WRITER

Ibn al-Nadim

1000 - 995

Ibn al-Nadim

Abū al-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq an-Nadīm (Arabic: ابو الفرج محمد بن إسحاق النديم), also Ibn Abī Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Warrāq, and commonly known by the nasab (patronymic) Ibn an-Nadīm (Arabic: ابن النديم; died 17 September 995 or 998), was an important Muslim bibliographer and biographer of Baghdad who compiled the encyclopedia Kitāb al-Fihrist (The Book Catalogue). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn al-Nadim is the 1,288th most popular writer (up from 1,364th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 138th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iraqi Writer.

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Among writers, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 1,288 out of 7,302. Before him are Ellen Key, Elizabeth Gaskell, Georges Rodenbach, Giovanni Papini, Ono no Komachi, and Alcman. After him are Pierre Larousse, Kurt Tucholsky, Blaise de Vigenère, Michael Jackson, Dositej Obradović, and Judah Leon Abravanel.

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Ellen Key
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HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,282
Elizabeth Gaskell
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HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,283
Georges Rodenbach
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HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,284
Giovanni Papini
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HPI: 66.45
Rank: 1,285
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HPI: 66.45
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HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1,287
Ibn al-Nadim
1000 - 995
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1,288
Pierre Larousse
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HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1,289
Kurt Tucholsky
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HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1,290
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HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1,291
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HPI: 66.43
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HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1,293
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 19. Before him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Antipope Boniface VII, Kenneth III of Scotland, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Humbert of Silva Candida, and Sweyn Haakonsson. After him are Antipope Gregory VI, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, Rozala of Italy, and Vazul. Among people deceased in 995, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 4. Before him are Eric the Victorious, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, and Haakon Sigurdsson. After him are García Fernández of Castile, Kenneth II of Scotland, and Michitsuna's mother.

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Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 13
Antipope Boniface VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 985
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 14
Kenneth III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1005
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 15
Saint Emeric of Hungary
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1031
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 16
Humbert of Silva Candida
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1061
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 17
Sweyn Haakonsson
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1016
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 18
Ibn al-Nadim
WRITER
1000 - 995
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 19
Antipope Gregory VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 20
Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1018
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 21
Sulayman ibn al-Hakam
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1016
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 22
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1063
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 23
Rozala of Italy
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1003
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 24
Vazul
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1037
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 25