Astronomer
Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
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Ja'far al-Sadiq
His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2024). Ja'far al-Sadiq is the 14th most popular astronomer (down from 10th in 2024), the 20th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Astronomer.
Ja'far al-sadiq is most famous for being the sixth imam of the Shia.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 14 out of 644. Before him are Anders Celsius, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, William Herschel, Aristarchus of Samos, Hipparchus, and Ulugh Beg. After him are Edwin Hubble, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Ole Rømer, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., and Carl Sagan.
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Anders Celsius
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 8
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 9
William Herschel
1738 - 1822
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 10
Aristarchus of Samos
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 11
Hipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 12
Ulugh Beg
1394 - 1449
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 13
Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 14
Edwin Hubble
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 15
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 16
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 17
Ole Rømer
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 18
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
1941 - Present
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 19
Carl Sagan
1934 - 1996
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 702, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 1. After him is An Lushan. Among people deceased in 765, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 1. After him are Emperor Junnin, and Ceolwulf of Northumbria.
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Go to all RankingsJa'far al-Sadiq
ASTRONOMER
702 - 765
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 1
Emperor Junnin
POLITICIAN
733 - 765
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 2
Ceolwulf of Northumbria
POLITICIAN
695 - 765
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 3
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 20 out of NaN. Before him are Muawiyah I (603), Osama bin Laden (1957), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Ibn Saud (1875), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), and Aminah (557). After him are Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hafsa bint Umar (602), and Malik ibn Anas (711).
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Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 14
Osama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 15
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
548 - 570
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 16
Ibn Saud
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 17
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
539 - 619
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 18
Aminah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
557 - 577
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 19
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ASTRONOMER
702 - 765
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 20
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 21
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 22
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1792
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 23
Faisal I of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1933
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 24
Hafsa bint Umar
COMPANION
602 - 661
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 25
Malik ibn Anas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
711 - 795
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 26
Among Astronomers In Saudi Arabia
Among astronomers born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 1.
