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Jalaluddin Haqqani
1939 - 2018
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Jalaluddin Haqqani (Pashto: جلال الدين حقاني, romanized: Jalāl al-Dīn Ḥaqqānī) (1939 – 3 September 2018) was an Afghan insurgent commander who founded the Haqqani network, an insurgent group who fought in guerilla warfare against US-led NATO forces and the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan government that they supported. He distinguished himself as an internationally sponsored insurgent fighter in the 1980s during the Soviet–Afghan War, including in Operation Magistral. He earned U.S. praise and was called "goodness personified" by the U.S. officials. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jalaluddin Haqqani has received more than 835,693 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jalaluddin Haqqani is the 71st most popular extremist (up from 132nd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 61st in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
840k
Page Views (PV)
59.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 71 out of 209. Before him are Shamil Basayev, Sada Abe, Charles Sobhraj, Boris Savinkov, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, and Henry Lee Lucas. After him are Ma Barker, Richard Ramirez, Willi Herold, James Earl Ray, Robert-François Damiens, and Carlo Gambino.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Shamil Basayev
1965 - 2006
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 65
Sada Abe
1905 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 66
Charles Sobhraj
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 67
Boris Savinkov
1879 - 1925
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 68
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
1409 - 1476
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 69
Henry Lee Lucas
1936 - 2001
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 70
Jalaluddin Haqqani
1939 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 71
Ma Barker
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 72
Richard Ramirez
1960 - 2013
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 73
Willi Herold
1925 - 1946
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 74
James Earl Ray
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 75
Robert-François Damiens
1715 - 1757
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 76
Carlo Gambino
1902 - 1976
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 70. Before him are Milva, Kathryn Joosten, Susumu Tonegawa, Dale T. Mortensen, Eugene Fama, and Claudio Magris. After him are Emil Constantinescu, Pak Pong-ju, Sidney Altman, Fritjof Capra, Bernard Kouchner, and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. Among people deceased in 2018, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 60. Before him are Dolores O'Riordan, Shoko Asahara, Sondra Locke, Wim Kok, Osamu Shimomura, and Gene Sharp. After him are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Steve Ditko, Dorothy Malone, Anthony Bourdain, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, and Ruud Lubbers.
Others Born in 1939
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Milva
1939 - 2021
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 64
Kathryn Joosten
1939 - 2012
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 65
Susumu Tonegawa
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 66
Dale T. Mortensen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 67
Eugene Fama
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 68
Claudio Magris
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 69
Jalaluddin Haqqani
1939 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 70
Emil Constantinescu
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 71
Pak Pong-ju
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 72
Sidney Altman
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 73
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 74
Bernard Kouchner
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 75
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
1939 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 2018
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Dolores O'Riordan
1971 - 2018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 54
Shoko Asahara
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 55
Sondra Locke
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 56
Wim Kok
1938 - 2018
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 57
Osamu Shimomura
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 58
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 59
Jalaluddin Haqqani
1939 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 60
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 61
Steve Ditko
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 62
Dorothy Malone
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 63
Anthony Bourdain
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 64
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 65
Ruud Lubbers
1939 - 2018
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 66
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 42 out of 145. Before him are Heracles of Macedon (-327), Abu Maʿshar (787), Khalil Sultan (1384), Inayatullah Khan (1888), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), and Ibn al-Rawandi (827). After him are Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), Sher Ali Khan (1825), Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Bairam Khan (1501), Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006), and Diodotus I (-285).
Others born in Afghanistan
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Heracles of Macedon
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 36
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 37
Khalil Sultan
1384 - 1411
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 38
Inayatullah Khan
1888 - 1946
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 39
Muhammad of Ghor
1160 - 1206
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 40
Ibn al-Rawandi
827 - 911
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 41
Jalaluddin Haqqani
1939 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 42
Mas'ud I of Ghazni
998 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 43
Sher Ali Khan
1825 - 1879
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 44
Abdul Rahim Hatif
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 45
Bairam Khan
1501 - 1561
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 46
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
1006 - 1089
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 47
Diodotus I
285 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 48
Among EXTREMISTS In Afghanistan
Among extremists born in Afghanistan, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 1.
