1943 - 2021
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, receiving an additional sentence of 25 years to life after pleading guilty to two further homicides committed in New York State in 1971 and 1977. While he has been conclusively linked to eight murders, Alcala's true number of victims remains unknown and could be much higher – authorities believe the actual number is as high as 130. Alcala compiled a collection of more than 1,000 photographs of women, teenage girls and boys, many in sexually explicit poses. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rodney Alcala has received more than 8,681,113 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2019). Rodney Alcala is the 114th most popular extremist (up from 152nd in 2019), the 2,555th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,151st in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Extremist.
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Among extremists, Rodney Alcala ranks 114 out of 209. Before him are Baby Face Nelson, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Cleveland Torso Murderer, Elisabeth Becker, Aldrich Ames, and Peter Sutcliffe. After him are Robert Hansen, Mary Ann Cotton, Joseph Bonanno, Dokka Umarov, Baruch Goldstein, and Belle Gunness.
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 108
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 109
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 110
1923 - 1946
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 111
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 112
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 113
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 114
1939 - 2014
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 115
1832 - 1873
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 116
1905 - 2002
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 117
1964 - 2013
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 118
1956 - 1994
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 119
1859 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 120
Among people born in 1943, Rodney Alcala ranks 167. Before him are Bob Woodward, Roberto Boninsegna, Lin Shaye, J. T. Walsh, Dick Taylor, and Ramón Sampedro. After him are Edward Herrmann, Bill Duke, Barry Manilow, Ronnie Spector, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, and Joanna Shimkus. Among people deceased in 2021, Rodney Alcala ranks 185. Before him are Hank Aaron, Dani Karavan, Charles Konan Banny, Ronald Inglehart, Jaan Kaplinski, and Mario Camus. After him are Carlyle Glean, Marshall Sahlins, Paulias Matane, Alexander Gradsky, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, and Jovan Divjak.
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 161
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 162
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 163
1943 - 1998
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 164
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 165
1943 - 1998
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 166
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 167
1943 - 2014
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 168
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 169
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 170
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 171
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 172
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 173
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 179
1930 - 2021
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 180
1942 - 2021
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 181
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 182
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 183
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 184
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 185
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 186
1930 - 2021
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 187
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 188
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 189
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 190
1937 - 2021
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 191
Among people born in United States, Rodney Alcala ranks 2,555 out of 18,182. Before him are Joe Dante (1946), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Taylor Swift (1989), Chris Rock (1965), John Grinder (1940), and Don McLean (1945). After him are William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Ed McBain (1926), Charlie Wilson (1933), Frank Marshall (1877), Rip Torn (1931), and Stephen Foster (1826).
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 2,549
1951 - 2002
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 2,550
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 2,551
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 2,552
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 2,553
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 2,554
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 2,555
1871 - 1965
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,556
1926 - 2005
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,557
1933 - 2010
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,558
1877 - 1944
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,559
1931 - 2019
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,560
1826 - 1864
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,561
Among extremists born in United States, Rodney Alcala ranks 37. Before him are Whitey Bulger (1929), Charles Whitman (1941), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Andrew Cunanan (1969), Baby Face Nelson (1908), and Aldrich Ames (1941). After him are Robert Hansen (1939), Baruch Goldstein (1956), Joseph Valachi (1904), Sam Giancana (1908), Leon Czolgosz (1873), and Jerry Brudos (1939).
1929 - 2018
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 31
1941 - 1966
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 32
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 33
1969 - 1997
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 34
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 35
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 36
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 37
1939 - 2014
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 38
1956 - 1994
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 39
1904 - 1971
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 40
1908 - 1975
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 41
1873 - 1901
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 42
1939 - 2006
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 43