EXTREMIST
Dennis Rader
1945 - Today
Dennis Rader
Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945), also known as BTK (an abbreviation he gave himself for "bind, torture, kill"), is an American serial killer who murdered at least ten people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. Although he occasionally killed or attempted to kill men and children, Rader typically targeted women. His victims were often bound, sometimes with objects from their homes, and either suffocated with a plastic bag or manually strangled with a ligature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Rader has received more than 25,072,436 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Dennis Rader is the 57th most popular extremist (up from 63rd in 2019), the 1,268th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,267th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
25M
Page Views (PV)
61.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
3.24
Effective Languages (L*)
3.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Dennis Rader ranks 57 out of 283. Before him are Butch Cassidy, Issei Sagawa, Friedrich Jeckeln, Aileen Wuornos, Sawney Bean, and Michel Fourniret. After him are Marc Dutroux, Mohammed Deif, Henri Désiré Landru, Luis Garavito, Boris Savinkov, and Jean II, Duke of Alençon.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsButch Cassidy
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 51
Issei Sagawa
1949 - 2022
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 52
Friedrich Jeckeln
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 53
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 54
Sawney Bean
1600 - 1600
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 55
Michel Fourniret
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 56
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 57
Marc Dutroux
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 58
Mohammed Deif
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 59
Henri Désiré Landru
1869 - 1922
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 60
Luis Garavito
1957 - 2023
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 61
Boris Savinkov
1879 - 1925
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 62
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
1409 - 1476
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Dennis Rader ranks 68. Before him are Richard Thaler, Moncef Marzouki, Hasan Akhund, Ken Hensley, Carmen Maura, and Haris Silajdžić. After him are Joël Robuchon, Yochanan Vollach, Joseph Kosuth, Graça Machel, Linda Lee Cadwell, and Micheline Calmy-Rey.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsRichard Thaler
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 62
Moncef Marzouki
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 63
Hasan Akhund
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 64
Ken Hensley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 65
Carmen Maura
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 66
Haris Silajdžić
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 67
Dennis Rader
EXTREMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 68
Joël Robuchon
CHEF
1945 - 2018
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 69
Yochanan Vollach
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 70
Joseph Kosuth
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 71
Graça Machel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 72
Linda Lee Cadwell
MARTIAL ARTS
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 73
Micheline Calmy-Rey
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 74
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dennis Rader ranks 1,268 out of 20,380. Before him are George Whipple (1878), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Scott Glenn (1939), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), and Kirstie Alley (1951). After him are David Morse (1953), Calamity Jane (1852), Dorothy Malone (1924), Jack Elam (1920), George Akerlof (1940), and Francis Gary Powers (1929).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge Whipple
PHYSICIAN
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,262
Mamie Eisenhower
COMPANION
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,263
Scott Glenn
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1,264
Hamilton O. Smith
BIOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 1,265
Alfred Thayer Mahan
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,266
Kirstie Alley
ACTOR
1951 - 2022
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,267
Dennis Rader
EXTREMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,268
David Morse
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 1,269
Calamity Jane
EXPLORER
1852 - 1903
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 1,270
Dorothy Malone
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 1,271
Jack Elam
ACTOR
1920 - 2003
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 1,272
George Akerlof
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 1,273
Francis Gary Powers
PILOT
1929 - 1977
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 1,274
Among EXTREMISTS In United States
Among extremists born in United States, Dennis Rader ranks 19. Before him are William Kemmler (1860), Timothy McVeigh (1968), George Jung (1942), Edmund Kemper (1948), Butch Cassidy (1866), and Aileen Wuornos (1956). After him are Gary Ridgway (1949), Jordan Belfort (1962), Frank Sheeran (1920), Ma Barker (1873), James Earl Ray (1928), and Susan Atkins (1948).
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 13
Timothy McVeigh
1968 - 2001
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 14
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 15
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 16
Butch Cassidy
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 17
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 18
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 19
Gary Ridgway
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 20
Jordan Belfort
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 21
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 22
Ma Barker
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 23
James Earl Ray
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 24
Susan Atkins
1948 - 2009
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 25