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Jonathan Wild

1683 - 1725

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Jonathan Wild, also spelled Wilde (1682 or 1683 – 24 May 1725), was a London underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited vigilante entitled the "Thief-Taker General". He simultaneously ran a significant criminal empire, and used his crimefighting role to remove rivals and launder the proceeds of his own crimes. Wild exploited a strong public demand for action during a major 18th-century crime wave in the absence of any effective police force in London. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Wild has received more than 525,609 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). Jonathan Wild is the 184th most popular extremist (down from 141st in 2019), the 2,923rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,163rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Jonathan Wild ranks 184 out of 209Before him are Herbert Mullin, John Bodkin Adams, Robert Berdella, Ernst Zündel, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, and Ross Ulbricht. After him are Irmgard Möller, Alexander Pichushkin, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Ahmad Sa'adat, Marshall Applewhite, and Dick Turpin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1683, Jonathan Wild ranks 21Before him are Edward Young, Antoine Pesne, Giovanni Poleni, Lorenz Heister, Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, and Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After him is Mark Catesby. Among people deceased in 1725, Jonathan Wild ranks 10Before him are Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Arai Hakuseki, Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, René de Froulay de Tessé, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, and José Benito de Churriguera.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Wild ranks 2,923 out of 7,765Before him are Davy Jones (1945), Marc Almond (1957), Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914), Martin Peters (1943), Anne McLaren (1927), and Boston Corbett (1832). After him are Jason Flemyng (1966), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849), Chris Waddle (1960), and A. J. P. Taylor (1906).

Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Wild ranks 14Before him are Mary Bell (1957), Guy Burgess (1911), Fred West (1941), John Haigh (1909), John Christie (1899), and John Bodkin Adams (1899). After him are Dick Turpin (1705), Howard Marks (1945), Stuart Christie (1946), Beverley Allitt (1968), Colin Pitchfork (1960), and Tommy Robinson (1982).