EXTREMIST
Ulrike Meinhof
1934 - 1976
Ulrike Meinhof
Ulrike Marie Meinhof (7 October 1934 – 9 May 1976) was a German left-wing journalist and founding member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany, commonly referred to in the press as the "Baader-Meinhof gang". She is the reputed author of The Urban Guerilla Concept (1971). The manifesto acknowledges the RAF's "roots in the history of the student movement"; condemns "reformism" as "a brake on the anti-capitalist struggle"; and invokes Mao Zedong to define "armed struggle" as "the highest form of Marxism-Leninism".Meinhof, who took part in the RAF's May Offensive in 1972, was arrested in June of that year and spent the rest of her life in custody, largely isolated from outside contact. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulrike Meinhof has received more than 1,249,348 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Ulrike Meinhof is the 20th most popular extremist, the 351st most popular biography from Germany (up from 382nd in 2019) and the most popular German Extremist.
Ulrike Meinhof was a German militant left-wing activist and journalist. She was a co-founder of the Red Army Faction, a communist terrorist group. She was captured in 1972, and she died in 1976 from self-inflicted injuries in prison.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
68.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
7.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.07
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Page views of Ulrike Meinhofs by language
Over the past year Ulrike Meinhof has had the most page views in the German wikipedia edition with 341,676 views, followed by English (193,507), and Russian (49,548). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (109.27%), Breton (94.27%), and Icelandic (68.76%)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Ulrike Meinhof ranks 20 out of 283. Before her are Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Ramón Mercader, Andrei Chikatilo, Ted Kaczynski, and Ayman al-Zawahiri. After her are Ed Gein, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Albert Fish, Charles Ponzi, Carlos the Jackal, and Patrizia Reggiani.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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1960 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 14
John Wayne Gacy
1942 - 1994
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 15
Ramón Mercader
1913 - 1978
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 16
Andrei Chikatilo
1936 - 1994
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 17
Ted Kaczynski
1942 - 2023
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 18
Ayman al-Zawahiri
1951 - 2022
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 19
Ulrike Meinhof
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 20
Ed Gein
1906 - 1984
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 21
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1971 - 2019
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 22
Albert Fish
1870 - 1936
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 23
Charles Ponzi
1882 - 1949
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 24
Carlos the Jackal
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 25
Patrizia Reggiani
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Ulrike Meinhof ranks 20. Before her are Judi Dench, Leonid Kravchuk, Vavá, Jane Goodall, Paco Rabanne, and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. After her are Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Pierre Richard, Stjepan Mesić, Shirley MacLaine, Empress Michiko, and Manuel Noriega. Among people deceased in 1976, Ulrike Meinhof ranks 15. Before her are Fritz Lang, Max Ernst, Jean Gabin, Bernard Montgomery, André Malraux, and Henrik Dam. After her are Man Ray, J. Paul Getty, Joachim Peiper, Jacques Monod, Eyvind Johnson, and Benjamin Britten.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsJudi Dench
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 14
Leonid Kravchuk
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 15
Vavá
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 16
Jane Goodall
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 17
Paco Rabanne
DESIGNER
1934 - 2023
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 18
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 19
Ulrike Meinhof
EXTREMIST
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 20
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 21
Pierre Richard
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 22
Stjepan Mesić
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 23
Shirley MacLaine
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 24
Empress Michiko
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 25
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1976
Go to all RankingsFritz Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 9
Max Ernst
PAINTER
1891 - 1976
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 10
Jean Gabin
ACTOR
1904 - 1976
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 11
Bernard Montgomery
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1976
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 12
André Malraux
WRITER
1901 - 1976
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 13
Henrik Dam
CHEMIST
1895 - 1976
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 14
Ulrike Meinhof
EXTREMIST
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 15
Man Ray
PAINTER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 16
J. Paul Getty
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 17
Joachim Peiper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 18
Jacques Monod
CHEMIST
1910 - 1976
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 19
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 20
Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 21
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ulrike Meinhof ranks 351 out of 7,253. Before her are August von Mackensen (1849), Adam Weishaupt (1748), Richard Dedekind (1831), Martin Niemöller (1892), Katherine Oppenheimer (1910), and Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808). After her are Emil Kraepelin (1856), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Theodor Schwann (1810), Otto Dix (1891), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), and Christian V of Denmark (1646).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAugust von Mackensen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1945
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 345
Adam Weishaupt
PHILOSOPHER
1748 - 1830
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 346
Richard Dedekind
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1916
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 347
Martin Niemöller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 348
Katherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 349
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1808 - 1888
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 350
Ulrike Meinhof
EXTREMIST
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 351
Emil Kraepelin
PHYSICIAN
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 352
Thomas à Kempis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1380 - 1471
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 353
Theodor Schwann
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1882
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 354
Otto Dix
PAINTER
1891 - 1969
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 355
Ludwig III of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 356
Christian V of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1699
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 357
Among EXTREMISTS In Germany
Among extremists born in Germany, Ulrike Meinhof ranks 1. After her are Frederick Trump (1869), Otto Ohlendorf (1907), Andreas Baader (1943), Peter Kürten (1883), Fritz Haarmann (1879), Gudrun Ensslin (1940), Friedrich Jeckeln (1895), Willi Herold (1925), Armin Meiwes (1961), Fritz Honka (1935), and Oskar Gröning (1921).
Ulrike Meinhof
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1
Frederick Trump
1869 - 1918
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 2
Otto Ohlendorf
1907 - 1951
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 3
Andreas Baader
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 4
Peter Kürten
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 5
Fritz Haarmann
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 7
Friedrich Jeckeln
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 8
Willi Herold
1925 - 1946
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
Armin Meiwes
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 10
Fritz Honka
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Oskar Gröning
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12