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Frank Sheeran

1920 - 2003

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Francis Joseph Sheeran (October 25, 1920 – December 14, 2003), also known as "The Irishman", was an American labor union official and enforcer for Jimmy Hoffa and Russell Bufalino. He was accused of having links to the Bufalino crime family in his capacity as a high-ranking official in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the president of Local 326. Sheeran was a leading figure involved in the infiltration of unions by organized crime in the 1960s and 70s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Sheeran has received more than 12,572,457 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Frank Sheeran is the 57th most popular extremist (down from 46th in 2019), the 1,187th most popular biography from United States (down from 980th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Extremist.

In 2013, Ed Sheeran released his debut album, +. The album was a commercial success, reaching number one in the UK and Ireland, as well as the top five in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

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  • 13M

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  • 60.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Frank Sheeran ranks 57 out of 209Before him are Patrizia Reggiani, Edmund Kemper, Gudrun Ensslin, Jordan Belfort, Friedrich Jeckeln, and George Habash. After him are Karl Denke, Hermine Braunsteiner, Johnny Torrio, Barry Seal, Timothy McVeigh, and Dennis Rader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Frank Sheeran ranks 51Before him are Kaysone Phomvihane, Sun Myung Moon, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Baruj Benacerraf, Walter Nowotny, and Gunnar Gren. After him are E. Donnall Thomas, George Porter, Lawrence Klein, Ivan Kozhedub, Alicia Alonso, and Isaac Stern. Among people deceased in 2003, Frank Sheeran ranks 36Before him are David Dacko, Horst Buchholz, Bernard Katz, Bertram Brockhouse, Alberto Sordi, and Celia Cruz. After him are Edgar F. Codd, Franco Corelli, Denis Thatcher, Leslie Cheung, Roberto Bolaño, and Isser Harel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Sheeran ranks 1,187 out of 18,182Before him are Irving Stone (1903), Bubba Smith (1945), Clive Cussler (1931), Robert S. Mulliken (1896), Zelda Fitzgerald (1900), and Scott Wilson (1942). After him are Dennis Quaid (1954), Wallace Carothers (1896), David J. Wineland (1944), George Benson (1943), Etta James (1938), and Joe Satriani (1956).

Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Frank Sheeran ranks 19Before him are William Kemmler (1860), George Jung (1942), Jeffrey Dahmer (1960), Butch Cassidy (1866), Edmund Kemper (1948), and Jordan Belfort (1962). After him are Barry Seal (1939), Timothy McVeigh (1968), Dennis Rader (1945), Henry Lee Lucas (1936), Ma Barker (1873), and Richard Ramirez (1960).