WRITER
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
1543 - 1603

Sharafkhan Bidlisi
Sharaf al-Din Khan b. Shams al-Din b. Sharaf Beg Bedlisi (Kurdish: شەرەفخانی بەدلیسی, Şerefxanê Bedlîsî; Persian: شرفالدین خان بن شمسالدین بن شرف بیگ بدلیسی; 25 February 1543 – c. 1603–04) was a Kurdish Emir of Bitlis. He was also a historian, writer and poet. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sharafkhan Bidlisi is the 1,425th most popular writer (down from 1,260th in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Iran (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Sharafkhan Bidlisi ranks 1,425 out of 7,302. Before him are Allan Pinkerton, William Styron, José de Acosta, Louise Labé, Liu Cixin, and Joachim Fest. After him are Callinus, Poul Anderson, Philippe Soupault, Sanu Sharma, Maryse Condé, and Mendele Mocher Sforim.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAllan Pinkerton
1819 - 1884
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,419
William Styron
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 1,420
José de Acosta
1540 - 1600
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,421
Louise Labé
1524 - 1566
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,422
Liu Cixin
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,423
Joachim Fest
1926 - 2006
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,424
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
1543 - 1603
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,425
Callinus
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,426
Poul Anderson
1926 - 2001
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,427
Philippe Soupault
1897 - 1990
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,428
Sanu Sharma
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,429
Maryse Condé
1937 - 2024
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,430
Mendele Mocher Sforim
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 1,431
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1543, Sharafkhan Bidlisi ranks 5. Before him are William Byrd, Domenico Fontana, 3rd Dalai Lama, and Charles III, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Claudio Acquaviva, John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, Kanō Eitoku, Michele Ruggieri, Christine of Hesse, Giovanni de' Medici, and Giovanni Bembo. Among people deceased in 1603, Sharafkhan Bidlisi ranks 10. Before him are François Viète, Grace O'Malley, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Ahmad al-Mansur, Andrea Cesalpino, and Maerten de Vos. After him are Şehzade Mahmud, Pierre Charron, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Irina Godunova, and Ostilio Ricci.
Others Born in 1543
Go to all RankingsWilliam Byrd
COMPOSER
1543 - 1623
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 1
Domenico Fontana
ARCHITECT
1543 - 1607
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 2
3rd Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1588
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 3
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1608
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 4
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
WRITER
1543 - 1603
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 5
Claudio Acquaviva
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1543 - 1615
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 6
John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern
NOBLEMAN
1543 - 1592
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 7
Kanō Eitoku
PAINTER
1543 - 1590
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8
Michele Ruggieri
WRITER
1543 - 1607
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 9
Christine of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1604
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 10
Giovanni de' Medici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1543 - 1562
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 11
Giovanni Bembo
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1618
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1603
Go to all RankingsFrançois Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 4
Grace O'Malley
PIRATE
1530 - 1603
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 5
Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1603
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 6
Ahmad al-Mansur
POLITICIAN
1549 - 1603
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 7
Andrea Cesalpino
PHYSICIAN
1519 - 1603
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 8
Maerten de Vos
PAINTER
1532 - 1603
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 9
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
WRITER
1543 - 1603
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 10
Şehzade Mahmud
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1603
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 11
Pierre Charron
PHILOSOPHER
1541 - 1603
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 12
Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg
NOBLEMAN
1527 - 1603
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 13
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1603
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 14
Irina Godunova
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1603
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 15
Ostilio Ricci
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 16
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Sharafkhan Bidlisi ranks 174 out of 631. Before him are Piruz Nahavandi (700), Hossein Salami (1960), Al-Khazini (1077), Abbas Mirza (1789), Sultan Husayn (1668), and 'Adud al-Dawla (936). After him are Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), Apama (-400), Harpagus (-700), Sadegh Hedayat (1903), Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135), and Shaykh Tusi (995).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsPiruz Nahavandi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 644
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 168
Hossein Salami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 169
Al-Khazini
MATHEMATICIAN
1077 - 1155
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 170
Abbas Mirza
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1833
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 171
Sultan Husayn
POLITICIAN
1668 - 1726
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 172
'Adud al-Dawla
POLITICIAN
936 - 983
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 173
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
WRITER
1543 - 1603
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 174
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 175
Apama
POLITICIAN
400 BC - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 176
Harpagus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 177
Sadegh Hedayat
WRITER
1903 - 1951
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 178
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
MATHEMATICIAN
1135 - 1213
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 179
Shaykh Tusi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
995 - 1067
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 180
Among WRITERS In Iran
Among writers born in Iran, Sharafkhan Bidlisi ranks 17. Before him are Attar of Nishapur (1145), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), Ali Shariati (1933), Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724), and Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh (1883). After him are Sadegh Hedayat (1903), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Baba Tahir (947), Azar Nafisi (1955), Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281), and Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar (1906).
Attar of Nishapur
1145 - 1220
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 11
Magtymguly Pyragy
1733 - 1807
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 12
Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani
1125 - 1201
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 13
Ali Shariati
1933 - 1977
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 14
Ibn al-Muqaffa'
724 - 756
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
1883 - 1936
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 16
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
1543 - 1603
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 17
Sadegh Hedayat
1903 - 1951
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 18
Forough Farrokhzad
1935 - 1967
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 19
Baba Tahir
947 - 1032
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 20
Azar Nafisi
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 21
Hamdallah Mustawfi
1281 - 1349
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 22
Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar
1906 - 1988
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 23