600 - 637
Māriyya bint Shamʿūn (Arabic: ماریة بنت شمعون), better known as Māriyyah al-Qibṭiyyah or al-Qubṭiyya (Arabic: مارية القبطية), or Maria the Copt, died 637, was an Egyptian woman who, along with her sister Sirin bint Shamun, was given to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 628 by Al-Muqawqis, a Christian governor of Alexandria, during the territory's Sasanian occupation as slaves. She spent the rest of her life in Medina and had a son, Ibrahim with Muhammad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria al-Qibtiyya has received more than 1,608,923 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Maria al-Qibtiyya is the 596th most popular religious figure (up from 621st in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 120th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.
Maria al-Qibtiyya was a slave who became the mistress of the Muslim caliph, Harun al-Rashid. She is most famous for her poetry.
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Among religious figures, Maria al-Qibtiyya ranks 596 out of 2,238. Before her are Antipope Alexander V, Pope Felix IV, Francis of Paola, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, Muhammad al-Jawad, and Ruqayyah bint Muhammad. After her are Saint Casimir, Zayd ibn Thabit, Pope Eusebius, Pope Vigilius, Fatima al-Fihri, and Ali al-Hadi.
1339 - 1410
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 590
480 - 530
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 591
1416 - 1507
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 592
680 - 625
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 593
811 - 835
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 594
598 - 624
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 595
600 - 637
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 596
1458 - 1484
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 597
615 - 665
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 598
250 - 310
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 599
500 - 555
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 600
800 - 880
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 601
829 - 868
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 602
Among people born in 600, Maria al-Qibtiyya ranks 13. Before her are Abraha, Musaylimah, Zainab bint Muhammad, Abdullah ibn Masud, Bahira, and Muadh ibn Jabal. After her are Pope Severinus, Pope Theodore I, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Rayhana bint Zayd, Bahram Chobin, and Shahrbaraz. Among people deceased in 637, Maria al-Qibtiyya ranks 1.
600 - 600
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 7
600 - 632
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 8
600 - 629
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 9
600 - 650
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 10
600 - 700
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 11
600 - 640
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 12
600 - 637
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 13
600 - 640
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 14
600 - 649
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 15
600 - 652
HPI: 63.91
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600 - 631
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 17
600 - 592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 18
600 - 629
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 19
Among people born in Egypt, Maria al-Qibtiyya ranks 110 out of 582. Before her are Mohamed ElBaradei (1942), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Cleopatra V of Egypt (-100), Al-Suyuti (1445), Georges Moustaki (1934), and Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372). After her are Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), Al-Kamil (1177), Seqenenre Tao (-1600), Sekhemkhet (-2800), Alexander Helios (-40), and Macarius of Egypt (300).
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 104
1830 - 1895
HPI: 65.63
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100 BC - 57 BC
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1445 - 1505
HPI: 65.51
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1934 - 2013
HPI: 65.51
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1372 - 1449
HPI: 65.50
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600 - 637
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 110
1935 - 2021
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 111
1177 - 1238
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 112
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 113
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 114
40 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 115
300 - 391
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 116
Among religious figures born in Egypt, Maria al-Qibtiyya ranks 22. Before her are Saint Menas (285), Saint Sarah (100), Mary of Egypt (344), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Djet (-3000), and Al-Suyuti (1445). After her are Macarius of Egypt (300), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Antipope Dioscorus (500), Basilides (117), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), and Nahshon (null).
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 16
100 - 100
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 17
344 - 421
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 18
1926 - 2022
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 19
3000 BC - 2980 BC
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 20
1445 - 1505
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 21
600 - 637
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 22
300 - 391
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 23
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 24
500 - 530
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 25
117 - 140
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 26
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 27
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 28