574 - 656
Uthman (Arabic: عثمان ابن عفان ابن أبي العاص, romanized: ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān ibn Abī al-'Ās; c. 576 or 579 – June 656), also spelled Osman, was the third Rashidun caliph, ruling from November 644 until his assassination. He ruled for twelve years, the longest of all Rashidun caliphs, and during his reign, the Rashidun Caliphate reached its greatest extent. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uthman has received more than 2,219,372 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia. Uthman is the 115th most popular politician (up from 124th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 6th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.
Uthman was the third caliph of Islam. He was a successful administrator and is most famous for compiling the Quran into a single text.
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Among politicians, Uthman ranks 115 out of 15,710. Before him are Isabella I of Castile, Pepin the Short, Murad III, Yasser Arafat, Mark Antony, and Kim Jong-il. After him are Harald Fairhair, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Angela Merkel, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Henry V of England.
1451 - 1504
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 109
715 - 768
HPI: 85.16
Rank: 110
1546 - 1595
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 111
1929 - 2004
HPI: 85.11
Rank: 112
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 113
1941 - 2011
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 114
574 - 656
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 115
850 - 933
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 116
115 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 117
1954 - Present
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 118
1741 - 1790
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 119
912 - 973
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 120
1386 - 1422
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 121
Among people born in 574, Uthman ranks 1. After him are Pope Agatho and Prince Shōtoku. Among people deceased in 656, Uthman ranks 1. After him are Zubayr ibn al-Awam, Talhah, Sigebert III, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, and Peada of Mercia.
574 - 656
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 1
574 - 681
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 2
574 - 622
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 3
574 - 656
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 1
594 - 656
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 2
595 - 656
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 3
630 - 656
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 4
600 - 656
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 5
650 - 656
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 6
601 - 656
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 7
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Uthman ranks 5 out of 222. Before him are Muhammad (570), Umar (585), Ali (601), and Abu Bakr (573). After him are Husayn ibn Ali (626), Aisha (605), Fatimah (604), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Muawiyah I (603), and Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935).
570 - 632
HPI: 100.00
Rank: 1
585 - 644
HPI: 89.18
Rank: 2
601 - 661
HPI: 87.27
Rank: 3
573 - 634
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 4
574 - 656
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 5
626 - 680
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 6
605 - 678
HPI: 84.32
Rank: 7
604 - 632
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 8
592 - 642
HPI: 83.09
Rank: 9
556 - 619
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 10
603 - 680
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 11
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Uthman ranks 2. Before him are Umar (585). After him are Muawiyah I (603), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Umar II (682), Ibn Saud (1875), Marwan I (623), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), and Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921).
585 - 644
HPI: 89.18
Rank: 1
574 - 656
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 2
603 - 680
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 3
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 4
1924 - 2015
HPI: 80.87
Rank: 5
646 - 705
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 6
682 - 720
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 7
1875 - 1953
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 8
623 - 685
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 9
580 - 641
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 10
1906 - 1975
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 11
1921 - 2005
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 12