Extremist
Osama bin Laden
Saudi Arabian terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda
1957 - 2011
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Osama bin Laden
His biography is available in 146 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 143 in 2024). Osama bin Laden is the 5th most popular extremist, the 15th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.
Osama bin Laden was the leader of Al-Qaeda, a terrorist organization that carried out the September 11th attacks on the United States.
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Of the 828 people in Pantheon born in 1957, Osama bin Laden is the most memorable.
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Osama bin Laden's biography appears in 146 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Extremists.
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Among Extremists
Among extremists, Osama bin Laden ranks 5 out of 336. Before him are Jack the Ripper, John Wilkes Booth, Gavrilo Princip, and Elizabeth Báthory. After him are Charles Manson, Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, Abdullah Öcalan, Herostratus, Amon Göth, and Lee Harvey Oswald.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Jack the Ripper
1850 - Present
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 1
John Wilkes Booth
1838 - 1865
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 2
Gavrilo Princip
1894 - 1918
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 3
Elizabeth Báthory
1560 - 1614
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 4
Osama bin Laden
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 5
Charles Manson
1934 - 2017
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 6
Zodiac Killer
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 7
Ted Bundy
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 8
Abdullah Öcalan
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 9
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 10
Amon Göth
1908 - 1946
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 11
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Osama bin Laden ranks 1. After him are Bongbong Marcos, Hans Zimmer, Hamid Karzai, Dick Schoof, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Donald Tusk, Jaggi Vasudev, Luis Antonio Tagle, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dolph Lundgren, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Among people deceased in 2011, Osama bin Laden ranks 7. Before him are Steve Jobs, Kim Jong-il, Muammar Gaddafi, Wangari Maathai, Václav Havel, and Elizabeth Taylor. After him are Otto von Habsburg, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Cesária Évora, Peter Falk, Burhanuddin Rabbani, and Sócrates.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsOsama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 1
Bongbong Marcos
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 2
Hans Zimmer
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 3
Hamid Karzai
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 4
Dick Schoof
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 5
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 6
Donald Tusk
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 7
Jaggi Vasudev
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 8
Luis Antonio Tagle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 9
Daniel Day-Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 10
Dolph Lundgren
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 11
Michael Clarke Duncan
ACTOR
1957 - 2012
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2011
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Steve Jobs
DESIGNER
1955 - 2011
HPI: 88.84
Rank: 1
Kim Jong-il
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2011
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 2
Muammar Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 3
Wangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 4
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 5
Elizabeth Taylor
ACTOR
1932 - 2011
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 6
Osama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 7
Otto von Habsburg
NOBLEMAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 8
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2011
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 9
Cesária Évora
SINGER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 10
Peter Falk
ACTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 11
Burhanuddin Rabbani
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 12
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 13
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden ranks 15 out of 419. Before him are Husayn ibn Ali (626), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Hasan ibn Ali (624), Bilal ibn Rabah (580), and Muawiyah I (603). After him are Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Ibn Saud (1875), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Aminah (557), Ja'far al-Sadiq (702), and Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924).
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Husayn ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 680
HPI: 83.63
Rank: 9
Salman of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.36
Rank: 10
Khalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 11
Hasan ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 12
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 13
Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 14
Osama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 15
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
548 - 570
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 16
Ibn Saud
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 17
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
539 - 619
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 18
Aminah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
557 - 577
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 19
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ASTRONOMER
702 - 765
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 20
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 21
Among Extremists In Saudi Arabia
Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden ranks 1. After him are Juhayman al-Otaybi (1936), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), Hamza bin Laden (1989), Wail al-Shehri (1973), Mohand al-Shehri (1979), Nawaf al-Hazmi (1976), Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980), Satam al-Suqami (1976), Waleed al-Shehri (1978), Ahmed al-Nami (1977), and Khalid al-Mihdhar (1975).
Osama bin Laden
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 1
Juhayman al-Otaybi
1936 - 1980
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 2
Ibn al-Khattab
1969 - 2002
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3
Hamza bin Laden
1989 - 2019
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 4
Wail al-Shehri
1973 - 2001
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 5
Mohand al-Shehri
1979 - 2001
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 6
Nawaf al-Hazmi
1976 - 2001
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 7
Hamza al-Ghamdi
1980 - 2001
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8
Satam al-Suqami
1976 - 2001
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 9
Waleed al-Shehri
1978 - 2001
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 10
Ahmed al-Nami
1977 - 2001
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 11
Khalid al-Mihdhar
1975 - 2001
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 12
