Extremist
Carlos the Jackal
1949 - today
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Carlos the Jackal
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos the Jackal is the 30th most popular extremist (down from 26th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Venezuelan Extremist.
Carlos the Jackal is most famous for being a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, an international terrorist, and a mercenary. He is also known for being the mastermind behind the 1975 OPEC attack in Vienna, Austria, and the 1974 attack on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries headquarters in Vienna.
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Among Extremists
Among extremists, Carlos the Jackal ranks 30 out of 283. Before him are Mehmet Ali Ağca, Ted Kaczynski, John Wayne Gacy, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Ed Gein, and Albert Fish. After him are Machine Gun Kelly, Ulrike Meinhof, Frank Sheeran, Cleon, Charles Ponzi, and Anders Behring Breivik.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Mehmet Ali Ağca
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 24
Ted Kaczynski
1942 - 2023
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 25
John Wayne Gacy
1942 - 1994
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 26
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1971 - 2019
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 27
Ed Gein
1906 - 1984
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 28
Albert Fish
1870 - 1936
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 29
Carlos the Jackal
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 30
Machine Gun Kelly
1895 - 1954
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 31
Ulrike Meinhof
1934 - 1976
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 32
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 33
Cleon
450 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 34
Charles Ponzi
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 35
Anders Behring Breivik
1979 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Carlos the Jackal ranks 42. Before him are Alla Pugacheva, Thomas Sankara, Arif Alvi, George Foreman, Bobby Farrell, and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. After him are Michael Houghton, Hugh David Politzer, Horst Ludwig Störmer, Patrick Süskind, Amin Maalouf, and Steve Perry.
Others Born in 1949
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Alla Pugacheva
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 36
Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 37
Arif Alvi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 38
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - 2025
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 39
Bobby Farrell
DANCER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 40
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 41
Carlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 42
Michael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 43
Hugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 44
Horst Ludwig Störmer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 45
Patrick Süskind
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 46
Amin Maalouf
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 47
Steve Perry
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 48
In Venezuela
Among people born in Venezuela, Carlos the Jackal ranks 4 out of NaN. Before him are Simón Bolívar (1783), Hugo Chávez (1954), and Nicolás Maduro (1962). After him are Baruj Benacerraf (1920), Cilia Flores (1956), Juan Vicente Pérez (1909), Antonio José de Sucre (1795), Francisco de Miranda (1750), Edmundo González (1949), Reynaldo Hahn (1874), and Carolina Herrera (1939).
Others born in Venezuela
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Simón Bolívar
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1830
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 1
Hugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 2
Nicolás Maduro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 3
Carlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 4
Baruj Benacerraf
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 5
Cilia Flores
COMPANION
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 6
Juan Vicente Pérez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 2024
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 7
Antonio José de Sucre
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1830
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 9
Edmundo González
DIPLOMAT
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 10
Reynaldo Hahn
COMPOSER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 11
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 12
Among Extremists In Venezuela
Among extremists born in Venezuela, Carlos the Jackal ranks 1.
