1 Abū Ḥanīfah
19
4
Famous As: Theologian
Birthdate: September 5, 0698
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kūfah, Iraq
Died: June 14, 0767
2 Al-Kindī
18
4
Famous As: Father of Arab philosophy
Birthdate: 0801 AD
Birthplace: Kufa, Iraq
Died: 0873 AD
3 Al-Jāḥiẓ
16
3
Famous As: Theologian and scholar
Birthdate: 0776 AD
Birthplace: Basra, Iraq
Died: 0868 AD
4 Al-Masudi
15
3
Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: 0896 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: August 31, 0956
5 Ahmad ibn Hanbal
18
4
Famous As: Jurist
Birthdate: 0780 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: 0855 AD
Ahmad ibn Hanbal was an Arab Muslim theologian, jurist, hadith traditionist, and ascetic. He is credited with founding one of the four prominent legal schools of Sunni Islam, the Hanbali school of Sunni jurisprudence. A highly active and influential scholar, Ahmad ibn Hanbal is widely regarded as one of the most respected intellectual personalities in the history of Islam.
6 Hunayn ibn Ishaq
12
2
Famous As: Translator
Birthdate: 0809 AD
Birthplace: al-Ḥīrah, Iraq
Died: 0873 AD
7 Ali ibn al-Athir
12
2
Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: 1160 AD
Birthplace: Cizre, Turkey
Died: 1233 AD
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12
2
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Birthdate: 0718 AD
Birthplace: Oman
Died: 0791 AD
9 Ali al-Sistani
18
7
Famous As: Theologian, Akhoond
Birthdate: August 4, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mashhad
10 Al-Ash'ari
11
2
Famous As: Theologian
Birthdate: 0874 AD
Birthplace: Basrah, Iraq
Died: 0936 AD
11 Hillel the Elder
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4
Famous As: Jewish scholar
Birthdate: 0110 AD
Birthplace: Babylonia
12 Hormuzd Rassam
10
2
Famous As: Archaeologist
Birthdate: 1826 AD
Birthplace: Mosul, Iraq
Died: September 16, 1910
13 Ibn Qutaybah
10
2
Famous As: Islamic scholar
Birthdate: 0828 AD
Birthplace: Kūfah, Iraq
Died: November 13, 0889
14 Al-Hariri of Basra
9
2
Famous As: Islamic scholar
Birthdate: 1054 AD
Birthplace: near Basra, Iraq
Died: September 9, 1122
15 Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
9
2
Famous As: Jurist
Birthdate: March 5, 1145
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mosul, Iraq
Died: November 8, 1234
16 Ibn Waḥshīyah
9
2
Famous As: Alchemist
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Iraq
Died: 0930 AD
17 Al-Balādhurī
9
2
Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: 0820 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad
Died: 0892 AD
18 Al-Yaʿqūbī
9
2
Famous As: Historian and geographer
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: 0897 AD
19 ʿAbd al-ʿAziz al-Hakim
9
2
Famous As: Prime Minister
Birthdate: January 1, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Najaf, Iraq
Died: August 26, 2009
20 Aphraates
7
1
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: 0280 AD
Birthplace: Asuristan
Died: 0345 AD
21 Harith al-Muhasibi
7
1
Famous As: Teacher
Birthdate: 0781 AD
Birthplace: Basrah, Iraq
Died: 0857 AD
22 Ibn Aqil
7
1
Famous As: Theologian
Birthdate: 1040 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: 1119 AD
23 Mīr Dāmād
7
1
Famous As: Islamic philosopher
Birthdate: 1561 AD
Birthplace: Gorgan, Iran
Died: 1631 AD
24 Al-Asmaʿi
7
1
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: 0740 AD
Birthplace: Basra, Iraq
Died: 0828 AD
25 Saadia Gaon
14
3
Famous As: Rabbi
Birthdate: June 30, 0882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arab Caliphate
Died: May 21, 0942
26 Ibrahim al-Nazzam
6
1
Famous As: Theologian
Birthdate: 0775 AD
Birthplace: Basrah, Iraq
Died: 0845 AD
27 Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
5
1
Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: 0737 AD
Birthplace: Kufa, Iraq
Died: 0819 AD
28 Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
5
1
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: August 28, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bethlehem
Died: December 12, 1994
29 Abu Mikhnaf
1
0
Famous As: Historian, Writer
Birthdate: 0709 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 0774 AD
30 Al-Kisa'i
1
0
Famous As: Scientist, Linguist
Birthdate: 0737 AD
Birthplace: Al-Kūfah, Irāq
Died: 0804 AD
31 Isaac of Nineveh
12
2
Famous As: Bishop
Birthdate: 0613 AD
Birthplace: Qatar
Died: 0700 AD
32 Ibn Duraid
4
1
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: 0837 AD
Birthplace: Basra, Iraq
Died: August 3, 0933
33 Philoxenus of Mabbug
4
1
Famous As: Prose writer
Birthdate: 0440 AD
Birthplace: Tahal, Iraq
Died: 0523 AD
34 Ibn Jinni
1
0
Famous As: Linguist
Birthdate: 0932 AD
Birthplace: Mosul, Iraq
Died: 1002 AD
35 Al-Farraʼ
1
0
Famous As: Linguist, Philologist
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Kufa, Iraq
36 Abu Ubaidah
1
0
Famous As: Scholar
Birthdate: 0728 AD
Birthplace: Basrah, Iraq
Died: 0825 AD
37 Al-Mubarrad
3
1
Famous As: Biographer
Birthdate: March 25, 0826
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Basrah, Iraq
Died: September 30, 0898
38 Theodore Bar Konai
3
1
Famous As: Scholar
Birthdate: 0901 AD
Birthplace: Kaskar, Iraq
Died: 0950 AD
39 Lihadh Al-Gazali
3
1
Famous As: Scientists
Birthdate: 1948 AD
Birthplace: Amarah, Iraq
40 Muhammad ibn Falah
2
0
Famous As: Theologian
Birthdate: 1400 AD
Birthplace: Wasit, Iraq
Died: 1461 AD
41 Ibn al-A'rabi
1
0
Famous As: Islamicist, Scientist, Philologist, Writer
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Kufa al-Kūfah, Iraq
42 Raphael I Bidawid
4
1
Famous As: Scholar
Birthdate: April 17, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mosul, Iraq
Died: July 7, 2003
43 Ibn Abi Asrun
1
0
Famous As: Theologian
Birthdate: January 31, 1100
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hadithah, Iraq
Died: October 31, 1189