WRITER
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre (Turkish pronunciation: [juːˈnus emˈɾe]), also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره), was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yunus Emre has received more than 855,937 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Yunus Emre is the 353rd most popular writer (up from 433rd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 198th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Turkish Writer.
Yunus Emre is most famous for his poems.
Memorability Metrics
860k
Page Views (PV)
69.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
4.16
Effective Languages (L*)
4.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yunus Emre ranks 353 out of 7,302. Before him are Max Brod, Karl May, Ezra Pound, Joseph Brodsky, Ken Follett, and Louise Glück. After him are Ahmad Yasawi, Herta Müller, Mikhail Lermontov, Simonides of Ceos, James Fenimore Cooper, and Jorge Amado.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 347
Karl May
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 348
Ezra Pound
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 349
Joseph Brodsky
1940 - 1996
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 350
Ken Follett
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 351
Louise Glück
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 352
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 353
Ahmad Yasawi
1103 - 1166
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 354
Herta Müller
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 355
Mikhail Lermontov
1814 - 1841
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 356
Simonides of Ceos
556 BC - 468 BC
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 357
James Fenimore Cooper
1789 - 1851
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 358
Jorge Amado
1912 - 2001
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 359
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1240, Yunus Emre ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict XI, and Cimabue. After him are Arnolfo di Cambio, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Abraham Abulafia, Magnus III of Sweden, Boetius of Dacia, Siger of Brabant, Emperor Duzong, and Pietro Cavallini. Among people deceased in 1321, Yunus Emre ranks 2. Before him is Dante Alighieri. After him are Stefan Milutin, Matthew III Csák, Birger, King of Sweden, María de Molina, and Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi.
Others Born in 1240
Go to all RankingsPope Benedict XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1240 - 1304
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 1
Cimabue
PAINTER
1240 - 1302
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 2
Yunus Emre
WRITER
1240 - 1321
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3
Arnolfo di Cambio
ARCHITECT
1240 - 1302
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 4
Arnaldus de Villa Nova
PHILOSOPHER
1240 - 1311
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 5
Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1288
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 6
Abraham Abulafia
WRITER
1240 - 1292
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 7
Magnus III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1290
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 8
Boetius of Dacia
PHILOSOPHER
1240 - 1284
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 9
Siger of Brabant
PHILOSOPHER
1240 - 1284
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 10
Emperor Duzong
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1274
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 11
Pietro Cavallini
PAINTER
1240 - 1330
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1321
Go to all RankingsDante Alighieri
WRITER
1265 - 1321
HPI: 89.54
Rank: 1
Yunus Emre
WRITER
1240 - 1321
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 2
Stefan Milutin
POLITICIAN
1253 - 1321
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 3
Matthew III Csák
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1260 - 1321
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 4
Birger, King of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1280 - 1321
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 5
María de Molina
POLITICIAN
1265 - 1321
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 6
Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi
MATHEMATICIAN
1256 - 1321
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 7
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Yunus Emre ranks 144 out of 1,347. Before him are Fethullah Gülen (1941), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), Saint Nino (296), Al-Battani (858), Thecla (100), and Nikephoros II Phokas (912). After him are Apollonius of Tyana (15), Nabonidus (-555), John II Komnenos (1087), Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), Marcion of Sinope (85), and Michael VII Doukas (1050).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsFethullah Gülen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2024
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 138
Alaeddin Pasha
POLITICIAN
1250 - 1330
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 139
Saint Nino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
296 - 335
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 140
Al-Battani
MATHEMATICIAN
858 - 929
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 141
Thecla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 142
Nikephoros II Phokas
POLITICIAN
912 - 969
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 143
Yunus Emre
WRITER
1240 - 1321
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 144
Apollonius of Tyana
PHILOSOPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 145
Nabonidus
POLITICIAN
555 BC - 538 BC
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 146
John II Komnenos
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1143
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 147
Constantine IX Monomachos
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1055
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 148
Marcion of Sinope
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
85 - 160
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 149
Michael VII Doukas
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1090
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 150
Among WRITERS In Türkiye
Among writers born in Türkiye, Yunus Emre ranks 8. Before him are Lucian (120), Orhan Pamuk (1952), Constantine VII (905), Anacreon (-570), Anna Komnene (1083), and Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60). After him are Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Aratus (-315), Theodore the Studite (759), André Chénier (1762), and Novatian (220).
Lucian
120 - 200
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 2
Orhan Pamuk
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 3
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 4
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 5
Anna Komnene
1083 - 1153
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 6
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
60 BC - 7 BC
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 7
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 8
Ammianus Marcellinus
330 - 395
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 9
Giorgos Seferis
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 10
Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 11
Theodore the Studite
759 - 826
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 12
André Chénier
1762 - 1794
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 13
Novatian
220 - 258
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 14