PHILOSOPHER
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
Al-Farabi
Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi (Arabic: أبو نصر محمد الفارابي, romanized: Abū Naṣr Muḥammad al-Fārābī; c. 870— 14 December 950–12 January 951), known in the Latin West as Alpharabius, was an early Islamic philosopher and music theorist. He has been designated as "Father of Islamic Neoplatonism", and the "Founder of Islamic Political Philosophy". Al-Farabi's fields of philosophical interest included—but not limited to, philosophy of society and religion; philosophy of Language and Logic; psychology and epistemology; metaphysics, political philosophy, and ethics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Farabi has received more than 1,476,029 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Al-Farabi is the 47th most popular philosopher (down from 45th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Philosopher.
Al-Farabi is most famous for his work on the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
80.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
72
Languages Editions (L)
9.55
Effective Languages (L*)
3.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Al-Farabi ranks 47 out of 1,081. Before him are Thomas More, Maria Montessori, Sun Tzu, Plutarch, Michel de Montaigne, and Origen. After him are Ludwig Wittgenstein, John Amos Comenius, Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, Karl Popper, and Michel Foucault.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 41
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 42
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 43
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 44
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 45
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 46
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 47
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 48
John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 49
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 50
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 51
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 52
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 872, Al-Farabi ranks 1. After him are Abaoji and Pietro II Candiano. Among people deceased in 951, Al-Farabi ranks 1. After him are Ramiro II of León and Emperor Shizong of Liao.
Others Born in 872
Go to all RankingsAl-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 1
Abaoji
872 - 926
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2
Pietro II Candiano
872 - 939
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 951
Go to all RankingsAl-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 1
Ramiro II of León
898 - 951
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2
Emperor Shizong of Liao
919 - 951
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Al-Farabi ranks 2 out of 145. Before him are Rumi (1207). After him are Hamid Karzai (1957), Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Alauddin Khalji (1266), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), and Amanullah Khan (1892).
Others born in Afghanistan
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Rumi
1207 - 1273
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 1
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 2
Hamid Karzai
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 3
Abbas the Great
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 4
Mohammed Zahir Shah
1914 - 2007
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 5
Burhanuddin Rabbani
1940 - 2011
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 6
Ahmad Shah Massoud
1953 - 2001
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 7
Hafizullah Amin
1929 - 1979
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 8
Mohammed Daoud Khan
1909 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 9
Alauddin Khalji
1266 - 1316
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 10
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 11
Amanullah Khan
1892 - 1960
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 12
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Afghanistan
Among philosophers born in Afghanistan, Al-Farabi ranks 1. After him are Ibn al-Rawandi (827).
