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Tarafa

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Tarafa (Arabic: طرفة بن العبد بن سفيان بن سعد أبو عمرو البكري الوائلي / ALA-LC: Ṭarafah ibn al-‘Abd ibn Sufyān ibn Sa‘d Abū ‘Amr al-Bakrī al-Wā’ilī; 543–569), was an Arabian poet of the tribe of the Bakr. He is one of the seven poets of the most celebrated anthology of ancient Arabic poetry, known as the Muʿallaqāt, however just one of his poems is included. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tarafa has received more than 72,985 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Tarafa is the 3,052nd most popular writer (down from 2,789th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Bahrain (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Bahraini Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 73k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tarafa ranks 3,052 out of 7,302. Before him are Yury Vlasov, Hamnet Shakespeare, Jens Fink-Jensen, José María Arguedas, Azalais de Porcairagues, and Nikolay Nosov. After him are Joseph Joffo, Ibn Zaydún, Gregory Corso, Ahmadou Kourouma, José Donoso, and Ricardo Piglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 543, Tarafa ranks 2. Before him is Brunhilda of Austrasia.  Among people deceased in 569, Tarafa ranks 1. After him is Al-Harith ibn Jabalah.

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In Bahrain

Among people born in Bahrain, Tarafa ranks 5 out of 24. Before him are Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1950), Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933), Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1936), and Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (1825). After him are Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain (1969), Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (1965), Nawaf Shukralla (1976), May Calamawy (1986), Jacqueline Fernandez (1985), A'ala Hubail (1982), and Houda Nonoo (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Bahrain

Among writers born in Bahrain, Tarafa ranks 1. 

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    Tarafa

    543 - 569

    HPI: 52.81

    Rank: 1

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