WRITER
Gulbadan Begum
1523 - 1603
Gulbadan Begum
Gulbadan Begum (c. 1523 – 7 February 1603) was a Mughal princess and the daughter of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. She is best known as the author of Humayun-Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother and Babar's successor, Emperor Humayun, which she wrote on the request of her nephew and Humayun's son, Emperor Akbar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gulbadan Begum has received more than 454,426 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gulbadan Begum is the 2,739th most popular writer (up from 3,273rd in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 84th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Afghan Writer.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
53.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
3.47
Effective Languages (L*)
2.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gulbadan Begum ranks 2,739 out of 7,302. Before her are Sebastian Franck, Itzhak Katzenelson, Takuboku Ishikawa, Mina Witkojc, Stephenie Meyer, and Albert Robida. After her are Ahmad Javad, Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus, Pierre Benoit, Shūji Terayama, Lu Ji, and Borislav Pekić.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSebastian Franck
1499 - 1543
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,733
Itzhak Katzenelson
1886 - 1944
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,734
Takuboku Ishikawa
1886 - 1912
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,735
Mina Witkojc
1893 - 1975
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 2,736
Stephenie Meyer
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 2,737
Albert Robida
1848 - 1926
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,738
Gulbadan Begum
1523 - 1603
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,739
Ahmad Javad
1892 - 1937
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 2,740
Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus
154 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,741
Pierre Benoit
1886 - 1962
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,742
Shūji Terayama
1935 - 1983
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,743
Lu Ji
261 - 303
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,744
Borislav Pekić
1930 - 1992
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,745
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1523, Gulbadan Begum ranks 10. Before her are Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Blaise de Vigenère, Charles de Bourbon, Marco Antonio Bragadin, Stradanus, and Gaspara Stampa. After her are Catherine Carey, Pieter Pourbus, and Jan Blahoslav. Among people deceased in 1603, Gulbadan Begum ranks 17. Before her are Pierre Charron, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Irina Godunova, Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł, Ostilio Ricci, and Maerten de Vos. After her are Yemişçi Hasan Pasha, Grace O'Malley, Philippe de Monte, and Łukasz Górnicki.
Others Born in 1523
Go to all RankingsMargaret of France, Duchess of Berry
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1574
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 4
Blaise de Vigenère
WRITER
1523 - 1596
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 5
Charles de Bourbon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1523 - 1590
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 6
Marco Antonio Bragadin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1523 - 1571
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 7
Stradanus
PAINTER
1523 - 1605
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 8
Gaspara Stampa
MUSICIAN
1523 - 1554
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 9
Gulbadan Begum
WRITER
1523 - 1603
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 10
Catherine Carey
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1569
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 11
Pieter Pourbus
PAINTER
1523 - 1584
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 12
Jan Blahoslav
WRITER
1523 - 1571
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1603
Go to all RankingsPierre Charron
PHILOSOPHER
1541 - 1603
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 11
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1603
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 12
Irina Godunova
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1603
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 13
Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1603
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 14
Ostilio Ricci
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 15
Maerten de Vos
PAINTER
1532 - 1603
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 16
Gulbadan Begum
WRITER
1523 - 1603
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 17
Yemişçi Hasan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1603
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 18
Grace O'Malley
PIRATE
1530 - 1603
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 19
Philippe de Monte
COMPOSER
1521 - 1603
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 20
Łukasz Górnicki
WRITER
1527 - 1603
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 21
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Gulbadan Begum ranks 80 out of 177. Before her are Mohammad Afzal Khan (1811), Diodotus I (-285), Humaira Begum (1918), Mawdud of Ghazni (1012), Al-Sijzi (945), and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza (1422). After her are Abdul Ali Mazari (1946), Unsuri (980), Mohammad Yaqub Khan (1849), Demetrius I of Bactria (-300), Ibrahim al-Nazzam (760), and Afghan Girl (1972).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsMohammad Afzal Khan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1867
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 74
Diodotus I
POLITICIAN
285 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 75
Humaira Begum
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 76
Mawdud of Ghazni
POLITICIAN
1012 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 77
Al-Sijzi
MATHEMATICIAN
945 - 1020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 78
Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza
POLITICIAN
1422 - 1457
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 79
Gulbadan Begum
WRITER
1523 - 1603
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 80
Abdul Ali Mazari
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1995
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 81
Unsuri
WRITER
980 - 1039
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 82
Mohammad Yaqub Khan
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 83
Demetrius I of Bactria
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 84
Ibrahim al-Nazzam
PHILOSOPHER
760 - 835
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 85
Afghan Girl
CELEBRITY
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 86
Among WRITERS In Afghanistan
Among writers born in Afghanistan, Gulbadan Begum ranks 6. Before her are Rumi (1207), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Khaled Hosseini (1965), Sanai (1080), and Rabia Balkhi (1000). After her are 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