PHILOSOPHER
Ibn Tufail
1110 - 1185
Ibn Tufail
Ibn Ṭufayl (full Arabic name: أبو بكر محمد بن عبد الملك بن محمد بن طفيل القيسي الأندلسي ʾAbū Bakr Muḥammad bin ʿAbd al-Malik bin Muḥammad bin Ṭufayl al-Qaysiyy al-ʾAndalusiyy; Latinized form: Abubacer Aben Tofail; Anglicized form: Abubekar or Abu Jaafar Ebn Tophail; c. 1105 – 1185) was an Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath: a writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, and vizier. As a philosopher and novelist, he is most famous for writing the first philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (The Living Son of the Vigilant), considered a major work of Arabic literature emerging from Al-Andalus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Tufail has received more than 358,887 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Ibn Tufail is the 187th most popular philosopher (up from 212th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 117th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Philosopher.
Ibn Tufail is most famous for his philosophical novel, "Hayy ibn Yaqzan" (meaning "Alive, son of Awake"). The book, written in Arabic, tells the story of a man who is raised in isolation on an island and discovers the world through his own observations and reasoning. The book was an early example of philosophical fiction and had a major influence on later European thinkers, including Gottfried Leibniz, Baruch Spinoza, and George Berkeley.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
69.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
9.16
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Ibn Tufail ranks 187 out of 1,267. Before him are José Ortega y Gasset, Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Marquis de Condorcet, Apollonius of Tyana, Moses Mendelssohn, and Bernard Bolzano. After him are Nicolas Malebranche, Jakob Böhme, Emmanuel Levinas, Pierre Gassendi, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Baltasar Gracián.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosé Ortega y Gasset
1883 - 1955
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 181
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
1709 - 1751
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 182
Marquis de Condorcet
1743 - 1794
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 183
Apollonius of Tyana
15 - 100
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 184
Moses Mendelssohn
1729 - 1786
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 185
Bernard Bolzano
1781 - 1848
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 186
Ibn Tufail
1110 - 1185
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 187
Nicolas Malebranche
1638 - 1715
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 188
Jakob Böhme
1575 - 1624
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 189
Emmanuel Levinas
1906 - 1995
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 190
Pierre Gassendi
1592 - 1655
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 191
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
1908 - 1961
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 192
Baltasar Gracián
1601 - 1658
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1110, Ibn Tufail ranks 2. Before him is Pope Lucius III. After him are John of Salisbury, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, John Tzetzes, García Ramírez of Navarre, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Kaykaus I, Robert de Boron, Boril of Bulgaria, Antipope Paschal III, and Rostislav I of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1185, Ibn Tufail ranks 5. Before him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Pope Lucius III, Afonso I of Portugal, and Chrétien de Troyes. After him are Bhāskara II, Andronikos I Komnenos, Agnes of Courtenay, Emperor Antoku, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, John Kinnamos, and Beatrice of Rethel.
Others Born in 1110
Go to all RankingsPope Lucius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1110 - 1185
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 1
Ibn Tufail
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1185
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 2
John of Salisbury
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1180
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 3
Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1174
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 4
John Tzetzes
WRITER
1110 - 1180
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 5
García Ramírez of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1150
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 6
Euphrosyne of Polotsk
NOBLEMAN
1110 - 1173
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 7
Kaykaus I
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1220
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 8
Robert de Boron
WRITER
1110 - 1300
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 9
Boril of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1110 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 10
Antipope Paschal III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1110 - 1168
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 11
Rostislav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1167
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1185
Go to all RankingsBaldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 1
Pope Lucius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1110 - 1185
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 2
Afonso I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1109 - 1185
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 3
Chrétien de Troyes
WRITER
1135 - 1185
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 4
Ibn Tufail
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1185
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 5
Bhāskara II
MATHEMATICIAN
1114 - 1185
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 6
Andronikos I Komnenos
POLITICIAN
1118 - 1185
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 7
Agnes of Courtenay
COMPANION
1133 - 1185
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 8
Emperor Antoku
POLITICIAN
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 9
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile
NOBLEMAN
1140 - 1185
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 10
John Kinnamos
HISTORIAN
1143 - 1185
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 11
Beatrice of Rethel
COMPANION
1130 - 1185
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Ibn Tufail ranks 93 out of 3,355. Before him are Magnus Maximus (335), Isaac Albéniz (1860), Pablo Casals (1876), Peter III of Aragon (1239), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), and Avempace (1080). After him are Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Blanche of Castile (1188), Vincent of Saragossa (300), Baltasar Gracián (1601), and Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsMagnus Maximus
POLITICIAN
335 - 388
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 87
Isaac Albéniz
MUSICIAN
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 88
Pablo Casals
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1973
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 89
Peter III of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1239 - 1285
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 90
José Ortega y Gasset
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1955
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 91
Avempace
ASTRONOMER
1080 - 1138
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 92
Ibn Tufail
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1185
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 93
Dolores Ibárruri
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1989
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 94
Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain
POLITICIAN
1549 - 1580
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 95
Blanche of Castile
COMPANION
1188 - 1252
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 96
Vincent of Saragossa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 304
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 97
Baltasar Gracián
PHILOSOPHER
1601 - 1658
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 98
Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1603
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 99
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain
Among philosophers born in Spain, Ibn Tufail ranks 6. Before him are Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), Ibn Arabi (1165), Ramon Llull (1232), and José Ortega y Gasset (1883). After him are Baltasar Gracián (1601), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Francisco Suárez (1548), and Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240).
Seneca the Younger
4 BC - 65
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 1
Averroes
1126 - 1198
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 2
Ibn Arabi
1165 - 1240
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 3
Ramon Llull
1232 - 1316
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 4
José Ortega y Gasset
1883 - 1955
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 5
Ibn Tufail
1110 - 1185
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 6
Baltasar Gracián
1601 - 1658
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 7
Solomon ibn Gabirol
1021 - 1058
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 8
Miguel de Unamuno
1864 - 1936
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 9
Abraham ibn Ezra
1089 - 1167
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 10
Francisco Suárez
1548 - 1617
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 11
Arnaldus de Villa Nova
1240 - 1311
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 12