MILITARY PERSONNEL
Saad el-Shazly
1922 - 2011
Saad el-Shazly
Saad el-Din Mohamed el-Husseiny el-Shazly (Arabic: سعد الدين محمد الحسيني الشاذلي, IPA: [sæʕd edˈdiːn elħoˈseːni eʃˈʃæzli]) (1 April 1922 – 10 February 2011) was an Egyptian military officer. He was Egypt's chief of staff during the Yom Kippur War. He is credited with the equipping and preparation of the Egyptian Armed Forces in the years prior to the successful capture of the Israeli Bar-Lev line at the start of the Yom Kippur War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saad el-Shazly has received more than 178,639 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Saad el-Shazly is the 760th most popular military personnel (up from 1,184th in 2019), the 293rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 372nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
57.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Saad el-Shazly ranks 760 out of 2,058. Before him are Wakisaka Yasuharu, Jukums Vācietis, Alexander Marinesko, Albert Leo Schlageter, Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin, and Fritz von Below. After him are Lala Şahin Pasha, Otozō Yamada, Friedrich Hossbach, Yağısıyan, Princess Pingyang, and Meliton Kantaria.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWakisaka Yasuharu
1554 - 1626
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 754
Jukums Vācietis
1873 - 1938
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 755
Alexander Marinesko
1913 - 1963
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 756
Albert Leo Schlageter
1894 - 1923
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 757
Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin
800 - 841
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 758
Fritz von Below
1853 - 1918
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 759
Saad el-Shazly
1922 - 2011
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 760
Lala Şahin Pasha
1330 - 1382
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 761
Otozō Yamada
1881 - 1965
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 762
Friedrich Hossbach
1894 - 1980
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 763
Yağısıyan
1100 - 1098
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 764
Princess Pingyang
598 - 623
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 765
Meliton Kantaria
1920 - 1993
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 766
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Saad el-Shazly ranks 117. Before him are Serge Reggiani, Yuri Knorozov, Günter Behnisch, Paul Marcinkus, Kim Hunter, and Eileen Essell. After him are Hussein Onn, Bernardin Gantin, Leo Tindemans, Manuel Fraga, Guy Hamilton, and Guy Thys. Among people deceased in 2011, Saad el-Shazly ranks 92. Before him are Lyudmila Gurchenko, Farley Granger, Harold Garfinkel, Juan María Bordaberry, Danielle Mitterrand, and Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy. After him are Cy Twombly, Frans Sammut, Ján Popluhár, Robert Brout, Jesús María Pereda, and Loriot.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsSerge Reggiani
SINGER
1922 - 2004
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 111
Yuri Knorozov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1922 - 1999
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 112
Günter Behnisch
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2010
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 113
Paul Marcinkus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 114
Kim Hunter
ACTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 115
Eileen Essell
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 116
Saad el-Shazly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2011
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 117
Hussein Onn
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1990
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 118
Bernardin Gantin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 119
Leo Tindemans
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 120
Manuel Fraga
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 121
Guy Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 122
Guy Thys
COACH
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 123
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsLyudmila Gurchenko
ACTOR
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 86
Farley Granger
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 87
Harold Garfinkel
SOCIOLOGIST
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 88
Juan María Bordaberry
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 89
Danielle Mitterrand
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 90
Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy
NOBLEMAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 91
Saad el-Shazly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2011
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 92
Cy Twombly
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 93
Frans Sammut
WRITER
1945 - 2011
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 94
Ján Popluhár
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 95
Robert Brout
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2011
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 96
Jesús María Pereda
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 97
Loriot
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 98
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Saad el-Shazly ranks 293 out of 642. Before him are Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801), Arnuwanda II (-1400), Al-Mansur Ali (1242), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), Al-Mu'azzam Isa (1176), and Hassan Fathy (1900). After him are Alexander II Zabinas (-190), Hesychius of Alexandria (500), Neferneferure (-1400), Herodas (-300), Berenice (-300), and Edmond Jabès (1912).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsRifa'a al-Tahtawi
WRITER
1801 - 1873
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 287
Arnuwanda II
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 288
Al-Mansur Ali
POLITICIAN
1242 - 1259
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 289
Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
MATHEMATICIAN
850 - 930
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 290
Al-Mu'azzam Isa
POLITICIAN
1176 - 1227
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 291
Hassan Fathy
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1989
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 292
Saad el-Shazly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2011
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 293
Alexander II Zabinas
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 123 BC
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 294
Hesychius of Alexandria
LINGUIST
500 - 500
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 295
Neferneferure
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 296
Herodas
WRITER
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 297
Berenice
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 298
Edmond Jabès
WRITER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 299
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Egypt
Among military personnels born in Egypt, Saad el-Shazly ranks 4. Before him are Eli Cohen (1924), Ashraf Marwan (1944), and Jawhar (911). After him are Walther von Hünersdorff (1898), Sayf al-Din Khushqadam (1413), Al-Ashraf Kujuk (1334), and Al-Salih Hajji (1372).
Eli Cohen
1924 - 1965
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 1
Ashraf Marwan
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 2
Jawhar
911 - 992
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 3
Saad el-Shazly
1922 - 2011
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4
Walther von Hünersdorff
1898 - 1943
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5
Sayf al-Din Khushqadam
1413 - 1467
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 6
Al-Ashraf Kujuk
1334 - 1345
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 7
Al-Salih Hajji
1372 - 1412
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 8