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Anwar al-Awlaki

1971 - 2011

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Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki (Arabic: أنور العولقي, romanized: Anwar al-'Awlaqī; April 21, 1971 – September 30, 2011) was an American-Yemeni Islamic cleric and lecturer assassinated in Yemen in 2011 by a U.S. drone strike ordered by President Barack Obama. Al-Awlaki was the first U.S. citizen to be targeted and assassinated by a U.S. government drone strike. U.S. government officials alleged that al-Awlaki, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Yemen, was a key organizer for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda. Al-Awlaki was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1971 to parents from Yemen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anwar al-Awlaki is the 120th most popular extremist (up from 259th in 2019), the 2,858th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,358th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Anwar al-Awlaki ranks 120 out of 283. Before him are Sirhan Sirhan, Robert Stroud, Matteo Messina Denaro, Horst Mahler, Harold Shipman, and Richard Ramirez. After him are Jack Unterweger, Saif al-Adel, Dokka Umarov, Kang Kek Iew, Rafael Caro Quintero, and Kōzō Okamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Anwar al-Awlaki ranks 47. Before him are Claire Forlani, Shannen Doherty, Jeff Kinney, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Thalía, and Lisa Lopes. After him are Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Lil Jon, Michael C. Hall, Anette Olzon, Martin Freeman, and Sofia Coppola. Among people deceased in 2011, Anwar al-Awlaki ranks 105. Before him are Shigeo Yaegashi, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Hidemaro Watanabe, Raúl Ruiz, Pak Seung-zin, and Michael Dummett. After him are Ken Russell, Roland Petit, Farley Granger, Christopher Hitchens, Violetta Villas, and Facundo Cabral.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anwar al-Awlaki ranks 2,858 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Shea (1910), Tod Browning (1880), John Adams (1947), Jeremy Strong (1978), Ray Conniff (1916), and Josh Duhamel (1972). After him are Don S. Davis (1942), Nathan Homer Knorr (1905), John Philip Sousa (1854), Lawrence Roberts (1937), Tony Burton (1937), and Hank Aaron (1934).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Anwar al-Awlaki ranks 42. Before him are Gary Ridgway (1949), Bobby Joe Long (1953), Ma Barker (1873), Henry Lee Lucas (1936), Robert Stroud (1890), and Richard Ramirez (1960). After him are David Berkowitz (1953), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Robert Hansen (1939), Aldrich Ames (1941), Baruch Goldstein (1956), and Patricia Krenwinkel (1947).

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