Philosopher
Al-Ash'ari
873 - 936
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Al-Ash'ari
His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Al-Ash'ari is the 230th most popular philosopher (down from 171st in 2024), the 44th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 31st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iraqi Philosopher.
Al-Ash'ari is most famous for his belief that the Qur'an was created, not eternal.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Al-Ash'ari ranks 230 out of 1,267. Before him are Francisco Suárez, Paulo Freire, Joseph de Maistre, Ernst Bloch, Gaston Bachelard, and Benedetto Croce. After him are Iamblichus, Carneades, Marshall McLuhan, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Paul Feyerabend, and Nikolai Berdyaev.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Francisco Suárez
1548 - 1617
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 224
Paulo Freire
1921 - 1997
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 225
Joseph de Maistre
1753 - 1821
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 226
Ernst Bloch
1885 - 1977
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 227
Gaston Bachelard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 228
Benedetto Croce
1866 - 1952
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 229
Al-Ash'ari
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 230
Iamblichus
245 - 330
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 231
Carneades
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 232
Marshall McLuhan
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 233
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
1743 - 1819
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 234
Paul Feyerabend
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 235
Nikolai Berdyaev
1874 - 1948
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 873, Al-Ash'ari ranks 1. After him are Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Ordoño II of León, and Al-Tabarani. Among people deceased in 936, Al-Ash'ari ranks 3. Before him are Henry the Fowler, and Pope John XI. After him are Rudolph of France, and Boso, Margrave of Tuscany.
Others Born in 873
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PHILOSOPHER
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 1
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
POLITICIAN
873 - 934
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 2
Ordoño II of León
POLITICIAN
873 - 924
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 3
Al-Tabarani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
873 - 971
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 936
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Henry the Fowler
POLITICIAN
876 - 936
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 1
Pope John XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
910 - 936
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 2
Al-Ash'ari
PHILOSOPHER
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 3
Rudolph of France
POLITICIAN
890 - 936
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 4
Boso, Margrave of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
885 - 936
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 5
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Al-Ash'ari ranks 44 out of NaN. Before him are Ismail al-Jazari (1136), Al-Mu'tasim (796), Gudea (-2200), Abdul Latif Rashid (1944), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971), and Nahum (-600). After him are Al-Musta'sim (1213), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Jahiz (775), Suleyman Shah (1178), and Shalmaneser III (-900).
Others born in Iraq
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Ismail al-Jazari
INVENTOR
1136 - 1206
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 38
Al-Mu'tasim
POLITICIAN
796 - 842
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 39
Gudea
POLITICIAN
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 40
Abdul Latif Rashid
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 41
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2019
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 42
Nahum
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 43
Al-Ash'ari
PHILOSOPHER
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 44
Al-Musta'sim
POLITICIAN
1213 - 1258
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 45
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 46
Ur-Nammu
POLITICIAN
2200 BC - 2094 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 47
Al-Jahiz
PHILOSOPHER
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 48
Suleyman Shah
POLITICIAN
1178 - 1236
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 49
Shalmaneser III
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 50
Among Philosophers In Iraq
Among philosophers born in Iraq, Al-Ash'ari ranks 2. Before him are Al-Kindi (801). After him are Al-Jahiz (775), Abu Yusuf (731), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Diogenes of Babylon (-240), Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080), Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932), Ibn Abi'l-Hadid (1190), and Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi (1863).
Al-Kindi
801 - 866
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 1
Al-Ash'ari
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 2
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 3
Abu Yusuf
731 - 798
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 4
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
809 - 873
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 5
Diogenes of Babylon
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 6
Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī
1080 - 1165
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 7
Abu Sulayman Sijistani
932 - 1000
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 8
Ibn Abi'l-Hadid
1190 - 1258
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 9
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
1863 - 1936
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 10
