Religious Figure
Ruhollah Khomeini
First Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
1902 - 1989
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Ruhollah Khomeini
His biography is available in 108 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2024). Ruhollah Khomeini is the 84th most popular religious figure (down from 37th in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from Iran (down from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Religious Figure.
Ruhollah Khomeini was the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He was the Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Ruhollah Khomeini ranks 84 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius III, Eusebius, Pope Benedict XIV, 14th Dalai Lama, Judas Iscariot, and Pope Pius V. After him are Zechariah, Pope Paul III, Pope Linus, Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Valentine, and Saint Lawrence.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Pope Pius III
1439 - 1503
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 78
Eusebius
265 - 339
HPI: 83.24
Rank: 79
Pope Benedict XIV
1675 - 1758
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 80
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 81
Judas Iscariot
50 - 30
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 82
Pope Pius V
1504 - 1572
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 83
Ruhollah Khomeini
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 84
Zechariah
90 BC - 100
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 85
Pope Paul III
1468 - 1549
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 86
Pope Linus
1 - 79
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 87
Hildegard of Bingen
1098 - 1179
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 88
Saint Valentine
226 - 273
HPI: 83.01
Rank: 89
Saint Lawrence
225 - 258
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 90
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Ruhollah Khomeini ranks 1. After him are Charles Lindbergh, Karl Popper, Georgy Malenkov, Erik Erikson, Leni Riefenstahl, John Steinbeck, Carl Rogers, Halldór Laxness, Paul Dirac, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Eugene Wigner. Among people deceased in 1989, Ruhollah Khomeini ranks 5. Before him are Salvador Dalí, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Hirohito, and Ferdinand Marcos. After him are Herbert von Karajan, Samuel Beckett, Konrad Lorenz, Ted Bundy, Georges Simenon, Sergio Leone, and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
Others Born in 1902
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 1
Charles Lindbergh
PILOT
1902 - 1974
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 2
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 3
Georgy Malenkov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1988
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 4
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 5
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 6
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 7
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 8
Halldór Laxness
WRITER
1902 - 1998
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 9
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 10
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 11
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1989
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Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 89.93
Rank: 1
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 2
Hirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 3
Ferdinand Marcos
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1989
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 4
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 5
Herbert von Karajan
CONDUCTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 6
Samuel Beckett
WRITER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 7
Konrad Lorenz
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 8
Ted Bundy
EXTREMIST
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 9
Georges Simenon
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 10
Sergio Leone
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 11
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
COMPANION
1892 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 12
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini ranks 6 out of NaN. Before him are Xerxes I (-519), Cyrus the Great (-600), Omar Khayyam (1048), Al-Ghazali (1058), and Zoroaster (-2000). After him are Abu Nuwas (762), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Darius III (-380), and Ali Khamenei (1939).
Others born in Iran
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Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 87.97
Rank: 1
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 2
Omar Khayyam
MATHEMATICIAN
1048 - 1131
HPI: 86.69
Rank: 3
Al-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 85.99
Rank: 4
Zoroaster
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 5
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 6
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 7
Jabir ibn Hayyan
CHEMIST
721 - 815
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 8
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 9
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 10
Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 11
Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 12
Among Religious Figures In Iran
Among religious figures born in Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini ranks 2. Before him are Zoroaster (-2000). After him are Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Esther (-600), Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Hasan-i Sabbah (1050), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Báb (1819), Ibn Majah (824), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Mordecai (null), and Sasan (200).
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 1
Ruhollah Khomeini
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 2
Bahá'u'lláh
1817 - 1892
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 3
Esther
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 4
Abdul Qadir Gilani
1078 - 1166
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 5
Hasan-i Sabbah
1050 - 1124
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 6
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
817 - 875
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 7
Báb
1819 - 1850
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 8
Ibn Majah
824 - 886
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 9
`Abdu'l-Bahá
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 10
Mordecai
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 11
Sasan
200 - 300
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 12
