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Sawney Bean

1600 - 1600

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Alexander "Sawney" Bean is a legendary figure, said to be have been the head of a 45-member clan in Scotland in the 16th century that murdered and cannibalised over 1,000 people in 25 years. According to the legend, Bean and his clan members were eventually caught by a search party sent by King James VI and executed for their heinous crimes. The story appeared in The Newgate Calendar, a sensationalised crime catalogue loosely connected with Newgate Prison in London. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sawney Bean has received more than 3,088,029 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Sawney Bean is the 45th most popular extremist (down from 43rd in 2019), the 687th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 670th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Extremist.

Sawney Bean was a cannibal who lived in a cave in Scotland. He had 20 children with his wife, and they all ate human flesh.

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  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Sawney Bean ranks 45 out of 209. Before him are William Kemmler, Emperor Norton, George Jung, Issei Sagawa, Henri Désiré Landru, and Jeffrey Dahmer. After him are Fritz Haarmann, Pavlik Morozov, Madame de Brinvilliers, Abu Nidal, Butch Cassidy, and Patrizia Reggiani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1600, Sawney Bean ranks 5. Before him are Charles I of England, Pope Clement IX, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and Claude Lorrain. After him are False Dmitry II, Marie de Rohan, Simeon Bekbulatovich, Maria Celeste, Nicolas Sanson, Kuchum, and Gabriel Naudé. Among people deceased in 1600, Sawney Bean ranks 3. Before him are Giordano Bruno and Ishida Mitsunari. After him are Catharina van Hemessen, Luis de Molina, Konishi Yukinaga, José de Acosta, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Bâkî, Hosokawa Gracia, Enrique of Malacca, and Gaspar de Lemos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sawney Bean ranks 687 out of 7,765. Before him are Chris Slade (1946), Naomi Watts (1968), Edgar Wallace (1875), Martin Ryle (1918), Clementine Churchill (1885), and Robert Grosseteste (1175). After him are Richard of Cornwall (1209), Chris Norman (1950), Jessica Tandy (1909), Eleanor Marx (1855), Brian Eno (1948), and William Carey (1761).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Sawney Bean ranks 2. Before him are Emperor Norton (1818). After him are Harold Shipman (1946), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), John Adams (1767), Mary Bell (1957), Guy Burgess (1911), Fred West (1941), John Haigh (1909), and John Christie (1899).

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