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Qasem Soleimani

Iranian lieutenant general who commanded the Quds Corps

1957 - 2020

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His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2024). Qasem Soleimani is the 357th most popular military personnel (down from 83rd in 2024), the 113th most popular biography from Iran (down from 41st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Military Personnel.

Qasem Soleimani is most famous for his leading role in the Iran-Iraq War and the Iran-Iraq War.

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Qasem Soleimani's biography appears in 82 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 99% of all Military Personnels.

Mar 11

Qasem Soleimani shares a March 11 birthday with Frederik IX, Pope Innocent I, and Astor Piazzolla.

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Qasem Soleimani's Wikipedia page drew 2.0M views over the past year — 12× the average among Military Personnels.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Qasem Soleimani ranks 357 out of 2,058. Before him are Italo Balbo, Leopold Joseph von Daun, Wang Jian, Georg von Frundsberg, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, and Fyodor Tolbukhin. After him are Luigi Cadorna, Jonas Savimbi, Mark Milley, Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Shunroku Hata, and Duško Popov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Qasem Soleimani ranks 34. Before him are Gloria Estefan, Paul Kagame, Steve Buscemi, Falco, Carole Bouquet, and Ofra Haza. After him are Dr. Alban, Steve Witkoff, Richard E. Grant, Spike Lee, Dani Rodrik, and Peter North. Among people deceased in 2020, Qasem Soleimani ranks 46. Before him are Kenny Rogers, Dmitry Yazov, Michael Lonsdale, Luis Sepúlveda, Jiří Menzel, and Bill Gates Sr.. After him are Jack Steinberger, Masatoshi Koshiba, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Nexhmije Hoxha, Oliver E. Williamson, and Christopher Tolkien.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Qasem Soleimani ranks 113 out of 631. Before him are Vologases I of Parthia (1), Orodes II (-70), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Yazdegerd II (500), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), and Ali Shariati (1933). After him are Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Bardiya (-580), and Tahmasp II (1704).

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Among Military Personnels In Iran

Among military personnels born in Iran, Qasem Soleimani ranks 2. Before him is Tughril (990). After him are Bahram Chobin (600), Datis (-600), Hossein Salami (1960), Mohammad Bagheri (1960), Harpagus (-700), Esmail Qaani (1957), Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960), Amir Ali Hajizadeh (1962), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), and Gholam Ali Rashid (null).

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