Extremist
Sawney Bean
1600 - 1600
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Sawney Bean
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Sawney Bean is the 51st most popular extremist (up from 56th in 2024), the 850th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 797th in 2019) and the 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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Among Extremists
Among extremists, Sawney Bean ranks 51 out of 283. Before him are Peter Kürten, Nedeljko Čabrinović, George Habash, Nathuram Godse, Joseph Kony, and Jim Jones. After him are William Kemmler, Abu Nidal, Mohamed Atta, Butch Cassidy, Pavlik Morozov, and Tex Watson.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Peter Kürten
1883 - 1931
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 45
Nedeljko Čabrinović
1895 - 1916
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 46
George Habash
1926 - 2008
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 47
Nathuram Godse
1910 - 1949
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 48
Joseph Kony
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 49
Jim Jones
1931 - 1978
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 50
Sawney Bean
1600 - 1600
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 51
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 52
Abu Nidal
1937 - 2002
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 53
Mohamed Atta
1968 - 2001
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 54
Butch Cassidy
1866 - 1908
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 55
Pavlik Morozov
1918 - 1932
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 56
Tex Watson
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1600, Sawney Bean ranks 6. Before him are Charles I of England, Pope Clement IX, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Claude Lorrain, and Lorenzo Ruiz. After him are Marie de Rohan, False Dmitry II, Nicolas Sanson, Simeon Bekbulatovich, Gabriel Naudé, and Cristóbal de Morales. Among people deceased in 1600, Sawney Bean ranks 3. Before him are Giordano Bruno, and Ishida Mitsunari. After him are Catharina van Hemessen, Konishi Yukinaga, Hosokawa Gracia, José de Acosta, Luis de Molina, Enrique of Malacca, Gaspar de Lemos, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, and Ōtani Yoshitsugu.
Others Born in 1600
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Charles I of England
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1649
HPI: 89.90
Rank: 1
Pope Clement IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1669
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 2
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
WRITER
1600 - 1681
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 3
Claude Lorrain
PAINTER
1600 - 1682
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 4
Lorenzo Ruiz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1637
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 5
Sawney Bean
EXTREMIST
1600 - 1600
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 6
Marie de Rohan
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1679
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 7
False Dmitry II
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1610
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 9
Simeon Bekbulatovich
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1616
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 10
Gabriel Naudé
WRITER
1600 - 1653
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 11
Cristóbal de Morales
WRITER
1600 - 1655
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1600
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Giordano Bruno
ASTRONOMER
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 1
Ishida Mitsunari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 2
Sawney Bean
EXTREMIST
1600 - 1600
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 3
Catharina van Hemessen
PAINTER
1528 - 1600
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 4
Konishi Yukinaga
POLITICIAN
1555 - 1600
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 5
Hosokawa Gracia
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1600
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 6
José de Acosta
WRITER
1540 - 1600
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 7
Luis de Molina
PHILOSOPHER
1535 - 1600
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 8
Enrique of Malacca
EXPLORER
1495 - 1600
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 9
Gaspar de Lemos
EXPLORER
1500 - 1600
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 10
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1600
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 11
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sawney Bean ranks 850 out of NaN. Before him are Cynegils (575), Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892), Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Samuel Richardson (1689), and Eadwig (940). After him are Daniel Rutherford (1749), H. Rider Haggard (1856), Sean Bean (1959), Charles Frederick Worth (1825), John Nelson Darby (1800), and J. Bruce Ismay (1862).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Cynegils
NOBLEMAN
575 - 642
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 844
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
PILOT
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 845
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
NOBLEMAN
1864 - 1892
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 846
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
POLITICIAN
1415 - 1495
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 847
Samuel Richardson
WRITER
1689 - 1761
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 848
Eadwig
POLITICIAN
940 - 959
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 849
Sawney Bean
EXTREMIST
1600 - 1600
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 850
Daniel Rutherford
PHYSICIST
1749 - 1819
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 851
H. Rider Haggard
WRITER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 852
Sean Bean
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 853
Charles Frederick Worth
FASHION DESIGNER
1825 - 1895
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 854
John Nelson Darby
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1882
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 855
J. Bruce Ismay
BUSINESSPERSON
1862 - 1937
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 856
Among Extremists In United Kingdom
Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Sawney Bean ranks 1. After him are Emperor Norton (1818), John Haigh (1909), John Christie (1899), Harold Shipman (1946), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Fred West (1941), John Adams (1767), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), Mary Bell (1957), Jonathan Wild (1683), and Guy Burgess (1911).
Sawney Bean
1600 - 1600
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 1
Emperor Norton
1818 - 1880
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 2
John Haigh
1909 - 1949
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 3
John Christie
1899 - 1953
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 4
Harold Shipman
1946 - 2004
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 5
Dennis Nilsen
1945 - 2018
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 6
Fred West
1941 - 1995
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 7
John Adams
1767 - 1829
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 8
Peter Sutcliffe
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 9
Mary Bell
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10
Jonathan Wild
1683 - 1725
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 11
Guy Burgess
1911 - 1963
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 12
