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Barry Seal

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Adler Berriman "Barry" Seal (July 16, 1939 – February 19, 1986) was an American commercial airline pilot who became a major drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel. When Seal was convicted of smuggling charges, he became an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration and testified in several major drug trials. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Seal has received more than 16,280,949 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Seal is the 103rd most popular extremist (down from 61st in 2019), the 2,164th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,228th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Extremist.

Barry Seal was a drug smuggler who was recruited by the CIA to work as an informant. He was eventually arrested and sentenced to a prison term of ten years.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Barry Seal ranks 103 out of 283. Before him are Harold Shipman, Sirhan Sirhan, Wilhelm Voigt, Oskar Gröning, Robert Hansen, and Leonarda Cianciulli. After him are Johann Rattenhuber, Richard Ramirez, Monika Ertl, Horst Mahler, Baruch Goldstein, and Therese Brandl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Barry Seal ranks 118. Before him are Sante Gaiardoni, Guntis Ulmanis, Robert Hansen, Ginger Baker, John O'Keefe, and Jean Djorkaeff. After him are Stanisław Dziwisz, Michu Meszaros, Dieter Schwarz, Joseph D. Pistone, Kim Jae-ryong, and Paul Sorvino.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Seal ranks 2,164 out of 20,380. Before him are George B. McClellan (1826), William Sadler (1950), E. E. Cummings (1894), Joe Pantoliano (1951), Ted Danson (1947), and Ken Wilber (1949). After him are Tony Levin (1946), Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Jessye Norman (1945), Edgar Snow (1905), Alfred Vail (1807), and Stefanie Powers (1942).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Barry Seal ranks 29. Before him are Ma Barker (1873), James Earl Ray (1928), Susan Atkins (1948), Henry Lee Lucas (1936), Whitey Bulger (1929), and Robert Hansen (1939). After him are Richard Ramirez (1960), Baruch Goldstein (1956), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Aldrich Ames (1941), David Berkowitz (1953), and Stephen Paddock (1953).

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