MUSICIAN
Ziryab
789 - 857
Ziryab
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi' (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع, زریاب; c. 789–c. 857), commonly known as Ziryab, was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teacher. He lived and worked in what is now Iraq, Northern Africa and Andalusia during the medieval Islamic period. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ziryab is the 130th most popular musician (down from 88th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 48th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Musician.
Ziryab is most famous for being the first person to introduce the lute to the Arabic world.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Ziryab ranks 130 out of 3,175. Before him are Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, Robert Palmer, Paul Simon, and Fritz Kreisler. After him are Neil Young, Nick Mason, Angus Young, Chris Isaak, John Bonham, and John Dowland.
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Lady Gaga
1986 - Present
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 124
Cyndi Lauper
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 125
Mike Oldfield
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 126
Robert Palmer
1949 - 2003
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 127
Paul Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 128
Fritz Kreisler
1875 - 1962
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 129
Ziryab
789 - 857
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 130
Neil Young
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 131
Nick Mason
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 132
Angus Young
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 133
Chris Isaak
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 134
John Bonham
1948 - 1980
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 135
John Dowland
1563 - 1626
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 789, Ziryab ranks 1. Among people deceased in 857, Ziryab ranks 1. After him is Masawaiyh.
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In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Ziryab ranks 63 out of 384. Before him are Nabopolassar (-658), Al-Amin (787), Ya'qubi (801), Banū Mūsā (900), Ashur-etil-ilani (-700), and Fuad Masum (1938). After him are Shamash-shum-ukin (-650), Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Tariq Aziz (1936), and Ibn Hisham (701).
Others born in Iraq
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Nabopolassar
POLITICIAN
658 BC - 605 BC
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 57
Al-Amin
POLITICIAN
787 - 813
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 58
Ya'qubi
GEOGRAPHER
801 - 898
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 59
Banū Mūsā
ENGINEER
900 - 873
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 60
Ashur-etil-ilani
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 61
Fuad Masum
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 62
Ziryab
MUSICIAN
789 - 857
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 63
Shamash-shum-ukin
POLITICIAN
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 64
Tiglath-Pileser I
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 65
Ali Hassan al-Majid
PUBLIC WORKER
1941 - 2010
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 66
Louis Raphaël I Sako
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 67
Tariq Aziz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 68
Ibn Hisham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 69
Among MUSICIANS In Iraq
Among musicians born in Iraq, Ziryab ranks 1. After him are Beatrice Ohanessian (1927).
