1054 - 1122
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; 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. He was a scholar of the Arabic language and a dignitary of the Seljuk Empire, which ruled Iraq during his lifetime, from 1055 to 1135. He is known for his Maqamat al-Hariri (also known as the ‘'Assemblies of Hariri'’), a collection of some 50 stories written in the Maqama style, a mix of verse and literary prose. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Hariri of Basra has received more than 139,116 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Hariri of Basra is the 1,903rd most popular writer (up from 1,970th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 180th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iraqi Writer.
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Among writers, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 1,903 out of 5,755. Before him are Nora Ephron, Roger Peyrefitte, Paul Gerhardt, Ross Macdonald, Fan Zhongyan, and Shirley Jackson. After him are Jonas Lie, Maria Konopnicka, Sister Nivedita, Denis Fonvizin, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, and A. B. Yehoshua.
1941 - 2012
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1,897
1907 - 2000
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,898
1607 - 1676
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,899
1915 - 1983
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,900
989 - 1052
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1,901
1916 - 1965
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1,902
1054 - 1122
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,903
1833 - 1908
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,904
1842 - 1910
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,905
1867 - 1911
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,906
1745 - 1792
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,907
1389 - 1450
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,908
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,909
Among people born in 1054, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 7. Before him are Bohemond I of Antioch, Robert Curthose, Sukjong of Goryeo, Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, Judith of Swabia, and Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona. After him is 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, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Ottokar II of Styria, and Sybilla of Normandy.
1054 - 1111
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1
1054 - 1134
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 2
1054 - 1105
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 3
1054 - 1071
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 4
1054 - 1105
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 5
1054 - 1097
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6
1054 - 1122
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7
1054 - 1112
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 8
1079 - 1122
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1
1054 - 1122
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 2
1066 - 1122
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 3
1100 - 1122
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 4
1082 - 1122
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 5
1092 - 1122
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 6
Among people born in Iraq, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 186 out of 338. Before him are Al-Mustazhir (1078), Al-Mustanjid (1124), Ar-Rashid (1109), Haider al-Abadi (1952), Abo of Tiflis (756), and Al-Hakim I (1247). After him are Ibn Muqla (886), Al-Mustadi (1142), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), Al-Mustakfi (905), Aphrahat (280), and Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1935).
1078 - 1118
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 180
1124 - 1170
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 181
1109 - 1138
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 182
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 183
756 - 786
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 184
1247 - 1302
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 185
1054 - 1122
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 186
886 - 940
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 187
1142 - 1180
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 188
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 189
905 - 949
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 190
280 - 346
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 191
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 192
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 al-Nadim (1000), Ibn Khallikan (1211), and Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718). After him are Aphrahat (280), Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Abu-l-'Atahiya (748), Al-Farazdaq (641), Al-Asmaʿi (740), and Nazik Al-Malaika (1923).
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 7
915 - 965
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 8
653 - 729
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 9
1000 - 995
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 10
1211 - 1282
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 11
718 - 790
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 12
1054 - 1122
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 13
280 - 346
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 14
970 - 1015
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 15
748 - 826
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 16
641 - 728
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 17
740 - 828
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 18
1923 - 2007
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 19