HISTORIAN
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
Hishām ibn al-Kalbī (Arabic: هشام بن الكلبي), 737 AD – 819 AD/204 AH, also known as Ibn al-Kalbi (إبن الكلبي), was an Arab historian. His full name was Abu al-Mundhir Hisham ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sa'ib ibn Bishr al-Kalbi. Born in Kufa, he spent much of his life in Baghdad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hisham ibn al-Kalbi has received more than 65,965 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hisham ibn al-Kalbi is the 165th most popular historian (down from 149th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Historian.
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66k
Page Views (PV)
53.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.77
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 165 out of 339. Before him are Jan Assmann, Antony Beevor, Benzion Netanyahu, Linda Nochlin, Karl Lamprecht, and René Grousset. After him are Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Deborah Lipstadt, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Ibn al-Faqih, Faustus of Byzantium, and Roger Chartier.
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Jan Assmann
1938 - 2024
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 159
Antony Beevor
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 160
Benzion Netanyahu
1910 - 2012
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 161
Linda Nochlin
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 162
Karl Lamprecht
1856 - 1915
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 163
René Grousset
1885 - 1952
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 164
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 165
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
1798 - 1872
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 166
Deborah Lipstadt
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 167
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 168
Ibn al-Faqih
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 169
Faustus of Byzantium
390 - 500
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 170
Roger Chartier
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 171
Contemporaries
Among people born in 737, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Kanmu. Among people deceased in 819, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 2. Before him is Liu Zongyuan.
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In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 209 out of 338. Before him are Ninurta-apal-Ekur (-1300), Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (1959), Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid (882), Mutakkil-Nusku (-1200), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), and Bashar ibn Burd (714). After him are Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), Yitzhak Kaduri (1898), and Ur-Zababa (-2350).
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Ninurta-apal-Ekur
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 203
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
1959 - 2010
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 204
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
882 - 946
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 205
Mutakkil-Nusku
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 206
Lipit-Ishtar
1890 BC - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 207
Bashar ibn Burd
714 - 783
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 208
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 209
Al-Sharif al-Radi
970 - 1015
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 210
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 211
Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi
640 - 710
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 212
Dawud al-Zahiri
815 - 883
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 213
Yitzhak Kaduri
1898 - 2006
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 214
Ur-Zababa
2350 BC - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 215
Among HISTORIANS In Iraq
Among historians born in Iraq, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 3. Before him are Al-Baladhuri (806) and Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002). After him are Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145) and Avi Shlaim (1945).
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 1
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
1002 - 1071
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 2
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 3
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 4
Avi Shlaim
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 5
