995 - 1067
Shaykh Tusi (Persian: شیخ طوسی), full name Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi (Arabic: ابو جعفر محمد بن الحسن الطوسي, romanized: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī), known as Shaykh al-Ta'ifah (Arabic: شيخ الطائفة, romanized: Shaykh al-Ṭāʾifah) was a prominent Persian scholar of the Twelver school of Shia Islam. He was known as the "sheikh of the sect (shaikh al-ta'ifah)", author of two of the four main Shi'i books of hadith, Tahdhib al-Ahkam and al-Istibsar, and is believed to have founded the hawza. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shaykh Tusi has received more than 179,274 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Shaykh Tusi is the 1,133rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,099th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Iran (down from 174th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Shaykh Tusi ranks 1,133 out of 2,238. Before him are Johann Arndt, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Paul Marcinkus, Maria Schicklgruber, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, and Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. After him are Isidore of Pelusium, Cassian of Imola, Gisela, Abbess of Chelles, Teobaldo Boccapecci, Arnold Janssen, and Saint Afra.
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,127
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,128
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,129
1795 - 1847
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,130
300 - 311
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,131
1838 - 1862
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,132
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,133
370 - 440
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,134
240 - 303
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,135
757 - 810
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 1,136
1100 - 1126
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 1,137
1837 - 1909
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,138
300 - 304
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,139
Among people born in 995, Shaykh Tusi ranks 2. Before him is Cnut the Great. After him are Richeza of Lotharingia, Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Muniadona of Castile, John Gualbert, Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi, Haakon Ericsson, Wipo of Burgundy, Herman III, Duke of Swabia, and Reginar V, Count of Mons. Among people deceased in 1067, Shaykh Tusi ranks 6. Before him are Lady Godiva, Constantine X Doukas, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and Sancha of León. After him are John Komnenos and Cai Xiang.
995 - 1035
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 1
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2
995 - 1063
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 3
995 - 1059
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4
995 - 1066
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 5
995 - 1073
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 6
995 - 1077
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 7
995 - 1029
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 8
995 - 1048
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 9
995 - 1012
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 10
995 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 11
990 - 1067
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 1
1006 - 1067
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 2
1032 - 1067
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 3
1012 - 1067
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 4
1013 - 1067
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 5
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6
1015 - 1067
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 7
1012 - 1067
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 8
Among people born in Iran, Shaykh Tusi ranks 175 out of 528. Before him are Vologases VI (200), Abbas Mirza (1789), Shahrokh Shah (1734), Amytis of Media (-630), Vologases III of Parthia (100), and Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942). After him are Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), Apama (-400), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), Táhirih (1817), and Sinatruces of Parthia (-157).
200 - 228
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 169
1789 - 1833
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 170
1734 - 1796
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 171
630 BC - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 172
100 - 200
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 173
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 174
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 175
864 - 941
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 176
936 - 983
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 177
400 BC - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 178
1914 - 1991
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 179
1817 - 1852
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 180
157 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 181
Among religious figures born in Iran, Shaykh Tusi ranks 20. Before him are Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Al-Juwayni (1028), Anastasius of Persia (550), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Sufyan al-Thawri (716), and Ibn Babawayh (918). After him are Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), Ibn Khuzayma (838), Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875), and Aga Khan II (1830).
1252 - 1334
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 14
1028 - 1085
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 15
550 - 628
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 16
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 17
716 - 778
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 18
918 - 992
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 19
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 20
864 - 941
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 21
933 - 1014
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 22
1627 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 23
838 - 924
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 24
1875 - 1961
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 25
1830 - 1885
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 26