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Albert Pierrepoint

1905 - 1992

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Albert Pierrepoint ( PEER-point; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him. Pierrepoint was born in Clayton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Pierrepoint has received more than 3,164,159 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Albert Pierrepoint is the 40th most popular celebrity (down from 31st in 2019), the 959th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 849th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Celebrity.

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  • 22

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  • 2.50

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 40 out of 265. Before him are Philippe Petit, Rosemary Kennedy, Don King, Rodney King, Sarah Knauss, and Jacques Mayol. After him are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Cecilia Gallerani, Mary Mallon, Sultan Kösen, Armi Kuusela, and Chandra Bahadur Dangi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 58. Before him are Daniil Kharms, Kurt Gerstein, Erika Mann, Joseph Cotten, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Angelo Schiavio. After him are Heinz Lammerding, Dolores del Río, Sebastian Shaw, Erich Naumann, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, and Barnett Newman. Among people deceased in 1992, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 43. Before him are Denny Hulme, Samuel Reshevsky, H. L. A. Hart, Sam Walton, Mohamed Boudiaf, and Jean-Claude Pascal. After him are Denholm Elliott, Lella Lombardi, Abbas al-Musawi, John Sturges, Markos Vafeiadis, and Arletty.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 959 out of 8,785. Before him are Hans Sloane (1660), William Hyde Wollaston (1766), Lady Sarah Chatto (1964), Isabella of England (1214), Thomas Graham (1805), and Eric Idle (1943). After him are Shane MacGowan (1957), Terry Jones (1942), Alan Moore (1953), Joseph Chamberlain (1836), Natasha Richardson (1963), and Thomas Chatterton (1752).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United Kingdom

Among celebrities born in United Kingdom, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 3. Before him are Millvina Dean (1912), and Joseph Merrick (1862). After him are Mary Mallon (1869), Alice Keppel (1868), Christine Keeler (1942), Daisy, Princess of Pless (1873), Mary Ann Bevan (1874), Jane Morris (1839), Louise Brown (1978), Domino Harvey (1969), and Rosemarie Frankland (1943).

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