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Seung-Hui Cho

1984 - 2007

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Seung-Hui Cho (; Korean: 조승희; [tɕo sɯŋhi] ; January 18, 1984 – April 16, 2007) was a South Korean mass murderer who perpetrated the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols on April 16, 2007, at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. This killing is the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, and was at the time the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. A senior-level undergraduate student of creative writing at the university, Cho died by suicide after police breached the doors of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall which Cho had locked with heavy chains, where most of the shooting had taken place. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Seung-Hui Cho is the 284th most popular extremist (down from 254th in 2024), the 845th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 498th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Seung-Hui Cho ranks 284 out of 283. Before him are James Holmes, Robert William Fisher, Colin Pitchfork, Mohand al-Shehri, Baitullah Mehsud, and Nawaf al-Hazmi. After him are Hamza al-Ghamdi, Satam al-Suqami, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Beverley Allitt, Qasim al-Raymi, and Mohammed Bijeh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Seung-Hui Cho ranks 502. Before him are Eduardo Bolsonaro, Darío Cvitanich, Masoud Shojaei, Sofia Arvidsson, Deron Williams, and Xavier Margairaz. After him are Rodri, Robert Helenius, Shoji Yamada, Andrew Bogut, Jane Zhang, and Denis Kapustin. Among people deceased in 2007, Seung-Hui Cho ranks 426. Before him are Siobhan Dowd, Phil O'Donnell, Jeroen Boere, Charles Nelson Reilly, Maria Cioncan, and Diego Corrales. After him are Barbara McNair, U;Nee, Barbara Gittings, Thomas Eagleton, Luther Ingram, and Derek Dougan.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Seung-Hui Cho ranks 845 out of 1,128. Before him are Park Jung-ah (1981), Kim Hye-yoon (1996), Kim Sung-kyu (1989), Kim Young-chul (1976), Solar (1991), and Yoon Se-ah (1978). After him are Kim Do-heon (1982), Oh Kyo-moon (1972), Doyoung (1996), Linda Park (1978), Lee Hae-ri (1985), and Seo Woo (1985).

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Among EXTREMISTS In South Korea

Among extremists born in South Korea, Seung-Hui Cho ranks 2. Before him are Yoo Young-chul (1970).

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