EXTREMIST
Andreas Baader
1943 - 1977
Andreas Baader
Berndt Andreas Baader (6 May 1943 – 18 October 1977), was a West German communist and leader of the left-wing militant organization Red Army Faction (RAF) also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Group. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andreas Baader has received more than 930,683 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Andreas Baader is the 35th most popular extremist (down from 34th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Germany (up from 683rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Extremist.
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.
Memorability Metrics
930k
Page Views (PV)
64.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.42
Effective Languages (L*)
2.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Andreas Baader ranks 35 out of 283. Before him are Amon Göth, Luis Carrero Blanco, Abu Nidal, Otto Ohlendorf, Cleon, and Nathuram Godse. After him are H. H. Holmes, Jim Jones, Tommaso Buscetta, Peter Kürten, Joseph Kony, and William Kemmler.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmon Göth
1908 - 1946
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 29
Luis Carrero Blanco
1904 - 1973
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 30
Abu Nidal
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 31
Otto Ohlendorf
1907 - 1951
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 32
Cleon
450 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 33
Nathuram Godse
1910 - 1949
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 34
Andreas Baader
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 35
H. H. Holmes
1861 - 1896
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 36
Jim Jones
1931 - 1978
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 37
Tommaso Buscetta
1928 - 2000
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 38
Peter Kürten
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 39
Joseph Kony
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 40
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 41
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Andreas Baader ranks 53. Before him are Helmut Marko, Michael Mann, Klaus von Klitzing, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Billie Jean King, and Pervez Musharraf. After him are Terrence Malick, Peter Zumthor, Mohammed Badie, Betty Williams, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, and Jean-Claude Killy. Among people deceased in 1977, Andreas Baader ranks 22. Before him are Kurt Schuschnigg, Anaïs Nin, Ernst Bloch, Joan Crawford, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, and Clarice Lispector. After him are Archibald Hill, Howard Hawks, Bing Crosby, Alexander Luria, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Edgar Adrian.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsHelmut Marko
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 47
Michael Mann
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 48
Klaus von Klitzing
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 49
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 50
Billie Jean King
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 51
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 52
Andreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 53
Terrence Malick
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 54
Peter Zumthor
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 55
Mohammed Badie
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 56
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 57
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 58
Jean-Claude Killy
SKIER
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsKurt Schuschnigg
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 16
Anaïs Nin
WRITER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 17
Ernst Bloch
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1977
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 18
Joan Crawford
ACTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 19
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 20
Clarice Lispector
WRITER
1920 - 1977
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 21
Andreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 22
Archibald Hill
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1977
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 23
Howard Hawks
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1977
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 24
Bing Crosby
SINGER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 25
Alexander Luria
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1977
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 26
Henri-Georges Clouzot
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 27
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 28
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Andreas Baader ranks 654 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), Herbert Kroemer (1928), Magda Schneider (1909), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Werner Forssmann (1904), and Werner Mölders (1913). After him are Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), Gerhard Ertl (1936), Ottmar Hitzfeld (1949), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797), and Ernst Otto Fischer (1918).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans-Joachim Marseille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1942
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 648
Herbert Kroemer
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 649
Magda Schneider
ACTOR
1909 - 1996
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 650
Bettina von Arnim
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 651
Werner Forssmann
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1979
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 652
Werner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 653
Andreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 654
Carl Gustav Hempel
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 655
Gerhard Ertl
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 656
Ottmar Hitzfeld
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 657
Rudolf Bultmann
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 658
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 659
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 660
Among EXTREMISTS In Germany
Among extremists born in Germany, Andreas Baader ranks 4. Before him are Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Frederick Trump (1869), and Otto Ohlendorf (1907). After him are Peter Kürten (1883), Fritz Haarmann (1879), Gudrun Ensslin (1940), Friedrich Jeckeln (1895), Willi Herold (1925), Armin Meiwes (1961), Fritz Honka (1935), and Oskar Gröning (1921).
Ulrike Meinhof
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1
Frederick Trump
1869 - 1918
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 2
Otto Ohlendorf
1907 - 1951
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 3
Andreas Baader
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 4
Peter Kürten
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 5
Fritz Haarmann
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 7
Friedrich Jeckeln
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 8
Willi Herold
1925 - 1946
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
Armin Meiwes
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 10
Fritz Honka
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Oskar Gröning
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12