1941 - 1995
Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995) was an English serial killer, who committed at least twelve murders between 1967 and 1987 in Gloucestershire, the majority with his second wife, Rose West. All the victims were young women. At least eight of these murders involved the Wests' sexual gratification and included rape, bondage, torture, and mutilation; the victims' dismembered bodies were typically buried in the cellar or garden of the West residence in Gloucester, which became known as the "House of Horrors". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred West has received more than 9,293,529 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Fred West is the 172nd most popular extremist (down from 157th in 2019), the 2,415th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,482nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Extremist.
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Among extremists, Fred West ranks 172 out of 209. Before him are Joseph Kony, Viktor Bout, Mary Surratt, Charles Starkweather, Luis Posada Carriles, and Yigal Amir. After him are Stanley Williams, Brigitte Mohnhaupt, John Haigh, Frank James, John Christie, and Herbert Mullin.
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 166
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 167
1823 - 1865
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 168
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 169
1928 - 2018
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 170
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 171
1941 - 1995
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 172
1953 - 2005
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 173
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 174
1909 - 1949
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 175
1843 - 1915
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 176
1899 - 1953
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 177
1947 - 2022
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 178
Among people born in 1941, Fred West ranks 260. Before him are Margitta Gummel, Martine Beswick, Cristina Peri Rossi, Ahmed al-Mirghani, Michael Berry, and Hernando de Soto Polar. After him are Pedro Carmona, Pasqual Maragall, Wu Bangguo, Dirk Frimout, Dragoljub Ojdanić, and Alla Kushnir. Among people deceased in 1995, Fred West ranks 141. Before him are Savely Kramarov, Claudio Brook, Dany Robin, Michael V. Gazzo, Alberto Burri, and Heinrich Sutermeister. After him are Masashi Watanabe, Karel Píč, Lev Polugaevsky, Jack Clayton, Georges Candilis, and Mordechai Gur.
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 254
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 255
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 256
1941 - 2008
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 257
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 258
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 259
1941 - 1995
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 260
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 261
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 262
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 263
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 264
1941 - 2020
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 265
1941 - 2013
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 266
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 135
1927 - 1995
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 136
1927 - 1995
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 137
1923 - 1995
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 138
1915 - 1995
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 139
1910 - 1995
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 140
1941 - 1995
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 141
1936 - 1995
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 142
1920 - 1995
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 143
1934 - 1995
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 144
1921 - 1995
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 145
1913 - 1995
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 146
1930 - 1995
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 147
Among people born in United Kingdom, Fred West ranks 2,415 out of 7,765. Before him are Philip Catherine (1942), Dorian Yates (1962), Alfred Deller (1912), William Jackson Hooker (1785), May Whitty (1865), and Dorothy Manley (1927). After him are Cynegils (575), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), John Madden (1949), Bill Ivy (1942), Blaze Bayley (1963), and Blanche of England (1392).
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,409
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,410
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,411
1785 - 1865
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 2,412
1865 - 1948
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 2,413
1927 - 2021
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,414
1941 - 1995
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,415
575 - 642
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,416
1875 - 1941
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,417
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,418
1942 - 1969
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,419
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,420
1392 - 1409
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 2,421
Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Fred West ranks 10. Before him are Dennis Nilsen (1945), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), John Adams (1767), Mary Bell (1957), and Guy Burgess (1911). After him are John Haigh (1909), John Christie (1899), John Bodkin Adams (1899), Jonathan Wild (1683), Dick Turpin (1705), and Howard Marks (1945).
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 5
1832 - 1873
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 6
1767 - 1829
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 7
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 8
1911 - 1963
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 9
1941 - 1995
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 10
1909 - 1949
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 11
1899 - 1953
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 12
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 13
1683 - 1725
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 14
1705 - 1739
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 15
1945 - 2016
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 16