MAFIOSO
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
1946 - Today
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Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born January 8, 1946), commonly referred to by his aliases El Jefe de Jefes ('The Boss of Bosses') and El Padrino ('The Godfather'), is a convicted Mexican drug kingpin who was one of the founders of the Guadalajara Cartel, which controlled much of the drug trafficking in Mexico and the corridors along the Mexico–United States border in the 1980s. Félix Gallardo was arrested in 1989 for ordering the murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo has received more than 21,414,408 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is the 14th most popular mafioso (down from 10th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Mafioso.
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was a Mexican drug lord who is most famous for being the leader of the Guadalajara Cartel. He was arrested in 1989 and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Memorability Metrics
21M
Page Views (PV)
63.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MAFIOSOS
Among mafiosos, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo ranks 14 out of 70. Before him are Jesse James, Bernardo Provenzano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Abagnale, Karl Gebhardt, and John Dillinger. After him are Mark David Chapman, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Wyatt Earp, John Gotti, Semion Mogilevich, and Velupillai Prabhakaran.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJesse James
1847 - 1882
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 8
Bernardo Provenzano
1933 - 2016
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 9
Meyer Lansky
1902 - 1983
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 10
Frank Abagnale
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Karl Gebhardt
1897 - 1948
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 12
John Dillinger
1903 - 1934
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 13
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 14
Mark David Chapman
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 15
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 16
Wyatt Earp
1848 - 1929
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 17
John Gotti
1940 - 2002
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 18
Semion Mogilevich
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 19
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo ranks 69. Before him are Bolo Yeung, Danny Glover, Tansu Çiller, Berti Vogts, Ilie Năstase, and John Woo. After him are Rade Šerbedžija, Michele Placido, Chris Slade, Uri Geller, Daniel Libeskind, and Nicos Anastasiades.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsBolo Yeung
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 63
Danny Glover
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 64
Tansu Çiller
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 65
Berti Vogts
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 66
Ilie Năstase
TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 67
John Woo
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 68
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
MAFIOSO
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 69
Rade Šerbedžija
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 70
Michele Placido
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 71
Chris Slade
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 72
Uri Geller
MAGICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 73
Daniel Libeskind
ARCHITECT
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 74
Nicos Anastasiades
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 75
In Mexico
Among people born in Mexico, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo ranks 20 out of 729. Before him are Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), Agustín de Iturbide (1783), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953), Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648), Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753), and La Malinche (1502). After him are Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957), Moctezuma I (1398), Francisco I. Madero (1873), David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896), Hugo Sánchez (1958), and Vicente Fox (1942).
Others born in Mexico
Go to all RankingsAntonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 14
Agustín de Iturbide
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1824
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 15
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 16
Juana Inés de la Cruz
WRITER
1648 - 1695
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 17
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1753 - 1811
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 18
La Malinche
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1529
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 19
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
MAFIOSO
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 20
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 21
Moctezuma I
POLITICIAN
1398 - 1469
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 22
Francisco I. Madero
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1913
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 23
David Alfaro Siqueiros
PAINTER
1896 - 1974
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 24
Hugo Sánchez
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 25
Vicente Fox
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 26
Among MAFIOSOS In Mexico
Among mafiosos born in Mexico, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo ranks 1. After him are Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957), Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1956), and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada (1948).
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 1
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 2
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1956 - 1997
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 3
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4