WRITER
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
1578 - 1632

Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Maqqarī al-Tilmisānī (or al-Maḳḳarī) (أحمد المقري التلمساني), (1577-1632) was an Algerian scholar, biographer and historian who is best known for his Nafh at-Tib ,S a compendium of the history of Al-Andalus which provided a basis for the scholarly research on the subject until the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari is the 3,259th most popular writer (down from 2,564th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Algeria (down from 78th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Algerian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari ranks 3,259 out of 7,302. Before him are Rutka Laskier, Christopher Hampton, Robert Fisk, Maria Dąbrowska, Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, and Miguel Torga. After him are Heo Nanseolheon, Janet Frame, Joan Brossa, Holger Drachmann, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, and Amy Lowell.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRutka Laskier
1929 - 1943
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3,253
Christopher Hampton
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3,254
Robert Fisk
1946 - 2020
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,255
Maria Dąbrowska
1889 - 1965
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,256
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
1707 - 1777
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,257
Miguel Torga
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,258
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
1578 - 1632
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 3,259
Heo Nanseolheon
1563 - 1589
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 3,260
Janet Frame
1924 - 2004
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3,261
Joan Brossa
1919 - 1998
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3,262
Holger Drachmann
1846 - 1908
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3,263
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
1819 - 1909
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3,264
Amy Lowell
1874 - 1925
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3,265
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1578, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari ranks 14. Before him are Fede Galizia, Agostino Tassi, Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau, Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, Benedetto Castelli, and John Webster. Among people deceased in 1632, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari ranks 27. Before him are Abraham Janssens, Albert Girard, David Vinckboons, Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Philippe van Lansberge, and Giovanni Battista Crespi. After him are Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency, and Thomas Dekker.
Others Born in 1578
Go to all RankingsFede Galizia
PAINTER
1578 - 1630
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 8
Agostino Tassi
PAINTER
1578 - 1644
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 9
Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau
NOBLEMAN
1578 - 1648
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 10
Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes
POLITICIAN
1578 - 1621
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 11
Benedetto Castelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1578 - 1643
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
John Webster
WRITER
1578 - 1634
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 13
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
WRITER
1578 - 1632
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1632
Go to all RankingsAbraham Janssens
PAINTER
1570 - 1632
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 21
Albert Girard
MATHEMATICIAN
1595 - 1632
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 22
David Vinckboons
PAINTER
1576 - 1632
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 23
Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1632
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 24
Philippe van Lansberge
ASTRONOMER
1561 - 1632
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 25
Giovanni Battista Crespi
PAINTER
1573 - 1632
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 26
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
WRITER
1578 - 1632
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 27
Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1632
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 28
Thomas Dekker
WRITER
1572 - 1632
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 29
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari ranks 92 out of 213. Before him are Quintus Lollius Urbicus (150), Yasmina Khadra (1955), Abderrahmane Farès (1911), Fernand Bouisson (1874), Thelma Schoonmaker (1940), and Alain Chabat (1958). After him are Alexandre Villaplane (1905), Alain Mimoun (1921), Idir (1949), Pierre Blanchar (1892), Patrick Bruel (1959), and Optatus (400).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsQuintus Lollius Urbicus
POLITICIAN
150 - 160
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 86
Yasmina Khadra
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 87
Abderrahmane Farès
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1991
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 88
Fernand Bouisson
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 89
Thelma Schoonmaker
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 90
Alain Chabat
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 91
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
WRITER
1578 - 1632
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 92
Alexandre Villaplane
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 93
Alain Mimoun
ATHLETE
1921 - 2013
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 94
Idir
SINGER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 95
Pierre Blanchar
ACTOR
1892 - 1963
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 96
Patrick Bruel
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 97
Optatus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 397
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 98
Among WRITERS In Algeria
Among writers born in Algeria, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari ranks 15. Before him are Kateb Yacine (1929), Al-Busiri (1213), Isaac Alfasi (1013), Mohammed Dib (1920), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), and Yasmina Khadra (1955). After him are Mouloud Mammeri (1917), Emmanuel Roblès (1914), Tahar Djaout (1954), Jean Amrouche (1906), and Jules Roy (1907).
Kateb Yacine
1929 - 1989
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 9
Al-Busiri
1213 - 1294
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 10
Isaac Alfasi
1013 - 1103
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 11
Mohammed Dib
1920 - 2003
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 12
Mouloud Feraoun
1913 - 1962
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 13
Yasmina Khadra
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 14
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
1578 - 1632
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 15
Mouloud Mammeri
1917 - 1989
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 16
Emmanuel Roblès
1914 - 1995
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 17
Tahar Djaout
1954 - 1993
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 18
Jean Amrouche
1906 - 1962
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 19
Jules Roy
1907 - 2000
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 20