Military Personnel
Tughril
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
990 - 1063
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Tughril
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). Tughril is the 57th most popular military personnel (down from 45th in 2024), the 25th most popular biography from Iran (down from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Military Personnel.
Tughril is most famous for leading the Seljuk Turks to victory in the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
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#1
Of the 21 Military Personnels born in Iran, Tughril ranks first.
#1
Of the 15 people in Pantheon born in 990, Tughril is the most memorable.
#2,296
More than 9 centuries after death, Tughril still holds rank #2,296 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Tughril's biography appears in 50 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 95% of all Military Personnels.
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Among Military Personnels
Among military personnels, Tughril ranks 57 out of 2,058. Before him are Seleucus I Nicator, Alfred Dreyfus, Germanicus, Isoroku Yamamoto, Lü Bu, and Gerd von Rundstedt. After him are Otto Skorzeny, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Mikhail Kutuzov, Baron Munchausen, Erich Ludendorff, and Roland.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Seleucus I Nicator
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 51
Alfred Dreyfus
1859 - 1935
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 52
Germanicus
15 BC - 19
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 53
Isoroku Yamamoto
1884 - 1943
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 54
Lü Bu
161 - 199
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 55
Gerd von Rundstedt
1875 - 1953
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 56
Tughril
990 - 1063
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 57
Otto Skorzeny
1908 - 1975
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 58
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
1766 - 1858
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 59
Mikhail Kutuzov
1745 - 1813
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 60
Baron Munchausen
1720 - 1797
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 61
Erich Ludendorff
1865 - 1937
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 62
Roland
736 - 778
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 990, Tughril ranks 1. After him are Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Nicholas II, Lady Godiva, Sancho III of Pamplona, Samuel Aba, Bi Sheng, Mieszko II Lambert, Jovan Vladimir, Gisela of Swabia, Stefan Vojislav, and Estrid Svendsdatter. Among people deceased in 1063, Tughril ranks 1. After him are Béla I of Hungary, Emperor Renzong of Song, Ramiro I of Aragon, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, Richeza of Lotharingia, Catherine of Bulgaria, Constantine Leichoudes, Geoffrey I of Provence, and Albert II, Count of Namur.
Others Born in 990
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
990 - 1063
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 1
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
990 - 1039
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 2
Pope Nicholas II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
990 - 1061
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 3
Lady Godiva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
990 - 1067
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 4
Sancho III of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
990 - 1035
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 5
Samuel Aba
POLITICIAN
990 - 1044
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 6
Bi Sheng
INVENTOR
990 - 1052
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 7
Mieszko II Lambert
POLITICIAN
990 - 1034
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 8
Jovan Vladimir
POLITICIAN
990 - 1016
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 9
Gisela of Swabia
POLITICIAN
990 - 1043
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 10
Stefan Vojislav
POLITICIAN
990 - 1043
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 11
Estrid Svendsdatter
COMPANION
990 - 1073
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1063
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
990 - 1063
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 1
Béla I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1063
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 2
Emperor Renzong of Song
POLITICIAN
1010 - 1063
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 3
Ramiro I of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1008 - 1063
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 4
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1063
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Richeza of Lotharingia
POLITICIAN
995 - 1063
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 6
Catherine of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1063
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 7
Constantine Leichoudes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1063
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 8
Geoffrey I of Provence
POLITICIAN
1013 - 1063
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 9
Albert II, Count of Namur
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 10
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Tughril ranks 25 out of 631. Before him are Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Hasan-i Sabbah (1050), Cambyses II (-550), Al-Tabari (839), Bodhidharma (483), and Malik-Shah I (1055). After him are Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), Ferdowsi (940), Nader Shah (1688), and Mansur Al-Hallaj (858).
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Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
PHYSICIAN
865 - 925
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 19
Hasan-i Sabbah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1124
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 20
Cambyses II
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 21
Al-Tabari
PHILOSOPHER
839 - 923
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 22
Bodhidharma
PHILOSOPHER
483 - 540
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 23
Malik-Shah I
POLITICIAN
1055 - 1092
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 24
Tughril
MILITARY PERSONNEL
990 - 1063
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 25
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 26
Tahmasp I
POLITICIAN
1514 - 1576
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 27
Khosrow I
POLITICIAN
501 - 579
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 28
Ferdowsi
WRITER
940 - 1020
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 29
Nader Shah
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1747
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 30
Mansur Al-Hallaj
WRITER
858 - 922
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 31
Among Military Personnels In Iran
Among military personnels born in Iran, Tughril ranks 1. After him are Qasem Soleimani (1957), Bahram Chobin (600), Datis (-600), Hossein Salami (1960), Mohammad Bagheri (1960), Harpagus (-700), Esmail Qaani (1957), Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960), Amir Ali Hajizadeh (1962), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), and Gholam Ali Rashid (null).
Tughril
990 - 1063
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 1
Qasem Soleimani
1957 - 2020
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 2
Bahram Chobin
600 - 592
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 3
Datis
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 4
Hossein Salami
1960 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 5
Mohammad Bagheri
1960 - 2025
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 6
Harpagus
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 7
Esmail Qaani
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 8
Abdolrahim Mousavi
1960 - 2026
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 9
Amir Ali Hajizadeh
1962 - 2025
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 10
Mohammad Ali Jafari
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 11
Gholam Ali Rashid
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 12
