WRITER
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
Muhammad Iqbal
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad Iqbal has received more than 6,665,810 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Muhammad Iqbal is the 529th most popular writer (down from 500th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 5th in 2019) 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
6.7M
Page Views (PV)
65.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
81
Languages Editions (L)
3.30
Effective Languages (L*)
6.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 529 out of 5,755. Before him are Gérard de Nerval, Cassiodorus, Sidney Sheldon, Lesya Ukrainka, T. S. Eliot, and Paul Claudel. After him are José Martí, Premchand, Patrick Süskind, Camille Flammarion, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Washington Irving.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Gérard de Nerval
1808 - 1855
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 523
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 524
Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 525
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 526
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 527
Paul Claudel
1868 - 1955
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 528
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 529
José Martí
1853 - 1895
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 530
Premchand
1880 - 1936
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 531
Patrick Süskind
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 532
Camille Flammarion
1842 - 1925
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 533
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 534
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 535
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 10. Before him are Felix Dzerzhinsky, Wilhelm Frick, Frederick Soddy, Francis William Aston, Joan Gamper, and Charles Glover Barkla. After him are Louis Renault, Edgar Cayce, Raoul Dufy, G. H. Hardy, Oswald Avery, and Kees van Dongen. Among people deceased in 1938, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 19. Before him are Robert Johnson, Alexei Rykov, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Carl von Ossietzky, Genrikh Yagoda, and Marie of Romania. After him are Suzanne Valadon, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, Thomas Wolfe, Maud of Wales, Osip Mandelstam, and Vasily Blyukher.
Others Born in 1877
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Felix Dzerzhinsky
1877 - 1926
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 4
Wilhelm Frick
1877 - 1946
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 5
Frederick Soddy
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 6
Francis William Aston
1877 - 1945
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 7
Joan Gamper
1877 - 1930
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 8
Charles Glover Barkla
1877 - 1944
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 9
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 10
Louis Renault
1877 - 1944
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 11
Edgar Cayce
1877 - 1945
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 12
Raoul Dufy
1877 - 1953
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 13
G. H. Hardy
1877 - 1947
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 14
Oswald Avery
1877 - 1955
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 15
Kees van Dongen
1877 - 1968
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1938
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Robert Johnson
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 13
Alexei Rykov
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 14
Gabriele D'Annunzio
1863 - 1938
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 15
Carl von Ossietzky
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 16
Genrikh Yagoda
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 17
Marie of Romania
1875 - 1938
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 18
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 19
Suzanne Valadon
1865 - 1938
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 20
Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia
1876 - 1938
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 21
Thomas Wolfe
1900 - 1938
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 22
Maud of Wales
1869 - 1938
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 23
Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 24
Vasily Blyukher
1889 - 1938
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 25
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Muhammad Iqbal ranks 6 out of 180. Before him are Akbar (1542), Shah Jahan (1592), Chanakya (-375), Guru Nanak (1469), and Pāṇini (-500). After him are Benazir Bhutto (1953), Bhagat Singh (1907), Kanishka (78), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), Vasubandhu (400), and Porus (-400).
Others born in Pakistan
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Akbar
1542 - 1605
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 1
Shah Jahan
1592 - 1666
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Chanakya
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 3
Guru Nanak
1469 - 1539
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 4
Pāṇini
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 5
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 6
Benazir Bhutto
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 7
Bhagat Singh
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 8
Kanishka
78 - 144
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 9
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 10
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 11
Porus
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.22
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), Krishna Sobti (1925), Rahman Baba (1632), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Tariq Ali (1943), Khushwant Singh (1915), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), and Parveen Shakir (1952).
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2
Khushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 3
Amrita Pritam
1919 - 2005
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 4
Krishna Sobti
1925 - 2019
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 5
Rahman Baba
1632 - 1706
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 6
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
1911 - 1984
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 7
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 8
Khushwant Singh
1915 - 2014
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 9
Mulk Raj Anand
1905 - 2004
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 10
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 11
Parveen Shakir
1952 - 1994
HPI: 36.45
Rank: 12
