EXTREMIST
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
William Kemmler
William Francis Kemmler (May 9, 1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American murderer who was the first person executed by electric chair. He was convicted of murdering Matilda "Tillie" Ziegler, his common-law wife, a year earlier. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Kemmler has received more than 1,071,420 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. William Kemmler is the 41st most popular extremist (down from 39th in 2019), the 923rd most popular biography from United States (down from 870th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Extremist.
William Kemmler was the first person to be executed by electric chair in 1890.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
63.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
7.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, William Kemmler ranks 41 out of 283. Before him are Andreas Baader, H. H. Holmes, Jim Jones, Tommaso Buscetta, Peter Kürten, and Joseph Kony. After him are Mehmet Ali Ağca, Fritz Haarmann, Gudrun Ensslin, Madame de Brinvilliers, Timothy McVeigh, and George Jung.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndreas Baader
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 35
H. H. Holmes
1861 - 1896
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 36
Jim Jones
1931 - 1978
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 37
Tommaso Buscetta
1928 - 2000
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 38
Peter Kürten
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 39
Joseph Kony
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 40
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 41
Mehmet Ali Ağca
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 42
Fritz Haarmann
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 43
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 44
Madame de Brinvilliers
1630 - 1676
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 45
Timothy McVeigh
1968 - 2001
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 46
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 47
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, William Kemmler ranks 26. Before him are Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Ernest Thompson Seton, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Hugo Wolf, John J. Pershing, and Louis Wain. After him are Hjalmar Branting, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Oda Krohg, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Karl Denke, and René Lalique. Among people deceased in 1890, William Kemmler ranks 14. Before him are César Franck, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Joseph Merrick, Henri Nestlé, Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Richard Francis Burton. After him are Niels Gade, John Henry Newman, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Louis Le Prince, Gottfried Keller, and Lorenz von Stein.
Others Born in 1860
Go to all RankingsIgnacy Jan Paderewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 20
Ernest Thompson Seton
WRITER
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 21
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
INVENTOR
1860 - 1940
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 22
Hugo Wolf
COMPOSER
1860 - 1903
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 23
John J. Pershing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 24
Louis Wain
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 25
William Kemmler
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 26
Hjalmar Branting
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1925
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 27
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1922
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 28
Oda Krohg
PAINTER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 29
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 30
Karl Denke
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1924
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 31
René Lalique
DESIGNER
1860 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1890
Go to all RankingsCésar Franck
COMPOSER
1822 - 1890
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 8
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1834 - 1890
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 9
Joseph Merrick
CELEBRITY
1862 - 1890
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 10
Henri Nestlé
BUSINESSPERSON
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 11
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1811 - 1890
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 12
Richard Francis Burton
EXPLORER
1821 - 1890
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 13
William Kemmler
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 14
Niels Gade
COMPOSER
1817 - 1890
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 15
John Henry Newman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 16
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
COMPANION
1864 - 1890
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 17
Louis Le Prince
INVENTOR
1841 - 1890
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 18
Gottfried Keller
WRITER
1819 - 1890
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 19
Lorenz von Stein
ECONOMIST
1815 - 1890
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 20
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Kemmler ranks 923 out of 20,380. Before him are Willard Libby (1908), Larry Hagman (1931), Billy Joel (1949), Jennifer Connelly (1970), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), and Burton Richter (1931). After him are Richard Crenna (1926), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), Stanley Milgram (1933), Rod Steiger (1925), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), and Steve Martin (1945).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWillard Libby
CHEMIST
1908 - 1980
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 917
Larry Hagman
ACTOR
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 918
Billy Joel
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 919
Jennifer Connelly
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 920
Jerry Lee Lewis
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 921
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 922
William Kemmler
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 923
Richard Crenna
ACTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 924
Neale Donald Walsch
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 925
Stanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 926
Rod Steiger
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 927
Christian B. Anfinsen
CHEMIST
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 928
Steve Martin
COMEDIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 929
Among EXTREMISTS In United States
Among extremists born in United States, William Kemmler ranks 13. Before him are John Wayne Gacy (1942), Ted Kaczynski (1942), Ed Gein (1906), Albert Fish (1870), H. H. Holmes (1861), and Jim Jones (1931). After him are Timothy McVeigh (1968), George Jung (1942), Edmund Kemper (1948), Butch Cassidy (1866), Aileen Wuornos (1956), and Dennis Rader (1945).
John Wayne Gacy
1942 - 1994
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 7
Ted Kaczynski
1942 - 2023
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 8
Ed Gein
1906 - 1984
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 9
Albert Fish
1870 - 1936
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 10
H. H. Holmes
1861 - 1896
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 11
Jim Jones
1931 - 1978
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 12
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 13
Timothy McVeigh
1968 - 2001
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 14
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 15
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 16
Butch Cassidy
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 17
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 18
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 19