RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
1935 - 2010

Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (Arabic: محمد حسين فضل الله, romanized: Muḥammad Ḥusayn Fadl Allāh; 16 November 1935 – 4 July 2010) was a prominent Lebanese-Iraqi Twelver Shia cleric. Born in Najaf, Iraq, Fadlallah studied Islam in Najaf before moving to Lebanon in 1952. In the following decades, he gave many lectures, engaged in intense scholarship, wrote dozens of books, founded several Islamic religious schools, and established the Mabarrat Association. Through the aforementioned association, he established a public library, a women's cultural center, and a medical clinic. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah is the 1,112th most popular religious figure (down from 737th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 76th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah ranks 1,112 out of 3,187. Before him are Rahotep, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Gerard Majella, Lucifer of Cagliari, Jean-Marc Aveline, and Nahshon. After him are Donatus Magnus, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Beniamino Stella, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, and La Voisin.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRahotep
1650 BC - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,106
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,107
Gerard Majella
1726 - 1755
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,108
Lucifer of Cagliari
201 - 371
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1,109
Jean-Marc Aveline
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1,110
Nahshon
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 1,111
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 1,112
Donatus Magnus
250 - 355
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,113
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
1838 - 1862
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,114
Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,115
Beniamino Stella
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,116
Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria
444 - 454
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,117
La Voisin
1640 - 1680
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,118
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah ranks 72. Before him are Wim Duisenberg, Azzedine Alaïa, Lorenzo Bandini, Satoshi Ōmura, Paul H. O'Neill, and Fritz Honka. After him are Friðrik Ólafsson, Pepe, Lajos Tichy, Bent Larsen, Lee Remick, and Giovanni Lajolo. Among people deceased in 2010, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah ranks 54. Before him are Maria Kaczyńska, George C. Williams, Bekim Fehmiu, John Forsythe, Teddy Scholten, and Juliet Anderson. After him are Bent Larsen, Paul Schäfer, Hwang Jang-yop, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Milka Planinc, and Martin Gardner.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsWim Duisenberg
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 66
Azzedine Alaïa
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 67
Lorenzo Bandini
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 68
Satoshi Ōmura
CHEMIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 69
Paul H. O'Neill
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 70
Fritz Honka
EXTREMIST
1935 - 1998
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 71
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 72
Friðrik Ólafsson
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 73
Pepe
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 74
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 75
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 76
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 77
Giovanni Lajolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsMaria Kaczyńska
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 48
George C. Williams
BIOLOGIST
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 49
Bekim Fehmiu
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 50
John Forsythe
ACTOR
1918 - 2010
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 51
Teddy Scholten
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 52
Juliet Anderson
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1938 - 2010
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 53
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 54
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 55
Paul Schäfer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 56
Hwang Jang-yop
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 57
Ryszard Kaczorowski
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 58
Milka Planinc
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 59
Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 60
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah ranks 147 out of 384. Before him are Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (1162), Parysatis (-500), Al-Mustarshid (1092), Al-Mawardi (974), Ammi-Ditana (-1700), and Haider al-Abadi (1952). After him are Ibn Sa'd (784), Al-Mustadi (1142), Al-Qadir (947), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), and Abo of Tiflis (756).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsAbd al-Latif al-Baghdadi
PHYSICIAN
1162 - 1231
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 141
Parysatis
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 142
Al-Mustarshid
POLITICIAN
1092 - 1135
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 143
Al-Mawardi
LAWYER
974 - 1058
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 144
Ammi-Ditana
POLITICIAN
1700 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 145
Haider al-Abadi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 146
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 147
Ibn Sa'd
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
784 - 845
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 148
Al-Mustadi
POLITICIAN
1142 - 1180
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 149
Al-Qadir
POLITICIAN
947 - 1031
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 150
Al-Muqtafi
POLITICIAN
1096 - 1160
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 151
Al-Mustazhir
POLITICIAN
1078 - 1118
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 152
Abo of Tiflis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
756 - 786
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 153
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq
Among religious figures born in Iraq, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah ranks 16. Before him are Junayd of Baghdad (830), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Ibn Hisham (701), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Hillel the Elder (-110), and Ibn Qutaybah (828). After him are Ibn Sa'd (784), Abo of Tiflis (756), Dinkha IV (1935), Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1931), Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), and Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118).
Junayd of Baghdad
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 10
Louis Raphaël I Sako
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 11
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 12
Nahor, son of Serug
1912 BC - 1764 BC
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 13
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 14
Ibn Qutaybah
828 - 889
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 15
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 16
Ibn Sa'd
784 - 845
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 17
Abo of Tiflis
756 - 786
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 18
Dinkha IV
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 19
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 20
Suhayb ar-Rumi
587 - 659
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 21
Ahmad al-Rifaʽi
1118 - 1182
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 22