1138 - 1193
Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadi (Arabic: يوسف ابن أيوب ابن شاذي, romanized: Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb ibn Shāḏī; c. 1137 – 4 March 1193), better known by his epithet Saladin (Arabic: صلاح الدين, romanized: Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn, lit. 'Righteous of the Faith'; Kurdish: سهلاحهدین, romanized: Selahedîn; ) was a Sunni Muslim Kurd who became the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria, and was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin led the Muslim military campaign against the Crusader states in the Levant. He was an important figure in the Third Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saladin has received more than 8,413,363 page views. His biography is available in 131 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 129 in 2019). Saladin is the 13th most popular politician (up from 14th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Iraq and the most popular Iraqi Politician.
Saladin was the Sultan of Egypt and Syria in the late 12th century. He is most famous for defeating the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin in 1187, recapturing Jerusalem and other major cities, and for being a patron of the arts.
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Among politicians, Saladin ranks 13 out of 15,710. Before him are Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Charlemagne, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Elizabeth I of England. After him are Jimmy Carter, Constantine the Great, Attila, Suleiman the Magnificent, Hannibal, and Benito Mussolini.
1743 - 1826
HPI: 92.69
Rank: 7
1879 - 1953
HPI: 92.61
Rank: 8
1870 - 1924
HPI: 92.52
Rank: 9
748 - 814
HPI: 91.86
Rank: 10
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.37
Rank: 11
1533 - 1603
HPI: 90.91
Rank: 12
1138 - 1193
HPI: 90.87
Rank: 13
1924 - Present
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 14
272 - 337
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 15
406 - 453
HPI: 90.29
Rank: 16
1494 - 1566
HPI: 90.22
Rank: 17
183 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 18
1883 - 1945
HPI: 90.01
Rank: 19
Among people born in 1138, Saladin ranks 1. After him are Maimonides, Tancred, King of Sicily, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, Casimir II the Just, Hōjō Tokimasa, and Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1193, Saladin ranks 1. After him are Balian of Ibelin, Robert IV of Sablé, Roger III of Sicily, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, and Saint Thorlak.
1138 - 1193
HPI: 90.87
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1138 - 1204
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 2
1138 - 1194
HPI: 71.14
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1138 - 1184
HPI: 68.32
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1138 - 1194
HPI: 66.92
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1138 - 1215
HPI: 63.46
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1138 - 1171
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 7
1138 - 1193
HPI: 90.87
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1143 - 1193
HPI: 77.50
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1150 - 1193
HPI: 71.52
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1175 - 1193
HPI: 66.10
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1110 - 1193
HPI: 65.15
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1133 - 1193
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 6
Among people born in Iraq, Saladin ranks 2 out of 300. Before him are Abraham (-1813). After him are Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Sarah (-1803), Abu Hanifa (698), Ibn al-Haytham (965), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Mani (216), Al-Kindi (801), and Ashurbanipal (-685).
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 93.68
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1138 - 1193
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1810 BC - 1750 BC
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1937 - 2006
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630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 86.85
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1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 84.09
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698 - 767
HPI: 83.32
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965 - 1039
HPI: 82.45
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2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 80.58
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216 - 274
HPI: 80.32
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801 - 866
HPI: 80.17
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685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 79.78
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Among politicians born in Iraq, Saladin ranks 1. After him are Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Ashurbanipal (-685), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), Al-Ma'mun (786), and Nur ad-Din (1116).
1138 - 1193
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1810 BC - 1750 BC
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1937 - 2006
HPI: 87.23
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630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 86.85
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2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 80.58
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685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 6
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 79.06
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1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 8
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 9
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 10
786 - 833
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 11
1116 - 1174
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 12