Extremist

Armin Meiwes

German cannibal

1961 - today

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Armin Meiwes

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Armin Meiwes is the 105th most popular extremist (down from 84th in 2024), the 1,827th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,486th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Extremist.

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Armin Meiwes's biography spans 29 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 64.47.

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Among Extremists

Among extremists, Armin Meiwes ranks 105 out of 336. Before him are Wilhelm Voigt, Gary Ridgway, Vincenzo Peruggia, Monika Ertl, Michel Fourniret, and Matija Gubec. After him are Bobby Joe Long, Ma Barker, Hermine Braunsteiner, Oskar Gröning, Therese Brandl, and Joachim Kroll.

Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia

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Wilhelm Voigt
1849 - 1922
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 99
Gary Ridgway
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 100
Vincenzo Peruggia
1881 - 1925
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 101
Monika Ertl
1937 - 1973
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 102
Michel Fourniret
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 103
Matija Gubec
1538 - 1573
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 104
Armin Meiwes
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 105
Bobby Joe Long
1953 - 2019
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 106
Ma Barker
1873 - 1935
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 107
Hermine Braunsteiner
1919 - 1999
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 108
Oskar Gröning
1921 - 2018
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 109
Therese Brandl
1902 - 1948
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 110
Joachim Kroll
1933 - 1991
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 111

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Armin Meiwes ranks 66. Before him are Dave Mustaine, Andy Lau, Aziz Akhannouch, Ralph Macchio, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and Arnaldur Indriðason. After him are Susan Boyle, Armin Laschet, Mike Dunleavy, Andy Fletcher, Erwin Koeman, and Ian Rush.

Others Born in 1961

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Dave Mustaine
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 60
Andy Lau
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 61
Aziz Akhannouch
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 62
Ralph Macchio
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 63
Mohammed Ben Sulayem
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 64
Arnaldur Indriðason
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 65
Armin Meiwes
EXTREMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 66
Susan Boyle
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 67
Armin Laschet
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 68
Mike Dunleavy
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 69
Andy Fletcher
MUSICIAN
1961 - 2022
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 70
Erwin Koeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 71
Ian Rush
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 72

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Armin Meiwes ranks 1,827 out of 8,184. Before him are Carl Loewe (1796), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Peter Henlein (1479), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), and Lothar von Trotha (1848). After him are Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), Christoph Graupner (1683), Simon Mayr (1763), and Alfred Einstein (1880).

Others born in Germany

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Carl Loewe
COMPOSER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 1,821
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 1,822
Wilhelm Schepmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1970
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 1,823
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,824
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1974
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1,825
Lothar von Trotha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1920
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1,826
Armin Meiwes
EXTREMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1,827
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1867
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,828
Carl Ludwig Blume
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1862
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,829
Louis VI, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1583
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,830
Christoph Graupner
COMPOSER
1683 - 1760
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,831
Simon Mayr
COMPOSER
1763 - 1845
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,832
Alfred Einstein
COMPOSER
1880 - 1952
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,833