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Pablo Escobar

Colombian drug lord

1949 - 1993

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Pablo Escobar

His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 95 in 2024). Pablo Escobar is the most popular mafioso, the 2nd most popular biography from Colombia (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Mafioso.

Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord who was responsible for the death of thousands of people.

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#2 / 461

Pablo Escobar ranks #2 among 461 people in Pantheon born in Colombia, inside the top 1% of that group.

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Pablo Escobar's biography appears in 99 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 98% of all Mafiosos.

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Despite a life of just 44 years, Pablo Escobar ranks #1 among all Mafiosos in history.

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Among Mafiosos

Among mafiosos, Pablo Escobar ranks 1 out of 84. After him are Al Capone, Billy the Kid, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Lucky Luciano, Salvatore Riina, Frank Lucas, Jesse James, Tamam Shud case, Jack Ruby, Griselda Blanco, and Meyer Lansky.

Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia

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Pablo Escobar
1949 - 1993
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 1
Al Capone
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 2
Billy the Kid
1859 - 1881
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 3
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 4
Lucky Luciano
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 5
Salvatore Riina
1930 - 2017
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 6
Frank Lucas
1930 - 2019
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 7
Jesse James
1847 - 1882
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 8
Tamam Shud case
1903 - 1948
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 9
Jack Ruby
1911 - 1967
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 10
Griselda Blanco
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 11
Meyer Lansky
1902 - 1983
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Pablo Escobar ranks 2. Before him is Ivana Trump. After him are Benjamin Netanyahu, Caitlyn Jenner, Niki Lauda, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Haruki Murakami, Roger Taylor, Nawaz Sharif, António Guterres, Meryl Streep, and Anna Wintour. Among people deceased in 1993, Pablo Escobar ranks 1. After him are Audrey Hepburn, Federico Fellini, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Rudolf Nureyev, James Hunt, Baudouin of Belgium, William Golding, Erich Hartmann, Frank Zappa, Turgut Özal, and Zviad Gamsakhurdia.

Others Born in 1949

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Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 1
Pablo Escobar
MAFIOSO
1949 - 1993
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 2
Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 3
Caitlyn Jenner
CELEBRITY
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 4
Niki Lauda
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 5
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 6
Haruki Murakami
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 7
Roger Taylor
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 8
Nawaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 9
António Guterres
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 10
Meryl Streep
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 11
Anna Wintour
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 12