EXTREMIST
Pedro López
1948 - Today
Pedro López
Pedro Alonso López (born 8 October 1948 – disappeared September 1999), also known as The Monster of the Andes, is a Colombian serial killer, child rapist, and fugitive who murdered a minimum of 110 people, mostly young women and girls, from 1969 to 1980. López claimed to have murdered over 300 people. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro López has received more than 18,562 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Pedro López is the 65th most popular extremist (up from 86th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Colombian Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
19k
Page Views (PV)
65.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Pedro López ranks 65 out of 283. Before him are Mohammed Deif, Henri Désiré Landru, Luis Garavito, Boris Savinkov, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, and Taha Yassin Ramadan. After him are Carlo Gambino, Kang Kek Iew, Matteo Messina Denaro, Johnny Torrio, Gary Ridgway, and Willi Herold.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMohammed Deif
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 59
Henri Désiré Landru
1869 - 1922
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 60
Luis Garavito
1957 - 2023
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 61
Boris Savinkov
1879 - 1925
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 62
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
1409 - 1476
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 63
Taha Yassin Ramadan
1938 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 64
Pedro López
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 65
Carlo Gambino
1902 - 1976
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 66
Kang Kek Iew
1942 - 2020
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 67
Matteo Messina Denaro
1962 - 2023
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 68
Johnny Torrio
1882 - 1957
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 69
Gary Ridgway
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 70
Willi Herold
1925 - 1946
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 71
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Pedro López ranks 85. Before him are Hartmut Michel, William Daniel Phillips, Beppe Grillo, Giorgio Parisi, Siim Kallas, and Ruud Geels. After him are Mahesh Bhatt, Amadou Toumani Touré, Michel Suleiman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lars Lagerbäck, and Sérgio Vieira de Mello.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsHartmut Michel
CHEMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 79
William Daniel Phillips
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 80
Beppe Grillo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 81
Giorgio Parisi
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 82
Siim Kallas
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 83
Ruud Geels
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2023
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 84
Pedro López
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 85
Mahesh Bhatt
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 86
Amadou Toumani Touré
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 87
Michel Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 88
Andrew Lloyd Webber
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 89
Lars Lagerbäck
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 90
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 91
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Pedro López ranks 14 out of 356. Before him are Carlos Valderrama (1961), Shakira (1977), Sofía Vergara (1972), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Luis Garavito (1957), and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943). After him are Gustavo Petro (1960), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Rodrigo Lara (1946), John Leguizamo (1964), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), and Álvaro Uribe (1952).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsCarlos Valderrama
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 8
Shakira
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 9
Sofía Vergara
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 10
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 11
Luis Garavito
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2023
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 12
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 13
Pedro López
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 14
Gustavo Petro
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 15
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 16
Rodrigo Lara
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1984
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 17
John Leguizamo
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 18
Luis Carlos Galán
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1989
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 19
Álvaro Uribe
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 20
Among EXTREMISTS In Colombia
Among extremists born in Colombia, Pedro López ranks 2. Before him are Luis Garavito (1957).