EXTREMIST
Jacques Mesrine
1936 - 1979
Jacques Mesrine
Jacques Mesrine (French pronunciation: [ʒak mɛʁin, mɛsʁin]; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits included trying to kidnap the judge who had previously sentenced him. An aptitude for disguise earned him the moniker "The Man of a Thousand Faces" and enabled him to remain at large while receiving massive publicity as a wanted man. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Mesrine has received more than 933,087 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jacques Mesrine is the 94th most popular extremist (up from 95th in 2019), the 1,844th most popular biography from France (down from 1,840th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
930k
Page Views (PV)
58.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Jacques Mesrine ranks 94 out of 283. Before him are Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, Fritz Honka, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Henry Lee Lucas, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Whitey Bulger. After him are Luciano Leggio, Jack Unterweger, Harold Shipman, Sirhan Sirhan, Wilhelm Voigt, and Oskar Gröning.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDarya Nikolayevna Saltykova
1730 - 1801
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 88
Fritz Honka
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 89
Nedeljko 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Jacques Mesrine ranks 114. Before him are Aleida March, Didier Ratsiraka, Frank Stella, Christiane Martel, James Mirrlees, and Jim Henson. After him are Frances Shand Kydd, Raimonds Pauls, Julio María Sanguinetti, Solomon Burke, A. S. Byatt, and Amr Moussa. Among people deceased in 1979, Jacques Mesrine ranks 64. Before him are Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Rodgers, Elizabeth Bishop, Konstantin Simonov, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, and Yukio Tsuda. After him are Louis Durey, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Aleksei N. Leontiev, Yuen Siu-tien, Friedrich Ebert Jr., and Jean-Marie Villot.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsAleida March
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 108
Didier Ratsiraka
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 109
Frank Stella
PAINTER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 110
Christiane Martel
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 111
James Mirrlees
ECONOMIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 112
Jim Henson
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1990
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 113
Jacques Mesrine
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 114
Frances Shand Kydd
NOBLEMAN
1936 - 2004
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 115
Raimonds Pauls
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 116
Julio María Sanguinetti
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 117
Solomon Burke
SINGER
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 118
A. S. Byatt
WRITER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 119
Amr Moussa
DIPLOMAT
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 120
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsConsuelo de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 58
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 59
Elizabeth Bishop
WRITER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 60
Konstantin Simonov
WRITER
1915 - 1979
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 61
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 62
Yukio Tsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1979
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 63
Jacques Mesrine
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 64
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 65
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 66
Aleksei N. Leontiev
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 67
Yuen Siu-tien
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 68
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 69
Jean-Marie Villot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 70
In France
Among people born in France, Jacques Mesrine ranks 1,844 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Antoine Baumé (1728), André Jolivet (1905), John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Jean Chapelain (1595), and Medardus (470). After him are Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594), Michel Bouquet (1925), Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767), Charles Dupuy (1851), and Pierre Beauchamp (1631).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles, Cardinal of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,838
Antoine Baumé
CHEMIST
1728 - 1804
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,839
André Jolivet
COMPOSER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,840
John V, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1389 - 1442
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,841
Jean Chapelain
WRITER
1595 - 1674
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,842
Medardus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
470 - 560
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,843
Jacques Mesrine
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,844
Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1650
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,845
Michel Bouquet
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,846
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1645 - 1721
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,847
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
PAINTER
1767 - 1855
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,848
Charles Dupuy
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1923
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,849
Pierre Beauchamp
DANCER
1631 - 1705
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,850
Among EXTREMISTS In France
Among extremists born in France, Jacques Mesrine ranks 7. Before him are Gilles de Rais (1405), Madame de Brinvilliers (1630), Michel Fourniret (1942), Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), and Robert-François Damiens (1715). After him are Édouard Vaillant (1840), Yvan Colonna (1960), and Zacarias Moussaoui (1968).
Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 1
Madame de Brinvilliers
1630 - 1676
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 2
Michel Fourniret
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 3
Henri Désiré Landru
1869 - 1922
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 4
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
1409 - 1476
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Robert-François Damiens
1715 - 1757
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 6
Jacques Mesrine
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 7
Édouard Vaillant
1840 - 1915
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 8
Yvan Colonna
1960 - 2022
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 9
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 10