Politician
Muammar Gaddafi
1942 - 2011
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Muammar Gaddafi
His biography is available in 142 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 136 in 2024). Muammar Gaddafi is the 118th most popular politician (down from 56th in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Libya and the most popular Libyan Politician.
Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya for more than 40 years. He was overthrown and killed in 2011 during the Libyan Civil War.
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In the volatile shadows of Libya's endless power struggles, Muammar Gaddafi, the iron-fisted dictator who ruled for over four decades until his brutal 2011 downfall, is trending worldwide due to the shocking assassination of his once-powerful son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. The 52-year-old, long viewed as his father's heir apparent despite holding no official role, was gunned down in early 2026 by unidentified assailants who stormed his home in Zintan, western Libya—some reports pinpointing the attack near the Algerian border with fatal gunshot wounds confirmed by authorities and his sister. From January 19 alerts of his death to February investigations by Libyan officials and statements from his French lawyer, the violent end to Saif's complicated political legacy has reignited global scrutiny of Gaddafi's enduring family dynasty amid the oil-rich nation's chaos.
References:
- https://news.sky.com/story/son-of-former-libyan-dictator-muammar-gaddafi-shot-dead-13503083
- https://www.thequint.com/news/breaking-news/saif-al-islam-gaddafi-killed-in-libya-attack
- https://www.tuko.co.ke/world/africa/616923-saif-al-islam-gaddafi-muammar-gaddafis-son-killed-border-algeria-sister-confirms/
- https://www.firstpost.com/web-show/firstpost-africa/libya-muammar-gaddafis-son-saif-al-islam-gaddafi-shot-dead-at-home-firstpost-africa-vd1787415/
- https://www.news24.com/world/africa/muammar-gaddafis-son-seif-al-islam-killed-as-gunmen-storm-his-libya-home-20260204-0323
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 118 out of 19,576. Before him are Selim II, Frederick the Great, Francisco Franco, Justinian I, Angela Merkel, and Nikita Khrushchev. After him are Harald V of Norway, Leonid Brezhnev, Nebuchadnezzar II, Basil II, Brutus the Younger, and Nicolae Ceaușescu.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking, and Joe Biden. After him are Martin Scorsese, Aretha Franklin, Amitabh Bachchan, Eusébio, Hu Jintao, Calvin Klein, Ratko Mladić, and Paul McCartney. Among people deceased in 2011, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 3. Before him are Steve Jobs, and Kim Jong-il. After him are Wangari Maathai, Václav Havel, Elizabeth Taylor, Osama bin Laden, Otto von Habsburg, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Cesária Évora, Peter Falk, and Burhanuddin Rabbani.
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Muhammad Ali
BOXER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 1
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HPI: 88.36
Rank: 2
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1942 - Present
HPI: 86.00
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POLITICIAN
1942 - 2011
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Rank: 4
Martin Scorsese
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1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 5
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HPI: 83.92
Rank: 6
Amitabh Bachchan
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 7
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 8
Hu Jintao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 9
Calvin Klein
FASHION DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
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Ratko Mladić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.73
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Paul McCartney
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.53
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Steve Jobs
DESIGNER
1955 - 2011
HPI: 88.84
Rank: 1
Kim Jong-il
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2011
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POLITICIAN
1942 - 2011
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Wangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 4
Václav Havel
WRITER
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HPI: 81.32
Rank: 5
Elizabeth Taylor
ACTOR
1932 - 2011
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 6
Osama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
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HPI: 80.32
Rank: 7
Otto von Habsburg
NOBLEMAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 78.47
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Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
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Cesária Évora
SINGER
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Peter Falk
ACTOR
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HPI: 76.38
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Burhanuddin Rabbani
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HPI: 75.48
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In Libya
Among people born in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Eratosthenes (-276). After him are Mark the Evangelist (10), Septimius Severus (145), Arius (256), Aristippus (-434), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Pope Victor I (100), Omar Mukhtar (1858), and Idris of Libya (1889).
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Eratosthenes
GEOGRAPHER
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 1
Muammar Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 2
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 3
Septimius Severus
POLITICIAN
145 - 211
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 4
Arius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
256 - 336
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 5
Aristippus
PHILOSOPHER
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 6
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 7
Callimachus
WRITER
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 8
Berenice II of Egypt
COMPANION
267 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 9
Pope Victor I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 199
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 10
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 11
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
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Rank: 12
Among Politicians In Libya
Among politicians born in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 1. After him are Septimius Severus (145), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Idris of Libya (1889), Mustafa Abdul Jalil (1952), Aguila Saleh Issa (1944), Mahmoud Jibril (1952), Fayez al-Sarraj (1960), Ali Zeidan (1950), Baghdadi Mahmudi (1945), Hodierna of Jerusalem (1110), and Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150).
Muammar Gaddafi
1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 1
Septimius Severus
145 - 211
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 2
Simon of Cyrene
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 3
Idris of Libya
1889 - 1983
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 4
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 5
Aguila Saleh Issa
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 6
Mahmoud Jibril
1952 - 2020
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 7
Fayez al-Sarraj
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 8
Ali Zeidan
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 9
Baghdadi Mahmudi
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 10
Hodierna of Jerusalem
1110 - 1164
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 11
Gaius Fulvius Plautianus
150 - 205
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 12
