Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician who served as the President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He was a key figure in the Ba'ath Party and instituted numerous policies based on Arab nationalism and socialism.
This is based on winning 9 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 12 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently Saddam Hussein lost a matchup to Kevin Costner (#763) voted by someone from Austria.