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 (IRGC). Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC when the Iran–Iraq War started, 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 428,349 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hossein Salami is the 1,541st most popular military personnel (down from 1,354th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Iran (down from 312th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
45.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Hossein Salami ranks 1,541 out of 1,468. Before him are Sergey Gritsevets, Stanley A. McChrystal, Afanasy Beloborodov, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Lyman Lemnitzer, and George Crook. After him are Lloyd Fredendall, Hudson Austin, Stanley Maude, James Stockdale, Jacob L. Devers, and Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Sergey Gritsevets
1909 - 1939
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 1,535
Stanley A. McChrystal
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 1,536
Afanasy Beloborodov
1903 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 1,537
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
1745 - 1818
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 1,538
Lyman Lemnitzer
1899 - 1988
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 1,539
George Crook
1828 - 1890
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 1,540
Hossein Salami
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 1,541
Lloyd Fredendall
1883 - 1963
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 1,542
Hudson Austin
1938 - 2022
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 1,543
Stanley Maude
1864 - 1917
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,544
James Stockdale
1923 - 2005
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,545
Jacob L. Devers
1887 - 1979
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,546
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
1833 - 1913
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,547
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Hossein Salami ranks 261. Before him are Carol Alt, Alexandre Czerniatynski, Glenn Strömberg, Olaf Ludwig, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, and Nigel Marven. After him are Joe Simpson, Johnny Briceño, Dave Weckl, Jiří Rusnok, Fadil Vokrri, and Hiromi Tsuru.
Others Born in 1960
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Carol Alt
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 255
Alexandre Czerniatynski
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 256
Glenn Strömberg
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 257
Olaf Ludwig
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 258
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 259
Nigel Marven
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 260
Hossein Salami
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 261
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 262
Johnny Briceño
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 263
Dave Weckl
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 264
Jiří Rusnok
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 265
Fadil Vokrri
1960 - 2018
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 266
Hiromi Tsuru
1960 - 2017
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 267
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Hossein Salami ranks 341 out of 528. Before him are Alenush Terian (1921), Ehsan Yarshater (1920), Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (1945), Dariush Shayegan (1935), Mohammad Mirmohammadi (1948), and Navid Negahban (1968). After him are Darius Khondji (1955), Ali Parvin (1946), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Golshifteh Farahani (1983), Rita (1962), and Mahmoud Namjoo (1918).
Others born in Iran
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Alenush Terian
1921 - 2011
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 335
Ehsan Yarshater
1920 - 2018
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 336
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 337
Dariush Shayegan
1935 - 2018
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 338
Mohammad Mirmohammadi
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 339
Navid Negahban
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 340
Hossein Salami
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 341
Darius Khondji
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 342
Ali Parvin
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 343
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 344
Golshifteh Farahani
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 345
Rita
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 346
Mahmoud Namjoo
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 347
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iran
Among military personnels born in Iran, Hossein Salami ranks 8. Before him are Qasem Soleimani (1957), Bahram Chobin (600), Datis (-600), Harpagus (-700), Jalil Zandi (1951), and Esmail Ghaani (1957). After him are Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957) and Nasser Shabani (1957).
Qasem Soleimani
1957 - 2020
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 2
Bahram Chobin
600 - 592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 3
Datis
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 4
Harpagus
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 5
Jalil Zandi
1951 - 2001
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6
Esmail Ghaani
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7
Hossein Salami
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8
Mohammad Ali Jafari
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 9
Nasser Shabani
1957 - 2020
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 10
