Lawyer
Al-Shafi‘i
767 - 820
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Al-Shafi‘i
His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2024). Al-Shafi‘i is the 2nd most popular lawyer (down from 1st in 2024).
Al-Shafi‘i is most famous for his contribution to Islamic jurisprudence, specifically the development of the four Sunni schools of jurisprudence.
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Among Lawyers
Among lawyers, Al-Shafi‘i ranks 2 out of 136. Before him are Hugo Grotius. After him are Charles Albert Gobat, Carlo Buonaparte, Louis Renault, John F. Kennedy Jr., Henri La Fontaine, Ulpian, Gaius, Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, and Tobias Asser.
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Hugo Grotius
1583 - 1645
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 1
Al-Shafi‘i
767 - 820
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 2
Charles Albert Gobat
1843 - 1914
HPI: 79.28
Rank: 3
Carlo Buonaparte
1746 - 1785
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 4
Louis Renault
1843 - 1918
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 5
John F. Kennedy Jr.
1960 - 1999
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 6
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 7
Ulpian
170 - 228
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 8
Gaius
120 - 180
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 9
Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 767, Al-Shafi‘i ranks 1. After him are Jaʻfar ibn Yahya, and Saichō. Among people deceased in 820, Al-Shafi‘i ranks 1. After him are Adi Shankara, Leo V the Armenian, Emperor Xianzong of Tang, and Theodore Abu Qurrah.
Others Born in 767
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LAWYER
767 - 820
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 1
Jaʻfar ibn Yahya
POLITICIAN
767 - 803
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 2
Saichō
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
767 - 822
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 820
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LAWYER
767 - 820
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 1
Adi Shankara
PHILOSOPHER
788 - 820
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 2
Leo V the Armenian
POLITICIAN
775 - 820
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 3
Emperor Xianzong of Tang
POLITICIAN
778 - 820
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
Theodore Abu Qurrah
WRITER
750 - 820
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 5
