.
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Among religious figures, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 920 out of 2,238. Before him are Gerolamo Emiliani, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Eleazar, Louise de Marillac, Lambert of Maastricht, and Methodios I of Constantinople. After him are Jeanne Guyon, Tatiana of Rome, Bao Xishun, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Antipope John XVI, and Humbert of Silva Candida.
1486 - 1537
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 914
1 - 100
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 915
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 916
1591 - 1660
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 917
635 - 705
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 918
788 - 847
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 919
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 920
1648 - 1717
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 921
200 - 226
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 922
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 923
1930 - 2020
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 924
1000 - 1001
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 925
1000 - 1061
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 926
Among people born in 994, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 3. Before him are Ibn Hazm and Alfonso V of León. Among people deceased in 1066, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 5. Before him are Harold Godwinson, Edward the Confessor, Harald Hardrada, and Stenkil. After him are Elisiv of Kiev, Muniadona of Castile, Tostig Godwinson, Gottschalk, Yahya of Antioch, Udayadityavarman II, and Conan II, Duke of Brittany.
994 - 1064
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 1
994 - 1028
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 3
1022 - 1066
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 1
1003 - 1066
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 2
1015 - 1066
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 3
1030 - 1066
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 4
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 5
1022 - 1066
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 6
995 - 1066
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 7
1026 - 1066
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 8
1000 - 1066
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9
980 - 1066
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 10
1049 - 1066
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 11
1030 - 1066
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 12
Among people born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 144 out of 528. Before him are Al-Juwayni (1028), Anastasius of Persia (550), Sibawayh (760), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Osroes I (50), and Harpagus (-700). After him are Al-Karaji (953), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Barbet Schroeder (1941), Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203), Phraates V (-100), and Abu Nasr Mansur (960).
1028 - 1085
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 138
550 - 628
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 139
760 - 797
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 140
1226 - 1283
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 141
50 - 129
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 142
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 143
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 144
953 - 1029
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 145
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 146
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 147
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 148
100 BC - 4
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 149
960 - 1036
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 150
Among religious figures born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 17. Before him are Mordecai (null), Sasan (200), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Al-Juwayni (1028), and Anastasius of Persia (550). After him are Sufyan al-Thawri (716), Ibn Babawayh (918), Shaykh Tusi (995), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), and Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627).
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 11
200 - 300
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 12
1844 - 1921
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 13
1252 - 1334
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 14
1028 - 1085
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 15
550 - 628
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 16
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 17
716 - 778
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 18
918 - 992
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 19
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 20
864 - 941
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 21
933 - 1014
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 22
1627 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 23