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Uthman

574 - 656

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Uthman ibn Affan (Arabic: عُثْمَان بْن عَفَّان, romanized: ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; c. 573 or 576 – 17 June 656) was the third caliph, ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, a second cousin, son-in-law, and notable companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, played a major role in early Islamic history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uthman has received more than 3,464,729 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Uthman is the 81st most popular politician (up from 95th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia 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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 89

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Uthman ranks 81 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicholas II of Russia, Mehmed the Conqueror, Napoleon II, Ahmed I, Francisco Franco, and Caligula. After him are Selim I, Harald V of Norway, Nebuchadnezzar II, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Hurrem Sultan, and Ronald Reagan.

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Contemporaries

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, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Peada of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Uthman ranks 5 out of 354. Before him are Muhammad (570), Umar (585), Fatimah (604), and Ali (601). After him are Abu Bakr (573), Husayn ibn Ali (626), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Osama bin Laden (1957), and Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Uthman ranks 2. Before him are Umar (585). After him are Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Muawiyah I (603), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ibn Saud (1875), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580).

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