Avicenna

About Avicenna

Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā), active from 980 to 1037 CE, was a towering figure of the Islamic Golden Age, ranking #58 in global historical importance according to the Pantheon project. A Persian polymath, his primary contribution lies in philosophy and medicine; his comprehensive medical encyclopedia, *The Canon of Medicine*, served as a standard medical text in European universities for over 600 years. His work synthesized Aristotelian philosophy with Islamic theology, deeply influencing subsequent Western scholastic thought.

Despite this profound, centuries-spanning influence, Avicenna’s contemporary digital presence is relatively modest, garnering 696K annualized Wikipedia views in 2025. This places him at an Attention Gap of approximately 1x, suggesting his modern internet attention is roughly commensurate with his historical rank compared to the general pool. Intriguingly, this is notably less than contemporaries in the comparison pool like Augustine of Hippo (#99 importance) with 1.7M views, highlighting a gap between his foundational role and current online visibility.

His yearly attention trend shows a slight decrease, with a 4.8% drop year-over-year and a 4% dip in momentum between the first and third quarters of 2025, indicating that while important, the figure is not currently experiencing a surge in public interest online.