Pirate
D. B. Cooper
1931 - 1971
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D. B. Cooper
His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). D. B. Cooper is the 9th most popular pirate, the 706th most popular biography from United States (down from 645th in 2019) and the most popular American Pirate.
D.B. Cooper is most famous for being the only person to ever successfully jump out of a plane with a parachute and never be found.
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Among Pirates
Among pirates, D. B. Cooper ranks 9 out of 29. Before him are Eric of Pomerania, Blackbeard, Ching Shih, Calico Jack, Grace O'Malley, and Anne Bonny. After him are Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts, William Kidd, Henry Every, François l'Olonnais, and Sextus Pompey.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
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Eric of Pomerania
1381 - 1459
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 3
Blackbeard
1680 - 1718
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 4
Ching Shih
1775 - 1844
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 5
Calico Jack
1682 - 1720
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 6
Grace O'Malley
1530 - 1603
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 7
Anne Bonny
1702 - 1782
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 8
D. B. Cooper
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 9
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 10
Bartholomew Roberts
1682 - 1722
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 11
William Kidd
1645 - 1701
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 12
Henry Every
1659 - 1699
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
François l'Olonnais
1635 - 1669
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 14
Sextus Pompey
67 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, D. B. Cooper ranks 34. Before him are Anatoly Dyatlov, Burton Richter, Annie Girardot, Johannes Rau, Alice Munro, and Leonard Nimoy. After him are Anne Bancroft, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, João Gilberto, Rupert Murdoch, and James Cronin. Among people deceased in 1971, D. B. Cooper ranks 20. Before him are Hermann Hoth, J. D. Bernal, Theodor Svedberg, Arne Tiselius, Mátyás Rákosi, and Harold Lloyd. After him are Gotthard Heinrici, Igor Tamm, Wilhelm List, François Duvalier, Rudolf Abel, and Lin Biao.
Others Born in 1931
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Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 28
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 29
Annie Girardot
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 30
Johannes Rau
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 31
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 32
Leonard Nimoy
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 33
D. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 34
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 35
Ian Holm
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 36
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 37
João Gilberto
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 38
Rupert Murdoch
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 39
James Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1971
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Hermann Hoth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 14
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 15
Theodor Svedberg
CHEMIST
1884 - 1971
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 17
Mátyás Rákosi
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1971
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 18
Harold Lloyd
ACTOR
1893 - 1971
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 19
D. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 20
Gotthard Heinrici
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
Igor Tamm
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1971
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 22
Wilhelm List
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1971
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 23
François Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 24
Rudolf Abel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1971
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 25
Lin Biao
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 26
In United States
Among people born in United States, D. B. Cooper ranks 706 out of NaN. Before him are Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Leonard Nimoy (1931), Robert Burns Woodward (1917), Paul Flory (1910), Jody Williams (1950), and Alice Cooper (1948). After him are Ronald Evans (1933), Bryan Cranston (1956), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), Anne Bancroft (1931), Douglas Osheroff (1945), and George Smoot (1945).
Others born in United States
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Robert Downey Sr.
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 700
Leonard Nimoy
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 701
Robert Burns Woodward
CHEMIST
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 702
Paul Flory
CHEMIST
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 703
Jody Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 704
Alice Cooper
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 705
D. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 706
Ronald Evans
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 1990
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 707
Bryan Cranston
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 708
Chester W. Nimitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1966
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 709
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 710
Douglas Osheroff
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 711
George Smoot
PHYSICIST
1945 - 2025
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 712
Among Pirates In United States
Among pirates born in United States, D. B. Cooper ranks 1.
