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Ibn Hawqal
943 - 988
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Ibn Hawqal
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Ibn Hawqal is the 756th most popular writer (up from 824th in 2024), the 323rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 336th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Turkish Writer.
Ibn Hawqal is most famous for his book "The Book of the Countries" which is a geographical text that describes the Islamic world.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Ibn Hawqal ranks 756 out of 7,302. Before him are Christa Wolf, Berossus, Edmond de Goncourt, Natalia Ginzburg, Hugo Ball, and Cao Xueqin. After him are Theognis of Megara, Dio Chrysostom, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Arto Paasilinna, Maurus Servius Honoratus, and Harry Mulisch.
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Christa Wolf
1929 - 2011
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 750
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400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 751
Edmond de Goncourt
1822 - 1896
HPI: 70.11
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Natalia Ginzburg
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Hugo Ball
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HPI: 70.09
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Cao Xueqin
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HPI: 70.07
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Ibn Hawqal
943 - 988
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 756
Theognis of Megara
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 757
Dio Chrysostom
40 - 120
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 758
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
1603 - 1664
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 759
Arto Paasilinna
1942 - 2018
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 760
Maurus Servius Honoratus
363 - 301
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 761
Harry Mulisch
1927 - 2010
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 762
Contemporaries
Among people born in 943, Ibn Hawqal ranks 2. Before him is Edgar the Peaceful. After him is Matilda of France. Among people deceased in 988, Ibn Hawqal ranks 1. After him are Dunstan, Dirk II, Count of Holland, and Emma of Italy.
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Edgar the Peaceful
POLITICIAN
943 - 975
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 1
Ibn Hawqal
WRITER
943 - 988
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 2
Matilda of France
COMPANION
943 - 992
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 988
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WRITER
943 - 988
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 1
Dunstan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
909 - 988
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2
Dirk II, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
901 - 988
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 3
Emma of Italy
COMPANION
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 4
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Ibn Hawqal ranks 323 out of NaN. Before him are Beyhan Sultan (1497), Pithana (-1800), Ayşe Sultan (1541), Attalus II Philadelphus (-220), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), and Bülent Ecevit (1925). After him are Dio Chrysostom (40), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), and Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010).
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Beyhan Sultan
POLITICIAN
1497 - 1559
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 317
Pithana
POLITICIAN
1800 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 318
Ayşe Sultan
POLITICIAN
1541 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 319
Attalus II Philadelphus
POLITICIAN
220 BC - 138 BC
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 320
Eudokia Makrembolitissa
POLITICIAN
1021 - 1096
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 321
Bülent Ecevit
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 322
Ibn Hawqal
WRITER
943 - 988
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 323
Dio Chrysostom
WRITER
40 - 120
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 324
Gennadius Scholarius
PHILOSOPHER
1400 - 1473
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 325
Theophilus of Antioch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
140 - 183
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 326
Andronikos V Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1407
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 327
Calouste Gulbenkian
BUSINESSPERSON
1869 - 1955
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 328
Michael IV the Paphlagonian
POLITICIAN
1010 - 1041
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 329
Among Writers In Türkiye
Among writers born in Türkiye, Ibn Hawqal ranks 18. Before him are Yunus Emre (1240), André Chénier (1762), Aratus (-315), Gregory of Narek (951), Kassia (810), and Theodore the Studite (759). After him are Dio Chrysostom (40), Bar Hebraeus (1226), Theodoret (393), Zenodotus (-330), Artemidorus (200), and Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257).
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 12
André Chénier
1762 - 1794
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 13
Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 14
Gregory of Narek
951 - 1003
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 15
Kassia
810 - 865
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 16
Theodore the Studite
759 - 826
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 17
Ibn Hawqal
943 - 988
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 18
Dio Chrysostom
40 - 120
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 19
Bar Hebraeus
1226 - 1286
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 20
Theodoret
393 - 458
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 21
Zenodotus
330 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 22
Artemidorus
200 - 200
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 23
Aristophanes of Byzantium
257 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 24
