1908 - 1934
Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), also known as George Nelson and Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger, when he helped Dillinger escape from prison, in Crown Point, Indiana. Later, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that Nelson and the remaining gang of bank robbers were collectively "Public Enemy Number One". The "Baby Face Nelson" nickname derived from Gillis being a short man with a youthful appearance; however, in the professional realm, Gillis's fellow criminals addressed him as "Jimmy". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baby Face Nelson has received more than 4,600,981 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Baby Face Nelson is the 108th most popular extremist (down from 107th in 2019), the 2,404th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,797th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Extremist.
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Among extremists, Baby Face Nelson ranks 108 out of 209. Before him are Dennis Nilsen, Delphine LaLaurie, Horst Mahler, Andrew Cunanan, Jack Unterweger, and Wadie Haddad. After him are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Cleveland Torso Murderer, Elisabeth Becker, Aldrich Ames, Peter Sutcliffe, and Rodney Alcala.
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 102
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 103
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 104
1969 - 1997
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 105
1951 - 1994
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 106
1927 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 107
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 108
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 109
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 110
1923 - 1946
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 111
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 112
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 113
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 114
Among people born in 1908, Baby Face Nelson ranks 89. Before him are Pablo Dorado, Yousuf Karsh, Fritz Witt, Alain Cuny, Van Heflin, and Koča Popović. After him are Jean Delannoy, Nicholas Kaldor, Aurelio Peccei, Saizo Saito, Harold Holt, and Johanna Budwig. Among people deceased in 1934, Baby Face Nelson ranks 53. Before him are Pietro Gasparri, Franz Schreker, Adrien de Gerlache, Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma, Frederick Delius, and Paul Troost. After him are Hermann Bahr, Viktor Kaplan, Hans Hahn, Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Karl Ernst, and Roberto Ferruzzi.
1908 - 1978
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 83
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 84
1908 - 1944
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 85
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 86
1908 - 1971
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 87
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 88
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 89
1908 - 2008
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 90
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 91
1908 - 1984
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 92
1908 - 2004
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 93
1908 - 1967
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 94
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 95
1852 - 1934
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 47
1878 - 1934
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 48
1866 - 1934
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 49
1886 - 1934
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 50
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 51
1878 - 1934
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 52
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 53
1863 - 1934
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 54
1876 - 1934
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 55
1879 - 1934
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 56
1855 - 1934
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 57
1904 - 1934
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 58
1853 - 1934
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 59
Among people born in United States, Baby Face Nelson ranks 2,404 out of 18,182. Before him are Stanley Kamel (1943), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), Barbara Hershey (1948), Lindsay Wagner (1949), Leslie White (1900), and Tracy Chapman (1964). After him are Steve Guttenberg (1958), Richard Bull (1924), Richard Pryor (1940), Jasper Johns (1930), Dexter Gordon (1923), and Bob Woodward (1943).
1943 - 2008
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,398
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,399
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,400
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,401
1900 - 1971
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,402
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,403
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,404
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,405
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,406
1940 - 2005
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,407
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,408
1923 - 1990
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 2,409
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 2,410
Among extremists born in United States, Baby Face Nelson ranks 35. Before him are Aileen Wuornos (1956), David Berkowitz (1953), Whitey Bulger (1929), Charles Whitman (1941), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), and Andrew Cunanan (1969). After him are Aldrich Ames (1941), Rodney Alcala (1943), Robert Hansen (1939), Baruch Goldstein (1956), Joseph Valachi (1904), and Sam Giancana (1908).
1956 - 2002
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 29
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 30
1929 - 2018
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 31
1941 - 1966
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 32
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 33
1969 - 1997
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 34
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 35
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 36
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 37
1939 - 2014
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 38
1956 - 1994
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 39
1904 - 1971
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 40
1908 - 1975
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 41