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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

1964 - Today

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Shaykh; also known by at least 50 pseudonyms; born 14 April 1965), often known by his initials KSM, is a Pakistani terrorist and the former Head of Propaganda for al-Qaeda. He is currently held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has received more than 5,508,580 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is the 109th most popular extremist (up from 156th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Extremist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 109 out of 209Before him are Delphine LaLaurie, Horst Mahler, Andrew Cunanan, Jack Unterweger, Wadie Haddad, and Baby Face Nelson. After him are Cleveland Torso Murderer, Elisabeth Becker, Aldrich Ames, Peter Sutcliffe, Rodney Alcala, and Robert Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 63Before him are Matt Dillon, Salvatore Schillaci, Gianluca Vialli, Don Cheadle, Tracy Chapman, and Mark Dacascos. After him are Arvydas Sabonis, Laura Linney, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Martin Weinek, Maggie Cheung, and Dokka Umarov.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 30 out of 180Before him are Imran Khan (1952), Manmohan Singh (1932), Arif Alvi (1949), Guru Ram Das (1534), Bacha Khan (1890), and Kumail Nanjiani (1978). After him are Naropa (1016), Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), Gulzarilal Nanda (1898), Khema (-550), Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1178), and Khushal Khattak (1613).

Among EXTREMISTS In Pakistan

Among extremists born in Pakistan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 1After him are Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), Fazlullah (1974), and Ajmal Kasab (1987).