WRITER
Sanai
1080 - 1131
Sanai
Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi (Persian: حکیم ابوالمجد مجدود بن آدم سنایی غزنوی), more commonly known as Sanai, was a Persian poet from Ghazni. He lived his life in the Ghaznavid Empire which is now located in Afghanistan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanai has received more than 242,898 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Sanai is the 1,919th most popular writer (down from 1,768th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Afghan Writer.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
55.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.01
Effective Languages (L*)
3.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Sanai ranks 1,919 out of 5,755. Before him are Vita Sackville-West, Dora d'Istria, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Kaj Munk, and Desanka Maksimović. After him are Theodore I, Jaume Cabré, Bella Akhmadulina, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Stefania Wilczyńska, and Anne Sexton.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Vita Sackville-West
1892 - 1962
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,913
Dora d'Istria
1828 - 1888
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,914
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815 - 1902
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,915
Abu Hamid al-Gharnati
1080 - 1170
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,916
Kaj Munk
1898 - 1944
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,917
Desanka Maksimović
1898 - 1993
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,918
Sanai
1080 - 1131
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,919
Theodore I
1290 - 1338
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,920
Jaume Cabré
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1,921
Bella Akhmadulina
1937 - 2010
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1,922
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
1786 - 1859
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 1,923
Stefania Wilczyńska
1886 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,924
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,925
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1080, Sanai ranks 11. Before him are Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Matilda of Scotland, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, and Margaret Fredkulla. After him are Raymond du Puy, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, William of Conches, William of Malmesbury, Domenico Morosini, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur. Among people deceased in 1131, Sanai ranks 8. Before him are Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Canute Lavard, Stephen II of Hungary, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, and Mahmud II. After him are Philip of France and William, Count of Luxembourg.
Others Born in 1080
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Isidore the Laborer
1080 - 1130
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 5
Theresa, Countess of Portugal
1080 - 1130
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 6
Matilda of Scotland
1080 - 1118
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 7
Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan
1080 - 1113
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 8
Abu Hamid al-Gharnati
1080 - 1170
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 9
Margaret Fredkulla
1080 - 1130
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 10
Sanai
1080 - 1131
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 11
Raymond du Puy
1080 - 1160
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 12
Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī
1080 - 1165
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 13
William of Conches
1080 - 1154
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 14
William of Malmesbury
1080 - 1140
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 15
Domenico Morosini
1080 - 1156
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 16
Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur
1080 - 1143
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1131
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Baldwin II of Jerusalem
1060 - 1131
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 2
Canute Lavard
1096 - 1131
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 3
Stephen II of Hungary
1101 - 1131
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 4
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
1082 - 1131
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 5
Joscelin I, Count of Edessa
1072 - 1131
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 6
Mahmud II
1105 - 1131
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 7
Sanai
1080 - 1131
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 8
Philip of France
1116 - 1131
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 9
William, Count of Luxembourg
1081 - 1131
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 10
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Sanai ranks 59 out of 145. Before him are Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Ismail Khan (1946), Muhammad Shah (1702), Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), and Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424). After him are Abdullah Abdullah (1960), Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), Diodotus II (-252), Abdul Ali Mazari (1946), Ibn Hibban (883), and Saman Khuda (701).
Others born in Afghanistan
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Dost Mohammad Khan
1793 - 1863
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 53
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
1947 - 2012
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 54
Ismail Khan
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 55
Muhammad Shah
1702 - 1748
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 56
Abdul Ghani Baradar
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 57
Abu Sa'id Mirza
1424 - 1469
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 58
Sanai
1080 - 1131
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 59
Abdullah Abdullah
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 60
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
840 - 879
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 61
Diodotus II
252 BC - 220 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 62
Abdul Ali Mazari
1946 - 1995
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 63
Ibn Hibban
883 - 965
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 64
Saman Khuda
701 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 65
Among WRITERS In Afghanistan
Among writers born in Afghanistan, Sanai ranks 4. Before him are Rumi (1207), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), and Khaled Hosseini (1965). After him are Rabia Balkhi (1000), Gulbadan Begum (1523), Unsuri (980), Farrukhi Sistani (980), Atiq Rahimi (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Niloofar Rahmani (1992), and Fatima Bhutto (1982).
Rumi
1207 - 1273
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 1
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 2
Khaled Hosseini
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 3
Sanai
1080 - 1131
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4
Rabia Balkhi
1000 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 5
Gulbadan Begum
1523 - 1603
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 6
Unsuri
980 - 1039
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 7
Farrukhi Sistani
980 - 1037
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 8
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 9
Nadia Anjuman
1981 - 2005
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 10
Niloofar Rahmani
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 11
Fatima Bhutto
1982 - Present
HPI: 24.28
Rank: 12
