WRITER

Luqman

1100 BC - 1769

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Luqman or Lokman , Lukman (Arabic: لقمان, romanized: Luqmān; also known as Luqman the Wise or Luqman al-Hakim) was a man after whom Luqman, the 31st surah (chapter) of the Qur'an, was named. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luqman has received more than 921,198 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Luqman is the 343rd most popular writer (up from 637th in 2019), the most popular biography from Sudan (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Sudanese Writer.

Luqman is most famous for his incredible wisdom and his teachings.

Memorability Metrics

  • 920k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Luqman ranks 343 out of 7,302. Before him are Lorenzo Valla, Wilhelm Grimm, Callimachus, Nâzım Hikmet, Doris Lessing, and Arthur Schnitzler. After him are Henry Miller, Marguerite Yourcenar, Apollonius of Rhodes, Max Brod, Karl May, and Ezra Pound.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100 BC, Luqman ranks 2. Before him is Samuel. After him are Ish-bosheth, Psusennes I, Duke of Zhou, Psusennes II, King Cheng of Zhou, Amenemnisu, Osorkon the Elder, Ashurnasirpal I, Pinedjem II, and Menkheperre. Among people deceased in 1769, Luqman ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement XIII. After him are Pontiac, Hakuin Ekaku, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Vasily Trediakovsky, and Giambattista Lolli.

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In Sudan

Among people born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 1 out of 38. After him are Mohamed Naguib (1901), Muhammad Ahmad (1844), Omar al-Bashir (1944), Piye (-800), Josephine Bakhita (1868), John Garang (1945), Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960), Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846), Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (1934), and Tayeb Salih (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Sudan

Among writers born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 1. After him are Tayeb Salih (1929).

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