1905 - 1992
Albert Pierrepoint (; 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 2,322,502 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Pierrepoint is the 37th most popular celebrity (up from 46th in 2019), the 1,074th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 5th most popular British Celebrity.
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Among celebrities, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 37 out of 184. Before him are Cecilia Gallerani, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Sarah Knauss, Jean-Marie Loret, Besarion Jughashvili, and Armi Kuusela. After him are Kim Peek, Annie Oakley, Thérésa Tallien, Dan Inosanto, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, and Fritz Pfeffer.
1473 - 1536
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 31
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 32
1880 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 33
1918 - 1985
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 34
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 35
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 36
1905 - 1992
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 37
1951 - 2009
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 38
1860 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 39
1773 - 1835
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 40
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 41
1837 - 1899
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 42
1889 - 1944
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 43
Among people born in 1905, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 62. Before him are Sada Abe, Erika Mann, Joseph Cotten, Severo Ochoa, Pierre Levegh, and Erwin Chargaff. After him are Piet Hein, Karl Guthe Jansky, Erich Naumann, Enrique Ballestrero, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, and Jigme Wangchuck. Among people deceased in 1992, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 44. Before him are Marsha P. Johnson, Denny Hulme, James Stirling, John Sturges, José Ferrer, and Markos Vafeiadis. After him are Arletty, Lev Gumilyov, Jean-Claude Pascal, Denholm Elliott, Albert King, and Takeshi Inoue.
1905 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 56
1905 - 1969
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 57
1905 - 1994
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 58
1905 - 1993
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 59
1905 - 1955
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 60
1905 - 2002
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 61
1905 - 1992
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 62
1905 - 1996
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 63
1905 - 1950
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 64
1905 - 1951
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 65
1905 - 1969
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 66
1905 - 1996
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 67
1905 - 1952
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 68
1945 - 1992
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 38
1936 - 1992
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 39
1926 - 1992
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 40
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 41
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 42
1906 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 43
1905 - 1992
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 44
1898 - 1992
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 45
1912 - 1992
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 46
1927 - 1992
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 47
1922 - 1992
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 48
1923 - 1992
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 49
1928 - 1992
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 50
Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 1,074 out of 6,924. Before him are Charles Bell (1774), Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Colin Wilson (1931), Wallace Hartley (1878), John Harvard (1607), and Ernest Jones (1879). After him are Bob Paisley (1919), Nicko McBrain (1952), Sam Mendes (1965), Simon Pegg (1970), Lord Randolph Churchill (1849), and Elizabeth Tudor (1492).
1774 - 1842
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1,068
1517 - 1559
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1,069
1931 - 2013
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1,070
1878 - 1912
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1,071
1607 - 1638
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1,072
1879 - 1958
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,073
1905 - 1992
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,074
1919 - 1996
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 1,075
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1,076
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1,077
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1,078
1849 - 1895
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1,079
1492 - 1495
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 1,080
Among celebrities born in United Kingdom, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 5. Before him are Joseph Merrick (1862), Millvina Dean (1912), Mary Mallon (1869), and Mary Anning (1799). After him are Christine Keeler (1942), Daisy and Violet Hilton (null), Jane Morris (1839), and Louise Brown (1978).
1862 - 1890
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
1912 - 2009
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 2
1869 - 1938
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 3
1799 - 1847
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 4
1905 - 1992
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 5
1942 - 2017
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 6
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 7
1839 - 1914
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 9