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Richard Jewell

1962 - 2007

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Richard Allensworth Jewell (born Richard White; December 17, 1962 – August 29, 2007) was an American security guard and law enforcement officer who alerted police during the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He discovered a backpack containing three pipe bombs on the park grounds and helped evacuate the area before the bomb exploded, saving many people from injury or death. For months afterward he was suspected of planting the bomb, resulting in adverse publicity that "came to symbolize the excesses of law enforcement and the news media". Initially hailed by the media as a hero, Jewell was soon considered a suspect by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) based on psychological profiling. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Jewell is the 243rd most popular extremist, the 8,717th most popular biography from United States and the 84th most popular American Extremist.

Richard Jewell (1962–2007) was an American law enforcement officer best known for his role as a security guard during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he discovered a suspicious backpack containing a bomb and alerted authorities, potentially saving lives. He later became the subject of intense media scrutiny and wrongful accusations as a suspect in the bombing incident.

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Among extremists, Richard Jewell ranks 243 out of 283. Before him are Édouard Vaillant, Dawood Ibrahim, Abubakar Shekau, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Marshall Applewhite, and Warren Jeffs. After him are Zacarias Moussaoui, Joseph Paul Franklin, Francis Parker Yockey, Javed Iqbal, Abdul Quader Molla, and Yang Xinhai.

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Among people born in 1962, Richard Jewell ranks 329. Before him are Yuri Gidzenko, Hamlet Mkhitaryan, Nathaniel Parker, Michael Monroe, Mitsunori Yoshida, and Simon Abkarian. After him are Patrice Trovoada, Mikhail Krug, Isabelle Nanty, Aya Kitō, Hunter Tylo, and Chunky Panday. Among people deceased in 2007, Richard Jewell ranks 328. Before him are Ramón Marsal, Frigyes Hidas, Johanna Sällström, Freddie Francis, Ulrich Plenzdorf, and Anatol Rapoport. After him are Jeanne Bates, Miklós Páncsics, Grethe Kausland, Bruce Bennett, Hansjörg Felmy, and Noël Milarew Odingar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Jewell ranks 8,719 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Root (1971), Pat Crawford Brown (1929), David Paymer (1954), Jo Jo White (1946), Rachel Chagall (1952), and Tom Courtney (1933). After him are Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Kim Stanley (1925), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Cass Gilbert (1859), Marco Beltrami (1966), and Shafi Goldwasser (1958).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Richard Jewell ranks 84. Before him are Mildred Gillars (1900), Frank James (1843), Christopher Scarver (1969), Ottis Toole (1947), Marshall Applewhite (1931), and Warren Jeffs (1955). After him are Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Yolanda Saldívar (1960), Richard B. Spencer (1978), Charles Cullen (1960), and Eric Rudolph (1966).

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