501 - 544
Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi (Arabic: ٱمْرُؤ ٱلْقَيْس جُنْدُح ٱبْن حُجْر ٱلْكِنْدِيّ, romanized: Imruʾ al-Qays Junduḥ ibn Ḥujr al-Kindiyy) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet from najd in the late fifth and early sixth centuries and also the last King of Kinda. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poem, "Let us stop and weep" (قفا نبك qifā nabki) is one of the seven Mu'allaqat, poems prized as the best examples of pre-Islamic Arabian verse. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imru' al-Qais has received more than 358,075 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Imru' al-Qais is the 990th most popular writer (down from 483rd in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 109th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.
Imru' al-Qais is most famous for his poetry. He is considered to be one of the greatest Arab poets of all time.
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Among writers, Imru' al-Qais ranks 990 out of 5,755. Before him are Henri Troyat, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Hunter S. Thompson, Saint Gall, and Elsa Morante. After him are Marcus Manilius, Tess Gerritsen, Irving Stone, Clive Cussler, Nikolay Karamzin, and Zelda Fitzgerald.
1911 - 2007
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 984
1539 - 1616
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 985
1788 - 1857
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 986
1937 - 2005
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 987
550 - 645
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 988
1912 - 1985
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 989
501 - 544
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 990
50 BC - 50
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 991
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 992
1903 - 1989
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 993
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 994
1766 - 1826
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 995
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 996
Among people born in 501, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him is Khosrow I. After him are Stephanus of Byzantium, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, Daṇḍin, Bharavi, Anwon of Goguryeo, Corippus, Anastasia the Patrician, Áedán mac Gabráin, Adda of Bernicia, and Icel of Mercia. Among people deceased in 544, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him is Dionysius Exiguus.
501 - 579
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1
501 - 544
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2
501 - 600
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3
501 - 590
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 4
501 - 700
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 5
501 - 600
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 6
501 - 545
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 7
501 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 8
501 - 576
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 9
501 - 608
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 10
501 - 568
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 11
501 - 600
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 12
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Imru' al-Qais ranks 101 out of 251. Before him are Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), and Idris I of Morocco (743). After him are Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Al-Wathiq (812), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), and Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607).
700 - 660
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 95
630 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 96
700 - 700
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 97
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 98
1933 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 99
743 - 791
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 100
501 - 544
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 101
622 - 683
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 102
550 - 643
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 103
1912 - 1939
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 104
812 - 847
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 105
1816 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 106
607 - 697
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 107
Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi (1958). After him are Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Al-Khansa (575), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Al-A'sha (570), and Raif Badawi (1984).
1958 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 1
501 - 544
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2
525 - 615
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 3
575 - 645
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4
554 - 674
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 5
600 - 624
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 6
570 - 629
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 7
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 8