1683 - 1725
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, Jonathan Wild ranks 184 out of 209. Before 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.
1947 - 2022
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 178
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 179
1949 - 1992
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 180
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 181
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 182
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 183
1683 - 1725
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 184
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 185
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 186
1940 - 1964
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 187
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 188
1931 - 1997
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 189
1705 - 1739
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 190
Among people born in 1683, Jonathan Wild ranks 21. Before 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 10. Before him are Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Arai Hakuseki, Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, René de Froulay de Tessé, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, and José Benito de Churriguera.
1683 - 1765
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 15
1683 - 1757
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 16
1683 - 1761
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 17
1683 - 1758
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 18
1683 - 1744
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 19
1683 - 1745
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 20
1683 - 1725
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 21
1683 - 1749
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 22
1653 - 1725
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4
1657 - 1725
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5
1666 - 1725
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 6
1648 - 1725
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 7
1658 - 1725
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 8
1665 - 1725
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 9
1683 - 1725
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 10
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Wild ranks 2,923 out of 7,765. Before 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).
1945 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 2,917
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 2,918
1914 - 2003
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 2,919
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 2,920
1927 - 2007
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 2,921
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 2,922
1683 - 1725
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,923
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,924
1697 - 1762
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,925
650 - 675
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,926
1849 - 1912
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 2,927
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 2,928
1906 - 1990
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 2,929
Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Wild ranks 14. Before 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).
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 8
1911 - 1963
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 9
1941 - 1995
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 10
1909 - 1949
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 11
1899 - 1953
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 12
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 13
1683 - 1725
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 14
1705 - 1739
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 15
1945 - 2016
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 16
1946 - 2020
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 17
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 18
1960 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 19
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.20
Rank: 20