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Ziad Jarrah

1975 - 2001

Ziad Jarrah

Ziad Samir Jarrah (Arabic: زياد سمير جراح; 11 May 1975 – 11 September 2001) was a Lebanese aerospace engineer and terrorist hijacker for al-Qaeda. He was the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a rural area near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as part of the September 11 attacks. He was born in Beirut to a secular, wealthy and respected Arab family. He completed his early education at Lebanon's prestigious French-speaking Christian schools. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Ziad Jarrah is the 176th most popular extremist (up from 258th in 2024), the 82nd most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 127th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Ziad Jarrah ranks 176 out of 283. Before him are Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov, Jerry Brudos, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ross Ulbricht, Baby Face Nelson, and Charles J. Guiteau. After him are Stefano Delle Chiaie, Jonathan Wild, Viktor Bout, Joaquin Murrieta, Ahmad Sa'adat, and Perkin Warbeck.

Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia

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Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
1874 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 170
Jerry Brudos
1939 - 2006
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 171
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 172
Ross Ulbricht
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 173
Baby Face Nelson
1908 - 1934
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 174
Charles J. Guiteau
1841 - 1882
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 175
Ziad Jarrah
1975 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 176
Stefano Delle Chiaie
1936 - 2019
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 177
Jonathan Wild
1683 - 1725
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 178
Viktor Bout
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 179
Joaquin Murrieta
1829 - 1853
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 180
Ahmad Sa'adat
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 181
Perkin Warbeck
1474 - 1499
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 182

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Ziad Jarrah ranks 60. Before him are Andrew Yang, David Harbour, Suriya, Albin Kurti, Lita, and Daron Malakian. After him are Marc-Vivien Foé, Vladimir Kramnik, David Leitch, José Manuel Pinto, Terence Tao, and Joey Jordison. Among people deceased in 2001, Ziad Jarrah ranks 128. Before him are Josef Klaus, Edwin H. Colbert, Jason Miller, Betty Everett, Marta Hillers, and Jelle Zijlstra. After him are Burt Kennedy, Bill Roberts, Nigel Hawthorne, William P. Rogers, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Dorothy McGuire.

Others Born in 1975

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Andrew Yang
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 54
David Harbour
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 55
Suriya
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 56
Albin Kurti
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 57
Lita
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 58
Daron Malakian
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 59
Ziad Jarrah
EXTREMIST
1975 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 60
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 61
Vladimir Kramnik
CHESS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 62
David Leitch
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 63
José Manuel Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 64
Terence Tao
MATHEMATICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 65
Joey Jordison
MUSICIAN
1975 - 2021
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 66

Others Deceased in 2001

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Josef Klaus
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 122
Edwin H. Colbert
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1905 - 2001
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 123
Jason Miller
ACTOR
1939 - 2001
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 124
Betty Everett
SINGER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 125
Marta Hillers
JOURNALIST
1911 - 2001
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 126
Jelle Zijlstra
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2001
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 127
Ziad Jarrah
EXTREMIST
1975 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 128
Burt Kennedy
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2001
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 129
Bill Roberts
ATHLETE
1912 - 2001
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 130
Nigel Hawthorne
ACTOR
1929 - 2001
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 131
William P. Rogers
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 132
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 133
Dorothy McGuire
ACTOR
1916 - 2001
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 134