EXTREMIST
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
Aileen Wuornos
Aileen Carol Wuornos (; born Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer. In 1989–1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, she shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients. Wuornos claimed that her clients had either raped or attempted to rape her, and that the homicides of the men were committed in self-defense. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aileen Wuornos has received more than 18,329,898 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Aileen Wuornos is the 54th most popular extremist (up from 91st in 2019), the 1,204th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,997th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Extremist.
Aileen Wuornos is most famous for being a serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990.
Memorability Metrics
18M
Page Views (PV)
61.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
5.19
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Aileen Wuornos ranks 54 out of 283. Before her are Karl Denke, Pavlik Morozov, Edmund Kemper, Butch Cassidy, Issei Sagawa, and Friedrich Jeckeln. After her are Sawney Bean, Michel Fourniret, Dennis Rader, Marc Dutroux, Mohammed Deif, and Henri Désiré Landru.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Denke
1860 - 1924
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 48
Pavlik Morozov
1918 - 1932
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 49
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 50
Butch Cassidy
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 51
Issei Sagawa
1949 - 2022
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 52
Friedrich Jeckeln
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 53
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 54
Sawney Bean
1600 - 1600
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 55
Michel Fourniret
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 56
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 57
Marc Dutroux
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 58
Mohammed Deif
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 59
Henri Désiré Landru
1869 - 1922
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Aileen Wuornos ranks 35. Before her are Martina Navratilova, Ali Asadov, David Caruso, Gina Haspel, William Fichtner, and Katerina Sakellaropoulou. After her are Ravi Shankar, Zbigniew Boniek, Kim Cattrall, Michael Connelly, Imelda Staunton, and Eric Roberts. Among people deceased in 2002, Aileen Wuornos ranks 40. Before her are George Porter, John Gotti, Pim Fortuyn, Hildegard Knef, Ne Win, and Song Hye-rim. After her are Zizinho, Raf Vallone, René Thom, Max Perutz, Xi Zhongxun, and Victor Weisskopf.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsMartina Navratilova
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 29
Ali Asadov
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 30
David Caruso
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 31
Gina Haspel
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 32
William Fichtner
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 33
Katerina Sakellaropoulou
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 34
Aileen Wuornos
EXTREMIST
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 35
Ravi Shankar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 36
Zbigniew Boniek
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 37
Kim Cattrall
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 38
Michael Connelly
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 39
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 40
Eric Roberts
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsGeorge Porter
CHEMIST
1920 - 2002
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 34
John Gotti
MAFIOSO
1940 - 2002
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 35
Pim Fortuyn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2002
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 36
Hildegard Knef
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 37
Ne Win
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2002
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 38
Song Hye-rim
ACTOR
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 39
Aileen Wuornos
EXTREMIST
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 40
Zizinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 41
Raf Vallone
ACTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 42
René Thom
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 43
Max Perutz
CHEMIST
1914 - 2002
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 44
Xi Zhongxun
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 45
Victor Weisskopf
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 46
In United States
Among people born in United States, Aileen Wuornos ranks 1,204 out of 20,380. Before her are Sam Shepard (1943), John Denver (1943), Norman Rockwell (1894), Ethan Allen (1738), Robert Englund (1947), and Fred Trump (1905). After her are Ben Stiller (1965), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Loie Fuller (1862), Paul L. Modrich (1946), Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967), and Robert Curl (1933).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSam Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,198
John Denver
SINGER
1943 - 1997
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,199
Norman Rockwell
PAINTER
1894 - 1978
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,200
Ethan Allen
BUSINESSPERSON
1738 - 1789
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,201
Robert Englund
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,202
Fred Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1999
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1,203
Aileen Wuornos
EXTREMIST
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1,204
Ben Stiller
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 1,205
Lenny Kravitz
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 1,206
Loie Fuller
ACTOR
1862 - 1928
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1,207
Paul L. Modrich
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1,208
Philip Seymour Hoffman
ACTOR
1967 - 2014
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1,209
Robert Curl
CHEMIST
1933 - 2022
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 1,210
Among EXTREMISTS In United States
Among extremists born in United States, Aileen Wuornos ranks 18. Before her are Jim Jones (1931), William Kemmler (1860), Timothy McVeigh (1968), George Jung (1942), Edmund Kemper (1948), and Butch Cassidy (1866). After her are Dennis Rader (1945), Gary Ridgway (1949), Jordan Belfort (1962), Frank Sheeran (1920), Ma Barker (1873), and James Earl Ray (1928).
Jim Jones
1931 - 1978
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 12
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 13
Timothy McVeigh
1968 - 2001
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 14
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 15
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 16
Butch Cassidy
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 17
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 18
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 19
Gary Ridgway
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 20
Jordan Belfort
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 21
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 22
Ma Barker
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 23
James Earl Ray
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 24