WRITER
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
Ali-Shir Nava'i
'Ali-Shir Nava'i (9 February 1441 – 3 January 1501), also known as Nizām-al-Din ʿAli-Shir Herawī (Chagatai: نظام الدین علی شیر نوایی, Persian: نظامالدین علیشیر نوایی) was a Timurid poet, writer, statesman, linguist, Hanafi Maturidi mystic and painter who was the greatest representative of Chagatai literature. Nava'i believed that his native Chagatai Turkic language was superior to Persian for literary purposes, an uncommon view at the time and defended this belief in his work titled Muhakamat al-Lughatayn (The Comparison of the Two Languages). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali-Shir Nava'i has received more than 278,535 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Ali-Shir Nava'i is the 393rd most popular writer (down from 330th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Afghan Writer.
Ali-shir nava'i is most famous for his poem "The Book of Kings" which is a retelling of the story of Rustam and Sohrab from the Shahnameh.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
68.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
57
Languages Editions (L)
2.64
Effective Languages (L*)
5.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ali-Shir Nava'i ranks 393 out of 7,302. Before him are Percy Bysshe Shelley, Gregory of Tours, Attar of Nishapur, Alice Munro, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, and Sándor Márai. After him are Ghalib, Sándor Petőfi, Erich von Däniken, O. Henry, Jacques Prévert, and Raymond Chandler.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPercy Bysshe Shelley
1792 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 387
Gregory of Tours
538 - 593
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 388
Attar of Nishapur
1145 - 1220
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 389
Alice Munro
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 390
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
25 BC - 50
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 391
Sándor Márai
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 392
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 393
Ghalib
1797 - 1869
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 394
Sándor Petőfi
1823 - 1849
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 395
Erich von Däniken
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 396
O. Henry
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 397
Jacques Prévert
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 398
Raymond Chandler
1888 - 1959
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 399
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1441, Ali-Shir Nava'i ranks 1. After him are Danjong of Joseon, Charlotte of Savoy, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Antonio de Nebrija, Francisco de Borja, and Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1501, Ali-Shir Nava'i ranks 1. After him are John I Albert, Agostino Barbarigo, Gaspar Corte-Real, Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria, Mesih Pasha, Constantine Lascaris, Pero Escobar, Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Margaret of Thuringia, and Konstantin Mihailović.
Others Born in 1441
Go to all RankingsAli-Shir Nava'i
WRITER
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1
Danjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1457
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 2
Charlotte of Savoy
COMPANION
1441 - 1483
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 3
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 4
Topa Inca Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1493
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 5
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1516
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 6
Martín Alonso Pinzón
EXPLORER
1441 - 1493
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 7
Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1484
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 8
Matteo Maria Boiardo
WRITER
1441 - 1494
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 9
Antonio de Nebrija
WRITER
1441 - 1522
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 10
Francisco de Borja
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1441 - 1511
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 11
Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1503
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1501
Go to all RankingsAli-Shir Nava'i
WRITER
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1
John I Albert
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1501
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 2
Agostino Barbarigo
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1501
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3
Gaspar Corte-Real
EXPLORER
1450 - 1501
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4
Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1439 - 1501
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 5
Mesih Pasha
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1501
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Constantine Lascaris
HISTORIAN
1434 - 1501
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 7
Pero Escobar
EXPLORER
1401 - 1501
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 8
Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine
NOBLEMAN
1456 - 1501
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 9
Margaret of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1501
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 10
Konstantin Mihailović
WRITER
1435 - 1501
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 11
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Ali-Shir Nava'i ranks 9 out of 177. Before him are Abbas the Great (1571), Roxana (-347), Hamid Karzai (1957), Abu Dawood (817), Humayun (1508), and Mahmud of Ghazni (971). After him are Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Hafizullah Amin (1929), and Amanullah Khan (1892).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsAbbas the Great
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 3
Roxana
COMPANION
347 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 4
Hamid Karzai
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 5
Abu Dawood
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
817 - 888
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 6
Humayun
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1556
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 7
Mahmud of Ghazni
POLITICIAN
971 - 1030
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 8
Ali-Shir Nava'i
WRITER
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 9
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 10
Mohammed Zahir Shah
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 11
Ahmad Shah Massoud
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2001
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 12
Muhammad of Ghor
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1206
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 13
Hafizullah Amin
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1979
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 14
Amanullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1960
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 15
Among WRITERS In Afghanistan
Among writers born in Afghanistan, Ali-Shir Nava'i ranks 2. Before him are Rumi (1207). After him are Khaled Hosseini (1965), Sanai (1080), Rabia Balkhi (1000), Gulbadan Begum (1523), Unsuri (980), Farrukhi Sistani (980), Atiq Rahimi (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Nadia Ghulam (1985), and Niloofar Rahmani (1992).
Rumi
1207 - 1273
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 1
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 2
Khaled Hosseini
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 3
Sanai
1080 - 1131
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4
Rabia Balkhi
1000 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 5
Gulbadan Begum
1523 - 1603
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 6
Unsuri
980 - 1039
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 7
Farrukhi Sistani
980 - 1037
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 8
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 9
Nadia Anjuman
1981 - 2005
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 10
Nadia Ghulam
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 11
Niloofar Rahmani
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 12