WRITER
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician. His poetry is considered to be among the greatest of the 20th century, and his vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of British-ruled India is widely regarded as having animated the impulse for the Pakistan Movement. He is commonly referred to by the honourific Allama (Persian: علامه, transl. "learned"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad Iqbal has received more than 6,882,167 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Muhammad Iqbal is the 494th most popular writer (up from 528th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Pakistan and the most popular Pakistani Writer.
Muhammad Iqbal is most famous for being a poet and philosopher. He is also known for being the first person to translate the Quran into English, and for being a founding member of the All-India Muslim League.
Memorability Metrics
6.9M
Page Views (PV)
66.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
84
Languages Editions (L)
3.52
Effective Languages (L*)
6.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 494 out of 7,302. Before him are Wu Cheng'en, Giorgos Seferis, Ilya Ehrenburg, Ludvig Holberg, Alessandro Manzoni, and Eugene O'Neill. After him are Patricia Highsmith, George R. R. Martin, G. K. Chesterton, Christopher Marlowe, Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, and Henri Barbusse.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWu Cheng'en
1500 - 1582
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 488
Giorgos Seferis
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 489
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 490
Ludvig Holberg
1684 - 1754
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 491
Alessandro Manzoni
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 492
Eugene O'Neill
1888 - 1953
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 493
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 494
Patricia Highsmith
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 495
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 496
G. K. Chesterton
1874 - 1936
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 497
Christopher Marlowe
1564 - 1593
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 498
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
1627 - 1704
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 499
Henri Barbusse
1873 - 1935
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 500
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 8. Before him are Isadora Duncan, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Wilhelm Frick, Charles Glover Barkla, Joan Gamper, and Frederick Soddy. After him are Francis William Aston, Heinrich Otto Wieland, G. H. Hardy, Louis Renault, Raoul Dufy, and Kees van Dongen. Among people deceased in 1938, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 19. Before him are Karl Kautsky, Alexei Rykov, Suzanne Valadon, Genrikh Yagoda, Carl von Ossietzky, and Robert Johnson. After him are Osip Mandelstam, Marie of Romania, Christian Lous Lange, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Bruno Taut, and Vasily Blyukher.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsIsadora Duncan
DANCER
1877 - 1927
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 2
Felix Dzerzhinsky
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1926
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Frick
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1946
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 4
Charles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 5
Joan Gamper
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1930
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 6
Frederick Soddy
CHEMIST
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 7
Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 8
Francis William Aston
CHEMIST
1877 - 1945
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 9
Heinrich Otto Wieland
CHEMIST
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 10
G. H. Hardy
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 11
Louis Renault
INVENTOR
1877 - 1944
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 12
Raoul Dufy
PAINTER
1877 - 1953
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 13
Kees van Dongen
PAINTER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsKarl Kautsky
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 13
Alexei Rykov
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 14
Suzanne Valadon
PAINTER
1865 - 1938
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 15
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 16
Carl von Ossietzky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 18
Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 19
Osip Mandelstam
WRITER
1891 - 1938
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 20
Marie of Romania
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1938
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 21
Christian Lous Lange
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 22
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
COMPANION
1862 - 1938
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 23
Bruno Taut
ARCHITECT
1880 - 1938
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 24
Vasily Blyukher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1938
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 25
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 6 out of 217. Before him are Akbar (1542), Shah Jahan (1592), Chanakya (-375), Shehbaz Sharif (1951), and Guru Nanak (1469). After him are Pāṇini (-500), Bhagat Singh (1907), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Vasubandhu (400), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsAkbar
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1605
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 1
Shah Jahan
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1666
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2
Chanakya
PHILOSOPHER
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 3
Shehbaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 4
Guru Nanak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1469 - 1539
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 5
Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 6
Pāṇini
LINGUIST
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 8
Benazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 9
Vasubandhu
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 10
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1995
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 11
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Pakistan
Among writers born in Pakistan, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 1. After him are Vasubandhu (400), Khushal Khattak (1613), Amrita Pritam (1919), Bulleh Shah (1680), Rahman Baba (1632), Krishna Sobti (1925), Tariq Ali (1943), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Sultan Bahu (1630), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690).
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 2
Khushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 3
Amrita Pritam
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 4
Bulleh Shah
1680 - 1757
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5
Rahman Baba
1632 - 1706
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 6
Krishna Sobti
1925 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 7
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 8
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
1911 - 1984
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 9
Sultan Bahu
1630 - 1691
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 10
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - 2010
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 11
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
1690 - 1751
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 12