MILITARY PERSONNEL
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Today
Khalifa Haftar
Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Omar Haftar (Arabic: خليفة بالقاسم عمر حفتر, romanized: Ḵalīfa Bilqāsim Ḥaftar; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA). On 2 March 2015, he was appointed commander of the Armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, the Libyan House of Representatives. Haftar was born in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khalifa Haftar has received more than 1,709,689 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Khalifa Haftar is the 180th most popular military personnel (up from 253rd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Libya (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Libyan Military Personnel.
Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan military officer who is most famous for his role in the Libyan Civil War. He is the commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army and has been fighting against the forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
67.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
8.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Khalifa Haftar ranks 180 out of 2,058. Before him are Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Akechi Mitsuhide, Michiel de Ruyter, Hans Krebs, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. After him are John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Parmenion, Felix Steiner, Mardonius, Josip Jelačić, and Mikhail Frunze.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 174
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
1769 - 1851
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 175
Akechi Mitsuhide
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 176
Michiel de Ruyter
1607 - 1676
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 177
Hans Krebs
1898 - 1945
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 178
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 179
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 180
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
1650 - 1722
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 181
Parmenion
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 182
Felix Steiner
1896 - 1966
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 183
Mardonius
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 184
Josip Jelačić
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 185
Mikhail Frunze
1885 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 186
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Khalifa Haftar ranks 36. Before him are Howard Gardner, Horst Köhler, Raffaella Carrà, David Cronenberg, Bernard Tapie, and John Kerry. After him are Denis Sassou Nguesso, Johnny Hallyday, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Wright, Jean-Jacques Annaud, and Gianni Rivera.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsHoward Gardner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 30
Horst Köhler
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 31
Raffaella Carrà
ACTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 32
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 33
Bernard Tapie
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 34
John Kerry
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 35
Khalifa Haftar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 36
Denis Sassou Nguesso
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 37
Johnny Hallyday
SINGER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 38
Malcolm McDowell
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 39
Richard Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2008
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 40
Jean-Jacques Annaud
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 41
Gianni Rivera
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 42
In Libya
Among people born in Libya, Khalifa Haftar ranks 12 out of 76. Before him are Aristippus (-434), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), and Pope Victor I (100). After him are Carneades (-214), Synesius (370), Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Lorenzo Bandini (1935), and Theodorus of Cyrene (-465).
Others born in Libya
Go to all RankingsAristippus
PHILOSOPHER
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 6
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 7
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 8
Callimachus
WRITER
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 10
Pope Victor I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 199
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 11
Khalifa Haftar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 12
Carneades
PHILOSOPHER
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 13
Synesius
PHILOSOPHER
370 - 413
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 14
Berenice II of Egypt
COMPANION
267 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 15
Theodorus the Atheist
PHILOSOPHER
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 16
Lorenzo Bandini
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 17
Theodorus of Cyrene
MATHEMATICIAN
465 BC - 398 BC
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 18
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Libya
Among military personnels born in Libya, Khalifa Haftar ranks 1. After him are Abdul Fatah Younis (1944), and Abu Anas al-Libi (1964).
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 1
Abdul Fatah Younis
1944 - 2011
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 2
Abu Anas al-Libi
1964 - 2015
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 3