EXTREMIST
Rodney Alcala
1943 - 2021
Rodney Alcala
Rodney James Alcala (born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor; August 23, 1943 – July 24, 2021) was an American serial killer and sex offender who was sentenced to death in California for five murders committed between 1977 and 1979. He also pleaded guilty and received a sentence of 25 years to life for two further murders committed in New York and was also indicted for a murder in Wyoming, although charges were dropped due to a technicality. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rodney Alcala has received more than 9,141,488 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Rodney Alcala is the 128th most popular extremist (down from 114th in 2019), the 2,862nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,549th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
9.1M
Page Views (PV)
55.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.96
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Rodney Alcala ranks 128 out of 283. Before him are Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley, Elisabeth Becker, Aldrich Ames, David Berkowitz, Alexandros Koryzis, and Stephen Paddock. After him are Joaquin Murrieta, Rafael Caro Quintero, Josef Blösche, Robert Stroud, Albert Anastasia, and Charles Whitman.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnton Graf von Arco auf Valley
1897 - 1945
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 122
Elisabeth Becker
1923 - 1946
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 123
Aldrich Ames
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 124
David Berkowitz
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 125
Alexandros Koryzis
1885 - 1941
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 126
Stephen Paddock
1953 - 2017
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 127
Rodney Alcala
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 128
Joaquin Murrieta
1829 - 1853
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 129
Rafael Caro Quintero
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 130
Josef Blösche
1912 - 1969
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 131
Robert Stroud
1890 - 1963
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 132
Albert Anastasia
1902 - 1957
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 133
Charles Whitman
1941 - 1966
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 134
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Rodney Alcala ranks 199. Before him are Don Simpson, Edie Sedgwick, Dominik Duka, Paul Freeman, Nasr Abu Zayd, and Antonio Juliano. After him are Mie Hama, Carmen Argenziano, Surayud Chulanont, Nicolae Văcăroiu, Henry Hill, and Terry Eagleton. Among people deceased in 2021, Rodney Alcala ranks 163. Before him are Matthew Festing, Ed Asner, Lucía Hiriart, Dani Karavan, Vladimir Menshov, and Horst Eckel. After him are Jaan Kaplinski, Ronald Inglehart, Jozef Vengloš, Bob Dole, Andrey Myagkov, and Yuan Longping.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsDon Simpson
PRODUCER
1943 - 1996
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 193
Edie Sedgwick
CELEBRITY
1943 - 1971
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 194
Dominik Duka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 195
Paul Freeman
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 196
Nasr Abu Zayd
PHILOSOPHER
1943 - 2010
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 197
Antonio Juliano
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 198
Rodney Alcala
EXTREMIST
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 199
Mie Hama
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 200
Carmen Argenziano
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 201
Surayud Chulanont
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 202
Nicolae Văcăroiu
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 203
Henry Hill
PAINTER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 204
Terry Eagleton
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 205
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsMatthew Festing
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 157
Ed Asner
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 158
Lucía Hiriart
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2021
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 159
Dani Karavan
SCULPTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 160
Vladimir Menshov
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 161
Horst Eckel
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 162
Rodney Alcala
EXTREMIST
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 163
Jaan Kaplinski
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 164
Ronald Inglehart
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 165
Jozef Vengloš
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 166
Bob Dole
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 167
Andrey Myagkov
ACTOR
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 168
Yuan Longping
INVENTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 169
In United States
Among people born in United States, Rodney Alcala ranks 2,862 out of 20,380. Before him are Selena (1971), Alan Dershowitz (1938), Saul Perlmutter (1959), Cy Young (1867), John W. Campbell (1910), and George Mikan (1924). After him are Mabel Normand (1892), Robert Ressler (1937), Lizzie Magie (1866), Charles Bachman (1924), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), and Harold Bloom (1930).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSelena
SINGER
1971 - 1995
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 2,856
Alan Dershowitz
LAWYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 2,857
Saul Perlmutter
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 2,858
Cy Young
BASEBALL PLAYER
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2,859
John W. Campbell
WRITER
1910 - 1971
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2,860
George Mikan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2,861
Rodney Alcala
EXTREMIST
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,862
Mabel Normand
ACTOR
1892 - 1930
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,863
Robert Ressler
WRITER
1937 - 2013
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,864
Lizzie Magie
GAME DESIGNER
1866 - 1948
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,865
Charles Bachman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,866
Karl Guthe Jansky
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1950
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,867
Harold Bloom
WRITER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2,868
Among EXTREMISTS In United States
Among extremists born in United States, Rodney Alcala ranks 36. Before him are Richard Ramirez (1960), Baruch Goldstein (1956), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Aldrich Ames (1941), David Berkowitz (1953), and Stephen Paddock (1953). After him are Robert Stroud (1890), Charles Whitman (1941), Richard Chase (1950), Patricia Krenwinkel (1947), Sam Giancana (1908), and Leon Czolgosz (1873).
Richard Ramirez
1960 - 2013
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 30
Baruch Goldstein
1956 - 1994
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 31
Delphine LaLaurie
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 32
Aldrich Ames
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 33
David Berkowitz
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 34
Stephen Paddock
1953 - 2017
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 35
Rodney Alcala
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 36
Robert Stroud
1890 - 1963
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 37
Charles Whitman
1941 - 1966
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 38
Richard Chase
1950 - 1980
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 39
Patricia Krenwinkel
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 40
Sam Giancana
1908 - 1975
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 41
Leon Czolgosz
1873 - 1901
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 42