21st-century Muslims

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A pan-Islamist, bin Laden organized and funded numerous jihadist or anti-Western militants and terrorist attacks worldwide. Al-Qaeda's attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001 (9/11) directly killed 2,977 victims, causing the global war on terror.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician who served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. A daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, she is Bangladesh's longest-serving prime minister and one of the longest-serving female heads of government globally. She has also served as president of the Awami League since 1981.

President of Tanzania since 2021

Queen Consort of Jordan

Emory Andrew Tate III is an American and British social media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer who gained notoriety for promoting various highly controversial positions in the manosphere. His commentary has resulted in his expulsion from various social media platforms and concern that he promotes misogynistic views to his audience. A divisive influencer, Tate has amassed 10.7 million followers on Twitter as of June 2025 and was the third-most googled person in 2023. He has been dubbed the "king of toxic masculinity", has called himself a misogynist, and is politically described as both right-wing and far-right. As of March 2025, Tate is facing six legal investigations—four criminal and two civil—in Romania, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

British musician (born 1948)

American model

Bisau-Guinean association football player

German association football player

scientist and president of Mauritius

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis. Her congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs.

French footballer (born 1994)

David Khari Webber Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, actor and former sketch comedian. He debuted his half-hour TV special in 1998 and his hour-long TV special in 2000. He co-created and starred in the sketch comedy series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) on Comedy Central before quitting in the middle of production of the third season. After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the United States. By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by Esquire magazine and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time".

Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1983)

Spanish association football player

South African imam and LGBTQIA activist

Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1984)

German association football player (born 2004)

Turkish-American basketball player (born 1992)

Pakistani Olympic javelin thrower

American hurdler

Tarique Rahman, also known as Tarique Zia, is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2026. He is the eldest son of former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

American politician (born 1963)

Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2010, along with becoming a combat sambo world champion in 2016 and two-time Russian national champion at 74 kg. As of 18 November 2025, he is #1 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

American fencer

Afghan-American diplomat (born 1951)

Turkish-American surgeon, TV host, and government official (born 1960)

English-Bangladeshi association football player (born 1997)

Jordanian footballer

Palestinian-American political activist

Lebanese-American model, philanthropist and former Miss USA

Sudanese youth climate activist

Rama Sawaf Duwaji is an American animator, illustrator, and ceramist, whose work has been featured across several media outlets and art venues in the US and Europe. She has been the first lady of New York City since the inauguration of her husband Zohran Mamdani as its mayor in January 2026.

British-American journalist (born 1979)

American comics writer, prose author, essayist, and journalist

American mixed martial artist

American Muslim speaker

Jordanian prince (born 1947)

American Islamic preacher

Ahmed Bukhatir is an Islamic singer from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

American basketball player

Libyan-Canadian physician; women's rights and child survival activist; architect of global development and health, financing, and security frameworks

British-Bangladeshi baker, columnist and author

Pakistani islamic scholar

Indonesian musician

American actor and playwright

French football player and coach

President of Directorate of Religious Affairs

Bangladeshi cricketer

Indian politician

Egyptian-American actor

Jordanian politician

daughter of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1985)

Canadian basketball player.

Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (1943 – 18 August 2022), known by the pseudonym Hadrawi, was a Somali poet, philosopher and songwriter. Having written many notable protest works, Hadrawi has been likened by some to Shakespeare, and his poetry has been translated into various languages. He is the older brother of Hurre Walanwal, another Somali poet and songwriter.

Congolese footballer

Bangladeshi cricketer

activist from Ethiopia

American former heavyweight boxer