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Richard Kuklinski

1935 - 2006

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Richard Leonard Kuklinski (; April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006), also known as the Iceman, was an American criminal and a convicted murderer. He was engaged in criminal activities for most of his adult life; he ran a burglary ring and distributed pirated pornography. Kuklinski committed at least five murders between 1980 and 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Kuklinski has received more than 10,182,115 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Richard Kuklinski is the 34th most popular mafioso (down from 22nd in 2019), the 2,384th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,439th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Mafioso.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Richard Kuklinski ranks 34 out of 70. Before him are Khun Sa, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Joe Masseria, Du Yuesheng, Richard Hauptmann, and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. After him are Frank Lucas, Sundance Kid, Mickey Cohen, Murder of Kitty Genovese, Salvatore Maranzano, and Robert Hanssen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Richard Kuklinski ranks 116. Before him are Paula Rego, Ján Popluhár, John Phillips, Luboš Kohoutek, Thomas Keneally, and Azzedine Alaïa. After him are Bruno Sammartino, Jan Saudek, André Brink, Jerry Orbach, Jerry Fodor, and Chaim Topol. Among people deceased in 2006, Richard Kuklinski ranks 96. Before him are Lee Jong-wook, Betty Friedan, Rudolf Vrba, Óscar Míguez, Robert Plutchik, and Walerian Borowczyk. After him are Pierre Clostermann, Alexander Zinoviev, Jane Jacobs, Alberto Spencer, Rocío Dúrcal, and Trevor Berbick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Kuklinski ranks 2,384 out of 20,380. Before him are A. L. Kroeber (1876), Mos Def (1973), J. Allen Hynek (1910), Blythe Danner (1943), Simon Fraser (1776), and Perry Como (1912). After him are Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Carmine Coppola (1910), George Hamilton (1939), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), and James Levine (1943).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, Richard Kuklinski ranks 10. Before him are Jesse James (1847), Frank Abagnale (1948), John Dillinger (1903), Mark David Chapman (1955), Wyatt Earp (1848), and John Gotti (1940). After him are Frank Lucas (1930), Sundance Kid (1867), Mickey Cohen (1913), Robert Hanssen (1944), Vincent Gigante (1928), and Lepke Buchalter (1897).

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