Historian

Ibn Khaldun

1332 - 1406

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Ibn Khaldun

His biography is available in 134 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 128 in 2024). Ibn Khaldun is the 2nd most popular historian (up from 3rd in 2024), the most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Historian.

Ibn Khaldun is best known for his book, "The Muqaddimah." In it, he discusses the rise and fall of civilizations.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Ibn Khaldun ranks 2 out of 561. Before him are Herodotus. After him are Thucydides, Sima Qian, Tacitus, Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, and Suetonius.

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Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 1
Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 2
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1332, Ibn Khaldun ranks 1. After him are John V Palaiologos, Charles II of Navarre, Xu Da, Theodora Kantakouzene, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Muhammad VI of Granada, William Langland, Vladislaus II of Opole, Franco Sacchetti, and Pero López de Ayala. Among people deceased in 1406, Ibn Khaldun ranks 1. After him are Pope Innocent VII, Tokhtamysh, Henry III of Castile, Claus Sluter, William, Duke of Austria, Robert III of Scotland, Coluccio Salutati, Eustache Deschamps, Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, Çandarlızade Ali Pasha, and Maria de Luna.

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Ibn Khaldun
HISTORIAN
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 1
John V Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1391
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 2
Charles II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1387
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 3
Xu Da
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1332 - 1385
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 4
Theodora Kantakouzene
COMPANION
1332 - 1396
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 5
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1381
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1398
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 7
Muhammad VI of Granada
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1362
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
William Langland
WRITER
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
Vladislaus II of Opole
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1401
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 10
Franco Sacchetti
WRITER
1332 - 1400
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 11
Pero López de Ayala
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1407
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 12