EXTREMIST
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Today
Zacarias Moussaoui
Zacarias Moussaoui (Arabic: زكريا موسوي, Zakariyyā Mūsawī; born 30 May 1968) is a French member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to conspiring to kill citizens of the United States as part of the 9/11 attacks. He is serving life imprisonment without the possibility of parole at the Federal ADX Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Moussaoui is the only person ever convicted in a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zacarias Moussaoui has received more than 2,295,327 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Zacarias Moussaoui is the 241st most popular extremist (down from 194th in 2019), the 4,922nd most popular biography from France (down from 4,090th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
44.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
3.24
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Zacarias Moussaoui ranks 241 out of 283. Before him are Yvan Colonna, Abdul Quader Molla, Howard Marks, Robert Pickton, Bobby Joe Long, and Ramzi Yousef. After him are Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Yang Xinhai, Eric Rudolph, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Hamza bin Laden, and Karla Homolka.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYvan Colonna
1960 - 2022
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 235
Abdul Quader Molla
1948 - 2013
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 236
Howard Marks
1945 - 2016
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 237
Robert Pickton
1949 - 2024
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 238
Bobby Joe Long
1953 - 2019
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 239
Ramzi Yousef
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 240
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 241
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 242
Yang Xinhai
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 243
Eric Rudolph
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 244
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 245
Hamza bin Laden
1989 - 2019
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 246
Karla Homolka
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 247
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Zacarias Moussaoui ranks 296. Before him are Iris Chang, Jason Donovan, Jill Hennessy, Rafael Alkorta, Andriy Kuzmenko, and Wu'erkaixi. After him are Megan Follows, Lawrence Makoare, Hikaru Midorikawa, Juan Martín Maldacena, John Ortiz, and Kristin Chenoweth.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsIris Chang
WRITER
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 290
Jason Donovan
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 291
Jill Hennessy
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 292
Rafael Alkorta
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 293
Andriy Kuzmenko
SINGER
1968 - 2015
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 294
Wu'erkaixi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 295
Zacarias Moussaoui
EXTREMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 296
Megan Follows
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 297
Lawrence Makoare
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 298
Hikaru Midorikawa
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 299
Juan Martín Maldacena
PHYSICIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 300
John Ortiz
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 301
Kristin Chenoweth
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 302
In France
Among people born in France, Zacarias Moussaoui ranks 4,922 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie NDiaye (1967), Antoine Blondin (1922), Laurent Garnier (1966), Édouard Pailleron (1834), Albert Auguste Perdonnet (1801), and Mohamed Sissoko (1985). After him are Georges Johin (1877), Lucien Mérignac (1873), Élodie Bouchez (1973), Octave Chanute (1832), Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922), and Pierre Pincemaille (1956).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarie NDiaye
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 4,916
Antoine Blondin
WRITER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 4,917
Laurent Garnier
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 4,918
Édouard Pailleron
WRITER
1834 - 1899
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 4,919
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
ENGINEER
1801 - 1867
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 4,920
Mohamed Sissoko
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 4,921
Zacarias Moussaoui
EXTREMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 4,922
Georges Johin
ATHLETE
1877 - 1955
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 4,923
Lucien Mérignac
FENCER
1873 - 1941
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 4,924
Élodie Bouchez
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 4,925
Octave Chanute
ENGINEER
1832 - 1910
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 4,926
Cécile DeWitt-Morette
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 4,927
Pierre Pincemaille
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 4,928
Among EXTREMISTS In France
Among extremists born in France, Zacarias Moussaoui ranks 10. Before him are Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Robert-François Damiens (1715), Jacques Mesrine (1936), Édouard Vaillant (1840), and Yvan Colonna (1960).
Henri Désiré Landru
1869 - 1922
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 4
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
1409 - 1476
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Robert-François Damiens
1715 - 1757
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 6
Jacques Mesrine
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 7
Édouard Vaillant
1840 - 1915
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 8
Yvan Colonna
1960 - 2022
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 9
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 10