WRITER

Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

912 - 966

Photo of Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

Icon of person Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (Arabic: إبراهيم بن يعقوب Ibrâhîm ibn Ya'qûb al-Ṭarṭûshi or al-Ṭurṭûshî; Hebrew: אברהם בן יעקב, Avraham ben Yaʿakov; fl. 961–62) was a 10th-century Hispano-Arabic, Sephardi Jewish traveler, probably a merchant, who may have also engaged in diplomacy and espionage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibrahim ibn Yaqub has received more than 93,383 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ibrahim ibn Yaqub is the 1,591st most popular writer (down from 1,421st in 2019), the 566th most popular biography from Spain (down from 475th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 1,591 out of 7,302. Before him are Lydia Koidula, Akiyuki Nosaka, Namık Kemal, Attila József, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, and Silvina Ocampo. After him are Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Arnaldur Indriðason, Natalie Clifford Barney, Yaşar Kemal, Mário de Andrade, and Rafael Sabatini.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 912, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 4. Before him are Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Nikephoros II Phokas, and Hyejong of Goryeo. After him is Pelagius of Córdoba. Among people deceased in 966, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 3. Before him are Berengar II of Italy, and Sancho I of León. After him are Flodoard, Miro, Count of Barcelona, and Robert of Vermandois.

Others Born in 912

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 966

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 566 out of 3,355. Before him are Jabir ibn Aflah (1100), Ordoño IV of León (926), Gaius Julius Vindex (25), Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864), Francisco Pacheco (1564), and Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867). After him are Abraham Zacuto (1452), Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón (1727), Gundemar (600), Lucio Urtubia (1931), Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453), and Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946).

Others born in Spain

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 57. Before him are Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Juan Goytisolo (1931), Ausiàs March (1400), José de Acosta (1540), and Pío Baroja (1872). After him are Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Mateo Alemán (1547), Sabino Arana (1865), and Miguel Hernández (1910).

Spanish born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous