EXTREMIST
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
Gudrun Ensslin
Gudrun Ensslin (German: [ˈɡuːdʁuːn ˈɛnsliːn]; 15 August 1940 – 18 October 1977) was a German far-left terrorist and founder of the West German far-left militant group Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion, or RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang). After becoming involved with co-founder Andreas Baader, Ensslin was influential in the politicization of his anarchist beliefs. Ensslin was perhaps the intellectual head of the RAF. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gudrun Ensslin has received more than 656,335 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Gudrun Ensslin is the 44th most popular extremist (up from 53rd in 2019), the 898th most popular biography from Germany (up from 927th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Extremist.
Gudrun Ensslin is most famous for being a member of the West German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction. She was born in 1944 and died in 1977.
Memorability Metrics
660k
Page Views (PV)
62.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
4.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Gudrun Ensslin ranks 44 out of 283. Before her are Tommaso Buscetta, Peter Kürten, Joseph Kony, William Kemmler, Mehmet Ali Ağca, and Fritz Haarmann. After her are Madame de Brinvilliers, Timothy McVeigh, George Jung, Karl Denke, Pavlik Morozov, and Edmund Kemper.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTommaso Buscetta
1928 - 2000
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 38
Peter Kürten
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 39
Joseph Kony
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 40
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 41
Mehmet Ali Ağca
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 42
Fritz Haarmann
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 43
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 44
Madame de Brinvilliers
1630 - 1676
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 45
Timothy McVeigh
1968 - 2001
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 46
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 47
Karl Denke
1860 - 1924
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 48
Pavlik Morozov
1918 - 1932
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 49
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Gudrun Ensslin ranks 77. Before her are Bruce Chatwin, Raul Julia, Brian Josephson, Roberto Cavalli, Al Jarreau, and Lance Henriksen. After her are Milena Dravić, Ira von Fürstenberg, Tom Jones, Marlène Jobert, Herbie Hancock, and Stuart Sutcliffe. Among people deceased in 1977, Gudrun Ensslin ranks 30. Before her are Howard Hawks, Bing Crosby, Alexander Luria, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Edgar Adrian, and Peter Finch. After her are Groucho Marx, Sergey Ilyushin, James Jones, Abdel Halim Hafez, Ali Shariati, and Clementine Churchill.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsBruce Chatwin
WRITER
1940 - 1989
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 71
Raul Julia
ACTOR
1940 - 1994
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 72
Brian Josephson
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 73
Roberto Cavalli
FASHION DESIGNER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 74
Al Jarreau
SINGER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 75
Lance Henriksen
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 76
Gudrun Ensslin
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 77
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 78
Ira von Fürstenberg
MODEL
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 79
Tom Jones
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 80
Marlène Jobert
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 81
Herbie Hancock
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 82
Stuart Sutcliffe
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1962
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsHoward Hawks
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1977
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 24
Bing Crosby
SINGER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 25
Alexander Luria
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1977
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 26
Henri-Georges Clouzot
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 27
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 28
Peter Finch
ACTOR
1916 - 1977
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 29
Gudrun Ensslin
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 30
Groucho Marx
ACTOR
1890 - 1977
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 31
Sergey Ilyushin
ENGINEER
1894 - 1977
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 32
James Jones
WRITER
1921 - 1977
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 33
Abdel Halim Hafez
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1977
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 34
Ali Shariati
WRITER
1933 - 1977
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 35
Clementine Churchill
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 36
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gudrun Ensslin ranks 898 out of 7,253. Before her are Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615), Joost van den Vondel (1587), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622), W. G. Sebald (1944), Eduard Künneke (1885), and Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370). After her are Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1120), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Rainer Weiss (1932), and Gershom Scholem (1897).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPhilip William, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1690
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 892
Joost van den Vondel
WRITER
1587 - 1679
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 893
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
WRITER
1622 - 1676
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 894
W. G. Sebald
WRITER
1944 - 2001
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 895
Eduard Künneke
COMPOSER
1885 - 1953
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 896
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1370 - 1428
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 897
Gudrun Ensslin
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 898
Götz von Berlichingen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1480 - 1562
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 899
Otto I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1120 - 1183
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 900
Maria Anna of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1616
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 901
Ulrich von Jungingen
POLITICIAN
1360 - 1410
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 902
Rainer Weiss
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 903
Gershom Scholem
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1982
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 904
Among EXTREMISTS In Germany
Among extremists born in Germany, Gudrun Ensslin ranks 7. Before her are Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Frederick Trump (1869), Otto Ohlendorf (1907), Andreas Baader (1943), Peter Kürten (1883), and Fritz Haarmann (1879). After her are Friedrich Jeckeln (1895), Willi Herold (1925), Armin Meiwes (1961), Fritz Honka (1935), Oskar Gröning (1921), and Johann Rattenhuber (1897).
Ulrike Meinhof
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1
Frederick Trump
1869 - 1918
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 2
Otto Ohlendorf
1907 - 1951
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 3
Andreas Baader
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 4
Peter Kürten
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 5
Fritz Haarmann
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 7
Friedrich Jeckeln
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 8
Willi Herold
1925 - 1946
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
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