EXTREMIST
Robert Pickton
1949 - 2024
Robert Pickton
Robert William Pickton (October 24, 1949 – May 31, 2024), also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or the Butcher, was a Canadian serial killer and pig farmer. After dropping out of school, he left a butcher's apprenticeship to begin working full-time at his family's pig farm, and inherited it in the early 1990s. Between 1995 and 2001, Pickton is believed to have murdered at least 26 women, many of them sex workers from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Pickton has received more than 6,687,266 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert Pickton is the 238th most popular extremist (down from 203rd in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 455th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Extremist.
Robert Pickton is infamous as a Canadian serial killer and former pig farmer convicted of second-degree murder for the killing of six women, though he confessed to killing 49 women and was charged with killing 26 more. His case, known as the Pickton murders, involved the deaths of many marginalized women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Memorability Metrics
6.7M
Page Views (PV)
45.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.77
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Robert Pickton ranks 238 out of 283. Before her are Joseph Paul Franklin, Abubakar Shekau, Francis Parker Yockey, Yvan Colonna, Abdul Quader Molla, and Howard Marks. After her are Bobby Joe Long, Ramzi Yousef, Zacarias Moussaoui, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Yang Xinhai, and Eric Rudolph.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Paul Franklin
1950 - 2013
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 232
Abubakar Shekau
1974 - 2021
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 233
Francis Parker Yockey
1917 - 1960
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 234
Yvan Colonna
1960 - 2022
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 235
Abdul Quader Molla
1948 - 2013
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 236
Howard Marks
1945 - 2016
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 237
Robert Pickton
1949 - 2024
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 238
Bobby Joe Long
1953 - 2019
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 239
Ramzi Yousef
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 240
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 241
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 242
Yang Xinhai
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 243
Eric Rudolph
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 244
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Robert Pickton ranks 528. Before her are María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, Shaukat Aziz, Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, Ricardo Londoño, Michel Roger, and Gennady Novitsky. After her are Dušan Galis, Marion Hänsel, Pauline Marois, Jeannie Berlin, Bonnie J. Dunbar, and Enrique Wolff. Among people deceased in 2024, Robert Pickton ranks 207. Before her are Mark Damon, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Ștefan Birtalan, Jean Carnahan, Amaral, and Artur Chilingarov. After her are Luciano Sušanj, Martin Mull, Robert H. Dennard, Peter Armbruster, Richard Lewis, and Francisco Rodríguez.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsMaría Teresa Fernández de la Vega
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 522
Shaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 523
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 524
Ricardo Londoño
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 525
Michel Roger
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 526
Gennady Novitsky
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 527
Robert Pickton
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2024
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 528
Dušan Galis
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 529
Marion Hänsel
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - 2020
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 530
Pauline Marois
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 531
Jeannie Berlin
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 532
Bonnie J. Dunbar
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 533
Enrique Wolff
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 534
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsMark Damon
ACTOR
1933 - 2024
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 201
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
COMPOSER
1953 - 2024
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 202
Ștefan Birtalan
HANDBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 203
Jean Carnahan
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 204
Amaral
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 205
Artur Chilingarov
EXPLORER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 206
Robert Pickton
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2024
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 207
Luciano Sušanj
ATHLETE
1948 - 2024
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 208
Martin Mull
ACTOR
1943 - 2024
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 209
Robert H. Dennard
ENGINEER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 210
Peter Armbruster
CHEMIST
1931 - 2024
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 211
Richard Lewis
ACTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 212
Francisco Rodríguez
BOXER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 213
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Robert Pickton ranks 462 out of 1,622. Before her are Anke Engelke (1965), Daniel Gillies (1976), Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), Jacob Viner (1892), Alissa White-Gluz (1985), and Alex Wilson (1905). After her are Paul Grégoire (1911), David James Elliott (1960), François Legault (1957), Pauline Marois (1949), Barbara Ann Scott (1928), and George-Étienne Cartier (1814).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsAnke Engelke
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 456
Daniel Gillies
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 457
Thomas Christopher Collins
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 458
Jacob Viner
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1970
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 459
Alissa White-Gluz
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 460
Alex Wilson
ATHLETE
1905 - 1994
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 461
Robert Pickton
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2024
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 462
Paul Grégoire
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1993
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 463
David James Elliott
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 464
François Legault
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 465
Pauline Marois
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 466
Barbara Ann Scott
SKATER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 467
George-Étienne Cartier
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1873
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 468
Among EXTREMISTS In Canada
Among extremists born in Canada, Robert Pickton ranks 1. After her are Karla Homolka (1970), and Omar Khadr (1986).
Robert Pickton
1949 - 2024
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 1
Karla Homolka
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 2
Omar Khadr
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.86
Rank: 3