WRITER

Bâkî

1526 - 1600

Bâkî

Bâḳî (باقى) was the pen name (Ottoman Turkish: مخلص mahlas) of the Ottoman Turkish poet Mahmud Abdülbâkî (محمود عبدالباقى) (1526 – 1600). Considered one of the greatest contributors to Turkish literature. Bâkî came to be known as Sultânüş-şuarâ (سلطان الشعرا), or "Sultan of poets". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bâkî is the 3,187th most popular writer (down from 1,255th in 2019), the 908th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 455th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bâkî ranks 3,187 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Anderson, Marianne Fredriksson, Vicente Huidobro, Hitoshi Igarashi, Giovanni della Casa, and Theodor Kallifatides. After him are Panteleimon Kulish, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Hamnet Shakespeare, Amos Tutuola, Gunnar Ekelöf, and Phylarchus.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Robert Anderson
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,181
Marianne Fredriksson
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,182
Vicente Huidobro
1893 - 1948
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,183
Hitoshi Igarashi
1947 - 1991
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,184
Giovanni della Casa
1503 - 1556
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,185
Theodor Kallifatides
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,186
Bâkî
1526 - 1600
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,187
Panteleimon Kulish
1819 - 1897
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,188
Étienne Pivert de Senancour
1770 - 1846
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,189
Hamnet Shakespeare
1585 - 1596
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,190
Amos Tutuola
1920 - 1997
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,191
Gunnar Ekelöf
1907 - 1968
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,192
Phylarchus
255 BC - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,193

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1526, Bâkî ranks 12. Before him are Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Benedict the Moor, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz. After him are Louis Bertrand, Olympia Fulvia Morata, Matsudaira Hirotada, and Juan Fernández Navarrete. Among people deceased in 1600, Bâkî ranks 20. Before him are Jerzy Radziwiłł, Edward Fortunatus, Lourenço Marques, Joris Hoefnagel, Balthasar Russow, and Robert de Nola. After him are Claude Le Jeune, Tadeáš Hájek, Richard Hooker, and Basawan.

Others Born in 1526

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Augustus, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 6
Benedict the Moor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1589
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 7
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 8
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
ASTRONOMER
1526 - 1580
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 9
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1569
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 10
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1588
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 11
Bâkî
WRITER
1526 - 1600
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 12
Louis Bertrand
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1581
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 13
Olympia Fulvia Morata
WRITER
1526 - 1555
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 14
Matsudaira Hirotada
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1549
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 15
Juan Fernández Navarrete
PAINTER
1526 - 1579
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 16

Others Deceased in 1600

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Jerzy Radziwiłł
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1600
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 14
Edward Fortunatus
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1600
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 15
Lourenço Marques
EXPLORER
1600 - 1600
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 16
Joris Hoefnagel
PAINTER
1542 - 1600
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 17
Balthasar Russow
WRITER
1536 - 1600
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 18
Robert de Nola
WRITER
1500 - 1600
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 19
Bâkî
WRITER
1526 - 1600
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 20
Claude Le Jeune
COMPOSER
1528 - 1600
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 21
Tadeáš Hájek
ASTRONOMER
1525 - 1600
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 22
Richard Hooker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1554 - 1600
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 23
Basawan
PAINTER
1560 - 1600
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 24

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Bâkî ranks 908 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodore of Tarsus (602), Theodore Balsamon (1140), Maria of Amnia (770), Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914), Theodosius of Bithynia (-160), and Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri (913). After him are Antipater of Tarsus (-300), Armen Garo (1872), Hermogenes of Tarsus (200), Leyla Zana (1961), Raymond-Roupen (1199), and Phlegon of Tralles (200).

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Theodore of Tarsus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
602 - 690
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 902
Theodore Balsamon
WRITER
1140 - 1190
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 903
Maria of Amnia
NOBLEMAN
770 - 823
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 904
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
WRITER
1914 - 2024
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 905
Theodosius of Bithynia
MATHEMATICIAN
160 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 906
Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri
PHILOSOPHER
913 - 992
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 907
Bâkî
WRITER
1526 - 1600
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 908
Antipater of Tarsus
PHILOSOPHER
300 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 909
Armen Garo
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1923
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 910
Hermogenes of Tarsus
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 300
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 911
Leyla Zana
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 912
Raymond-Roupen
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1221
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 913
Phlegon of Tralles
WRITER
200 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 914