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EXTREMISTS
People
Pantheon has 284 people classified as extremists born between 450 BC and 1994. Of these 284, 66 (23.24%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living extremists include Zodiac Killer, Abdullah Öcalan, and Carlos the Jackal. The most famous deceased extremists include Jack the Ripper, Lee Harvey Oswald, and John Wilkes Booth. As of April 2024, 50 new extremists have been added to Pantheon including Mohammed Deif, Fritz Honka, and Nedeljko Čabrinović.
Living Extremists
Go to all RankingsZodiac Killer
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.87
Abdullah Öcalan
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Carlos the Jackal
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Patrizia Reggiani
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Joseph Kony
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Mehmet Ali Ağca
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Marc Dutroux
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Mohammed Deif
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Pedro López
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Gary Ridgway
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Deceased Extremists
Go to all RankingsJack the Ripper
1850 - Present
HPI: 83.51
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939 - 1963
HPI: 81.18
John Wilkes Booth
1838 - 1865
HPI: 78.68
Osama bin Laden
1957 - 2011
HPI: 78.46
Gavrilo Princip
1894 - 1918
HPI: 77.40
Elizabeth Báthory
1560 - 1614
HPI: 77.32
Charles Manson
1934 - 2017
HPI: 76.56
Ted Bundy
1946 - 1989
HPI: 74.79
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 73.73
Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440
HPI: 71.78
Man in the Iron Mask
1640 - 1703
HPI: 71.39
Jeffrey Dahmer
1960 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Newly Added Extremists (2024)
Go to all RankingsMohammed Deif
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Fritz Honka
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.43
Nedeljko Čabrinović
1895 - 1916
HPI: 58.41
Leonarda Cianciulli
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.40
Monika Ertl
1937 - 1973
HPI: 57.11
Therese Brandl
1902 - 1948
HPI: 56.67
Eugen Weidmann
1908 - 1939
HPI: 56.60
Sante Geronimo Caserio
1873 - 1894
HPI: 56.14
Joaquin Murrieta
1829 - 1853
HPI: 55.11
Rafael Caro Quintero
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Dinko Šakić
1921 - 2008
HPI: 54.02
Wilhelm Boger
1906 - 1977
HPI: 54.01
Places
Most extremists were born in United States (91), United Kingdom (22), and Germany (21). By city, the most common birth places were Chicago (5), Riyadh (3), and Munich (3).The most common death places of extremists were United States (82), France (16), and Germany (16). By city, these were New York City (8), Stuttgart (4), and Paris (4).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as extremists in Pantheon are Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, Herostratus, and Cleon. The concentration of extremists was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier extremists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Extremists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Extremists since 1700.