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Marwan al-Shehhi

1978 - 2001

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Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi (Arabic: مروان يوسف محمد رشيد لكراب الشحي, romanized: Marwān Yūsuf Muḥammad Rashīd Likrāb al-Shiḥḥī; 9 May 1978 – 11 September 2001) was an Emirati terrorist hijacker from al-Qaeda who served as the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 175, crashing the Boeing 767 into the South Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks. He was one of five hijackers aboard the aircraft and one of two Emiratis to take part in the attacks, the other being Fayez Banihammad, who helped him hijack the same plane. Al-Shehhi was a student from the United Arab Emirates who moved to Germany in 1996 and soon became close friends with Mohamed Atta, Ziad Jarrah and Ramzi bin al-Shibh, forming the Hamburg cell. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marwan al-Shehhi has received more than 2,174,245 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Marwan al-Shehhi is the 155th most popular celebrity (down from 129th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from United Arab Emirates (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Emirati Celebrity.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Marwan al-Shehhi ranks 155 out of 265. Before him are Gloria Diaz, Carol Yager, Dayana Mendoza, Louise Brown, Bui Simon, and Omarosa Manigault Newman. After him are Aneta Kręglicka, Joe Exotic, Maritza Rodríguez, Penelope Coelen, Xi Mingze, and Domino Harvey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Marwan al-Shehhi ranks 343. Before him are Arina Tanemura, Formiga, Chelsea Peretti, Mark Jansen, Vesna Pisarović, and Becki Newton. After him are Juba, Eddie Cahill, Mía Maestro, Yazid Mansouri, Enrique Bernoldi, and Josie Maran. Among people deceased in 2001, Marwan al-Shehhi ranks 335. Before him are Imogene Coca, Thuy Trang, Brenda Helser, Leon Wilkeson, Fred Neil, and Ziad Jarrah. After him are Ken Hughes, Bruce Halford, Jim Baxter, Kamal Ranadive, Dale Evans, and Ken Green.

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In United Arab Emirates

Among people born in United Arab Emirates, Marwan al-Shehhi ranks 20 out of 49. Before him are Adnan Al Talyani (1964), Mohammed Ben Sulayem (1961), Ali Bujsaim (1959), Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (1982), Ahlam (1968), and Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (1978). After him are Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (1985), Ahmed Al-Maktoum (1963), Ali Mabkhout (1990), Muhsin Musabah (1964), Ismail Matar (1983), and Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi (1962).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United Arab Emirates

Among celebrities born in United Arab Emirates, Marwan al-Shehhi ranks 1. 

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