1974 - 2009
Baitullah Mehsud (Pashto/Urdu: بیت اللہ محسود; c. 1970 – 5 August 2009) was one of the founders and a leading member of the TTP in Waziristan, Pakistan, and the leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He formed the TTP from an alliance of about five militant groups in December 2007. He is thought by U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baitullah Mehsud has received more than 375,935 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Baitullah Mehsud is the 220th most popular extremist (down from 196th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 115th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Extremist.
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Among extremists, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 220 out of 209. Before him are Anwar al-Awlaki, Stuart Christie, Satam al-Suqami, Wail al-Shehri, Beverley Allitt, and Seung-Hui Cho. After him are Mohammed Bijeh, Hakimullah Mehsud, Waleed al-Shehri, Jared Fogle, Amy Fisher, and Colin Pitchfork.
1971 - 2011
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 214
1946 - 2020
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 215
1976 - 2001
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 216
1973 - 2001
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 217
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 218
1984 - 2007
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 219
1974 - 2009
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 220
1982 - 2006
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 221
1979 - 2013
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 222
1978 - 2001
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 223
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 224
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.17
Rank: 225
1960 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 226
Among people born in 1974, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 496. Before him are Dani García, Mattias Asper, Niclas Jensen, Mariya Kiselyova, Mălina Olinescu, and Pablo Thiam. After him are Steve Marlet, Hiroyasu Shimizu, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Rocky Gray, Abdelilah Saber, and Lívia Járóka. Among people deceased in 2009, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 356. Before him are William Safire, Kamila Skolimowska, Marian Cozma, Andrea Mead Lawrence, John Mortimer, and Gale Storm. After him are Bina Rai, Said Seyam, Valeri Broshin, Jane Bryan, Leo Rwabwogo, and Don Hewitt.
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 490
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 491
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 492
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.55
Rank: 493
1974 - 2011
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 494
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.46
Rank: 495
1974 - 2009
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 496
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 497
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 498
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 499
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 500
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 501
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.29
Rank: 502
1929 - 2009
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 350
1982 - 2009
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 351
1982 - 2009
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 352
1932 - 2009
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 353
1923 - 2009
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 354
1922 - 2009
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 355
1974 - 2009
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 356
1931 - 2009
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 357
1959 - 2009
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 358
1962 - 2009
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 359
1918 - 2009
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 360
1949 - 2009
HPI: 34.26
Rank: 361
1922 - 2009
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 362
Among people born in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 128 out of 180. Before him are Aafia Siddiqui (1972), Nek Chand (1924), Suresh Oberoi (1946), Shujaat Hussain (1946), Ramesh Sippy (1947), and Noor Alam (1929). After him are Bina Rai (1931), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Shah Mahmood Qureshi (1956), Chris Anderson (1957), and Hakimullah Mehsud (1979).
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 122
1924 - 2015
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 123
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 124
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 125
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 126
1929 - 2003
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 127
1974 - 2009
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 128
1931 - 2009
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 129
1968 - 2011
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 130
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 131
1956 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 132
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.25
Rank: 133
1979 - 2013
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 134
Among extremists born in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 2. Before him are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964). After him are Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), Fazlullah (1974), and Ajmal Kasab (1987).
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1
1974 - 2009
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 2
1979 - 2013
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 3
1974 - 2018
HPI: 30.81
Rank: 4
1987 - 2012
HPI: 30.41
Rank: 5