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Wahb ibn Munabbih

655 - 738

Wahb ibn Munabbih

Wahb ibn Munabbih ibn Kāmil ibn Sayj ibn Sayḥān (Arabic: وهب بن منبه بن كامل بن سيج بن سيحان), commonly known as Wahb ibn Munabbih, was a Yemeni Muslim scholar and historian of Persian descent, renowned for his ascetic lifestyle and for transmitting Judaeo-Christian traditions in early Islam. He is widely recognized for his contributions to ''isrā'īliyyāt'' and as one of the earliest collectors of prophetic Sīrah and pre-Islamic Arabian lore. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wahb ibn Munabbih is the 2,317th most popular writer (down from 2,027th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Yemen (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Yemeni Writer.

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Among writers, Wahb ibn Munabbih ranks 2,317 out of 7,302. Before him are Richard Brautigan, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Orderic Vitalis, and Lydia Davis. After him are August Derleth, Li Yu, Berthold Auerbach, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Sakya Pandita, and Andrey Kurbsky.

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Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
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HPI: 62.27
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Eduardo Mendoza Garriga
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.26
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1947 - Present
HPI: 62.26
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655 - 738
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2,317
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1909 - 1971
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 2,318
Li Yu
1610 - 1680
HPI: 62.25
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1812 - 1882
HPI: 62.25
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Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
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1182 - 1251
HPI: 62.24
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Andrey Kurbsky
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Among people born in 655, Wahb ibn Munabbih ranks 3. Before him are Pope John VI, and Childeric II. Among people deceased in 738, Wahb ibn Munabbih ranks 1. After him are Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik, Gurak, and Swæfberht of Essex.