WRITER
Mahmoud Shabestari
1288 - 1340

Mahmoud Shabestari
Mahmoud Shabestari or Mahmūd Shabestarī (Persian: محمود شبستری; 1288–1340) is one of the most celebrated Persian Sufi poets of the 14th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmoud Shabestari is the 3,521st most popular writer (down from 3,280th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Iran (down from 307th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Iranian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 3,521 out of 7,302. Before him are Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, Shudraka, Max Gallo, Roger Vailland, John Flanagan, and Fanny Crosby. After him are Évariste de Parny, Claudius Salmasius, Krišjānis Barons, Anna Langfus, Abu Ali Bal'ami, and Richard Yates.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
1856 - 1912
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,515
Shudraka
500 - 500
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,516
Max Gallo
1932 - 2017
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,517
Roger Vailland
1907 - 1965
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,518
John Flanagan
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,519
Fanny Crosby
1820 - 1915
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,520
Mahmoud Shabestari
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,521
Évariste de Parny
1753 - 1814
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,522
Claudius Salmasius
1588 - 1653
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,523
Krišjānis Barons
1835 - 1923
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,524
Anna Langfus
1920 - 1966
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3,525
Abu Ali Bal'ami
1000 - 974
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,526
Richard Yates
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1288, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 7. Before him are Orhan, Charles I of Hungary, Ivan I of Moscow, Emperor Go-Daigo, Emperor Go-Fushimi, and Gersonides. Among people deceased in 1340, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 7. Before him are Ivan I of Moscow, Basil of Trebizond, Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg, Simonida, John I, Duke of Bavaria, and Al-Mustakfi I.
Others Born in 1288
Go to all RankingsOrhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 1
Charles I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1342
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 2
Ivan I of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1340
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 3
Emperor Go-Daigo
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1339
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 4
Emperor Go-Fushimi
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1336
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 5
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 6
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 1340
Go to all RankingsIvan I of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1340
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 1
Basil of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1340
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2
Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1340
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 3
Simonida
NOBLEMAN
1294 - 1340
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 4
John I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1329 - 1340
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 5
Al-Mustakfi I
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1340
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 6
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 7
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 308 out of 631. Before him are Behrouz Vossoughi (1938), Sadegh Khalkhali (1926), Samad Behrangi (1939), Nima Yooshij (1897), Ahmad Shamlou (1925), and Subh-i-Azal (1831). After him are Sami Yusuf (1980), Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), Saib Tabrizi (1592), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (1945), and Simin Daneshvar (1921).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsBehrouz Vossoughi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 302
Sadegh Khalkhali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 303
Samad Behrangi
WRITER
1939 - 1967
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 304
Nima Yooshij
WRITER
1897 - 1960
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 305
Ahmad Shamlou
WRITER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 306
Subh-i-Azal
WRITER
1831 - 1912
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 307
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 308
Sami Yusuf
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 309
Jamshid Amouzegar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 310
Saib Tabrizi
WRITER
1592 - 1676
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 311
Dariush Mehrjui
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 312
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 313
Simin Daneshvar
WRITER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 314
Among WRITERS In Iran
Among writers born in Iran, Mahmoud Shabestari ranks 40. Before him are Abolqasem Lahouti (1887), Sohrab Sepehri (1928), Samad Behrangi (1939), Nima Yooshij (1897), Ahmad Shamlou (1925), and Subh-i-Azal (1831). After him are Saib Tabrizi (1592), Simin Daneshvar (1921), Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923), Simin Behbahani (1927), Ibn Bibi (1250), and Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995).
Abolqasem Lahouti
1887 - 1957
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 34
Sohrab Sepehri
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 35
Samad Behrangi
1939 - 1967
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 36
Nima Yooshij
1897 - 1960
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 37
Ahmad Shamlou
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 38
Subh-i-Azal
1831 - 1912
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 39
Mahmoud Shabestari
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 40
Saib Tabrizi
1592 - 1676
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 41
Simin Daneshvar
1921 - 2012
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 42
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
1923 - 1969
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 43
Simin Behbahani
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 44
Ibn Bibi
1250 - 1285
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 45
Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi
995 - 1077
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 46