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WRITER

Ibn al-Muqaffa'

724 - 756

Ibn al-Muqaffa'

Abū Muhammad ʿAbd Allāh Rūzbih ibn Dādūya (Arabic: ابو محمد عبدالله روزبه ابن دادويه), born Rōzbih pūr-i Dādōē (Persian: روزبه پور دادویه), more commonly known as Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (Arabic: ابن المقفع; died c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn al-Muqaffa' has received more than 183,345 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ibn al-Muqaffa' is the 922nd most popular writer (up from 1,191st in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Iran (up from 137th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Iranian Writer.

Ibn al-Muqaffa' is most famous for his translations of Greek and Syriac texts into Arabic.

Memorability Metrics

180k
Page Views (PV)
61.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ibn al-Muqaffa' ranks 922 out of 5,755. Before him are André Bazin, Bruce Chatwin, Herodian, Miroslav Krleža, Machado de Assis, and Agathon. After him are Aimé Césaire, Jules Renard, James Jones, Alexandra David-Néel, Ben Jonson, and Arthur Adamov.

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André Bazin
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HPI: 61.65
Rank: 916
Bruce Chatwin
1940 - 1989
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 917
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170 - 250
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 918
Miroslav Krleža
1893 - 1981
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 919
Machado de Assis
1839 - 1908
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 920
Agathon
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 921
Ibn al-Muqaffa'
724 - 756
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 922
Aimé Césaire
1913 - 2008
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 923
Jules Renard
1864 - 1910
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 924
James Jones
1921 - 1977
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 925
Alexandra David-Néel
1868 - 1969
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 926
Ben Jonson
1572 - 1637
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 927
Arthur Adamov
1908 - 1970
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 928

Contemporaries

Among people born in 724, Ibn al-Muqaffa' ranks 1. Among people deceased in 756, Ibn al-Muqaffa' ranks 2. Before him is Yang Guifei. After him are Emperor Shōmu, Aistulf, Galla Gaulo, Kormisosh, Cuthred of Wessex, and Wang Changling.