1935 - 1980
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (Arabic: آية الله العظمى السيد محمد باقر الصدر; 1 March 1935 – 9 April 1980), also known as al-Shahīd al-Khāmis (the fifth martyr), was an Iraqi 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 333,311 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr is the 7,447th most popular politician (down from 6,454th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 171st in 2019) and the 126th most popular Iraqi Politician.
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Among politicians, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 7,447 out of 15,577. Before him are Salonia Matidia, John II of Cyprus, Manuel Marulanda, Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti, Ante Starčević, and H. H. Kung. After him are Michel Rocard, Zhenjin, Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Gulzarilal Nanda.
68 - 119
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7,441
1418 - 1458
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7,442
1930 - 2008
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7,443
1734 - 1814
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7,444
1823 - 1896
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7,445
1881 - 1967
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7,446
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7,447
1930 - 2016
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7,448
1243 - 1286
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7,449
1811 - 1875
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7,450
1309 - 1388
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7,451
1789 - 1868
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7,452
1898 - 1998
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7,453
Among people born in 1935, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 115. Before him are Charles Grodin, Paula Rego, Nikos Sampson, Wang Hongwen, Jerry Fodor, and Mario Camus. After him are Marc Augé, Donald P. Bellisario, Helmut Lachenmann, Diane Ladd, Michael Walzer, and Ján Popluhár. Among people deceased in 1980, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 85. Before him are Dietrich von Saucken, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Marino Marini, Bert Kaempfert, Josias Braun-Blanquet, and Joy Adamson. After him are Katia Mann, Valko Chervenkov, Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, Tadao Takayama, Alexander Mach, and Hiroshi Inagaki.
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 109
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 110
1935 - 2001
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 111
1935 - 1992
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 112
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 113
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 114
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 115
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 116
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 117
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 118
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 119
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 120
1935 - 2011
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 121
1892 - 1980
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 79
1912 - 1980
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 80
1901 - 1980
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 81
1923 - 1980
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 82
1884 - 1980
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 83
1910 - 1980
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 84
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 85
1883 - 1980
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 86
1900 - 1980
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 87
1905 - 1980
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 88
1904 - 1980
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 89
1902 - 1980
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 90
1905 - 1980
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 91
Among people born in Iraq, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 192 out of 338. Before him are Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), Ibn Muqla (886), Al-Mustadi (1142), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), Al-Mustakfi (905), and Aphrahat (280). After him are Samsu-Ditana (-1700), Ayad Allawi (1944), An Shigao (101), Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080), Shalmaneser II (-1090), and Qusay Hussein (1966).
1054 - 1122
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 186
886 - 940
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 187
1142 - 1180
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 188
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 189
905 - 949
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 190
280 - 346
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 191
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 192
1700 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 193
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 194
101 - 168
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 195
1080 - 1165
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 196
1090 BC - 1019 BC
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 197
1966 - 2003
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 198
Among politicians born in Iraq, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ranks 126. Before him are Haider al-Abadi (1952), Al-Hakim I (1247), Ibn Muqla (886), Al-Mustadi (1142), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), and Al-Mustakfi (905). After him are Samsu-Ditana (-1700), Ayad Allawi (1944), An Shigao (101), Shalmaneser II (-1090), Qusay Hussein (1966), and Burna-Buriash II (-1400).
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 120
1247 - 1302
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 121
886 - 940
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 122
1142 - 1180
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 123
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 124
905 - 949
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 125
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 126
1700 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 127
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 128
101 - 168
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 129
1090 BC - 1019 BC
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 130
1966 - 2003
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 131
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 132