1987 - 2015
Abdelhamid Abaaoud (Arabic: عبد الحميد ابعود, romanized: ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ʾAbā ʿŪd; 8 April 1987 – 18 November 2015) was a Belgian-born Islamic terrorist who had spent time in Syria. He was suspected of having organized multiple terror attacks in Belgium and France, and is known to have masterminded the November 2015 Paris attacks. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdelhamid Abaaoud has received more than 757,723 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Abdelhamid Abaaoud is the 2,690th most popular religious figure (down from 2,210th in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 689th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Belgian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Abdelhamid Abaaoud ranks 2,690 out of 2,238. Before him are Ricardo Vidal, Ludwig Schick, Julio Rosales, Sekhemre Shedwast, Artūrs Irbe, and Seán Brady. After him are Margot Käßmann, Joseph W. Tobin, Peter Hollingworth, James Aloysius Hickey, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, and Scott Hahn.
1931 - 2017
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 2,684
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 2,685
1906 - 1983
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 2,686
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 2,687
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 2,688
1939 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 2,689
1987 - 2015
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 2,690
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 2,691
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 2,692
1935 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 2,693
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 2,694
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 2,695
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 2,696
Among people born in 1987, Abdelhamid Abaaoud ranks 188. Before him are Sandro Wagner, Sirusho, Joo Won, Asmir Begović, Marwin Hitz, and Jérémy Chardy. After him are Mario Suárez, Yuma Asami, Andrea Petkovic, Zuleyka Rivera, Peter Scholze, and Aaron Lennon. Among people deceased in 2015, Abdelhamid Abaaoud ranks 445. Before him are Hitoshi Saito, Ron Springett, Gene Fullmer, Eugenie Clark, Holly Woodlawn, and Peter Westbury. After him are Ian Murdock, Mel Daniels, Andraé Crouch, Maria Radner, Amanda Peterson, and Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 182
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 183
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 184
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 185
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 186
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 187
1987 - 2015
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 188
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 189
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 190
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 191
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 192
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 193
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 194
1961 - 2015
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 439
1935 - 2015
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 440
1931 - 2015
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 441
1922 - 2015
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 442
1946 - 2015
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 443
1938 - 2015
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 444
1987 - 2015
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 445
1973 - 2015
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 446
1944 - 2015
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 447
1942 - 2015
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 448
1981 - 2015
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 449
1971 - 2015
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 450
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 451
Among people born in Belgium, Abdelhamid Abaaoud ranks 753 out of 1,019. Before him are Thierry Rey (1959), Youri Tielemans (1997), Constant Joacim (1908), Bradley Wiggins (1980), Marc Emmers (1966), and Xavier Malisse (1980). After him are Gerard Plessers (1959), Patrick Vervoort (1965), Anouk Grinberg (1963), Victor Sonnemans (1874), Jérôme d'Ambrosio (1985), and Thierry Neuville (1988).
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 747
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 748
1908 - 1979
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 749
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 750
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 751
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 752
1987 - 2015
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 753
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 754
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 755
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 756
1874 - 1962
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 757
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 758
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 759
Among religious figures born in Belgium, Abdelhamid Abaaoud ranks 21. Before him are Joseph Cardijn (1882), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Chrodegang (715), Jozef De Kesel (1947), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), and Peter Jan Beckx (1795).
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 15
1030 - 1112
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 16
715 - 766
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 17
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 18
1889 - 1964
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 19
1795 - 1887
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 20
1987 - 2015
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 21