The Most Famous

Extremists from Germany

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This page contains a list of the greatest Germans Extremists. The pantheon dataset contains 283 Extremists, 22 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 3rd most number of Extremists behind United States and United Kingdom.

Top 10 German Extremists

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Extremists of all time. This list of famous Germans Extremists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Extremists.

  1. #1
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    Frederick Trump

    1869 - 1918

    HPI 76.8226 langs
    Frederick Trump is most famous for being the patriarch of the Trump family. He was born in Germany, immigrated to the United States, and...Read moreShow less

    Frederick Trump is most famous for being the patriarch of the Trump family. He was born in Germany, immigrated to the United States, and became a successful businessman.

  2. #2
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    Ilse Koch

    1906 - 1967

    HPI 73.6341 langs
    Ilse Koch was a German woman who was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the Commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald. She was known...Read moreShow less

    Ilse Koch was a German woman who was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the Commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald. She was known for her love of collecting the tattoos from prisoners.

  3. #3
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    Ulrike Meinhof

    1934 - 1976

    HPI 72.0449 langs
    Ulrike Meinhof was a German militant left-wing activist and journalist. She was a co-founder of the Red Army Faction, a communist terrorist...Read moreShow less

    Ulrike Meinhof was a German militant left-wing activist and journalist. She was a co-founder of the Red Army Faction, a communist terrorist group. She was captured in 1972, and she died in 1976 from self-inflicted injuries in prison.

  4. #4
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    Otto Ohlendorf

    1907 - 1951

    HPI 69.5628 langs
    Otto Ohlendorf was a Nazi officer who was the head of the Einsatzgruppen D, which was responsible for mass killings in Ukraine. He was...Read moreShow less

    Otto Ohlendorf was a Nazi officer who was the head of the Einsatzgruppen D, which was responsible for mass killings in Ukraine. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death.

  5. #5
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    Andreas Baader

    1943 - 1977

    HPI 69.5438 langs
    Andreas Baader was a terrorist who was part of the Red Army Faction. He was most famous for being a member of the group and for his...Read moreShow less

    Andreas Baader was a terrorist who was part of the Red Army Faction. He was most famous for being a member of the group and for his involvement in the kidnapping of Hanns-Martin Schleyer.

  6. #6
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    Peter Kürten

    1883 - 1931

    HPI 69.4625 langs
    Peter Kürten was a German serial killer who was convicted of nine murders and seven attempted murders. He was nicknamed the "Vampire of...Read moreShow less

    Peter Kürten was a German serial killer who was convicted of nine murders and seven attempted murders. He was nicknamed the "Vampire of Düsseldorf" because he would bite his victims' throats.

  7. #7
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    Friedrich Jeckeln

    1895 - 1946

    HPI 67.9427 langs
    Friedrich Jeckeln was a Nazi officer who was in charge of the Einsatzgruppen, which was a mobile killing squad that traveled to villages and...Read moreShow less

    Friedrich Jeckeln was a Nazi officer who was in charge of the Einsatzgruppen, which was a mobile killing squad that traveled to villages and executed people by shooting them or by hanging them.

  8. #8
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    Fritz Haarmann

    1879 - 1925

    HPI 67.4324 langs

    Fritz Haarmann was a German serial killer who killed at least 24 people, mostly young men.

  9. #9
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    Gudrun Ensslin

    1940 - 1977

    HPI 66.4131 langs
    Gudrun Ensslin is most famous for being a member of the West German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction. She was born in 1944 and died in...Read moreShow less

    Gudrun Ensslin is most famous for being a member of the West German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction. She was born in 1944 and died in 1977.

  10. #10
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    Fritz Honka

    1935 - 1998

    HPI 66.0216 langs

    German murderer (1935–1998)

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Germans Extremists grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Extremists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 17 most globally memorable Extremists since 1700.

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