EXTREMIST
Charles Starkweather
1938 - 1959
Charles Starkweather
Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming between November 1957 and January 1958, when he was nineteen years old. He killed ten of his victims between January 21 and January 29, 1958, the date of his arrest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Starkweather has received more than 3,424,126 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Charles Starkweather is the 199th most popular extremist (down from 169th in 2019), the 5,166th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,259th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
3.4M
Page Views (PV)
50.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.50
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Charles Starkweather ranks 199 out of 283. Before him are Yoo Young-chul, Mohamed Atta, Richard Speck, Stanley Williams, Ross Ulbricht, and Mary Surratt. After him are Stand Watie, Ronald DeFeo Jr., Frank James, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Irmgard Möller, and Abdullah Çatlı.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYoo Young-chul
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 193
Mohamed Atta
1968 - 2001
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 194
Richard Speck
1941 - 1991
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 195
Stanley Williams
1953 - 2005
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 196
Ross Ulbricht
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 197
Mary Surratt
1823 - 1865
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 198
Charles Starkweather
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 199
Stand Watie
1806 - 1871
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 200
Ronald DeFeo Jr.
1951 - 2021
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 201
Frank James
1843 - 1915
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 202
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 203
Irmgard Möller
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 204
Abdullah Çatlı
1956 - 1996
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 205
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Charles Starkweather ranks 314. Before him are Shi Pei Pu, Giorgia Moll, Henk Groot, Pat Buchanan, Manuel Blum, and Bahram Beyzai. After him are Leonid Zhabotinsky, Tang Jiaxuan, Tony Renis, Sigitas Tamkevičius, Waheeda Rehman, and Theo-Ben Gurirab. Among people deceased in 1959, Charles Starkweather ranks 117. Before him are Albert Namatjira, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Heleno de Freitas, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Edmund Goulding, and Pierre Frieden. After him are Friedrich Waismann, Maxwell Anderson, Benjamin Christensen, Franz Blücher, Boris Eikhenbaum, and Sténio Vincent.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsShi Pei Pu
SINGER
1938 - 2009
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 308
Giorgia Moll
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 309
Henk Groot
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 310
Pat Buchanan
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 311
Manuel Blum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 312
Bahram Beyzai
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 313
Charles Starkweather
EXTREMIST
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 314
Leonid Zhabotinsky
ATHLETE
1938 - 2016
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 315
Tang Jiaxuan
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 316
Tony Renis
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 317
Sigitas Tamkevičius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 318
Waheeda Rehman
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 319
Theo-Ben Gurirab
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 320
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsAlbert Namatjira
PAINTER
1902 - 1959
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 111
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
GEOGRAPHER
1869 - 1959
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 112
Heleno de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1959
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 113
Mutara III Rudahigwa
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1959
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 114
Edmund Goulding
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1959
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 115
Pierre Frieden
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 116
Charles Starkweather
EXTREMIST
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 117
Friedrich Waismann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 118
Maxwell Anderson
WRITER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 119
Benjamin Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 120
Franz Blücher
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 121
Boris Eikhenbaum
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 122
Sténio Vincent
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 123
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles Starkweather ranks 5,166 out of 20,380. Before him are James Pickens Jr. (1954), Susanna Kaysen (1948), Felicia Farr (1932), Pauline Kael (1919), Nas (1973), and Robert Webber (1924). After him are Mary Daly (1928), Val Valentino (1956), Dr. John (1941), Herbert Friedman (1916), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), and William Hickey (1927).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJames Pickens Jr.
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 5,160
Susanna Kaysen
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 5,161
Felicia Farr
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 5,162
Pauline Kael
WRITER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 5,163
Nas
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 5,164
Robert Webber
ACTOR
1924 - 1989
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 5,165
Charles Starkweather
EXTREMIST
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 5,166
Mary Daly
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 5,167
Val Valentino
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 5,168
Dr. John
SINGER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 5,169
Herbert Friedman
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 5,170
Nancy Kerrigan
SKATER
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 5,171
William Hickey
ACTOR
1927 - 1997
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 5,172
Among EXTREMISTS In United States
Among extremists born in United States, Charles Starkweather ranks 64. Before him are Carl Panzram (1892), John Wesley Hardin (1853), Richard Speck (1941), Stanley Williams (1953), Ross Ulbricht (1984), and Mary Surratt (1823). After him are Stand Watie (1806), Ronald DeFeo Jr. (1951), Frank James (1843), Herbert Mullin (1947), Axeman of New Orleans (null), and Christopher Scarver (1969).
Carl Panzram
1892 - 1930
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 58
John Wesley Hardin
1853 - 1895
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 59
Richard Speck
1941 - 1991
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 60
Stanley Williams
1953 - 2005
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 61
Ross Ulbricht
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 62
Mary Surratt
1823 - 1865
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 63
Charles Starkweather
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 64
Stand Watie
1806 - 1871
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 65
Ronald DeFeo Jr.
1951 - 2021
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 66
Frank James
1843 - 1915
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 67
Herbert Mullin
1947 - 2022
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 68
Axeman of New Orleans
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 69
Christopher Scarver
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 70