Hafez Shirazi

Khājeh Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī (Persian: خواجه شمس‌‌الدین محمد حافظ شیرازی), known by his pen name Hafez (حافظ, Ḥāfeẓ, ‘the memorizer; the (safe) keeper’; 1325–1390) or Hafiz, was a Persian lyric poet whose collected works are regarded by many Iranians as one of the highest pinnacles of Persian literature. His works are often found in the homes of Persian speakers, who learn his poems by heart and use them as everyday proverbs and sayings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hafez has received more than 1,787,643 page views. His biography is available in 120 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 115 in 2019). Hafez is the 133rd most popular writer (up from 158th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Iran (up from 19th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Writer.

Hafez is most famous for his poetry. He is the most read poet in Iran and Afghanistan.