RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

1935 - 1980

Photo of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

Icon of person Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (Arabic: محمد باقر الصدر, romanized: Muḥammad Bāqir al-Ṣadr; 1 March 1935 – 9 April 1980), also known as al-Shahid al-Khamis (Arabic: الشهيد الخامس, romanized: al-Shahīd al-Khāmis, lit. 'the fifth martyr'), was an Iraqi Islamic scholar, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the Islamic Dawa Party, born in al-Kadhimiya, Iraq. He was father-in-law to Muqtada al-Sadr, a cousin of Muhammad Sadeq al-Sadr and Imam Musa as-Sadr. His father Haydar al-Sadr was a well-respected high-ranking Shi'a cleric. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr has received more than 393,831 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr is the 1,123rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,336th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 191st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 1,123 out of 3,187. Before him are Franz Jägerstätter, Saint Marcella, Julian the Hospitaller, Raël, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, and Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. After him are Agostino Casaroli, Abtai Sain Khan, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri, Antipope Christopher, Babylas of Antioch, and Daniel the Stylite.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 86. Before him are Charles Duke, Floyd Patterson, Bent Larsen, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Fritz Honka, and Ron Paul. After him are Lee Remick, Viktor Bryukhanov, Luis del Sol, Carl Andre, Serge Klarsfeld, and Judd Hirsch. Among people deceased in 1980, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 73. Before him are Seretse Khama, Winifred Wagner, Hugh Griffith, Tex Avery, Ernő Gerő, and Salah al-Din al-Bitar. After him are Friedrich Hossbach, Ernst Busch, Ida Kamińska, Olga Chekhova, John Mauchly, and Masayoshi Ōhira.

Others Born in 1935

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1980

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 166 out of 384. Before him are Al-Mustazhir (1078), Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (1904), Enmebaragesi (-2650), Az-Zahir (1176), Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1951), and Sayf al-Din Ghazi I (1200). After him are Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī (746), Al-Mustakfi (905), Barham Salih (1960), Ayad Allawi (1944), Al-Mustanjid (1124), and Al-Qadir (947).

Others born in Iraq

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 19. Before him are Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Ibn Qutaybah (828), Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), and Ibn Sa'd (784). After him are Abo of Tiflis (756), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), An Shigao (101), Bashar ibn Burd (714), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), and Yahya ibn Ma'in (775).

Iraqi born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous