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Umar

585 - 644

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Umar ibn al-Khattab (Arabic: عُمَر بْن ٱلْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; c. 583 – November 644) was the second caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in November 644. A prominent companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Umar succeeded Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) as the second caliph. Born into the Banu Adi, Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Umar has received more than 5,850,969 page views. His biography is available in 121 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 119 in 2019). Umar is the 38th most popular politician (down from 27th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Umar is most famous for being the second caliph of the Islamic empire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 84.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 121

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Umar ranks 38 out of 15,577. Before him are Abraham Lincoln, Qin Shi Huang, Louis XVI of France, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Justinian I, and Richard III of England. After him are Selim II, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Akhenaten, Pericles, Maria Theresa, and Ulysses S. Grant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 585, Umar ranks 1. After him are Pope Honorius I, Pepin of Landen, Theudebert II, and Malik al-Ashtar. Among people deceased in 644, Umar ranks 1. After him are Piruz Nahavandi and Paulinus of York.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umar ranks 2 out of 251. Before him are Muhammad (570). After him are Ali (601), Abu Bakr (573), Uthman (574), Husayn ibn Ali (626), Fatimah (604), Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), and Osama bin Laden (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Umar ranks 1. After him are Uthman (574), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Muawiyah I (603), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ibn Saud (1875), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Umar II (682), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Marwan I (623), and Abū Lahab (549).

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