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Ibn al-Khatib

Andalusi polymath, poet and historian

1313 - 1374

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His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn al-Khatib is the 1,497th most popular writer (up from 1,499th in 2024), the 512th most popular biography from Spain (up from 519th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Ibn al-Khatib is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Loja, Granada, in what is now modern-day Spain.

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More than 6 centuries after death, Ibn al-Khatib still holds rank #18,521 among all individuals in Pantheon.

Nov 16

Ibn al-Khatib shares a November 16 birthday with Tiberius, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, and José Saramago.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 1,497 out of 7,302. Before him are Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Veronica Franco, François de Malherbe, B. K. S. Iyengar, Robert Bloch, and Robin Hobb. After him are Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Gustav Landauer, Gampopa, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Mario Benedetti, and Olaus Petri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1313, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni Boccaccio, Cola di Rienzo, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, and Emperor Kōgon. After him are Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon, and Constantine III, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1374, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 8. Before him are Magnus IV of Sweden, Gongmin of Goryeo, Pan Geng, Philip II, Prince of Taranto, Emperor Go-Kōgon, and Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia. After him are Ni Zan, Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque, Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania, and Helvig of Schleswig.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 512 out of 3,355. Before him are Silo of Asturias (720), Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910), Infante Carlos of Spain (1607), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000), and Gaspar Sanz (1640). After him are Santos Abril y Castelló (1936), Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco (1926), Ordoño IV of León (926), Federico Bahamontes (1928), Berengaria of Barcelona (1116), and María de Padilla (1334).

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Among Writers In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 49. Before him are Pío Baroja (1872), José de Acosta (1540), Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Javier Marías (1951), José de Espronceda (1808), and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939). After him are Rafael Alberti (1902), Ausiàs March (1400), Sabino Arana (1865), Joseph Karo (1488), Ildefonsus (607), and Antonio de Nebrija (1441).

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