SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Leila Khaled

1944 - Today

Leila Khaled

Leila Khaled (Arabic: ليلى خالد [ˈlajla ˈxaːled]; born April 9, 1944) is a Palestinian activist and former militant who is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She is famous for her role in two plane-hijackings, and was the second woman to be involved in such an operation. Khaled gained her prominence for her role in the TWA Flight 840 hijacking in 1969 and one of the four simultaneous Dawson's Field hijackings the following year as part of the campaign of Black September in Jordan. After being imprisoned, she was released in a prisoner exchange for civilian hostages kidnapped by other PFLP members. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leila Khaled is the 169th most popular social activist (down from 104th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Israel (down from 103rd in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Leila Khaled ranks 169 out of 840. Before her are Lal Bahadur Shastri, Gangubai Kothewali, Frederick Douglass, Malala Yousafzai, Alexander Pechersky, and Rigoberta Menchú. After her are Meng Huo, Gaius Julius Civilis, Gerda Christian, Joe Hill, Max Mosley, and Otoya Yamaguchi.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Lal Bahadur Shastri
1904 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 163
Gangubai Kothewali
1939 - 1977
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 164
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 165
Malala Yousafzai
1997 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 166
Alexander Pechersky
1909 - 1990
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 167
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 168
Leila Khaled
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 169
Meng Huo
101 - 300
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 170
Gaius Julius Civilis
25 - 100
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 171
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 172
Joe Hill
1879 - 1915
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 173
Max Mosley
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 174
Otoya Yamaguchi
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 175

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Leila Khaled ranks 129. Before her are Geneviève Grad, Günter Netzer, Ram Chandra Poudel, Ren Zhengfei, Rexhep Meidani, and Salmaan Taseer. After her are Seán Patrick O'Malley, Chico Buarque, Francis Lee, Robert Powell, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, and Roger Daltrey.

Others Born in 1944

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Geneviève Grad
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 123
Günter Netzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 124
Ram Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 125
Ren Zhengfei
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 126
Rexhep Meidani
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 127
Salmaan Taseer
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2011
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 128
Leila Khaled
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 129
Seán Patrick O'Malley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 130
Chico Buarque
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 131
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 132
Robert Powell
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 133
Luis Ladaria Ferrer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 134
Roger Daltrey
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 135