Military Personnel
Amr ibn al-As
Arab military commander
580 - 664
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Amr ibn al-As
His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Amr ibn al-As is the 256th most popular military personnel (down from 234th in 2024), the 91st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.
Amr ibn al-As was a general in the Muslim army during the conquest of Egypt. He is most famous for leading the conquest of Alexandria, which was the last major city in Egypt to be conquered by the Muslims.
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Among Military Personnels
Among military personnels, Amr ibn al-As ranks 256 out of 2,058. Before him are Wilhelm Mohnke, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Kurt Student, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Craterus, and Bertrand du Guesclin. After him are Erhard Milch, Hugh Dowding, J. D. Tippit, Date Masamune, Tomoyuki Yamashita, and Federico da Montefeltro.
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Wilhelm Mohnke
1911 - 2001
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 250
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
1755 - 1818
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 251
Kurt Student
1890 - 1978
HPI: 71.05
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Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
1899 - 1972
HPI: 71.01
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Craterus
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 254
Bertrand du Guesclin
1320 - 1380
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 255
Amr ibn al-As
580 - 664
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 256
Erhard Milch
1892 - 1972
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 257
Hugh Dowding
1882 - 1970
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 258
J. D. Tippit
1924 - 1963
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 259
Date Masamune
1567 - 1636
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 260
Tomoyuki Yamashita
1885 - 1946
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 261
Federico da Montefeltro
1422 - 1482
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 580, Amr ibn al-As ranks 5. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Maximus the Confessor, and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. After him are Theophylact Simocatta, George of Pisidia, Fabia Eudokia, Abu Darda, Wei Zheng, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, and Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah. Among people deceased in 664, Amr ibn al-As ranks 2. Before him is Xuanzang. After him are Abe no Hirafu, Swithhelm of Essex, Eorcenberht of Kent, and Deusdedit of Canterbury.
Others Born in 580
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Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 1
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
POLITICIAN
580 - 641
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 2
Maximus the Confessor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 662
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 3
'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 654
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 4
Amr ibn al-As
MILITARY PERSONNEL
580 - 664
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 5
Theophylact Simocatta
HISTORIAN
580 - 630
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 6
George of Pisidia
WRITER
580 - 634
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 7
Fabia Eudokia
POLITICIAN
580 - 612
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 8
Abu Darda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 653
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 9
Wei Zheng
POLITICIAN
580 - 643
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 10
Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh
COMPANION
580 - 625
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 11
Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah
POLITICIAN
580 - 636
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 664
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Xuanzang
EXPLORER
602 - 664
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 1
Amr ibn al-As
MILITARY PERSONNEL
580 - 664
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 2
Abe no Hirafu
POLITICIAN
575 - 664
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 3
Swithhelm of Essex
POLITICIAN
600 - 664
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 4
Eorcenberht of Kent
POLITICIAN
650 - 664
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5
Deusdedit of Canterbury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 664
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 6
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn al-As ranks 91 out of NaN. Before him are Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), and Qasim ibn Muhammad (598). After him are Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), and Zayd ibn Ali (695).
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Umm Kulthum bint Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
630 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 85
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
594 - 666
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 86
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
589 - 629
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 87
Juwayriyya bint al-Harith
COMPANION
608 - 676
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 88
Abu Dhar al-Ghifari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 652
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 89
Qasim ibn Muhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
598 - 600
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 90
Amr ibn al-As
MILITARY PERSONNEL
580 - 664
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 91
Muadh ibn Jabal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 640
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 92
Abdullah ibn Umar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
610 - 693
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 93
Wahshi ibn Harb
COMPANION
700 - 660
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 94
Abbas I of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1854
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 95
Muhammad bin Saud
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1765
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 96
Zayd ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
695 - 740
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 97
Among Military Personnels In Saudi Arabia
Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn al-As ranks 4. Before him are Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), and Muhammad bin Qasim (695). After him are Usama ibn Zayd (615), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null), and Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583).
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 1
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
595 - 674
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 2
Muhammad bin Qasim
695 - 715
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 3
Amr ibn al-As
580 - 664
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 4
Usama ibn Zayd
615 - 678
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 5
Uqba ibn Nafi
622 - 683
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 6
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
598 - 636
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 7
Abdallah ibn Sa'd
650 - 656
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 8
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 9
Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 10
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
583 - 639
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 11
