Extremists from United States

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Americans Extremists of all time. This list of famous Americans 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 Americans Extremists.

1. #1

   

   John Wilkes Booth

   1838 - 1865

   HPI 83.6557 langs

   John Wilkes Booth was most famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln.

2. #2

   

   Charles Manson

   1934 - 2017

   HPI 80.3184 langs

   Charles Manson is most famous for being the leader of the Manson Family, a quasi-commune in California in the late 1960s. Manson's followers...Read moreShow less

   Charles Manson is most famous for being the leader of the Manson Family, a quasi-commune in California in the late 1960s. Manson's followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969.

3. #3

   

   Zodiac Killer

   b. 1940

   HPI 79.0555 langs

   The Zodiac Killer is most famous for the murders that occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s in California. He is believed to have...Read moreShow less

   The Zodiac Killer is most famous for the murders that occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s in California. He is believed to have killed at least five people, but the number of victims could be as high as 37.

4. #4

   

   Ted Bundy

   1946 - 1989

   HPI 79.0070 langs

   Ted Bundy was a serial killer who raped and murdered dozens of women in the 1970s. He was executed in 1989.

5. #5

   

   Lee Harvey Oswald

   1939 - 1963

   HPI 76.9369 langs

   Lee Harvey Oswald is most famous for assassinating President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.

6. #6

   

   Leon Czolgosz

   1873 - 1901

   HPI 76.0133 langs

   American steel worker and assassin of U.S. President William McKinley

7. #7

   

   Golden State Killer

   b. 1945

   HPI 75.4427 langs

   American serial killer, rapist and burglar

8. #8

   

   Jeffrey Dahmer

   1960 - 1994

   HPI 74.3963 langs

   American serial killer and cannibal

9. #9

   

   Ted Kaczynski

   1942 - 2023

   HPI 73.3560 langs

   Ted Kaczynski is most famous for being the Unabomber. He sent a series of bombs to people in universities and airlines. He killed three...Read moreShow less

   Ted Kaczynski is most famous for being the Unabomber. He sent a series of bombs to people in universities and airlines. He killed three people and injured 23 others.

10. #10

    

    John Wayne Gacy

    1942 - 1994

    HPI 73.0943 langs

    John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and rapist. He was convicted of the sexual assault and murder of 33 teenage boys and young men...Read moreShow less

    John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and rapist. He was convicted of the sexual assault and murder of 33 teenage boys and young men in the 1970s. He was sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection in 1994.