PHILOSOPHER
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī
1547 - 1621
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī
Baha al-Din Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Amili (Arabic: بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; 18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621), also known as Bahāddīn ʿĀmilī, or just Sheikh Bahāʾi (Persian: شیخ بهایی) in Iran, was a Levantine Arab Shia Islamic scholar, poet, philosopher, architect, mathematician and astronomer, who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries in Safavid Iran. He was born in Baalbek, Ottoman Syria (present-day Lebanon) but immigrated in his childhood to Safavid Iran with the rest of his family. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī has received more than 214,017 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī is the 706th most popular philosopher (down from 677th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 50th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Lebanese Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
56.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
1.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 706 out of 1,267. Before him are Pantaenus, Numenius of Apamea, Olaf Stapledon, Crantor, Anne Conway, and Eknath. After him are Joseph Albo, Julien Benda, Cristoforo Landino, Edvard Westermarck, Asclepigenia, and Nikolai Amosov.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPantaenus
200 - 216
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 700
Numenius of Apamea
200 - 200
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 701
Olaf Stapledon
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 702
Crantor
400 BC - 276 BC
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 703
Anne Conway
1631 - 1679
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 704
Eknath
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 705
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī
1547 - 1621
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 706
Joseph Albo
1380 - 1444
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 707
Julien Benda
1867 - 1956
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 708
Cristoforo Landino
1424 - 1498
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 709
Edvard Westermarck
1862 - 1939
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 710
Asclepigenia
400 - 500
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 711
Nikolai Amosov
1913 - 2002
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 712
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1547, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 14. Before him are Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Oichi, Mateo Alemán, Sanada Masayuki, Rudolph Goclenius, and George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Maciej Stryjkowski, Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł, Alof de Wignacourt, Princess Sophia of Sweden, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, and Ubbo Emmius. Among people deceased in 1621, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 18. Before him are Catherine Stenbock, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, Antoine de Montchrestien, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Johann Arndt, and Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes. After him are John Berchmans, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Jan Jesenius, Hendrick de Keyser, Ottavio Rinuccini, and Anna Juliana Gonzaga.
Others Born in 1547
Go to all RankingsPhilipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg
NOBLEMAN
1547 - 1614
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 8
Oichi
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1583
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 9
Mateo Alemán
WRITER
1547 - 1613
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 10
Sanada Masayuki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1547 - 1611
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 11
Rudolph Goclenius
PHILOSOPHER
1547 - 1628
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 12
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1596
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 13
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī
PHILOSOPHER
1547 - 1621
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 14
Maciej Stryjkowski
WRITER
1547 - 1593
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 15
Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1603
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 16
Alof de Wignacourt
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1622
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 17
Princess Sophia of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1547 - 1611
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 18
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1601
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 19
Ubbo Emmius
HISTORIAN
1547 - 1625
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1621
Go to all RankingsCatherine Stenbock
COMPANION
1535 - 1621
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 12
Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1621
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 13
Antoine de Montchrestien
WRITER
1575 - 1621
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 14
Ambrosius Bosschaert
PAINTER
1573 - 1621
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 15
Johann Arndt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 16
Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes
POLITICIAN
1578 - 1621
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 17
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī
PHILOSOPHER
1547 - 1621
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 18
John Berchmans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1599 - 1621
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 19
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1571 - 1621
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 20
Jan Jesenius
PHYSICIAN
1566 - 1621
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 21
Hendrick de Keyser
SCULPTOR
1565 - 1621
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 22
Ottavio Rinuccini
WRITER
1562 - 1621
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 23
Anna Juliana Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1621
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 24
In Lebanon
Among people born in Lebanon, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 59 out of 145. Before him are Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), Nicolas Hayek (1928), Maximus of Tyre (200), Serj Tankian (1967), Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890), and Ahmad Shukeiri (1908). After him are Elie Hobeika (1956), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Fuad Chehab (1902), René Moawad (1925), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), and Elias Hrawi (1926).
Others born in Lebanon
Go to all RankingsBechara Boutros al-Rahi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 53
Nicolas Hayek
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 54
Maximus of Tyre
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 200
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 55
Serj Tankian
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 56
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1977
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 57
Ahmad Shukeiri
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 58
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī
PHILOSOPHER
1547 - 1621
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 59
Elie Hobeika
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2002
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 60
Mikha'il Na'ima
WRITER
1889 - 1988
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 61
Fuad Chehab
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1973
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 62
René Moawad
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1989
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 63
Fakhr al-Din II
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1635
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 64
Elias Hrawi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 65
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Lebanon
Among philosophers born in Lebanon, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī ranks 4. Before him are Porphyry (233), Zeno of Sidon (-150), and Maximus of Tyre (200). After him are Antoun Saadeh (1904).
Porphyry
233 - 305
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 1
Zeno of Sidon
150 BC - 75 BC
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 2
Maximus of Tyre
200 - 200
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 3
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī
1547 - 1621
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4
Antoun Saadeh
1904 - 1949
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 5