EXTREMIST
Whitey Bulger
1929 - 2018
Whitey Bulger
James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. ( ; September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish Mob group in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston. On December 23, 1994, Bulger fled the Boston area and went into hiding after his former FBI handler, John Connolly, tipped him off about a pending RICO indictment against him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Whitey Bulger has received more than 23,695,349 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Whitey Bulger is the 93rd most popular extremist (up from 97th in 2019), the 1,924th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,174th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Extremist.
Whitey Bulger is most famous for being an Irish-American mobster who became a government informant and was a fugitive from the law for 16 years before being captured in 2011.
Memorability Metrics
24M
Page Views (PV)
58.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
2.69
Effective Languages (L*)
4.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Whitey Bulger ranks 93 out of 283. Before him are Susan Atkins, Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, Fritz Honka, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Henry Lee Lucas, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. After him are Jacques Mesrine, Luciano Leggio, Jack Unterweger, Harold Shipman, Sirhan Sirhan, and Wilhelm Voigt.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSusan Atkins
1948 - 2009
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 87
Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova
1730 - 1801
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 88
Fritz Honka
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 89
Nedeljko Čabrinović
1895 - 1916
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 90
Henry Lee Lucas
1936 - 2001
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 91
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
1966 - 2006
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 92
Whitey Bulger
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 93
Jacques Mesrine
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 94
Luciano Leggio
1925 - 1993
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 95
Jack Unterweger
1951 - 1994
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 96
Harold Shipman
1946 - 2004
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 97
Sirhan Sirhan
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 98
Wilhelm Voigt
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Whitey Bulger ranks 126. Before him are Hugo Claus, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Don Murray, Filaret, and Carolyn S. Shoemaker. After him are Fred Phelps, Robert Faurisson, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Rafael Eitan, Édouard Balladur, and Michael Michai Kitbunchu. Among people deceased in 2018, Whitey Bulger ranks 77. Before him are Quini, Thorvald Stoltenberg, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Efraín Ríos Montt, Henri Michel, and Samir Amin. After him are James Mirrlees, Odvar Nordli, Richard Pipes, Robert Faurisson, Uri Avnery, and Hayden White.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsHugo Claus
WRITER
1929 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 120
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1972
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 121
Dina bint Abdul-Hamid
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 122
Don Murray
ACTOR
1929 - 2024
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 123
Filaret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 124
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 125
Whitey Bulger
EXTREMIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 126
Fred Phelps
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 127
Robert Faurisson
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 128
Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 129
Rafael Eitan
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2004
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 130
Édouard Balladur
POLITICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 131
Michael Michai Kitbunchu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 132
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsQuini
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 71
Thorvald Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 72
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 73
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 74
Henri Michel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 75
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 76
Whitey Bulger
EXTREMIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 77
James Mirrlees
ECONOMIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 78
Odvar Nordli
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2018
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 79
Richard Pipes
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 80
Robert Faurisson
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 81
Uri Avnery
WRITER
1923 - 2018
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 82
Hayden White
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 83
In United States
Among people born in United States, Whitey Bulger ranks 1,924 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Stella (1936), Lee Remick (1935), Fred Haise (1933), Bruno Mars (1985), Eddie Constantine (1913), and Jean Arthur (1900). After him are Frances Conroy (1953), Nancy Fraser (1947), Armand Assante (1949), Natalie Zemon Davis (1928), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807), and Bruce McCandless II (1937).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFrank Stella
PAINTER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1,918
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,919
Fred Haise
ASTRONAUT
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,920
Bruno Mars
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,921
Eddie Constantine
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,922
Jean Arthur
ACTOR
1900 - 1991
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,923
Whitey Bulger
EXTREMIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,924
Frances Conroy
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,925
Nancy Fraser
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,926
Armand Assante
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,927
Natalie Zemon Davis
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,928
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
WRITER
1807 - 1882
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,929
Bruce McCandless II
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,930
Among EXTREMISTS In United States
Among extremists born in United States, Whitey Bulger ranks 27. Before him are Jordan Belfort (1962), Frank Sheeran (1920), Ma Barker (1873), James Earl Ray (1928), Susan Atkins (1948), and Henry Lee Lucas (1936). After him are Robert Hansen (1939), Barry Seal (1939), Richard Ramirez (1960), Baruch Goldstein (1956), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), and Aldrich Ames (1941).
Jordan Belfort
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 21
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 22
Ma Barker
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 23
James Earl Ray
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 24
Susan Atkins
1948 - 2009
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 25
Henry Lee Lucas
1936 - 2001
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 26
Whitey Bulger
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 27
Robert Hansen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 28
Barry Seal
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 29
Richard Ramirez
1960 - 2013
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 30
Baruch Goldstein
1956 - 1994
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 31
Delphine LaLaurie
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 32
Aldrich Ames
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 33