EXTREMIST
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
1972 - 2015
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar (; Arabic: مختار بلمختار; 1 June 1972 – November 2016), also known as Khalid Abu al-Abbas, The One-Eyed, Nelson, and The Uncatchable, was an Algerian leader of the group Al-Murabitoun, former military commander of Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb, smuggler and weapons dealer. He was twice convicted and sentenced to death in absentia under separate charges in Algerian courts: in 2007 for terrorism and in 2008 for murder. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mokhtar Belmokhtar has received more than 374,121 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mokhtar Belmokhtar is the 212th most popular extremist (down from 193rd in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 128th in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
38.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Mokhtar Belmokhtars by language
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Mokhtar Belmokhtar ranks 212 out of 209. Before her are Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Dawood Ibrahim, Vlado Taneski, Karla Homolka, Hamza bin Laden, and Yang Xinhai. After her are Mohammed Bouyeri, Anwar al-Awlaki, Stuart Christie, Satam al-Suqami, Wail al-Shehri, and Beverley Allitt.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Abu Mohammad al-Julani
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 206
Dawood Ibrahim
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 207
Vlado Taneski
1952 - 2008
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 208
Karla Homolka
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 209
Hamza bin Laden
1989 - 2019
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 210
Yang Xinhai
1968 - 2004
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 211
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 212
Mohammed Bouyeri
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 213
Anwar al-Awlaki
1971 - 2011
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 214
Stuart Christie
1946 - 2020
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 215
Satam al-Suqami
1976 - 2001
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 216
Wail al-Shehri
1973 - 2001
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 217
Beverley Allitt
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 218
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Mokhtar Belmokhtar ranks 438. Before her are Justyna Steczkowska, Angham, Darius Kasparaitis, Nikki Haley, Steffen Baumgart, and Jaouad Gharib. After her are DJ Lethal, Lisa Leslie, Ulrich Ramé, Takeshi Watanabe, Lisa Joy, and Gülben Ergen. Among people deceased in 2015, Mokhtar Belmokhtar ranks 451. Before her are Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Ian Murdock, Mel Daniels, Andraé Crouch, Maria Radner, and Amanda Peterson. After her are Dean Potter, Jonathan Crombie, Bassel Khartabil, Wilfred Agbonavbare, Oles Buzina, and Walter Browne.
Others Born in 1972
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Justyna Steczkowska
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 432
Angham
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 433
Darius Kasparaitis
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 434
Nikki Haley
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 435
Steffen Baumgart
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 436
Jaouad Gharib
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 437
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 438
DJ Lethal
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 439
Lisa Leslie
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 440
Ulrich Ramé
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 441
Takeshi Watanabe
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 442
Lisa Joy
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 443
Gülben Ergen
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 444
Others Deceased in 2015
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Abdelhamid Abaaoud
1987 - 2015
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 445
Ian Murdock
1973 - 2015
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 446
Mel Daniels
1944 - 2015
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 447
Andraé Crouch
1942 - 2015
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 448
Maria Radner
1981 - 2015
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 449
Amanda Peterson
1971 - 2015
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 450
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 451
Dean Potter
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 452
Jonathan Crombie
1966 - 2015
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 453
Bassel Khartabil
1981 - 2015
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 454
Wilfred Agbonavbare
1966 - 2015
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 455
Oles Buzina
1969 - 2015
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 456
Walter Browne
1949 - 2015
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 457
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Mokhtar Belmokhtar ranks 150 out of 184. Before her are William Ayache (1961), Djamel Mesbah (1984), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), Abdelmajid Bourebbou (1951), Matteo Ferrari (1979), and Ali Benarbia (1968). After her are Ishak Belfodil (1992), Djamel Haimoudi (1970), Hillal Soudani (1987), Rafik Saïfi (1975), Youcef Belaïli (1992), and Ramy Bensebaini (1995).
Others born in Algeria
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William Ayache
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 144
Djamel Mesbah
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 145
Nouria Mérah-Benida
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 146
Abdelmajid Bourebbou
1951 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 147
Matteo Ferrari
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 148
Ali Benarbia
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 149
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 150
Ishak Belfodil
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 151
Djamel Haimoudi
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 152
Hillal Soudani
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 153
Rafik Saïfi
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 154
Youcef Belaïli
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 155
Ramy Bensebaini
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 156
Among EXTREMISTS In Algeria
Among extremists born in Algeria, Mokhtar Belmokhtar ranks 1.
