775 - 868
Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Kinānī al-Baṣrī (Arabic: أبو عثمان عمرو بن بحر الكناني البصري), commonly known as al-Jāḥiẓ (Arabic: الجاحظ, The Bug Eyed, born 776; died December 868/January 869) was an Arab prose writer and author of works of literature, Mu'tazili theology, and politico-religious polemics.Ibn al-Nadim lists nearly 140 titles attributed to Al-Jahiz, of which 75 are extant. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Jahiz has received more than 331,259 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Al-Jahiz is the 262nd most popular philosopher (up from 280th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 48th 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, Al-Jahiz ranks 262 out of 1,089. Before him are Bias of Priene, Xenocrates, Raymond Aron, Moritz Schlick, Bruno Bauer, and Roger Garaudy. After him are Shen Kuo, Priscus, Alain Badiou, Gemistus Pletho, Vladimir Solovyov, and Hugh of Saint Victor.
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 256
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 257
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 258
1882 - 1936
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 259
1809 - 1882
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 260
1913 - 2012
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 261
775 - 868
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 262
1031 - 1095
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 263
410 - Present
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 264
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 265
1355 - 1452
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 266
1853 - 1900
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 267
1096 - 1141
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 268
Among people born in 775, Al-Jahiz ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paschal I and Leo V the Armenian. After him are Staurakios and Rotrude. Among people deceased in 868, Al-Jahiz ranks 1. After him are Ali al-Hadi and Ratramnus.
775 - 824
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 1
775 - 820
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 2
775 - 868
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 3
775 - 812
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 4
775 - 810
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 5
775 - 868
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 1
829 - 868
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 2
800 - 868
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 3
Among people born in Iraq, Al-Jahiz ranks 44 out of 300. Before him are Möngke Khan (1209), Ahmad Sanjar (1085), Shalmaneser III (-900), Suleyman Shah (1178), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), and Al-Ash'ari (873). After him are Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), Al-Musta'sim (1213), and Šuppiluliuma I (-1344).
1209 - 1259
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 38
1085 - 1157
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 39
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 40
1178 - 1236
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 41
1935 - 1958
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 42
873 - 936
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 43
775 - 868
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 44
1000 BC - 854 BC
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 45
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 46
822 - 861
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 47
900 - 960
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 48
1213 - 1258
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 49
1344 BC - 1321 BC
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 50
Among philosophers born in Iraq, Al-Jahiz ranks 3. Before him are Al-Kindi (801) and Al-Ash'ari (873). After him are Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Abu Yusuf (731), Diogenes of Babylon (-240), and Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080).
801 - 866
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 1
873 - 936
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 2
775 - 868
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 3
809 - 873
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 4
731 - 798
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 5
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 6
1080 - 1165
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 7