ENGINEER
Yahya Ayyash
1966 - 1996
Yahya Ayyash
Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash (Arabic: يحيى عياش; born in 6 March 1966 – 5 January 1996) was the chief bombmaker of Hamas and the leader of the West Bank battalion of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. In that capacity, he earned the nickname the Engineer (Arabic: المهندس, transliterated al-Muhandis). Ayyash is credited with advancing the technique of suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yahya Ayyash has received more than 469,084 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Yahya Ayyash is the 304th most popular engineer (down from 285th in 2019). (up from 27th in 2019)
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4.42
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Yahya Ayyash ranks 304 out of 323. Before him are Robert H. Dennard, John R. Pierce, Franciszek Rychnowski, Yaakov Ziv, Aldo Costa, and Mario Theissen. After him are Joseph Bazalgette, Ove Arup, Willy Ley, Georgy Babakin, Hesham Qandil, and Kevin Warwick.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Robert H. Dennard
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 298
John R. Pierce
1910 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 299
Franciszek Rychnowski
1850 - 1929
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 300
Yaakov Ziv
1931 - 2023
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 301
Aldo Costa
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 302
Mario Theissen
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 303
Yahya Ayyash
1966 - 1996
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 304
Joseph Bazalgette
1819 - 1891
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 305
Ove Arup
1895 - 1988
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 306
Willy Ley
1906 - 1969
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 307
Georgy Babakin
1914 - 1971
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 308
Hesham Qandil
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 309
Kevin Warwick
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 310
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Yahya Ayyash ranks 252. Before him are Viatcheslav Ekimov, José Garcia, Vladimir Voevodsky, Christopher A. Wray, Sayuri Yamaguchi, and Delphine de Vigan. After him are Milinko Pantić, Michela Figini, Rodney Mullen, Biréli Lagrène, Urs Fischer, and Mary Stuart Masterson. Among people deceased in 1996, Yahya Ayyash ranks 250. Before him are Gilda, Alifa Rifaat, Gabriel Alonso, Niní Marshall, Célestin Delmer, and Anna Chandy. After him are Tokiharu Abe, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Mark Lenard, Latifa al-Zayyat, Swami Rama, and Audrey Munson.
Others Born in 1966
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Viatcheslav Ekimov
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 246
José Garcia
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 247
Vladimir Voevodsky
1966 - 2017
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 248
Christopher A. Wray
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 249
Sayuri Yamaguchi
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 250
Delphine de Vigan
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 251
Yahya Ayyash
1966 - 1996
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 252
Milinko Pantić
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 253
Michela Figini
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 254
Rodney Mullen
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 255
Biréli Lagrène
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 256
Urs Fischer
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 257
Mary Stuart Masterson
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 258
Others Deceased in 1996
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Gilda
1961 - 1996
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 244
Alifa Rifaat
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 245
Gabriel Alonso
1923 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 246
Niní Marshall
1903 - 1996
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 247
Célestin Delmer
1907 - 1996
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 248
Anna Chandy
1905 - 1996
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 249
Yahya Ayyash
1966 - 1996
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 250
Tokiharu Abe
1911 - 1996
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 251
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
1929 - 1996
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 252
Mark Lenard
1924 - 1996
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 253
Latifa al-Zayyat
1923 - 1996
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 254
Swami Rama
1925 - 1996
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 255
Audrey Munson
1891 - 1996
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 256
