MILITARY PERSONNEL
Hossein Salami
1960 - Today
Hossein Salami
Hossein Salami (Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hossein Salami has received more than 553,179 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hossein Salami is the 1,384th most popular military personnel (up from 1,538th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from Iran (up from 341st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
550k
Page Views (PV)
52.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Hossein Salami ranks 1,384 out of 2,058. Before him are Gennady Zhidko, Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia, Sergei Khudyakov, Georg von Derfflinger, Cândido Rondon, and Magnia Urbica. After him are Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov, Mariya Oktyabrskaya, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, Gyula Cseszneky, and Erich Bey.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGennady Zhidko
1965 - 2023
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,378
Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
1859 - 1938
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,379
Sergei Khudyakov
1902 - 1950
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,380
Georg von Derfflinger
1606 - 1695
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,381
Cândido Rondon
1865 - 1958
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,382
Magnia Urbica
250 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,383
Hossein Salami
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,384
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
1880 - 1959
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,385
Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov
1851 - 1919
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,386
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
1905 - 1944
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 1,387
Carl Johan Adlercreutz
1759 - 1815
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 1,388
Gyula Cseszneky
1914 - 1970
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,389
Erich Bey
1898 - 1943
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,390
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Hossein Salami ranks 143. Before him are Jan Wouters, Christian Petzold, Mark Rylance, Gadi Eisenkot, Werner Faymann, and Richard Sammel. After him are Oliver Platt, Robin Shou, Rob Marshall, José Peseiro, Richard Linklater, and Angélique Kidjo.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsJan Wouters
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 137
Christian Petzold
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 138
Mark Rylance
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 139
Gadi Eisenkot
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 140
Werner Faymann
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 141
Richard Sammel
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 142
Hossein Salami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 143
Oliver Platt
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 144
Robin Shou
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 145
Rob Marshall
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 146
José Peseiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 147
Richard Linklater
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 148
Angélique Kidjo
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 149
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Hossein Salami ranks 298 out of 631. Before him are The Iron Sheik (1942), Mehdi Karroubi (1937), Arash (1977), Abbas (1944), Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1877), and Mithridates V of Parthia (100). After him are Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1906), Amastrine (-400), Jafar Khan (1800), Sadegh Khalkhali (1926), Kader Abdolah (1954), and Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1886).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsThe Iron Sheik
WRESTLER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 292
Mehdi Karroubi
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 293
Arash
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 294
Abbas
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 295
Mohammad Ali Foroughi
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 296
Mithridates V of Parthia
POLITICIAN
100 - 140
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 297
Hossein Salami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 298
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1986
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 299
Amastrine
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 284 BC
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 300
Jafar Khan
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1789
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 301
Sadegh Khalkhali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2003
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 302
Kader Abdolah
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 303
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 304
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iran
Among military personnels born in Iran, Hossein Salami ranks 7. Before him are Tughril (990), Qasem Soleimani (1957), Bahram Chobin (600), Datis (-600), Harpagus (-700), and Esmail Ghaani (1957). After him are Jalil Zandi (1951), Ahmad Vahidi (1958), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Nasser Shabani (1957), and Razi Mousavi (1962).
Tughril
990 - 1063
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 1
Qasem Soleimani
1957 - 2020
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 2
Bahram Chobin
600 - 592
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 3
Datis
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 4
Harpagus
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 5
Esmail Ghaani
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 6
Hossein Salami
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 7
Jalil Zandi
1951 - 2001
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 8
Ahmad Vahidi
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 9
Mohammad Ali Jafari
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 10
Nasser Shabani
1957 - 2020
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 11
Razi Mousavi
1962 - 2023
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12