PHILOSOPHER
Avicenna
980 - 1037
Avicenna
Ibn Sina (Arabic: اِبْن سِینَا, romanized: Ibn Sīnā; 980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna (), was the preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian rulers. He is often described as the father of early modern medicine. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Avicenna has received more than 5,968,388 page views. His biography is available in 140 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 138 in 2019). Avicenna is the 10th most popular philosopher (down from 8th in 2019), the most popular biography from Uzbekistan and the most popular Uzbekistani Philosopher.
Avicenna is most famous for his writings on medicine and philosophy. He wrote the Canon of Medicine, which was the authoritative text on medicine in Europe until the seventeenth century.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
140
Languages Editions (L)
14.97
Effective Languages (L*)
3.67
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Avicenna ranks 10 out of 1,081. Before him are Confucius, Pythagoras, René Descartes, Gautama Buddha, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. After him are John Locke, Niccolò Machiavelli, Friedrich Nietzsche, Francis Bacon, Augustine of Hippo, and Thales of Miletus.
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Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 4
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.39
Rank: 5
René Descartes
1596 - 1650
HPI: 90.95
Rank: 6
Gautama Buddha
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 90.82
Rank: 7
Immanuel Kant
1724 - 1804
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 8
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1712 - 1778
HPI: 89.83
Rank: 9
Avicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.56
Rank: 10
John Locke
1632 - 1704
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 11
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 88.12
Rank: 12
Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 - 1900
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 13
Francis Bacon
1561 - 1626
HPI: 87.67
Rank: 14
Augustine of Hippo
354 - 430
HPI: 87.39
Rank: 15
Thales of Miletus
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 980, Avicenna ranks 1. After him are Pope Benedict VIII, Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Olof Skötkonung, Harald II of Denmark, Gisela of Hungary, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Tancred of Hauteville, Hemma of Gurk, Gerard of Csanád, Mokjong of Goryeo, and Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1037, Avicenna ranks 1. After him are Bermudo III of León, Vazul, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Odo II, Count of Blois, Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi, and Farrukhi Sistani.
Others Born in 980
Go to all RankingsAvicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.56
Rank: 1
Pope Benedict VIII
980 - 1024
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 2
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
980 - 1002
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 3
Olof Skötkonung
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 4
Harald II of Denmark
980 - 1018
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 5
Gisela of Hungary
980 - 1065
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 6
Humbert I, Count of Savoy
980 - 1047
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 7
Tancred of Hauteville
980 - 1041
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 8
Hemma of Gurk
980 - 1045
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 9
Gerard of Csanád
980 - 1046
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 10
Mokjong of Goryeo
980 - 1009
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 11
Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders
980 - 1035
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1037
Go to all RankingsAvicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.56
Rank: 1
Bermudo III of León
1017 - 1037
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
Vazul
1000 - 1037
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 3
Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia
950 - 1037
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 4
Odo II, Count of Blois
983 - 1037
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5
Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi
980 - 1037
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 6
Farrukhi Sistani
980 - 1037
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 7
In Uzbekistan
Among people born in Uzbekistan, Avicenna ranks 1 out of 145. After him are Timur (1336), Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780), Al-Biruni (973), Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), Babur (1483), Al-Tirmidhi (824), Islam Karimov (1938), Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (893), Shah Rukh (1377), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), and Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957).
Others born in Uzbekistan
Go to all RankingsAvicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.56
Rank: 1
Timur
1336 - 1405
HPI: 87.75
Rank: 2
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
780 - 850
HPI: 85.05
Rank: 3
Al-Biruni
973 - 1048
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 4
Muhammad al-Bukhari
810 - 870
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 5
Babur
1483 - 1530
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 6
Al-Tirmidhi
824 - 892
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 7
Islam Karimov
1938 - 2016
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 8
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
893 - 944
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 9
Shah Rukh
1377 - 1447
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 10
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
1327 - 1390
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 11
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 12
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Uzbekistan
Among philosophers born in Uzbekistan, Avicenna ranks 1.
