COMPANION

Salman the Persian

568 - 657

Salman the Persian

Salman al-Farsi (Arabic: سَلْمَان ٱلْفَارِسِيّ) was a Persian religious scholar and one of the companions of Muhammad. As a practicing Zoroastrian, he dedicated much of his early life to studying to become a magus, after which he began travelling extensively throughout West Asia to engage in constructive dialogue with non-Zoroastrian groups. His quests eventually prompted his conversion to Christianity and later his conversion to Islam, which occurred after he met and befriended Muhammad in the city of Yathrib. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salman the Persian has received more than 1,154,509 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Salman the Persian is the 41st most popular companion (down from 40th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Iran and the most popular Iranian Companion.

Salman the Persian is most famous for being the founder of the Persian Empire.

Memorability Metrics

1.2M
Page Views (PV)
72.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
6.15
Effective Languages (L*)
3.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Salman the Persian ranks 41 out of 784. Before him are Messalina, Maria Theresa of Spain, Eugénie de Montijo, Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, and Queen Sonja of Norway. After him are Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Anne of Cleves, Désirée Clary, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, and Zainab bint Muhammad.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

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Messalina
17 - 48
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 35
Maria Theresa of Spain
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 36
Eugénie de Montijo
1826 - 1920
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 37
Catherine Parr
1512 - 1548
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 38
Catherine Howard
1523 - 1542
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 39
Queen Sonja of Norway
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 40
Salman the Persian
568 - 657
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 41
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
1892 - 1989
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 42
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
1846 - 1923
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 43
Anne of Cleves
1515 - 1557
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 44
Désirée Clary
1777 - 1860
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 45
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
1635 - 1719
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 46
Zainab bint Muhammad
600 - 629
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 47

Contemporaries

Among people born in 568, Salman the Persian ranks 1. Among people deceased in 657, Salman the Persian ranks 1. After him are Pope Eugene I, Ammar ibn Yasir, Uwais al-Qarani, Clovis II, and Grimoald the Elder.