EXTREMIST
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
1966 - 2006
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (October 30, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel Nazal al-Khalayleh, was a Jordanian militant jihadist who ran a training camp in Afghanistan. He became known after going to Iraq and being responsible for a series of bombings, beheadings, and attacks during the Iraq War, reportedly "turning an insurgency against US troops" in Iraq "into a Shia–Sunni civil war". He was sometimes known by his supporters as the "Sheikh of the slaughterers". He formed Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999, and led it until his death in June 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the 80th most popular extremist (up from 92nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Jordan (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Jordanian Extremist.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ranks 80 out of 283. Before him are Johnny Torrio, Emperor Norton, Gudrun Ensslin, Axeman of New Orleans, George Jung, and Taha Yassin Ramadan. After him are Barry Seal, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Ronald DeFeo Jr., Mohammed Deif, Fritz Honka, and Madame de Brinvilliers.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Johnny Torrio
1882 - 1957
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 74
Emperor Norton
1818 - 1880
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 75
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 76
Axeman of New Orleans
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 77
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 78
Taha Yassin Ramadan
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 79
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
1966 - 2006
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 80
Barry Seal
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 81
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 82
Ronald DeFeo Jr.
1951 - 2021
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 83
Mohammed Deif
1965 - 2024
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 84
Fritz Honka
1935 - 1998
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 85
Madame de Brinvilliers
1630 - 1676
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 86
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ranks 31. Before him are David Cameron, Didier Queloz, Liz Cheney, Kiefer Sutherland, Dan Schneider, and Alessandro Costacurta. After him are Kentaro Miura, Cláudio Taffarel, Stefan Edberg, Marco Hietala, Jonathan Edwards, and Gianfranco Zola. Among people deceased in 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ranks 64. Before him are Hugh Thompson Jr., Ta Mok, Mariska Veres, Glenn Ford, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, and Jack Warden. After him are Telê Santana, David Bronstein, Shamil Basayev, Shohei Imamura, Sven Nykvist, and William Styron.
Others Born in 1966
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David Cameron
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 25
Didier Queloz
ASTRONOMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 26
Liz Cheney
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 27
Kiefer Sutherland
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 28
Dan Schneider
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 29
Alessandro Costacurta
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 30
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 31
Kentaro Miura
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - 2021
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 32
Cláudio Taffarel
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 33
Stefan Edberg
TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 34
Marco Hietala
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 35
Jonathan Edwards
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 36
Gianfranco Zola
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 2006
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Hugh Thompson Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - 2006
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 58
Ta Mok
MAFIOSO
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 59
Mariska Veres
SINGER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 60
Glenn Ford
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 61
Dürrüşehvar Sultan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2006
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 62
Jack Warden
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 63
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 64
Telê Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 65
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 66
Shamil Basayev
EXTREMIST
1965 - 2006
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 67
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 68
Sven Nykvist
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 69
William Styron
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 70
In Jordan
Among people born in Jordan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ranks 11 out of 59. Before him are As-Saffah (722), Al-Mahdi (744), Jephthah (-1118), Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), and Philodemus (-110). After him are Balak (null), Phinehas (-1300), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Meleager of Gadara (-130), and Jair (-1000).
Others born in Jordan
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As-Saffah
POLITICIAN
722 - 754
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 5
Al-Mahdi
POLITICIAN
744 - 785
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 6
Jephthah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1118 BC - 1080 BC
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 7
Nicomachus
MATHEMATICIAN
60 - 120
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 8
Menippus
WRITER
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 9
Philodemus
PHILOSOPHER
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 10
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 11
Balak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 12
Phinehas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1300 BC - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 13
Nayef Hawatmeh
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 14
Haya bint Hussein
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 15
Meleager of Gadara
WRITER
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 16
Jair
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 17
Among EXTREMISTS In Jordan
Among extremists born in Jordan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ranks 1.
