1955 - Today
John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration. Using a .22 caliber revolver, Hinckley wounded Reagan; police officer Thomas Delahanty; Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy; and White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was left permanently disabled and eventually died due to the extent of his injuries. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Hinckley Jr. has received more than 6,924,839 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Hinckley Jr. is the 201st most popular extremist (down from 178th in 2019), the 6,649th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,571st in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Extremist.
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Among extremists, John Hinckley Jr. ranks 201 out of 209. Before him are Dick Turpin, Larry Nassar, Joseph Paul Franklin, Gary Gilmore, Édouard Vaillant, and Zacarias Moussaoui. After him are Ahmed Jabari, Mildred Gillars, William Bonin, Howard Marks, Abdul Quader Molla, and Ramzi Yousef.
1705 - 1739
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 195
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 196
1950 - 2013
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 197
1940 - 1977
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 198
1840 - 1915
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 199
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 200
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 201
1960 - 2012
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 202
1900 - 1988
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 203
1947 - 1996
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 204
1945 - 2016
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 205
1948 - 2013
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 206
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 207
Among people born in 1955, John Hinckley Jr. ranks 263. Before him are Buck Adams, Chen Quanguo, Edinho, David Twohy, Deborra-Lee Furness, and Agathonas Iakovidis. After him are Andrei Gavrilov, Julian Richings, Kane Hodder, K. Eric Drexler, Roberto Pruzzo, and Bruno Pezzey.
1955 - 2008
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 257
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 258
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 259
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 260
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 261
1955 - 2020
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 262
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 263
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 264
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 265
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 266
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 267
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 268
1955 - 1994
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 269
Among people born in United States, John Hinckley Jr. ranks 6,649 out of 18,182. Before him are Mark Damon (1933), Theobald Smith (1859), Zig Ziglar (1926), Maynard James Keenan (1964), Ben McKenzie (1978), and Louise Lasser (1939). After him are Jean Bartik (1924), Richard Herd (1932), Michael Beck (1949), Oliver Nelson (1932), Russell Banks (1940), and R. A. Lafferty (1914).
1933 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,643
1859 - 1934
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,644
1926 - 2012
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,645
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,646
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,647
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,648
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,649
1924 - 2011
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,650
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,651
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,652
1932 - 1975
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,653
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,654
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,655
Among extremists born in United States, John Hinckley Jr. ranks 75. Before him are Lewis Powell (1844), Tony Accardo (1906), Marshall Applewhite (1931), Larry Nassar (1963), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), and Gary Gilmore (1940). After him are Mildred Gillars (1900), William Bonin (1947), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), Derek Chauvin (1976), Jared Fogle (1977), and Amy Fisher (1974).
1844 - 1865
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 69
1906 - 1992
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 70
1931 - 1997
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 71
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 72
1950 - 2013
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 73
1940 - 1977
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 74
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 75
1900 - 1988
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 76
1947 - 1996
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 77
1971 - 2011
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 78
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 79
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 80
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.17
Rank: 81