WRITER
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
1928 - 2010
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (Arabic: محمد سيد طنطاوي; 28 October 1928 – 10 March 2010), also referred to as Tantawi, was an influential Islamic scholar in Egypt. From 1986 to 1996, he was the Grand Mufti of Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy has received more than 210,169 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2019). Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy is the 1,459th most popular writer (up from 1,758th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 282nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Egyptian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
64.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
5.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy ranks 1,459 out of 7,302. Before him are Naftali Herz Imber, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Maryse Condé, Paul Rée, Elizabeth George, and Phrynichus. After him are Winifred Wagner, Marie Anne Lenormand, Tristan Corbière, Jacques Cazotte, Lu You, and Vicki Baum.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNaftali Herz Imber
1856 - 1909
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 1,453
Hovhannes Tumanyan
1869 - 1923
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 1,454
Maryse Condé
1937 - 2024
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 1,455
Paul Rée
1849 - 1901
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 1,456
Elizabeth George
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 1,457
Phrynichus
535 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 1,458
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 1,459
Winifred Wagner
1897 - 1980
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,460
Marie Anne Lenormand
1772 - 1843
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,461
Tristan Corbière
1845 - 1875
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1,462
Jacques Cazotte
1719 - 1792
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,463
Lu You
1125 - 1210
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,464
Vicki Baum
1888 - 1960
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,465
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy ranks 110. Before him are Seymour Papert, Torben Ulrich, Daniel Nathans, Fats Domino, Takeshi Inoue, and Malcolm Glazer. After him are Djivan Gasparyan, Al Lettieri, Paul Elvstrøm, John Stewart Bell, Daisaku Ikeda, and Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Among people deceased in 2010, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy ranks 61. Before him are Milka Planinc, Patricia Neal, John Forsythe, Hwang Jang-yop, Carlos Andrés Pérez, and Wolfgang Wagner. After him are Giulietta Simionato, Bent Larsen, Luis Corvalán, Ariel Ramírez, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, and Archduke Rudolf of Austria.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsSeymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 104
Torben Ulrich
WRITER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 105
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 106
Fats Domino
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 107
Takeshi Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1992
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 108
Malcolm Glazer
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 109
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 110
Djivan Gasparyan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 111
Al Lettieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1975
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 112
Paul Elvstrøm
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 113
John Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 114
Daisaku Ikeda
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 115
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 116
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsMilka Planinc
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 55
Patricia Neal
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 56
John Forsythe
ACTOR
1918 - 2010
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 57
Hwang Jang-yop
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 58
Carlos Andrés Pérez
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 59
Wolfgang Wagner
COMPOSER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 60
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 61
Giulietta Simionato
SINGER
1910 - 2010
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 62
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 63
Luis Corvalán
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 64
Ariel Ramírez
COMPOSER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 65
Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 66
Archduke Rudolf of Austria
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 67
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy ranks 252 out of 642. Before him are Solamish (1272), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Merytre-Hatshepsut (-1500), Youssef Chahine (1926), Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700), and Nepherites II (-400). After him are Ammonius Hermiae (440), Samir Amin (1931), Narriman Sadek (1933), Achilles Tatius (200), Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444), and Ahmose (-1504).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsSolamish
POLITICIAN
1272 - 1291
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 246
Giuseppe Ungaretti
WRITER
1888 - 1970
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 247
Merytre-Hatshepsut
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1500 BC - 1425 BC
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 248
Youssef Chahine
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 249
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
POLITICIAN
700 - 716
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 250
Nepherites II
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 251
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 252
Ammonius Hermiae
PHILOSOPHER
440 - 523
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 253
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 254
Narriman Sadek
COMPANION
1933 - 2005
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 255
Achilles Tatius
WRITER
200 - 300
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 256
Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
444 - 454
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 257
Ahmose
POLITICIAN
1504 BC - 1492 BC
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 258
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy ranks 15. Before him are Claudian (370), Nonnus (500), Taha Hussein (1889), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Dionysius Thrax (-170), and Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888). After him are Achilles Tatius (200), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), Ibn al-Farid (1181), Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801), Herodas (-300), and Edmond Jabès (1912).
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 9
Nonnus
500 - 500
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 10
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 11
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 12
Dionysius Thrax
170 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 13
Giuseppe Ungaretti
1888 - 1970
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 14
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 15
Achilles Tatius
200 - 300
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 16
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 17
Ibn al-Farid
1181 - 1234
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 18
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
1801 - 1873
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 19
Herodas
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 20
Edmond Jabès
1912 - 1991
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 21