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Luis Posada Carriles
1928 - 2018
Luis Posada Carriles
Luis Clemente Posada Carriles (February 15, 1928 – May 23, 2018) was a Cuban exile militant and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent. He was considered a terrorist by the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Government of Cuba, among others. Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Posada fled to the United States after a spell of anti-Castro activism. He helped organize the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and after it failed, became an agent for the CIA. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Posada Carriles has received more than 526,321 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Posada Carriles is the 170th most popular extremist (down from 124th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 53rd in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Extremist.
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530k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.07
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Luis Posada Carriles ranks 170 out of 209. Before him are John List, Stand Watie, Joseph Kony, Viktor Bout, Mary Surratt, and Charles Starkweather. After him are Yigal Amir, Fred West, Stanley Williams, Brigitte Mohnhaupt, John Haigh, and Frank James.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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John List
1925 - 2008
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 164
Stand Watie
1806 - 1871
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 165
Joseph Kony
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 166
Viktor Bout
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 167
Mary Surratt
1823 - 1865
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 168
Charles Starkweather
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 169
Luis Posada Carriles
1928 - 2018
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 170
Yigal Amir
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 171
Fred West
1941 - 1995
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 172
Stanley Williams
1953 - 2005
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 173
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 174
John Haigh
1909 - 1949
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 175
Frank James
1843 - 1915
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 176
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Luis Posada Carriles ranks 258. Before him are Abdellatif Filali, Jacques Dupont, Vasily Lazarev, Joss Ackland, Leonid Bykov, and Marcel Bozzuffi. After him are Arthur Dion Hanna, Friedrich Wetter, Nancy Marchand, Luciano De Crescenzo, Dick Miller, and Pal Benko. Among people deceased in 2018, Luis Posada Carriles ranks 187. Before him are Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Juraj Herz, Vladimir Lyakhov, Karl Lehmann, Frank Carlucci, and Luigi Taveri. After him are Penny Marshall, Siegfried Rauch, Henri Namphy, Phan Văn Khải, Andrei Bitov, and Anna Maria Ferrero.
Others Born in 1928
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Abdellatif Filali
1928 - 2009
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 252
Jacques Dupont
1928 - 2019
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 253
Vasily Lazarev
1928 - 1990
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 254
Joss Ackland
1928 - 2023
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 255
Leonid Bykov
1928 - 1979
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 256
Marcel Bozzuffi
1928 - 1988
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 257
Luis Posada Carriles
1928 - 2018
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 258
Arthur Dion Hanna
1928 - 2021
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 259
Friedrich Wetter
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 260
Nancy Marchand
1928 - 2000
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 261
Luciano De Crescenzo
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 262
Dick Miller
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 263
Pal Benko
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 264
Others Deceased in 2018
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Antonio Valentín Angelillo
1937 - 2018
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 181
Juraj Herz
1934 - 2018
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 182
Vladimir Lyakhov
1941 - 2018
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 183
Karl Lehmann
1936 - 2018
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 184
Frank Carlucci
1930 - 2018
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 185
Luigi Taveri
1929 - 2018
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 186
Luis Posada Carriles
1928 - 2018
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 187
Penny Marshall
1943 - 2018
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 188
Siegfried Rauch
1932 - 2018
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 189
Henri Namphy
1932 - 2018
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 190
Phan Văn Khải
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 191
Andrei Bitov
1937 - 2018
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 192
Anna Maria Ferrero
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 193
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Luis Posada Carriles ranks 74 out of 248. Before him are José Lezama Lima (1910), Celia Sánchez (1920), Pablo Milanés (1943), Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936), and Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955). After him are José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Chelo Alonso (1933), Mario García Menocal (1866), José Miguel Gómez (1858), and José Nápoles (1940).
Others born in Cuba
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José Lezama Lima
1910 - 1976
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 68
Celia Sánchez
1920 - 1980
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 69
Pablo Milanés
1943 - 2022
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 70
Ramón Castro Ruz
1924 - 2016
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 71
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
1936 - 2019
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 72
Leonardo Padura Fuentes
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 73
Luis Posada Carriles
1928 - 2018
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 74
José Ramón Machado Ventura
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 75
Arturo Sandoval
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 76
Chelo Alonso
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 77
Mario García Menocal
1866 - 1941
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 78
José Miguel Gómez
1858 - 1921
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 79
José Nápoles
1940 - 2019
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 80
Among EXTREMISTS In Cuba
Among extremists born in Cuba, Luis Posada Carriles ranks 1.
