LINGUIST
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
Mahmud al-Kashgari
Mahmud ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Kashgari was an 11th-century Kara-Khanid scholar and lexicographer of the Turkic languages from Kashgar. His father, Husayn, was the mayor of Barsgan, a town in the southeastern part of the lake of Issyk-Kul (nowadays village of Barskoon in Northern Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Region) and related to the ruling dynasty of Kara-Khanid Khanate. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahmud al-Kashgari has received more than 264,453 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Mahmud al-Kashgari is the 4th most popular linguist (up from 6th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from China (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Linguist.
Mahmud al-Kashgari is most famous for translating the Quran into the Turkic language.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
72.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
8.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Mahmud al-Kashgari ranks 4 out of 214. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure, Noam Chomsky, and Max Müller. After him are Antoine Meillet, William James Sidis, Roman Jakobson, Noah Webster, Edgar de Wahl, Mesrop Mashtots, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, and Franz Bopp.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand de Saussure
1857 - 1913
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 1
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 2
Max Müller
1823 - 1900
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 3
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 4
Antoine Meillet
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 5
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 6
Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 7
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 8
Edgar de Wahl
1867 - 1948
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 9
Mesrop Mashtots
361 - 440
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 10
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
1858 - 1922
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 11
Franz Bopp
1791 - 1867
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1029, Mahmud al-Kashgari ranks 2. Before him is Alp Arslan. After him are Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Al-Mustansir Billah, Vseslav of Polotsk, and Theodosius of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1101, Mahmud al-Kashgari ranks 1. After him are Roger I of Sicily, Bruno of Cologne, Su Shi, John Skylitzes, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Conrad II of Italy, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, Su Song, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Vseslav of Polotsk.
Others Born in 1029
Go to all RankingsAlp Arslan
POLITICIAN
1029 - 1072
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 1
Mahmud al-Kashgari
LINGUIST
1029 - 1101
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 2
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī
ASTRONOMER
1029 - 1087
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3
Al-Mustansir Billah
POLITICIAN
1029 - 1094
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4
Vseslav of Polotsk
POLITICIAN
1029 - 1101
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 5
Theodosius of Kiev
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1029 - 1074
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 6
Others Deceased in 1101
Go to all RankingsMahmud al-Kashgari
LINGUIST
1029 - 1101
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 1
Roger I of Sicily
NOBLEMAN
1031 - 1101
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 2
Bruno of Cologne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 3
Su Shi
WRITER
1037 - 1101
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 4
John Skylitzes
HISTORIAN
1040 - 1101
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 5
Hugh, Count of Vermandois
POLITICIAN
1057 - 1101
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 6
Conrad II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1101
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 7
Akka Mahadevi
WRITER
1130 - 1101
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
Emperor Daozong of Liao
POLITICIAN
1032 - 1101
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 9
Su Song
ENGINEER
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 10
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1101
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 11
Vseslav of Polotsk
POLITICIAN
1029 - 1101
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 12
In China
Among people born in China, Mahmud al-Kashgari ranks 40 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongle Emperor (1360), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Nurhaci (1559), Zhu Xi (1130), and Zhou Enlai (1898). After him are Lu Xun (1881), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Toshiro Mifune (1920), Hong Taiji (1592), and Yongzheng Emperor (1678).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsEmperor Taizong of Tang
POLITICIAN
598 - 649
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 34
Yongle Emperor
POLITICIAN
1360 - 1424
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 35
Hongwu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 36
Nurhaci
POLITICIAN
1559 - 1626
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 37
Zhu Xi
PHILOSOPHER
1130 - 1200
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 38
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 39
Mahmud al-Kashgari
LINGUIST
1029 - 1101
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 40
Lu Xun
WRITER
1881 - 1936
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 41
Emperor Wu of Han
POLITICIAN
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 42
Emperor Gaozu of Han
POLITICIAN
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 43
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 44
Hong Taiji
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1643
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 45
Yongzheng Emperor
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 46
Among LINGUISTS In China
Among linguists born in China, Mahmud al-Kashgari ranks 1. After him are Yuen Ren Chao (1892).