Politician
Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989
1939 - 2026
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Ali Khamenei
His biography is available in 101 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2024). Ali Khamenei is the 302nd most popular politician (down from 193rd in 2024), the 12th most popular biography from Iran (down from 8th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iranian Politician.
Ali Khamenei is the current Supreme Leader of Iran. He became Supreme Leader in 1989 after the death of his predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini.
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Of the 655 people in Pantheon born in 1939, Ali Khamenei is the most memorable.
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Ali Khamenei's biography appears in 101 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 99% of all Politicians.
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Ali Khamenei shares a July 17 birthday with Angela Merkel, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Ismail I.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Ali Khamenei ranks 302 out of 19,576. Before him are Wangari Maathai, Balian of Ibelin, Rudolf Hess, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Güyük Khan, and Constantine XI Palaiologos. After him are Anwar Sadat, Philip I of Castile, Hu Jintao, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Alexander III of Russia, and Park Chung-hee.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Wangari Maathai
1940 - 2011
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 296
Balian of Ibelin
1143 - 1193
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 297
Rudolf Hess
1894 - 1987
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 298
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 299
Güyük Khan
1206 - 1248
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 300
Constantine XI Palaiologos
1404 - 1453
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 301
Ali Khamenei
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 302
Anwar Sadat
1918 - 1981
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 303
Philip I of Castile
1478 - 1506
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 304
Hu Jintao
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 305
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
1867 - 1951
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 306
Alexander III of Russia
1845 - 1894
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 307
Park Chung-hee
1917 - 1979
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 308
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Ali Khamenei ranks 1. After him are Marvin Gaye, Terence Hill, Tina Turner, Francis Ford Coppola, Ian McKellen, Lee Harvey Oswald, Stanislav Petrov, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Amos Oz. Among people deceased in 2026, Ali Khamenei ranks 1. After him are Jürgen Habermas, Chuck Norris, Robert Duvall, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Erich von Däniken, Mircea Lucescu, François Englert, Bonnie Tyler, Rifaat al-Assad, Edmund Phelps, and David Hockney.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsAli Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 1
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 2
Terence Hill
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 3
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 4
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 5
Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 6
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 7
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 8
Gro Harlem Brundtland
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 9
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 10
Giovanni Trapattoni
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2026
Go to all RankingsAli Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 1
Jürgen Habermas
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2026
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 2
Chuck Norris
ACTOR
1940 - 2026
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 3
Robert Duvall
ACTOR
1931 - 2026
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 4
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2026
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 5
Erich von Däniken
WRITER
1935 - 2026
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 6
Mircea Lucescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2026
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 7
François Englert
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2026
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 8
Bonnie Tyler
SINGER
1951 - 2026
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 9
Rifaat al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2026
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 10
Edmund Phelps
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2026
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 11
David Hockney
ARTIST
1937 - 2026
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 12
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ali Khamenei ranks 12 out of 631. Before him are Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Abu Nuwas (762), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), and Darius III (-380). After him are Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Esther (-600), Hafez (1325), Ismail I (1487), Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), and Ulugh Beg (1394).
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Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 6
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 7
Jabir ibn Hayyan
CHEMIST
721 - 815
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 8
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 9
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 10
Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 11
Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 12
Bahá'u'lláh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1892
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 13
Esther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 14
Hafez
WRITER
1325 - 1389
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 15
Ismail I
WRITER
1487 - 1524
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 16
Abdul Qadir Gilani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1078 - 1166
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 17
Ulugh Beg
ASTRONOMER
1394 - 1449
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 18
Among Politicians In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Ali Khamenei ranks 6. Before him are Xerxes I (-519), Cyrus the Great (-600), Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), and Darius III (-380). After him are Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), and Nader Shah (1688).
Xerxes I
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 87.97
Rank: 1
Cyrus the Great
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 2
Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 3
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1919 - 1980
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 4
Darius III
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 5
Ali Khamenei
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 6
Cambyses II
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 7
Malik-Shah I
1055 - 1092
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 8
Xerxes II of Persia
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 9
Tahmasp I
1514 - 1576
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 10
Khosrow I
501 - 579
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 11
Nader Shah
1688 - 1747
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 12
