1964 - Today
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.
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Among extremists, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 109 out of 209. Before 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.
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 103
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 104
1969 - 1997
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 105
1951 - 1994
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 106
1927 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 107
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 108
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 109
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 110
1923 - 1946
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 111
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 112
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 113
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 114
1939 - 2014
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 115
Among people born in 1964, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 63. Before 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.
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 57
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 58
1964 - 2023
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 59
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 61
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 62
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 63
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 64
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 65
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 66
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 67
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 68
1964 - 2013
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 69
Among people born in Pakistan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 30 out of 180. Before 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).
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 24
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 25
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 26
1534 - 1581
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 27
1890 - 1988
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 28
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 29
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 30
1016 - 1100
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 31
1309 - 1388
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 32
1898 - 1998
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 33
550 BC - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 34
1178 - 1265
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 35
1613 - 1689
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 36
Among extremists born in Pakistan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 1. After him are Baitullah Mehsud (1974), 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