Military Personnel
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
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Khalid ibn al-Walid
His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2024). Khalid ibn al-Walid is the 14th most popular military personnel (down from 9th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.
Khalid ibn al-Walid is most famous for being the commander of the Muslim army during the Battle of Yarmouk.
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Among Military Personnels
Among military personnels, Khalid ibn al-Walid ranks 14 out of 2,058. Before him are Bernard Montgomery, Adolf Eichmann, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Oda Nobunaga, Erwin Rommel, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. After him are Charles Martel, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Spartacus, Vasily Zaitsev, and Romulus Augustulus.
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Bernard Montgomery
1887 - 1976
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 8
Adolf Eichmann
1906 - 1962
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 9
Charles XIV John of Sweden
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 10
Oda Nobunaga
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 11
Erwin Rommel
1891 - 1944
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 12
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 13
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 14
Charles Martel
688 - 741
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 15
Prince Eugene of Savoy
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 16
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
1757 - 1834
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 17
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 18
Vasily Zaitsev
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 19
Romulus Augustulus
460 - 527
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 592, Khalid ibn al-Walid ranks 1. After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh, and Itta of Metz. Among people deceased in 642, Khalid ibn al-Walid ranks 1. After him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Pope John IV, Cynegils, Tulga, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Pulakeshin II, Oswald of Northumbria, Tulayha, Aiulf I of Benevento, Domnall Brecc, and Eowa of Mercia.
Others Born in 592
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 1
Zaynab bint Jahsh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
592 - 641
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 2
Itta of Metz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
592 - 652
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 642
Go to all RankingsKhalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 1
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 2
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 3
Cynegils
NOBLEMAN
575 - 642
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 4
Tulga
POLITICIAN
622 - 642
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 5
Yeongnyu of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
550 - 642
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 6
Pulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 7
Oswald of Northumbria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
604 - 642
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 8
Tulayha
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 9
Aiulf I of Benevento
POLITICIAN
650 - 642
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 10
Domnall Brecc
POLITICIAN
700 - 642
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 11
Eowa of Mercia
POLITICIAN
650 - 642
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Khalid ibn al-Walid ranks 11 out of NaN. Before him are Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Fatimah (604), Uthman (574), Husayn ibn Ali (626), and Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935). After him are Hasan ibn Ali (624), Bilal ibn Rabah (580), Muawiyah I (603), Osama bin Laden (1957), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), and Ibn Saud (1875).
Others born in Saudi Arabia
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Aisha
COMPANION
605 - 678
HPI: 88.09
Rank: 5
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
COMPANION
556 - 619
HPI: 86.56
Rank: 6
Fatimah
COMPANION
604 - 632
HPI: 86.48
Rank: 7
Uthman
POLITICIAN
574 - 656
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 8
Husayn ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 680
HPI: 83.63
Rank: 9
Salman of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.36
Rank: 10
Khalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 11
Hasan ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 12
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 13
Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 14
Osama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 15
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
548 - 570
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 16
Ibn Saud
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 17
Among Military Personnels In Saudi Arabia
Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Khalid ibn al-Walid ranks 1. After him are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Amr ibn al-As (580), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null), and Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583).
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 1
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
595 - 674
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 2
Muhammad bin Qasim
695 - 715
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 3
Amr ibn al-As
580 - 664
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 4
Usama ibn Zayd
615 - 678
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 5
Uqba ibn Nafi
622 - 683
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 6
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
598 - 636
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 7
Abdallah ibn Sa'd
650 - 656
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 8
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 9
Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 10
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
583 - 639
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 11
