WRITER
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
718 - 790
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
Abu ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān al-Khalīl ibn Aḥmad ibn ‘Amr ibn Tammām al-Farāhīdī al-Azdī al-Yaḥmadī (Arabic: أبو عبد الرحمن الخليل بن أحمد بن عمرو بن تمام الفراهيدي الأزدي اليحمدي; 718 – 786 CE), known as al-Farāhīdī, or al-Khalīl, was an Arab philologist, lexicographer and leading grammarian of Basra in Iraq. He made the first dictionary of the Arabic language – and the oldest extant dictionary – Kitab al-'Ayn (Arabic: كتاب العين "The Source") – introduced the now standard harakat (vowel marks in Arabic script) system, and was instrumental in the early development of ʿArūḍ (study of prosody), musicology and poetic metre. His linguistic theories influenced the development of Persian, Turkish, Kurdish and Urdu prosody. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi has received more than 245,106 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi is the 1,386th most popular writer (up from 1,452nd in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 137th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iraqi Writer.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
59.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.57
Effective Languages (L*)
3.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi ranks 1,386 out of 7,302. Before him are Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Mario Benedetti, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Aleksandr Kuprin, and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. After him are Mahadevi Varma, Rodolphe Töpffer, Don DeLillo, François de Malherbe, Robin Hobb, and Magda Szabó.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
1826 - 1889
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 1,380
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
1777 - 1843
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1,381
Mario Benedetti
1920 - 2009
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1,382
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
1825 - 1895
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1,383
Aleksandr Kuprin
1870 - 1938
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 1,384
Lucrezia Tornabuoni
1427 - 1482
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 1,385
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
718 - 790
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,386
Mahadevi Varma
1907 - 1987
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,387
Rodolphe Töpffer
1799 - 1846
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,388
Don DeLillo
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,389
François de Malherbe
1555 - 1628
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,390
Robin Hobb
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,391
Magda Szabó
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,392
Contemporaries
Among people born in 718, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi ranks 5. Before him are Abu Muslim, Constantine V, Ibrahim ibn Adham, and Empress Kōken. After him are Lupus II of Gascony, and Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Among people deceased in 790, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi ranks 1. After him is Chorso.
Others Born in 718
Go to all RankingsAbu Muslim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
718 - 755
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 1
Constantine V
POLITICIAN
718 - 775
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2
Ibrahim ibn Adham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
718 - 782
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 3
Empress Kōken
POLITICIAN
718 - 770
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 4
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
WRITER
718 - 790
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 5
Lupus II of Gascony
POLITICIAN
718 - 778
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 6
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
WRITER
718 - 785
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 790
Go to all RankingsAl-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
WRITER
718 - 790
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1
Chorso
POLITICIAN
800 - 790
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 2
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi ranks 142 out of 384. Before him are Al-Mustansir (1192), Al-Muti (914), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), Pacorus II (50), and Al-Muttaqi (908). After him are Ahmad ibn Yusuf (835), Al-Qa'im (1001), Uday Hussein (1964), Sin-shumu-lishir (-700), Ar-Radi (909), and Ninus (null).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsAl-Mustansir
POLITICIAN
1192 - 1242
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 136
Al-Muti
POLITICIAN
914 - 974
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 137
Ibn al-Nadim
WRITER
1000 - 995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 138
Zubaidah bint Ja`far
POLITICIAN
766 - 831
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 139
Pacorus II
POLITICIAN
50 - 105
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 140
Al-Muttaqi
POLITICIAN
908 - 968
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 141
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
WRITER
718 - 790
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 142
Ahmad ibn Yusuf
MATHEMATICIAN
835 - 912
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 143
Al-Qa'im
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1075
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 144
Uday Hussein
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2003
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 145
Sin-shumu-lishir
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 146
Ar-Radi
POLITICIAN
909 - 940
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 147
Ninus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 148
Among WRITERS In Iraq
Among writers born in Iraq, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi ranks 12. Before him are Berossus (-400), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Ibn Sirin (653), Ibn Khallikan (1211), and Ibn al-Nadim (1000). After him are Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Al-Farazdaq (641), Aphrahat (280), Abu-l-'Atahiya (748), and Al-Asmaʿi (740).
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 6
Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 7
Al-Mutanabbi
915 - 965
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 8
Ibn Sirin
653 - 729
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 9
Ibn Khallikan
1211 - 1282
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
Ibn al-Nadim
1000 - 995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 11
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
718 - 790
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 12
Al-Hariri of Basra
1054 - 1122
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 13
Al-Sharif al-Radi
970 - 1015
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 14
Al-Farazdaq
641 - 728
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 15
Aphrahat
280 - 346
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 16
Abu-l-'Atahiya
748 - 826
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 17
Al-Asmaʿi
740 - 828
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 18