Philosopher
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
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Al-Jahiz
His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Al-Jahiz is the 241st most popular philosopher (down from 228th in 2024), the 48th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 45th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Philosopher.
Al-Jahiz is most famous for his book, "The Book of Animals" which is a work of natural history and zoology.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Al-Jahiz ranks 241 out of 1,267. Before him are Paul Feyerabend, Nikolai Berdyaev, Giorgio Agamben, Michael Psellos, Prodicus, and Franz Brentano. After him are Gabriel Marcel, Milarepa, Josef Breuer, George Herbert Mead, Pelagius, and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Paul Feyerabend
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 235
Nikolai Berdyaev
1874 - 1948
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 236
Giorgio Agamben
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 237
Michael Psellos
1018 - 1078
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 238
Prodicus
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 239
Franz Brentano
1838 - 1917
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 240
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 241
Gabriel Marcel
1889 - 1973
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 242
Milarepa
1052 - 1135
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 243
Josef Breuer
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 244
George Herbert Mead
1863 - 1931
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 245
Pelagius
360 - 420
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 246
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
500 - 510
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 247
Contemporaries
Among people born in 775, Al-Jahiz ranks 4. Before him are Pope Paschal I, Staurakios, and Leo V the Armenian. After him are Rotrude, and Yahya ibn Ma'in. Among people deceased in 868, Al-Jahiz ranks 1. After him are Ali al-Hadi, and Ratramnus.
Others Born in 775
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Pope Paschal I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
775 - 824
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 1
Staurakios
POLITICIAN
775 - 812
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 2
Leo V the Armenian
POLITICIAN
775 - 820
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 3
Al-Jahiz
PHILOSOPHER
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 4
Rotrude
POLITICIAN
775 - 810
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 5
Yahya ibn Ma'in
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
775 - 847
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 6
Others Deceased in 868
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PHILOSOPHER
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 1
Ali al-Hadi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
829 - 868
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 2
Ratramnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 868
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Al-Jahiz ranks 48 out of NaN. Before him are Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971), Nahum (-600), Al-Ash'ari (873), Al-Musta'sim (1213), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), and Ur-Nammu (-2200). After him are Suleyman Shah (1178), Shalmaneser III (-900), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Baladhuri (806), Mustafa Barzani (1903), and Ashurnasirpal II (-1000).
Others born in Iraq
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2019
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 42
Nahum
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 43
Al-Ash'ari
PHILOSOPHER
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 44
Al-Musta'sim
POLITICIAN
1213 - 1258
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 45
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
Among Philosophers In Iraq
Among philosophers born in Iraq, Al-Jahiz ranks 3. Before him are Al-Kindi (801), and Al-Ash'ari (873). After him are Abu Yusuf (731), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Diogenes of Babylon (-240), Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080), Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932), Ibn Abi'l-Hadid (1190), and Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi (1863).
Al-Kindi
801 - 866
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 1
Al-Ash'ari
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 2
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 3
Abu Yusuf
731 - 798
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 4
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
809 - 873
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 5
Diogenes of Babylon
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 6
Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī
1080 - 1165
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 7
Abu Sulayman Sijistani
932 - 1000
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 8
Ibn Abi'l-Hadid
1190 - 1258
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 9
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
1863 - 1936
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 10
