EXTREMIST
Abubakar Shekau
1974 - 2021
Abubakar Shekau
Abubakar Mohammed Shekau (23 March 1973 – 19 May 2021) was a Nigerian militant who was the leader of Boko Haram, an Islamist extremist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, from 2009 to 2021. He served as deputy leader to the group's founder, Mohammed Yusuf, until Yusuf's execution by Nigerian police in 2009. Nigerian authorities believed that Shekau was killed in 2009 during clashes between security forces and Boko Haram until July 2010, when Shekau appeared in a video claiming leadership of the group. He had subsequently been regularly reported dead and was thought to use doubles. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abubakar Shekau is the 235th most popular extremist (down from 233rd in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Extremist.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Abubakar Shekau ranks 235 out of 283. Before him are Tommy Robinson, Ottis Toole, Robert Pickton, John Bodkin Adams, Édouard Vaillant, and Dawood Ibrahim. After him are Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Marshall Applewhite, Warren Jeffs, Zacarias Moussaoui, Joseph Paul Franklin, and Francis Parker Yockey.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Tommy Robinson
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 229
Ottis Toole
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 230
Robert Pickton
1949 - 2024
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 231
John Bodkin Adams
1899 - 1983
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 232
Édouard Vaillant
1840 - 1915
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 233
Dawood Ibrahim
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 234
Abubakar Shekau
1974 - 2021
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 235
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
1940 - 1964
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 236
Marshall Applewhite
1931 - 1997
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 237
Warren Jeffs
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 238
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 239
Joseph Paul Franklin
1950 - 2013
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 240
Francis Parker Yockey
1917 - 1960
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 241
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Abubakar Shekau ranks 162. Before him are Zoran Zaev, Daniel Wu, Nujabes, Cyril Raffaelli, Steve Nash, and Martin Henderson. After him are Özgür Özel, Takahiro Sasaki, Maxim Vengerov, Mario Frick, Kily González, and Edgar Wright. Among people deceased in 2021, Abubakar Shekau ranks 471. Before him are Peter Lorimer, Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Olha Ilkiv, Sergei Solovyov, Alfonso Sastre, and Aleksandr Privalov. After him are Yury Sharov, Rush Limbaugh, Yevgeny Nesterenko, Aleksandr Timoshinin, Antón García Abril, and Richard Marcinko.
Others Born in 1974
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Zoran Zaev
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 156
Daniel Wu
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 157
Nujabes
MUSICIAN
1974 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 158
Cyril Raffaelli
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 159
Steve Nash
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 160
Martin Henderson
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 161
Abubakar Shekau
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2021
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 162
Özgür Özel
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 163
Takahiro Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 164
Maxim Vengerov
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 165
Mario Frick
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 166
Kily González
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 167
Edgar Wright
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 168
Others Deceased in 2021
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Peter Lorimer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 465
Abdalqadir as-Sufi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 466
Olha Ilkiv
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 467
Sergei Solovyov
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 468
Alfonso Sastre
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 469
Aleksandr Privalov
ATHLETE
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 470
Abubakar Shekau
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2021
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 471
Yury Sharov
ATHLETE
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 472
Rush Limbaugh
PRESENTER
1951 - 2021
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 473
Yevgeny Nesterenko
SINGER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 474
Aleksandr Timoshinin
ATHLETE
1948 - 2021
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 475
Antón García Abril
COMPOSER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 476
Richard Marcinko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 477
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Abubakar Shekau ranks 53 out of 309. Before him are Alex Iwobi (1996), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), Sunday Oliseh (1974), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), and Nwankwo Kanu (1976). After him are Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), Dick Tiger (1929), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Obafemi Martins (1984), and Stephen Keshi (1962).
Others born in Nigeria
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Alex Iwobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 47
Ibrahim Zakzaky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 48
Sunday Oliseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 49
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 50
Abdulsalami Abubakar
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 51
Nwankwo Kanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 52
Abubakar Shekau
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2021
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 53
Finidi George
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 54
Ahmed Musa
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 55
Dick Tiger
BOXER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 56
Muhammadu Maccido
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 57
Obafemi Martins
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 58
Stephen Keshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 59
Among EXTREMISTS In Nigeria
Among extremists born in Nigeria, Abubakar Shekau ranks 1.
