1100 BC - Today
Luqman (Arabic: لقمان, romanized: Luqmān; also known as Luqman the Wise or Luqman al-Hakeem) was a wise man after whom Surah Luqman, the 31st sura (chapter) of the Quran, was named. Luqman (c. 1100 BC) is believed to have been from Nubia or from Egypt. There are many stories about Luqman in Persian, Arabic and Turkish literature, with the primary historical sources for his life being Tafsir ibn Kathir and Stories of the Qur'an by Ibn Kathir. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luqman has received more than 595,668 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Luqman is the 876th most popular writer (down from 818th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Sudan (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Sudanese Writer.
Luqman is most famous for his incredible wisdom and his teachings.
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Among writers, Luqman ranks 876 out of 5,794. Before him are Richard Matheson, Kobayashi Issa, Nestor the Chronicler, Tukaram, Władysław Reymont, and Bruce Chatwin. After him are V. S. Naipaul, Venantius Fortunatus, Anna Seghers, Laura de Noves, Tannhäuser, and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.
1926 - 2013
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 870
1763 - 1828
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 871
1056 - 1106
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 872
1608 - 1650
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 873
1867 - 1925
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 874
1940 - 1989
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 875
1100 BC - Present
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 876
1932 - 2018
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 877
530 - 609
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 878
1900 - 1983
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 879
1310 - 1348
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 880
1205 - 1270
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 881
1914 - 1999
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 882
Among people born in 1100 BC, Luqman ranks 3. Before him are Samuel and Psusennes I. After him are Ish-bosheth, King Cheng of Zhou, Amenemnisu, Psusennes II, Osorkon the Elder, Ashurnasirpal I, Pinedjem II, Ashur-rabi II, and Ashur-resh-ishi II.
1100 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 84.32
Rank: 1
1100 BC - 1001 BC
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 2
1100 BC - Present
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 3
1100 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 4
1100 BC - 1021 BC
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 5
1100 BC - 1047 BC
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 6
1100 BC - 945 BC
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 7
1100 BC - 986 BC
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 8
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 9
1100 BC - 969 BC
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 10
1100 BC - 972 BC
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 11
1100 BC - 967 BC
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 12
Among people born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 5 out of 28. Before him are Omar al-Bashir (1944), Muhammad Ahmad (1844), Mohamed Naguib (1901), and Piye (-800). After him are Josephine Bakhita (1868), Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), John Garang (1945), Hassan Al-Turabi (1932), Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846), Tayeb Salih (1929), and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960).
1944 - Present
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 1
1844 - 1885
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 2
1901 - 1984
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 3
800 BC - 716 BC
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 4
1100 BC - Present
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 5
1868 - 1947
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 6
1930 - 2009
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 7
1945 - 2005
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 8
1932 - 2016
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 9
1846 - 1899
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 10
1929 - 2009
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 12
Among writers born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 1. After him are Tayeb Salih (1929).