Inventor

Ismail al-Jazari

1136 - 1206

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Ismail al-Jazari

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2024). Ismail al-Jazari is the 42nd most popular inventor (down from 25th in 2024), the 38th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Inventor.

Ismail al-Jazari was a Muslim engineer and inventor who is most famous for his book, The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Ismail al-Jazari ranks 42 out of 426. Before him are Antonio Meucci, Igor Sikorsky, László Bíró, Joseph Marie Jacquard, Frank Whittle, and Bob Kahn. After him are Adolphe Sax, Wilhelm Maybach, Herman Hollerith, Robert Fulton, Steve Wozniak, and Karl Drais.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Antonio Meucci
1808 - 1889
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 36
Igor Sikorsky
1889 - 1972
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 37
László Bíró
1899 - 1985
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 38
Joseph Marie Jacquard
1752 - 1834
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 39
Frank Whittle
1907 - 1996
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 40
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 41
Ismail al-Jazari
1136 - 1206
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 42
Adolphe Sax
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 44
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 45
Robert Fulton
1765 - 1815
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 46
Steve Wozniak
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 47
Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 48

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1136, Ismail al-Jazari ranks 2. Before him is Amalric of Jerusalem. After him are Petronilla of Aragon, Constance of Castile, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia, Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence, and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Among people deceased in 1206, Ismail al-Jazari ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad of Ghor. After him are Adela of Champagne, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, Amalric of Bena, and John X of Constantinople.

Others Born in 1136

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Amalric of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1174
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
Ismail al-Jazari
INVENTOR
1136 - 1206
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 2
Petronilla of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1173
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 3
Constance of Castile
COMPANION
1136 - 1160
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4
Humbert III, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1136 - 1189
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 5
Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1191
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 6
Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence
NOBLEMAN
1136 - 1166
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 7
Marie I, Countess of Boulogne
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1182
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 1206

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Muhammad of Ghor
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1206
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 1
Ismail al-Jazari
INVENTOR
1136 - 1206
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 2
Adela of Champagne
COMPANION
1140 - 1206
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 3
Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1101 - 1206
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 4
Amalric of Bena
PHILOSOPHER
1150 - 1206
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 5
John X of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1206
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 6