SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
Bugsy Siegel
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, and he also held significant influence within the Italian-American Mafia and the largely Italian-Jewish National Crime Syndicate. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bugsy Siegel has received more than 8,848,911 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Bugsy Siegel is the 107th most popular social activist (down from 84th in 2019), the 948th most popular biography from United States (down from 811th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Social Activist.
Bugsy Siegel is most famous for being the mastermind behind the construction of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Memorability Metrics
8.8M
Page Views (PV)
68.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
4.45
Effective Languages (L*)
3.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Bugsy Siegel ranks 107 out of 840. Before him are Annie Besant, Louise Michel, Leila Khaled, Kasturba Gandhi, Syed Ahmad Khan, and Jody Williams. After him are Ishikawa Goemon, Narges Mohammadi, Nat Turner, Vlado Chernozemski, René Cassin, and An Jung-geun.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnnie Besant
1847 - 1933
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 101
Louise Michel
1830 - 1905
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 102
Leila Khaled
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 103
Kasturba Gandhi
1869 - 1944
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 104
Syed Ahmad Khan
1817 - 1898
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 105
Jody Williams
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 106
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 107
Ishikawa Goemon
1558 - 1594
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 108
Narges Mohammadi
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 109
Nat Turner
1800 - 1831
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 110
Vlado Chernozemski
1897 - 1934
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 111
René Cassin
1887 - 1976
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 112
An Jung-geun
1879 - 1910
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Bugsy Siegel ranks 54. Before him are John Huston, James E. Webb, Robert E. Howard, Marie José of Belgium, Marcelo Caetano, and Estée Lauder. After him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Max Delbrück, Ernst Chain, James Hadley Chase, André Weil, and Philip Johnson. Among people deceased in 1947, Bugsy Siegel ranks 36. Before him are Stanley Baldwin, Victor Lustig, Alexander Löhr, Qazi Muhammad, Irving Fisher, and Pierre Janet. After him are Josephine Bakhita, Luigi Russolo, Hans Fallada, Albert Marquet, Manolete, and Herbert Backe.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsJohn Huston
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1987
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 48
James E. Webb
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1992
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 49
Robert E. Howard
WRITER
1906 - 1936
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 50
Marie José of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 51
Marcelo Caetano
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 52
Estée Lauder
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 2004
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 53
Bugsy Siegel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 54
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1969
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 55
Max Delbrück
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1981
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 56
Ernst Chain
CHEMIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 57
James Hadley Chase
WRITER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 58
André Weil
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 59
Philip Johnson
ARCHITECT
1906 - 2005
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsStanley Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 30
Victor Lustig
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 31
Alexander Löhr
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1947
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 32
Qazi Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1947
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 33
Irving Fisher
ECONOMIST
1867 - 1947
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 34
Pierre Janet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1947
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 35
Bugsy Siegel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 36
Josephine Bakhita
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1868 - 1947
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 37
Luigi Russolo
PAINTER
1885 - 1947
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 38
Hans Fallada
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 39
Albert Marquet
PAINTER
1875 - 1947
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 40
Manolete
BULLFIGHTER
1917 - 1947
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 41
Herbert Backe
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1947
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 42
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bugsy Siegel ranks 948 out of 20,380. Before him are Leon M. Lederman (1922), James Earl Jones (1931), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), and Chick Corea (1941). After him are Henry Way Kendall (1926), Keith Haring (1958), D. W. Griffith (1875), Jonathan Banks (1947), Jane Wyman (1917), and Michael Cimino (1939).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLeon M. Lederman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 942
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 943
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
JUDGE
1933 - 2020
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 944
Billy Bob Thornton
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 945
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
ASTRONOMER
1928 - 1997
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 946
Chick Corea
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2021
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 947
Bugsy Siegel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 948
Henry Way Kendall
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 949
Keith Haring
ARTIST
1958 - 1990
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 950
D. W. Griffith
FILM DIRECTOR
1875 - 1948
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 951
Jonathan Banks
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 952
Jane Wyman
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 953
Michael Cimino
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2016
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 954
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States
Among social activists born in United States, Bugsy Siegel ranks 13. Before him are Emily Greene Balch (1867), Angela Davis (1944), Jimmy Hoffa (1913), Harriet Tubman (1820), Susan B. Anthony (1820), and Jody Williams (1950). After him are Nat Turner (1800), Betty Ford (1918), George Stinney (1929), John Brown (1800), Frederick Douglass (1818), and Sojourner Truth (1797).
Emily Greene Balch
1867 - 1961
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 7
Angela Davis
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 8
Jimmy Hoffa
1913 - 1975
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 9
Harriet Tubman
1820 - 1913
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 10
Susan B. Anthony
1820 - 1906
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 11
Jody Williams
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 12
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 13
Nat Turner
1800 - 1831
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 14
Betty Ford
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 15
George Stinney
1929 - 1944
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 16
John Brown
1800 - 1859
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 17
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 18
Sojourner Truth
1797 - 1883
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 19