Writer
Rudaki
860 - 941
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Rudaki
His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Rudaki is the 548th most popular writer (down from 444th in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Tajikistan and the most popular Tadzhik Writer.
Rudaki is most famous for being the first poet to use the Persian language as a literary language.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Rudaki ranks 548 out of 7,302. Before him are Camille Flammarion, Augusta, Lady Gregory, Jean Paul, Enid Blyton, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Miguel Ángel Asturias. After him are Madame de La Fayette, Anaïs Nin, Camilo José Cela, Robert A. Heinlein, Alice Munro, and Yunus Emre.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Camille Flammarion
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 542
Augusta, Lady Gregory
1852 - 1932
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 543
Jean Paul
1763 - 1825
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 544
Enid Blyton
1897 - 1968
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 545
Frances Hodgson Burnett
1849 - 1924
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 546
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 547
Rudaki
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 548
Madame de La Fayette
1634 - 1693
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 549
Anaïs Nin
1903 - 1977
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 550
Camilo José Cela
1916 - 2002
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 551
Robert A. Heinlein
1907 - 1988
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 552
Alice Munro
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 553
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 554
Contemporaries
Among people born in 860, Rudaki ranks 5. Before him are Pope John X, Pope Sergius III, Pope Benedict IV, and Robert I of France. After him are Ludmila of Bohemia, Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Arethas of Caesarea, and Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 941, Rudaki ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad al-Mahdi. After him are Olaf Guthfrithson, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, and Jayavarman IV.
Others Born in 860
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Pope John X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 929
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 1
Pope Sergius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 911
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 2
Pope Benedict IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 903
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 3
Robert I of France
POLITICIAN
860 - 923
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 4
Rudaki
WRITER
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 5
Ludmila of Bohemia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 921
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 6
Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum
POLITICIAN
860 - 920
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7
Arethas of Caesarea
PHILOSOPHER
860 - 935
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 8
Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
860 - 927
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 9
Others Deceased in 941
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Muhammad al-Mahdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
869 - 941
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 1
Rudaki
WRITER
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 2
Olaf Guthfrithson
POLITICIAN
900 - 941
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 3
Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
864 - 941
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 4
Jayavarman IV
POLITICIAN
900 - 941
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 5
In Tajikistan
Among people born in Tajikistan, Rudaki ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Emomali Rahmon (1952). After him are Nasir Khusraw (1004), Spitamenes (-400), Abu-Mahmud Khojandi (940), Oqil Oqilov (1944), Rahmon Nabiyev (1930), Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (800), Kokhir Rasulzoda (1959), Qahhor Mahkamov (1932), Vladimir Voinovich (1932), and Nellie Kim (1957).
Others born in Tajikistan
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Emomali Rahmon
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 1
Rudaki
WRITER
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 2
Nasir Khusraw
PHILOSOPHER
1004 - 1088
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 3
Spitamenes
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 4
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
ASTRONOMER
940 - 1000
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 5
Oqil Oqilov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 6
Rahmon Nabiyev
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 7
Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
800 - 841
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 8
Kokhir Rasulzoda
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 9
Qahhor Mahkamov
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 10
Vladimir Voinovich
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 11
Nellie Kim
GYMNAST
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 12
Among Writers In Tajikistan
Among writers born in Tajikistan, Rudaki ranks 1. After him are Vladimir Voinovich (1932), Gulnazar Keldi (1945), and Iskandar Khatloni (1954).
Rudaki
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 1
Vladimir Voinovich
1932 - 2018
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 2
Gulnazar Keldi
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 3
Iskandar Khatloni
1954 - 2000
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 4
