Writer

Mahmoud Shabestari

Iranian poet

1288 - 1340

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Mahmoud Shabestari

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmoud Shabestari is the 3,527th most popular writer (down from 3,278th in 2024), the 316th most popular biography from Iran (down from 306th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Iranian Writer.

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#1

Mahmoud Shabestari is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Shabestar, in what is now modern-day Iran, ahead of Peyman Keshavarzi.

#41,034

More than 6 centuries after death, Mahmoud Shabestari still holds rank #41,034 among all individuals in Pantheon.

Jan 1

Mahmoud Shabestari shares a January 1 birthday with Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Laozi.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 3,527 out of 7,302. Before him are Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, Shudraka, Max Gallo, Roger Vailland, John Flanagan, and Fanny Crosby. After him are Évariste de Parny, Claudius Salmasius, Krišjānis Barons, Anna Langfus, Abu Ali Bal'ami, and Richard Yates.

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Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
1856 - 1912
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,521
Shudraka
500 - 500
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,522
Max Gallo
1932 - 2017
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,523
Roger Vailland
1907 - 1965
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,524
John Flanagan
1944 - 2026
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,525
Fanny Crosby
1820 - 1915
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,526
Mahmoud Shabestari
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,527
Évariste de Parny
1753 - 1814
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,528
Claudius Salmasius
1588 - 1653
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,529
Krišjānis Barons
1835 - 1923
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,530
Anna Langfus
1920 - 1966
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3,531
Abu Ali Bal'ami
1000 - 974
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,532
Richard Yates
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,533

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1288, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 7. Before him are Orhan, Charles I of Hungary, Ivan I of Moscow, Emperor Go-Daigo, Emperor Go-Fushimi, and Gersonides. Among people deceased in 1340, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 7. Before him are Ivan I of Moscow, Basil of Trebizond, Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Simonida, John I, Duke of Bavaria, and Al-Mustakfi I.

Others Born in 1288

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Orhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 1
Charles I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1342
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 2
Ivan I of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1340
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 3
Emperor Go-Daigo
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1339
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 4
Emperor Go-Fushimi
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1336
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 5
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 6
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 7

Others Deceased in 1340

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Ivan I of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1340
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 1
Basil of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1340
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2
Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1340
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 3
Simonida
NOBLEMAN
1294 - 1340
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 4
John I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1329 - 1340
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 5
Al-Mustakfi I
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1340
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 6
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 7