WRITER
Tarafa
543 - 569
Tarafa
Tarafa (Arabic: طرفة بن العبد بن سفيان بن سعد أبو عمرو البكري الوائلي / ALA-LC: Ṭarafah ibn al-‘Abd ibn Sufyān ibn Sa‘d Abū ‘Amr al-Bakrī al-Wā’ilī; 543–569), was an Arabian poet of the tribe of the Bakr. He is one of the seven poets of the most celebrated anthology of ancient Arabic poetry, known as the Muʿallaqāt, however just one of his poems is included. His fellow poets preserved in this work are Al-Nabigha, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma, 'Alqama ibn 'Abada and Imru' al-Qais. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tarafa is the 3,568th most popular writer (down from 3,052nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Bahrain (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Bahraini Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tarafa ranks 3,568 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert McKee, Victor Pelevin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Françoise Giroud, Castor of Rhodes, and Barthold Heinrich Brockes. After him are Gyula Krúdy, Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, Chittaranjan Das, Russell Banks, Marilyn French, and Aisha Taymur.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Robert McKee
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 3,562
Victor Pelevin
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 3,563
Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892 - 1950
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 3,564
Françoise Giroud
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 3,565
Castor of Rhodes
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 3,566
Barthold Heinrich Brockes
1680 - 1747
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 3,567
Tarafa
543 - 569
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 3,568
Gyula Krúdy
1878 - 1933
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 3,569
Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso
1808 - 1871
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 3,570
Chittaranjan Das
1869 - 1925
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 3,571
Russell Banks
1940 - 2023
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 3,572
Marilyn French
1929 - 2009
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 3,573
Aisha Taymur
1840 - 1902
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 3,574
Contemporaries
Among people born in 543, Tarafa ranks 2. Before him is Brunhilda of Austrasia. Among people deceased in 569, Tarafa ranks 2. Before him is Al-Harith ibn Jabalah.
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Others Deceased in 569
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In Bahrain
Among people born in Bahrain, Tarafa ranks 6 out of 24. Before him are Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1950), Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1936), Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933), Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain (1969), and Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (1825). After him are Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (1965), May Calamawy (1986), Nawaf Shukralla (1976), Mamtha Mohandas (1984), Jacqueline Fernandez (1985), and A'ala Hubail (1982).
Others born in Bahrain
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 1
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 2
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1999
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 3
Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 4
Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1913
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 5
Tarafa
WRITER
543 - 569
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 6
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 7
May Calamawy
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 8
Nawaf Shukralla
REFEREE
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 9
Mamtha Mohandas
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 10
Jacqueline Fernandez
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 11
A'ala Hubail
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Bahrain
Among writers born in Bahrain, Tarafa ranks 1.
