EXTREMIST
Shamil Basayev
1965 - 2006
Shamil Basayev
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Chechen: Салман ВоӀ Шамиль; Salman Voj Şamil; Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев; 14 January 1965 – 10 July 2006), also known by his kunya "Abu Idris", was a Chechen guerrilla leader who served as a senior military commander in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He held the rank of brigadier general in the Armed Forces of Ichkeria, and was posthumously declared generalissimo. As a military commander in the separatist armed forces of Chechnya, one of his most notable battles was the separatist recapture of Grozny in 1996, which he personally planned and commanded together with Aslan Maskhadov. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shamil Basayev has received more than 2,089,010 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Shamil Basayev is the 76th most popular extremist (down from 65th in 2019), the 469th most popular biography from Russia (down from 401st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
59.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
4.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Shamil Basayev ranks 76 out of 283. Before him are Gary Ridgway, Willi Herold, Charles Sobhraj, Hermine Braunsteiner, Jordan Belfort, and Frank Sheeran. After him are Ma Barker, Emperor Norton, Wadie Haddad, Matija Gubec, James Earl Ray, and Vincenzo Peruggia.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGary Ridgway
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 70
Willi Herold
1925 - 1946
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 71
Charles Sobhraj
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 72
Hermine Braunsteiner
1919 - 1999
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 73
Jordan Belfort
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 74
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 75
Shamil Basayev
1965 - 2006
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 76
Ma Barker
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 77
Emperor Norton
1818 - 1880
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 78
Wadie Haddad
1927 - 1978
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 79
Matija Gubec
1538 - 1573
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 80
James Earl Ray
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 81
Vincenzo Peruggia
1881 - 1925
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Shamil Basayev ranks 32. Before him are Infanta Cristina of Spain, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Brooke Shields, Ange Postecoglou, Viola Davis, and Slash. After him are Khaled Hosseini, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Diane Lane, Michael Bay, Moby, and Mick Foley. Among people deceased in 2006, Shamil Basayev ranks 62. Before him are Karel Appel, Ta Mok, Robert Bruce Merrifield, James Van Allen, Murray Bookchin, and David Bronstein. After him are Glenn Ford, Angelica Rozeanu, Joachim Fest, Telê Santana, Aaron Spelling, and Richard Fleischer.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsInfanta Cristina of Spain
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 26
Oleksandr Syrskyi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 27
Brooke Shields
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 28
Ange Postecoglou
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 29
Viola Davis
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 30
Slash
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 31
Shamil Basayev
EXTREMIST
1965 - 2006
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 32
Khaled Hosseini
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 33
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 34
Diane Lane
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 35
Michael Bay
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 36
Moby
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 37
Mick Foley
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsKarel Appel
PAINTER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 56
Ta Mok
MAFIOSO
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 57
Robert Bruce Merrifield
CHEMIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 58
James Van Allen
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 2006
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 59
Murray Bookchin
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 60
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 61
Shamil Basayev
EXTREMIST
1965 - 2006
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 62
Glenn Ford
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 63
Angelica Rozeanu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 64
Joachim Fest
WRITER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 65
Telê Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 66
Aaron Spelling
PRODUCER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 67
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 68
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Shamil Basayev ranks 469 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Radishchev (1749), Naina Yeltsina (1932), Grigory Sokolov (1950), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), and Iziaslav II of Kiev (1097). After him are Pavel Milyukov (1859), Vladimir Bukovsky (1942), Rasul Gamzatov (1923), Ilya Ulyanov (1831), Lyudmila Ulitskaya (1943), and Nikolai Kardashev (1932).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Radishchev
WRITER
1749 - 1802
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 463
Naina Yeltsina
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 464
Grigory Sokolov
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 465
Nadezhda von Meck
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1831 - 1894
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 466
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1925
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 467
Iziaslav II of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1097 - 1154
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 468
Shamil Basayev
EXTREMIST
1965 - 2006
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 469
Pavel Milyukov
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1943
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 470
Vladimir Bukovsky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 471
Rasul Gamzatov
WRITER
1923 - 2003
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 472
Ilya Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1831 - 1886
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 473
Lyudmila Ulitskaya
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 474
Nikolai Kardashev
INVENTOR
1932 - 2019
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 475
Among EXTREMISTS In Russia
Among extremists born in Russia, Shamil Basayev ranks 2. Before him are Pavlik Morozov (1918). After him are Wilhelm Voigt (1849), Dokka Umarov (1964), Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov (1874), Alexander Pichushkin (1974), and Mikhail Popkov (1964).
Pavlik Morozov
1918 - 1932
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1
Shamil Basayev
1965 - 2006
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Voigt
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 3
Dokka Umarov
1964 - 2013
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 4
Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
1874 - 1943
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 5
Alexander Pichushkin
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 6
Mikhail Popkov
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 7