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Yang Xinhai

1968 - 2004

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Yang Xinhai (Chinese: 杨新海; pinyin: Yáng Xīnhǎi; July 17, 1968 – February 14, 2004), also known as Yang Zhiya and Yang Liu, was a Chinese serial killer and mass murderer who confessed to committing 67 murders and 23 rapes between 2000 and 2003. He was sentenced to death and executed. Dubbed the "Monster Killer" by the media, he is the most prolific known serial killer in China since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Yang Xinhai is the 249th most popular extremist (down from 245th in 2024), the 965th most popular biography from China (up from 994th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Yang Xinhai ranks 249 out of 283. Before him are Richard Jewell, Zacarias Moussaoui, Joseph Paul Franklin, Francis Parker Yockey, Javed Iqbal, and Abdul Quader Molla. After him are Yolanda Saldívar, Richard B. Spencer, Charles Cullen, Yvan Colonna, Howard Marks, and Ramzi Yousef.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Yang Xinhai ranks 297. Before him are Gloria Trevi, Hami Mandıralı, Phạm Nhật Vượng, Jill Hennessy, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and Claudio Suárez. After him are Junichi Masuda, Sophie Okonedo, Laurent Jalabert, Matteo Garrone, Jason Donovan, and Pavel Kuka. Among people deceased in 2004, Yang Xinhai ranks 281. Before him are Robert Pastorelli, Custódio Pinto, Robert Bacher, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and Helmut Rix. After him are Bob Tisdall, Carl Raddatz, Lyudmila Shishova, Julius Sang, Friedrich Waller, and David Raksin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Xinhai ranks 965 out of 1,610. Before him are Tashi Namgyal (1893), Ha Jin (1956), Hu Die (1908), Cui Jian (1961), James Wong Howe (1899), and Li Xi (1956). After him are Ma Jian (1953), Donduk Kuular (1888), Da-Wen Sun (1960), Zhang Yiming (1983), Li Wenliang (1986), and Coco Lee (1975).

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  • Photo of Tashi Namgyal

    Tashi Namgyal

    POLITICIAN

    1893 - 1963

    HPI: 53.72

    Rank: 959

  • Photo of Ha Jin

    Ha Jin

    WRITER

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 53.71

    Rank: 960

  • Photo of Hu Die

    Hu Die

    ACTOR

    1908 - 1989

    HPI: 53.62

    Rank: 961

  • Photo of Cui Jian

    Cui Jian

    MUSICIAN

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 53.45

    Rank: 962

  • Photo of James Wong Howe

    James Wong Howe

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1899 - 1976

    HPI: 53.38

    Rank: 963

  • Photo of Li Xi

    Li Xi

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 53.36

    Rank: 964

  • Photo of Yang Xinhai

    Yang Xinhai

    EXTREMIST

    1968 - 2004

    HPI: 53.34

    Rank: 965

  • Photo of Ma Jian

    Ma Jian

    WRITER

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 53.32

    Rank: 966

  • Photo of Donduk Kuular

    Donduk Kuular

    POLITICIAN

    1888 - 1932

    HPI: 53.23

    Rank: 967

  • Photo of Da-Wen Sun

    Da-Wen Sun

    ENGINEER

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 968

  • Photo of Zhang Yiming

    Zhang Yiming

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of Li Wenliang

    Li Wenliang

    CELEBRITY

    1986 - 2020

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 970

  • Photo of Coco Lee

    Coco Lee

    MUSICIAN

    1975 - 2023

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 971

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Among EXTREMISTS In China

Among extremists born in China, Yang Xinhai ranks 1. 

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