Philosopher
Ibn Taymiyyah
Islamic scholar and theologian
1263 - 1328
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Ibn Taymiyyah
His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2024). Ibn Taymiyyah is the 119th most popular philosopher (down from 90th in 2024), the 93rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 65th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Ibn Taymiyyah is most famous for his belief that Muslims should not live under non-Muslim rule. He also believed that the Muslim world should be united under one caliphate.
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#1
Ibn Taymiyyah is the most memorable of the 10 notable people born in Harran, in what is now modern-day Türkiye.
#2,270
More than 6 centuries after death, Ibn Taymiyyah still holds rank #2,270 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Ibn Taymiyyah's biography appears in 64 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 90% of all Philosophers.
Jan 22
Ibn Taymiyyah shares a January 22 birthday with Francis Bacon, Lord Byron, and Antonio Gramsci.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 119 out of 1,267. Before him are John Scotus Eriugena, Gilles Deleuze, Meister Eckhart, Padmasambhava, Tertullian, and William of Ockham. After him are Bonaventure, Henri de Saint-Simon, Emmanuel Levinas, Ramon Llull, Willard Van Orman Quine, and Hans-Georg Gadamer.
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Ibn Taymiyyah
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1263, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 1. After him are Isabella of Villehardouin, Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland, Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine, and David VIII of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1328, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 3. Before him are Charles IV of France, and Meister Eckhart. After him are Clementia of Hungary, Yesün Temür, Ragibagh Khan, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, John of Montecorvino, Galeazzo I Visconti, Charles, Duke of Calabria, Prince Hisaaki, and Castruccio Castracani.
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PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 1
Isabella of Villehardouin
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1312
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 2
Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1330
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 3
Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1312
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 4
David VIII of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1311
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 1328
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Charles IV of France
POLITICIAN
1294 - 1328
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 1
Meister Eckhart
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1328
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 2
Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 3
Clementia of Hungary
COMPANION
1293 - 1328
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 4
Yesün Temür
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1328
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 5
Ragibagh Khan
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1328
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 6
Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon
COMPANION
1283 - 1328
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 7
John of Montecorvino
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1246 - 1328
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Galeazzo I Visconti
POLITICIAN
1277 - 1328
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 9
Charles, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1298 - 1328
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 10
Prince Hisaaki
POLITICIAN
1276 - 1328
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 11
Castruccio Castracani
NOBLEMAN
1281 - 1328
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 12
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 93 out of 1,347. Before him are Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Constantine VII (905), and Nestorius (381). After him are Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Leontios (660), Anacreon (-570), Theodosius III (700), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), and Herostratus (-301).
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Pedanius Dioscorides
PHYSICIAN
40 - 90
HPI: 77.86
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Michael VIII Palaiologos
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Theodosius II
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Constantine VII
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Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
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Rank: 93
Eudoxus of Cnidus
MATHEMATICIAN
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 94
Leontios
POLITICIAN
660 - 705
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 95
Anacreon
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570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
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Theodosius III
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HPI: 77.53
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Theodore II Laskaris
POLITICIAN
1221 - 1258
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 98
Herostratus
EXTREMIST
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 77.45
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Among Philosophers In Türkiye
Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 10. Before him are Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Leucippus (-500), and Gregory of Nazianzus (329). After him are Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Posidonius (-135), Gemistus Pletho (1355), and Apollonius of Tyana (15).
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Rank: 5
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HPI: 81.53
Rank: 6
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 7
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 8
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 9
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 12
Proclus
412 - 485
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 13
Posidonius
135 BC - 51 BC
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Gemistus Pletho
1355 - 1452
HPI: 74.66
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Apollonius of Tyana
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HPI: 74.50
Rank: 16
