WRITER
Al-Hariri of Basra
1054 - 1122
Al-Hariri of Basra
Al-Hariri of Basra (Arabic: أبو محمد القاسم بن علي بن محمد بن عثمان الحريري, romanized: Abū Muhammad al-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn Muhammad ibn ʿUthmān al-Harīrī; c. 1054 – 10 September 1122) was a poet belonging to the Beni Harram tribe of Bedouin Arabs, who lived and died in the city of Basra, modern Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Hariri of Basra has received more than 152,377 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Al-Hariri of Basra is the 1,644th most popular writer (up from 1,897th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 185th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iraqi Writer.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
63.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
5.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 1,644 out of 7,302. Before him are Alphonse Allais, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Christian Morgenstern, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Constantijn Huygens, and Andreas Gryphius. After him are Matteo Maria Boiardo, Clodia Pulchra, A. S. Byatt, Maria Valtorta, Theodore Sturgeon, and Baba Tahir.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlphonse Allais
1854 - 1905
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 1,638
Servius Sulpicius Rufus
100 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 1,639
Christian Morgenstern
1871 - 1914
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 1,640
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
1522 - 1592
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 1,641
Constantijn Huygens
1596 - 1687
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,642
Andreas Gryphius
1616 - 1664
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,643
Al-Hariri of Basra
1054 - 1122
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,644
Matteo Maria Boiardo
1441 - 1494
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,645
Clodia Pulchra
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,646
A. S. Byatt
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,647
Maria Valtorta
1897 - 1961
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,648
Theodore Sturgeon
1918 - 1985
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1,649
Baba Tahir
947 - 1032
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1,650
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1054, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 4. Before him are Bohemond I of Antioch, Robert Curthose, and Arnulf III, Count of Flanders. After him are Sukjong of Goryeo, Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona, Judith of Swabia, and George II of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1122, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 2. Before him is Yejong of Goryeo. After him are Ilghazi, Al-Baghawi, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, Ottokar II of Styria, and Sybilla of Normandy.
Others Born in 1054
Go to all RankingsBohemond I of Antioch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1054 - 1111
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 1
Robert Curthose
NOBLEMAN
1054 - 1134
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 2
Arnulf III, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1054 - 1071
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 3
Al-Hariri of Basra
WRITER
1054 - 1122
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 4
Sukjong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1054 - 1105
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 5
Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
1054 - 1097
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 6
Judith of Swabia
1054 - 1105
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 7
George II of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1054 - 1112
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 8
Others Deceased in 1122
Go to all RankingsYejong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1079 - 1122
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 1
Al-Hariri of Basra
WRITER
1054 - 1122
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
Ilghazi
POLITICIAN
1066 - 1122
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 3
Al-Baghawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1041 - 1122
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 4
Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1100 - 1122
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 5
Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois
NOBLEMAN
1062 - 1122
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 6
Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen
NOBLEMAN
1085 - 1122
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 7
Ottokar II of Styria
POLITICIAN
1082 - 1122
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 8
Sybilla of Normandy
COMPANION
1092 - 1122
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 9
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 177 out of 384. Before him are Al-Mustanjid (1124), Al-Qadir (947), Abo of Tiflis (756), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), At-Ta'i (932), and Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid (882). After him are Rimush (null), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Ur-Nanshe (-2500), Al-Mu'tamid (844), Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), and Mahmud Shevket Pasha (1856).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsAl-Mustanjid
POLITICIAN
1124 - 1170
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 171
Al-Qadir
POLITICIAN
947 - 1031
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 172
Abo of Tiflis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
756 - 786
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 173
Dawud al-Zahiri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
815 - 883
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 174
At-Ta'i
POLITICIAN
932 - 1003
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 175
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
POLITICIAN
882 - 946
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 176
Al-Hariri of Basra
WRITER
1054 - 1122
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 177
Rimush
POLITICIAN
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 178
Al-Muqtafi
POLITICIAN
1096 - 1160
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 179
Ur-Nanshe
ARCHITECT
2500 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 180
Al-Mu'tamid
POLITICIAN
844 - 892
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 181
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
HISTORIAN
1002 - 1071
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 182
Mahmud Shevket Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1913
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 183
Among WRITERS In Iraq
Among writers born in Iraq, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 13. Before him are Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Ibn Sirin (653), Ibn Khallikan (1211), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), and Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718). After him are Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Al-Farazdaq (641), Aphrahat (280), Abu-l-'Atahiya (748), Al-Asmaʿi (740), and Nazik Al-Malaika (1923).
Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 7
Al-Mutanabbi
915 - 965
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 8
Ibn Sirin
653 - 729
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 9
Ibn Khallikan
1211 - 1282
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 10
Ibn al-Nadim
1000 - 995
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 11
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
718 - 790
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 12
Al-Hariri of Basra
1054 - 1122
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 13
Al-Sharif al-Radi
970 - 1015
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 14
Al-Farazdaq
641 - 728
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 15
Aphrahat
280 - 346
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 16
Abu-l-'Atahiya
748 - 826
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 17
Al-Asmaʿi
740 - 828
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 18
Nazik Al-Malaika
1923 - 2007
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 19