Extremist
Dagmar Overbye
Danish serial child killer
1887 - 1929
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Dagmar Overbye
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dagmar Overbye is the 131st most popular extremist, the 227th most popular biography from Denmark and the most popular Danish Extremist.
Dagmar Overbye is most famous for being a Danish serial killer who murdered at least 25 children through her illegal adoption agency in the early 20th century. Surprisingly, she operated openly for years, advertising her services while disposing of victims' bodies in a furnace to evade detection. Her case exposed major flaws in child welfare systems, leading to stricter regulations on adoptions in Denmark and a lasting legacy in raising awareness about vulnerable children.
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Among Extremists
Among extremists, Dagmar Overbye ranks 131 out of 283. Before her are Kang Kek Iew, Rafael Caro Quintero, Kōzō Okamoto, Albert Anastasia, Luciano Leggio, and Dinko Šakić. After her are David Berkowitz, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Delphine LaLaurie, Wilhelm Boger, Robert Hansen, and Charles Sobhraj.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Kang Kek Iew
1942 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 125
Rafael Caro Quintero
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 126
Kōzō Okamoto
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 127
Albert Anastasia
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 128
Luciano Leggio
1925 - 1993
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 129
Dinko Šakić
1921 - 2008
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 130
Dagmar Overbye
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 131
David Berkowitz
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 132
Omar Abdel-Rahman
1938 - 2017
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 133
Delphine LaLaurie
1787 - 1849
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 134
Wilhelm Boger
1906 - 1977
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 135
Robert Hansen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 136
Charles Sobhraj
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 137
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Dagmar Overbye ranks 99. Before her are Rudolph Lewis, Octave Lapize, Louis Jouvet, Miklós Kállay, Hanns Kerrl, and Antanas Merkys. After her are Mario Roatta, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Georg Heym, Lil Dagover, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, and Samuil Marshak. Among people deceased in 1929, Dagmar Overbye ranks 53. Before her are Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Tanaka Giichi, Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Robert Reid, Henri Gervex, and Georg von der Marwitz. After her are Asa Griggs Candler, Aletta Jacobs, Raoul Pictet, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Princess Olga Paley, and Adolf Meyer.
Others Born in 1887
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Rudolph Lewis
CYCLIST
1887 - 1933
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 93
Octave Lapize
CYCLIST
1887 - 1917
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 94
Louis Jouvet
ACTOR
1887 - 1951
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 95
Miklós Kállay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 96
Hanns Kerrl
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1941
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 97
Antanas Merkys
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1955
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 98
Dagmar Overbye
EXTREMIST
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 99
Mario Roatta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1968
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 100
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1965
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 101
Georg Heym
WRITER
1887 - 1912
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 102
Lil Dagover
ACTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 103
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka
NOBLEMAN
1887 - 1981
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 104
Samuil Marshak
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 105
Others Deceased in 1929
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Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 47
Tanaka Giichi
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1929
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 48
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
WRITER
1889 - 1929
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 49
Robert Reid
PAINTER
1862 - 1929
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 50
Henri Gervex
PAINTER
1852 - 1929
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 51
Georg von der Marwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1929
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 52
Dagmar Overbye
EXTREMIST
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 53
Asa Griggs Candler
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 54
Aletta Jacobs
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 55
Raoul Pictet
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1929
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 56
José Batlle y Ordóñez
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1929
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 57
Princess Olga Paley
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1929
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 58
Adolf Meyer
ARCHITECT
1881 - 1929
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 59
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Dagmar Overbye ranks 227 out of NaN. Before her are Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1829), Kurt Westergaard (1935), Inger Christensen (1935), Conrad Malte-Brun (1775), Peter Andreas Hansen (1795), and Eugenius Warming (1841). After her are Valdemar Poulsen (1869), Princess Caroline of Denmark (1793), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Louise Rasmussen (1815), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810), and Augusta of Denmark (1580).
Others born in Denmark
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Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
NOBLEMAN
1829 - 1880
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 221
Kurt Westergaard
PAINTER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 222
Inger Christensen
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 223
Conrad Malte-Brun
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1826
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 224
Peter Andreas Hansen
ASTRONOMER
1795 - 1874
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 225
Eugenius Warming
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1924
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 226
Dagmar Overbye
EXTREMIST
1887 - 1929
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 227
Valdemar Poulsen
ENGINEER
1869 - 1942
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 228
Princess Caroline of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1881
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 229
Hans Christian Lumbye
COMPOSER
1810 - 1874
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 230
Louise Rasmussen
DANCER
1815 - 1874
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 231
Wilhelm Marstrand
PAINTER
1810 - 1873
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 232
Augusta of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1639
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 233
Among Extremists In Denmark
Among extremists born in Denmark, Dagmar Overbye ranks 1.
