POLITICIAN
Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
Harun al-Rashid
Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi (Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر هَارُون ٱبْنِ مُحَمَّد ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized: Abū Ja'far Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Mahdī) or simply Harun ibn al-Mahdi (Arabic: هَارُون ٱبْنِ ٱلْمَهْدِيّ; c. 763 or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid (Arabic: هَارُون ٱلرَّشِيد, romanized: Hārūn ar-Rashīd), was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from September 786 until his death in March 809. His reign is traditionally regarded to be the beginning of the Islamic Golden Age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harun al-Rashid has received more than 2,350,140 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Harun al-Rashid is the 221st most popular politician (down from 214th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Iran (down from 9th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iranian Politician.
Harun al-Rashid was the fifth caliph of the Abbasid dynasty and is most famous for his patronage of learning and the arts.
Memorability Metrics
2.4M
Page Views (PV)
77.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
81
Languages Editions (L)
8.05
Effective Languages (L*)
4.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Harun al-Rashids by language
Over the past year Harun al-Rashid has had the most page views in the Arabic wikipedia edition with 393,702 views, followed by English (335,067), and Indonesian (120,431). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (804.69%), Persian (216.80%), and Korean (181.96%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Harun al-Rashid ranks 221 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacques Chirac, Tomyris, Klemens von Metternich, Louis IX of France, Nicholas I of Russia, and Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Sonia Gandhi, Leopold II of Belgium, Joseph Goebbels, António de Oliveira Salazar, Sennacherib, and Mehmed VI.
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Jacques Chirac
1932 - 2019
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 215
Tomyris
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 216
Klemens von Metternich
1773 - 1859
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 217
Louis IX of France
1214 - 1270
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 218
Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 219
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1685 - 1740
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 220
Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 221
Sonia Gandhi
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HPI: 77.43
Rank: 222
Leopold II of Belgium
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HPI: 77.41
Rank: 223
Joseph Goebbels
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HPI: 77.39
Rank: 224
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 225
Sennacherib
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 226
Mehmed VI
1861 - 1926
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 227
Contemporaries
Among people born in 766, Harun al-Rashid ranks 1. After him is Zubaidah bint Ja`far. Among people deceased in 809, Harun al-Rashid ranks 1. After him are Ludger, Aureolus of Aragon, and Ōtomo no Otomaro.
Others Born in 766
Go to all RankingsHarun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 1
Zubaidah bint Ja`far
POLITICIAN
766 - 831
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 809
Go to all RankingsHarun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 1
Ludger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
742 - 809
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 2
Aureolus of Aragon
POLITICIAN
710 - 809
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3
Ōtomo no Otomaro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
731 - 809
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 4
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Harun al-Rashid ranks 10 out of 631. Before him are Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Cyrus the Great (-600), Xerxes I (-519), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Ali Khamenei (1939), and Darius III (-380). After him are Ismail I (1487), Abu Nuwas (762), Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), Esther (-600), and Hassan-i Sabbah (1050).
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Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 4
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 5
Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 6
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 8
Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 9
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 10
Ismail I
WRITER
1487 - 1524
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 11
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 12
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
PHYSICIAN
865 - 925
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 13
Jabir ibn Hayyan
CHEMIST
721 - 815
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 14
Esther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 15
Hassan-i Sabbah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1124
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 16
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Harun al-Rashid ranks 6. Before him are Cyrus the Great (-600), Xerxes I (-519), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Ali Khamenei (1939), and Darius III (-380). After him are Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Tahmasp I (1514), Nader Shah (1688), Khosrow I (501), and Reza Shah (1878).
Cyrus the Great
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 1
Xerxes I
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 2
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 3
Ali Khamenei
1939 - Present
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 4
Darius III
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 5
Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 6
Cambyses II
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 7
Malik-Shah I
1055 - 1092
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 8
Tahmasp I
1514 - 1576
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 9
Nader Shah
1688 - 1747
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 10
Khosrow I
501 - 579
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 11
Reza Shah
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 12
