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Eugen Weidmann
1908 - 1939
Eugen Weidmann
Eugen Weidmann (5 February 1908 – 17 June 1939) was a German criminal and serial killer who was executed by guillotine in France in June 1939, the last public execution in France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eugen Weidmann has received more than 1,020,036 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eugen Weidmann is the 110th most popular extremist, the 2,021st most popular biography from Germany and the 16th most popular German Extremist.
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Page Views (PV)
56.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.92
Effective Languages (L*)
1.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Eugen Weidmann ranks 110 out of 283. Before him are Johann Rattenhuber, Richard Ramirez, Monika Ertl, Horst Mahler, Baruch Goldstein, and Therese Brandl. After him are Dokka Umarov, Yigal Amir, Joachim Kroll, Dennis Nilsen, Kōzō Okamoto, and Omar Abdel-Rahman.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Rattenhuber
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 104
Richard Ramirez
1960 - 2013
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 105
Monika Ertl
1937 - 1973
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 106
Horst Mahler
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 107
Baruch Goldstein
1956 - 1994
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 108
Therese Brandl
1902 - 1948
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 109
Eugen Weidmann
1908 - 1939
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 110
Dokka Umarov
1964 - 2013
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 111
Yigal Amir
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 112
Joachim Kroll
1933 - 1991
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 113
Dennis Nilsen
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 114
Kōzō Okamoto
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 115
Omar Abdel-Rahman
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 116
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Eugen Weidmann ranks 98. Before him are Gustavo Marzi, Lionel Hampton, Michael Redgrave, Michael DeBakey, Libertad Lamarque, and Carlo Abarth. After him are Eduard Roschmann, Fyodor Okhlopkov, Ahmad Shukeiri, Jacques Massu, Bruno Lüdke, and Edgar Faure. Among people deceased in 1939, Eugen Weidmann ranks 49. Before him are Wu Peifu, Vladimir Shukhov, Bruno Liljefors, Grigori Sokolnikov, Armand Călinescu, and Kolë Idromeno. After him are Bronisława Dłuska, Arthur Rackham, Edvard Westermarck, Xu Shichang, Kyōka Izumi, and Oscar Milosz.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsGustavo Marzi
ATHLETE
1908 - 1966
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 92
Lionel Hampton
MUSICIAN
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 93
Michael Redgrave
ACTOR
1908 - 1985
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 94
Michael DeBakey
PHYSICIAN
1908 - 2008
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 95
Libertad Lamarque
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 96
Carlo Abarth
ENGINEER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 97
Eugen Weidmann
EXTREMIST
1908 - 1939
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 98
Eduard Roschmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 99
Fyodor Okhlopkov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1968
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 100
Ahmad Shukeiri
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 101
Jacques Massu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 102
Bruno Lüdke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1944
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 103
Edgar Faure
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 104
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsWu Peifu
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1939
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 43
Vladimir Shukhov
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1939
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 44
Bruno Liljefors
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 45
Grigori Sokolnikov
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1939
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 46
Armand Călinescu
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1939
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 47
Kolë Idromeno
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 48
Eugen Weidmann
EXTREMIST
1908 - 1939
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 49
Bronisława Dłuska
PHYSICIAN
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 50
Arthur Rackham
PAINTER
1867 - 1939
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 51
Edvard Westermarck
PHILOSOPHER
1862 - 1939
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 52
Xu Shichang
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1939
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 53
Kyōka Izumi
WRITER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 54
Oscar Milosz
WRITER
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 55
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Eugen Weidmann ranks 2,021 out of 7,253. Before him are Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612), Julius Jacob von Haynau (1786), Walter Schröder (1932), Augustin Bea (1881), Karl Frenzel (1911), and John Sutter (1803). After him are Paul Troost (1878), John III, Duke of Cleves (1490), William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1532), Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767), Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria (1386), and Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMargravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
COMPANION
1612 - 1687
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 2,015
Julius Jacob von Haynau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1853
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 2,016
Walter Schröder
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 2,017
Augustin Bea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1968
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 2,018
Karl Frenzel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1996
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 2,019
John Sutter
EXPLORER
1803 - 1880
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 2,020
Eugen Weidmann
EXTREMIST
1908 - 1939
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 2,021
Paul Troost
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1934
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 2,022
John III, Duke of Cleves
NOBLEMAN
1490 - 1539
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 2,023
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1592
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,024
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
BIOLOGIST
1767 - 1851
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,025
Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1386 - 1450
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,026
Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1819
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,027
Among EXTREMISTS In Germany
Among extremists born in Germany, Eugen Weidmann ranks 16. Before him are Armin Meiwes (1961), Fritz Honka (1935), Oskar Gröning (1921), Johann Rattenhuber (1897), Monika Ertl (1937), and Therese Brandl (1902). After him are Wilhelm Boger (1906), Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss (1951), Brigitte Mohnhaupt (1949), Irmgard Möller (1947), and Ernst Zündel (1939).
Armin Meiwes
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 10
Fritz Honka
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Oskar Gröning
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12
Johann Rattenhuber
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 13
Monika Ertl
1937 - 1973
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 14
Therese Brandl
1902 - 1948
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 15
Eugen Weidmann
1908 - 1939
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 16
Wilhelm Boger
1906 - 1977
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 17
Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 18
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 19
Irmgard Möller
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 20
Ernst Zündel
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 21