HISTORIAN
Ibn Ishaq
704 - 767
Ibn Ishaq
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Yasar al-Muttalibi (Arabic: أَبُو عَبْدُ ٱلله مُحَمَّد ٱبْن إِسْحَاق ٱبْن يَسَار ٱلْمُطَّلِبيّ, romanized: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʾIsḥāq ibn Yasār al-Muṭṭalibī; c. 704–767), known simply as Ibn Ishaq, was an 8th-century Muslim historian and hagiographer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Ishaq has received more than 634,614 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ibn Ishaq is the 36th most popular historian (up from 41st in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 69th in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Historian.
Ibn Ishaq is most famous for his work, "The Life of Muhammad," which is a biography of the Prophet Muhammad.
Memorability Metrics
630k
Page Views (PV)
67.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
7.51
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Ibn Ishaq ranks 36 out of 339. Before him are Ibn Kathir, Eric Hobsbawm, Hippolyte Taine, Jacques Le Goff, Edward Gibbon, and William of Tyre. After him are Erwin Panofsky, Leonardo Bruni, Lucien Febvre, Samuel von Pufendorf, Aby Warburg, and Ernst Gombrich.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Ibn Kathir
1301 - 1373
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 30
Eric Hobsbawm
1917 - 2012
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 31
Hippolyte Taine
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 32
Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 33
Edward Gibbon
1737 - 1794
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 34
William of Tyre
1130 - 1186
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 35
Ibn Ishaq
704 - 767
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 36
Erwin Panofsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 37
Leonardo Bruni
1370 - 1444
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 38
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 39
Samuel von Pufendorf
1632 - 1694
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 40
Aby Warburg
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 41
Ernst Gombrich
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
Among people born in 704, Ibn Ishaq ranks 1. After him is Cui Hao. Among people deceased in 767, Ibn Ishaq ranks 3. Before him are Abu Hanifa and Pope Paul I. After him is Toktu of Bulgaria.
Others Born in 704
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Others Deceased in 767
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Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 1
Pope Paul I
700 - 767
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 2
Ibn Ishaq
704 - 767
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 3
Toktu of Bulgaria
800 - 767
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 4
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Ishaq ranks 59 out of 251. Before him are Hasan al-Basri (642), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Abraha (600), Abbas ibn Ali (647), Umm Salama (602), and Musaylimah (600). After him are Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Amr ibn al-As (580), and Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674).
Others born in Saudi Arabia
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Hasan al-Basri
642 - 728
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 53
Zaynab bint Ali
626 - 682
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 54
Abraha
600 - 600
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 55
Abbas ibn Ali
647 - 680
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 56
Umm Salama
602 - 683
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 57
Musaylimah
600 - 632
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 58
Ibn Ishaq
704 - 767
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 59
Sawda bint Zamʿa
589 - 674
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 60
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
661 - 714
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 61
Zainab bint Muhammad
600 - 629
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 62
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad
603 - 630
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 63
Amr ibn al-As
580 - 664
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 64
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
674 - 717
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 65
Among HISTORIANS In Saudi Arabia
Among historians born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Ishaq ranks 1. After him are Al-Waqidi (747).
