MILITARY PERSONNEL
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (Arabic: خالد بن الوليد بن المغيرة المخزومي, romanized: Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīra al-Makhzūmī; died 642) was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He initially headed campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career in service to Muhammad and the first two Rashidun caliphs: Abu Bakr and Umar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khalid ibn al-Walid has received more than 4,552,643 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Khalid ibn al-Walid is the 9th most popular military personnel (up from 13th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 11th 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.
Memorability Metrics
4.6M
Page Views (PV)
79.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
9.29
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Khalid ibn al-Walid ranks 9 out of 2,058. Before him are Timur, Joan of Arc, Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, Erwin Rommel, and Charles Martel. After him are Spartacus, Adolf Eichmann, Oda Nobunaga, William Wallace, Jochi, and Ptolemy I Soter.
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HPI: 87.68
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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, Tulga, Oswald of Northumbria, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Cynegils, Pulakeshin II, Tulayha, Aiulf I of Benevento, Domnall Brecc, and Eowa of Mercia.
Others Born in 592
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
Zaynab bint Jahsh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
592 - 641
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 2
Itta of Metz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
592 - 652
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 642
Go to all RankingsKhalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 2
Pope John IV
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600 - 642
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 3
Tulga
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622 - 642
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 4
Oswald of Northumbria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
604 - 642
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 5
Yeongnyu of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
550 - 642
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Cynegils
NOBLEMAN
575 - 642
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7
Pulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 8
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POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 9
Aiulf I of Benevento
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650 - 642
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 10
Domnall Brecc
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700 - 642
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 11
Eowa of Mercia
POLITICIAN
650 - 642
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 12
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Khalid ibn al-Walid ranks 8 out of 354. Before him are Umar (585), Fatimah (604), Ali (601), Uthman (574), Abu Bakr (573), and Husayn ibn Ali (626). After him are Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Osama bin Laden (1957), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Hasan ibn Ali (624), and Muawiyah I (603).
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HPI: 84.83
Rank: 2
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HPI: 83.43
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HPI: 82.69
Rank: 4
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574 - 656
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 5
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573 - 634
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 6
Husayn ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 680
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 7
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 8
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COMPANION
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HPI: 79.13
Rank: 9
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HPI: 78.79
Rank: 10
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1935 - Present
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 12
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 13
Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 14
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), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583), and Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null).
Khalid ibn al-Walid
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HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
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HPI: 71.66
Rank: 2
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HPI: 65.96
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HPI: 64.39
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HPI: 64.05
Rank: 6
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HPI: 63.49
Rank: 7
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HPI: 61.89
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