716 - 778
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Sufyān ibn Saʿīd ibn Masrūq ibn Ḥamza al-Thawrī al-Muḍarī al-Kūfī (Arabic: أَبُو عَبْد ٱللَّٰه سُفْيَان بْن سَعِيد بْن مَسْرُوق بْن حَمْرَة ٱلثَّوْرِيّ ٱلْمُضَرِيّ ٱلْكُوفِيّ; 716–778 CE / 97–161 AH), commonly known as Sufyān al-Thawrī (Arabic: سُفْيَان ٱلثَّوْرِيّ), was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, ascetic, traditionist, and eponymous founder of the Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, considered one of the Eight Ascetics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sufyan al-Thawri has received more than 186,188 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sufyan al-Thawri is the 1,061st most popular religious figure, the 160th most popular biography from Iran and the 18th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 1,061 out of 2,238. Before him are Germain of Paris, Peter Faber, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Witch of Endor, Yves Congar, and Petar I Petrović-Njegoš. After him are Rupert of Salzburg, Nicholas of Tolentino, Ahmad al-Badawi, Shamgar, Maria Celeste, and 6th Dalai Lama.
496 - 576
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,055
1506 - 1545
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,056
1006 - 1089
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,057
1100 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,058
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,059
1748 - 1830
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,060
716 - 778
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,061
650 - 710
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,062
1245 - 1305
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,063
1199 - 1276
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,064
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,065
1600 - 1634
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,066
1683 - 1706
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,067
Among people born in 716, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 1. Among people deceased in 778, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 2. Before him is Roland. After him is Lupus II of Gascony.
736 - 778
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
716 - 778
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 2
718 - 778
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3
Among people born in Iran, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 160 out of 528. Before him are Orodes II (null), Ashraf Pahlavi (1919), Ali Daei (1969), Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), and Sadegh Hedayat (1903). After him are Vologases IV (150), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Arsames (-550), Al-Shahrastani (1086), Al-Baydawi (1201), and Al-Khazini (1077).
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 154
1919 - 2016
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 155
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 156
1236 - 1311
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 157
1922 - 2009
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 158
1903 - 1951
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 159
716 - 778
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 160
150 - 191
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 161
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 162
550 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 163
1086 - 1153
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 164
1201 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 165
1077 - 1155
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 166
Among religious figures born in Iran, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 18. Before him are Sasan (200), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Al-Juwayni (1028), Anastasius of Persia (550), and Al-Bayhaqi (994). After him are Ibn Babawayh (918), Shaykh Tusi (995), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), and Ibn Khuzayma (838).
200 - 300
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 12
1844 - 1921
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 13
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