EXTREMIST
Jack Unterweger
1951 - 1994
Jack Unterweger
Johann "Jack" Unterweger (16 August 1950 – 29 June 1994) was an Austrian serial killer who committed murder in several countries – Austria, West Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. Initially convicted in 1974 of a single murder, Unterweger began to write extensively while in prison. His work gained the attention of Austrian intellectuals, who interpreted it as evidence of his supposed rehabilitation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Unterweger has received more than 1,888,848 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jack Unterweger is the 96th most popular extremist (up from 106th in 2019), the 395th most popular biography from Austria (up from 427th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Extremist.
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1.9M
Page Views (PV)
57.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.46
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Jack Unterweger ranks 96 out of 283. Before him are Nedeljko Čabrinović, Henry Lee Lucas, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Whitey Bulger, Jacques Mesrine, and Luciano Leggio. After him are Harold Shipman, Sirhan Sirhan, Wilhelm Voigt, Oskar Gröning, Robert Hansen, and Leonarda Cianciulli.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNedeljko Čabrinović
1895 - 1916
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 90
Henry Lee Lucas
1936 - 2001
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 91
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
1966 - 2006
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 92
Whitey Bulger
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 93
Jacques Mesrine
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 94
Luciano Leggio
1925 - 1993
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 95
Jack Unterweger
1951 - 1994
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 96
Harold Shipman
1946 - 2004
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 97
Sirhan Sirhan
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 98
Wilhelm Voigt
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 99
Oskar Gröning
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 100
Robert Hansen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 101
Leonarda Cianciulli
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 102
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Jack Unterweger ranks 89. Before him are James Newton Howard, Joe Lynn Turner, Karekin II, Hilda Heine, Isabel Preysler, and Kim Peek. After him are Jackie Jackson, Joe Pantoliano, Samuel Doe, Alexander Bortnikov, Emmanuel Todd, and Laimdota Straujuma. Among people deceased in 1994, Jack Unterweger ranks 88. Before him are Tengiz Abuladze, Jean Borotra, Branko Mikulić, Yevgeny Leonov, Luis Ocaña, and Nikolai Ogarkov. After him are Max Morlock, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, James Clavell, Andrés Escobar, Howard Martin Temin, and Baruch Goldstein.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsJames Newton Howard
COMPOSER
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 83
Joe Lynn Turner
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 84
Karekin II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 85
Hilda Heine
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 86
Isabel Preysler
CELEBRITY
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 87
Kim Peek
CELEBRITY
1951 - 2009
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 88
Jack Unterweger
EXTREMIST
1951 - 1994
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 89
Jackie Jackson
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 90
Joe Pantoliano
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 91
Samuel Doe
POLITICIAN
1951 - 1990
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 92
Alexander Bortnikov
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 93
Emmanuel Todd
HISTORIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 94
Laimdota Straujuma
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 95
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsTengiz Abuladze
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1994
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 82
Jean Borotra
TENNIS PLAYER
1898 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 83
Branko Mikulić
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1994
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 84
Yevgeny Leonov
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 85
Luis Ocaña
CYCLIST
1945 - 1994
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 86
Nikolai Ogarkov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1994
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 87
Jack Unterweger
EXTREMIST
1951 - 1994
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 88
Max Morlock
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 89
Innokenty Smoktunovsky
ACTOR
1925 - 1994
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 90
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 91
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 92
Howard Martin Temin
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 93
Baruch Goldstein
EXTREMIST
1956 - 1994
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 94
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Jack Unterweger ranks 395 out of 1,424. Before him are Gordon Gollob (1912), Georg Ritter von Schönerer (1842), Christine Kaufmann (1945), Hans Hahn (1879), Martin Weinek (1964), and Robert Stolz (1880). After him are Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760), Emil Artin (1898), Archduchess Clementina of Austria (1798), Paul Wittgenstein (1887), Heinz Kohut (1913), and Constanze Manziarly (1920).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsGordon Gollob
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 389
Georg Ritter von Schönerer
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1921
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 390
Christine Kaufmann
ACTOR
1945 - 2017
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 391
Hans Hahn
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1934
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 392
Martin Weinek
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 393
Robert Stolz
COMPOSER
1880 - 1975
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 394
Jack Unterweger
EXTREMIST
1951 - 1994
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 395
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1836
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 396
Emil Artin
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1962
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 397
Archduchess Clementina of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1798 - 1881
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 398
Paul Wittgenstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1961
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 399
Heinz Kohut
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1981
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 400
Constanze Manziarly
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1945
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 401
Among EXTREMISTS In Austria
Among extremists born in Austria, Jack Unterweger ranks 3. Before him are Amon Göth (1908), and Hermine Braunsteiner (1919). After him are Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley (1897), and Jan-Carl Raspe (1944).
Amon Göth
1908 - 1946
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 1
Hermine Braunsteiner
1919 - 1999
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 2
Jack Unterweger
1951 - 1994
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 3
Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley
1897 - 1945
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 4
Jan-Carl Raspe
1944 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5