EXTREMIST
Yang Xinhai
1968 - 2004
Yang Xinhai
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 1999 and 2003. He was sentenced to death and executed. He was dubbed the "Monster Killer" by the media. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Xinhai has received more than 1,546,066 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Yang Xinhai is the 243rd most popular extremist (down from 211th in 2019), the 991st most popular biography from China (down from 941st in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
44.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.20
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Yang Xinhai ranks 243 out of 283. Before him are Howard Marks, Robert Pickton, Bobby Joe Long, Ramzi Yousef, Zacarias Moussaoui, and Abu Mohammad al-Julani. After him are Eric Rudolph, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Hamza bin Laden, Karla Homolka, Javed Iqbal, and Vlado Taneski.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
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Howard Marks
1945 - 2016
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 237
Robert Pickton
1949 - 2024
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 238
Bobby Joe Long
1953 - 2019
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 239
Ramzi Yousef
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 240
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 241
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 242
Yang Xinhai
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 243
Eric Rudolph
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 244
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 245
Hamza bin Laden
1989 - 2019
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 246
Karla Homolka
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 247
Javed Iqbal
1961 - 2001
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 248
Vlado Taneski
1952 - 2008
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 249
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Yang Xinhai ranks 314. Before him are Hideo Nomo, Kiyohiko Azuma, Akihiko Hoshide, Princess Delphine of Belgium, Leonid Slutsky, and José Luis Sierra. After him are Anthony Michael Hall, Ed O'Brien, Norihiro Yagi, Rick J. Jordan, Vano Merabishvili, and Alain Sutter. Among people deceased in 2004, Yang Xinhai ranks 286. Before him are Rodger Ward, Robert Pastorelli, Alan King, Leonid Shcherbakov, Kristian Henriksen, and Eric Douglas. After him are Nirupa Roy, Fernando Poe Jr., Lea De Mae, Robert Bacher, Arnold Orville Beckman, and Vilayat Khan.
Others Born in 1968
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Hideo Nomo
BASEBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 308
Kiyohiko Azuma
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 309
Akihiko Hoshide
ASTRONAUT
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 310
Princess Delphine of Belgium
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 311
Leonid Slutsky
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 312
José Luis Sierra
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 313
Yang Xinhai
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 314
Anthony Michael Hall
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 315
Ed O'Brien
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 316
Norihiro Yagi
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 317
Rick J. Jordan
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 318
Vano Merabishvili
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 319
Alain Sutter
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 320
Others Deceased in 2004
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Rodger Ward
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 280
Robert Pastorelli
ACTOR
1954 - 2004
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 281
Alan King
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 282
Leonid Shcherbakov
ATHLETE
1927 - 2004
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 283
Kristian Henriksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 284
Eric Douglas
ACTOR
1958 - 2004
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 285
Yang Xinhai
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 286
Nirupa Roy
ACTOR
1931 - 2004
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 287
Fernando Poe Jr.
ACTOR
1939 - 2004
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 288
Lea De Mae
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1976 - 2004
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 289
Robert Bacher
PHYSICIST
1905 - 2004
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 290
Arnold Orville Beckman
INVENTOR
1900 - 2004
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 291
Vilayat Khan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2004
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 292
In China
Among people born in China, Yang Xinhai ranks 991 out of 1,610. Before him are Pauline Chan Bo-Lin (1973), Yang Mi (1986), Wang Dan (1969), Chloé Zhao (1982), Chen Muhua (1921), and Zheng Zhi (1980). After him are Xie Jun (1970), Hu Jun (1968), Liao Yiwu (1958), Wang Hao (1983), Yuja Wang (1987), and Zhang Shichuan (1890).
Others born in China
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Pauline Chan Bo-Lin
ACTOR
1973 - 2002
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 985
Yang Mi
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 986
Wang Dan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 987
Chloé Zhao
FILM DIRECTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 988
Chen Muhua
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2011
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 989
Zheng Zhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 990
Yang Xinhai
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 991
Xie Jun
CHESS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 992
Hu Jun
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 993
Liao Yiwu
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 994
Wang Hao
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 995
Yuja Wang
MUSICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 996
Zhang Shichuan
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1954
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 997
Among EXTREMISTS In China
Among extremists born in China, Yang Xinhai ranks 1.
