Extremist
Lee Harvey Oswald
American former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy
1939 - 1963
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Lee Harvey Oswald
His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Harvey Oswald is the 12th most popular extremist (down from 2nd in 2024), the 248th most popular biography from United States (down from 37th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Extremist.
Lee Harvey Oswald is most famous for assassinating President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.
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#248 / 23k
Lee Harvey Oswald ranks #248 among 23,232 people in Pantheon born in United States, inside the top 2% of that group.
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Lee Harvey Oswald's biography appears in 69 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 97% of all Extremists.
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Among Extremists
Among extremists, Lee Harvey Oswald ranks 12 out of 336. Before him are Charles Manson, Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, Abdullah Öcalan, Herostratus, and Amon Göth. After him are Frederick Trump, Man in the Iron Mask, Gilles de Rais, Leon Czolgosz, Golden State Killer, and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
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Charles Manson
1934 - 2017
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 6
Zodiac Killer
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 7
Ted Bundy
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 8
Abdullah Öcalan
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 9
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 10
Amon Göth
1908 - 1946
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 11
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 12
Frederick Trump
1869 - 1918
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 13
Man in the Iron Mask
1640 - 1703
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 14
Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 15
Leon Czolgosz
1873 - 1901
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 16
Golden State Killer
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 17
Ayman al-Zawahiri
1951 - 2022
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Lee Harvey Oswald ranks 7. Before him are Ali Khamenei, Marvin Gaye, Terence Hill, Tina Turner, Francis Ford Coppola, and Ian McKellen. After him are Stanislav Petrov, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, Amos Oz, and Amanda Lear. Among people deceased in 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald ranks 11. Before him are Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, Aldous Huxley, Robert Schuman, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Tristan Tzara. After him are C. S. Lewis, Ngo Dinh Diem, Thích Quảng Đức, Francis Poulenc, Abd el-Krim, and Theodor Heuss.
Others Born in 1939
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Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 1
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 2
Terence Hill
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 3
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 4
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 5
Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 6
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 7
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 8
Gro Harlem Brundtland
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 9
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 10
Giovanni Trapattoni
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 12
Amanda Lear
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1963
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Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 80.33
Rank: 5
Georges Braque
PAINTER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 79.91
Rank: 6
Aldous Huxley
WRITER
1894 - 1963
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 7
Robert Schuman
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1963
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 8
W. E. B. Du Bois
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1963
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 9
Tristan Tzara
WRITER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 10
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 11
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 12
Ngo Dinh Diem
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 13
Thích Quảng Đức
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1963
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 14
Francis Poulenc
COMPOSER
1899 - 1963
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 15
Abd el-Krim
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1963
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 16
Theodor Heuss
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1963
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 17
In United States
Among people born in United States, Lee Harvey Oswald ranks 248 out of 23,232. Before him are Geronimo (1829), George Gershwin (1898), Gregory Peck (1916), Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), Tim Cook (1960), and Sharon Tate (1943). After him are Thomas Kuhn (1922), Cameron Diaz (1972), Olympias (-375), Barry White (1944), Charlton Heston (1923), and Eli Whitney (1765).
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Geronimo
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1909
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 242
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 243
Gregory Peck
ACTOR
1916 - 2003
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 244
Luis Walter Alvarez
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1988
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 245
Tim Cook
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 246
Sharon Tate
ACTOR
1943 - 1969
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 247
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 248
Thomas Kuhn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 249
Cameron Diaz
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 250
Olympias
COMPANION
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 251
Barry White
SINGER
1944 - 2003
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 252
Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 253
Eli Whitney
INVENTOR
1765 - 1825
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 254
Among Extremists In United States
Among extremists born in United States, Lee Harvey Oswald ranks 5. Before him are John Wilkes Booth (1838), Charles Manson (1934), Zodiac Killer (1940), and Ted Bundy (1946). After him are Leon Czolgosz (1873), Golden State Killer (1945), Jeffrey Dahmer (1960), Ted Kaczynski (1942), John Wayne Gacy (1942), Ed Gein (1906), and Albert Fish (1870).
John Wilkes Booth
1838 - 1865
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 1
Charles Manson
1934 - 2017
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 2
Zodiac Killer
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 3
Ted Bundy
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 4
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 5
Leon Czolgosz
1873 - 1901
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 6
Golden State Killer
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 7
Jeffrey Dahmer
1960 - 1994
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 8
Ted Kaczynski
1942 - 2023
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 9
John Wayne Gacy
1942 - 1994
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 10
Ed Gein
1906 - 1984
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 11
Albert Fish
1870 - 1936
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 12
