910 - 975
Hasdai (Abu Yusuf ben Yitzhak ben Ezra) ibn Shaprut (Hebrew: חסדאי אבן שפרוט; Arabic: حسداي بن شبروط, Abu Yussuf ibn Shaprut) born about 915 at Jaén, Spain; died about 970 at Córdoba, Andalusia, was a Jewish scholar, physician, diplomat, and patron of science. His father, Isaac ben Ezra, was a wealthy and learned Jew of Jaén. Hasdai acquired in his youth a thorough knowledge of Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin, the last-named language being at that time known only to the higher clergy of Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hasdai ibn Shaprut has received more than 91,972 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hasdai ibn Shaprut is the 187th most popular physician (up from 220th in 2019), the 408th most popular biography from Spain (up from 459th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Physician.
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Among physicians, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 187 out of 509. Before him are Li Shizhen, Franciscus Sylvius, Fritz Klein, Charles Brenton Huggins, Sushruta, and Thomas Bartholin. After him are Jean-Baptiste Denys, Leander of Seville, Johann Weyer, Werner Haase, Henry Heimlich, and James Lind.
1517 - 1593
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 181
1614 - 1672
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 182
1888 - 1945
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 183
1901 - 1997
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 184
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 185
1616 - 1680
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 186
910 - 975
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 187
1643 - 1704
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 188
534 - 600
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 189
1515 - 1588
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 190
1900 - 1950
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 191
1920 - 2016
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 192
1716 - 1794
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 193
Among people born in 910, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 4. Before him are Pope John XI, Pope Benedict VII, and Gunnbjörn Ulfsson. After him are Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Eadgyth, William III, Duke of Aquitaine, Adalbert of Magdeburg, Fernán González of Castile, Helena Lekapene, Theobald I, Count of Blois, and Andregoto Galíndez. Among people deceased in 975, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 4. Before him are Gwangjong of Goryeo, Edgar the Peaceful, and Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah. After him are Olof Björnsson and Theobald I, Count of Blois.
910 - 936
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 1
910 - 983
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 2
910 - 901
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 3
910 - 975
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 4
910 - 980
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 5
910 - 946
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 6
910 - 963
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 7
910 - 981
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 8
910 - 970
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 9
910 - 961
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 10
910 - 975
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 11
910 - 972
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 12
925 - 975
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 1
943 - 975
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 2
931 - 975
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 3
910 - 975
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 4
950 - 975
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 5
910 - 975
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 6
Among people born in Spain, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 408 out of 2,595. Before him are Dulce of Aragon (1160), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), Juan Negrín (1892), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1403), Ordoño II of León (873), and Fernando Hierro (1968). After him are Francesc Macià (1859), Constanza Manuel (1315), Tito Vilanova (1968), Andrés Nin Pérez (1892), María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880), and Leander of Seville (534).
1160 - 1198
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 402
1939 - 2003
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 403
1892 - 1956
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 404
1403 - 1445
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 405
873 - 924
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 406
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 407
910 - 975
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 408
1859 - 1933
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 409
1315 - 1345
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 410
1968 - 2014
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 411
1892 - 1937
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 412
1880 - 1904
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 413
534 - 600
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 414
Among physicians born in Spain, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 6. Before him are Michael Servetus (1509), Al-Zahrawi (936), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Ibn Zuhr (1091), and Joseph Calasanz (1556). After him are Leander of Seville (534), Severo Ochoa (1905), Margarita Salas (1938), and Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900).
1509 - 1553
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 1
936 - 1013
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 2
1852 - 1934
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 3
1091 - 1162
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 4
1556 - 1648
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 5
910 - 975
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 6
534 - 600
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 7
1905 - 1993
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 8
1938 - 2019
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 9
1900 - 1971
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 10