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EXTREMISTS
People
Pantheon has 323 people classified as extremists born between 450 BC and 2003. Of these 323, 76 (23.53%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living extremists include Zodiac Killer, Abdullah Öcalan, and Golden State Killer. The most famous deceased extremists include Jack the Ripper, John Wilkes Booth, and Gavrilo Princip. As of April 2024, 35 new extremists have been added to Pantheon including Milorad Ulemek, Richard Jewell, and Hiroshi Maeue.
Living Extremists
Go to all RankingsZodiac Killer
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Abdullah Öcalan
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.23
Golden State Killer
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Patrizia Reggiani
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Mehmet Ali Ağca
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.48
Carlos the Jackal
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Anders Behring Breivik
1979 - Present
HPI: 70.74
John Hinckley Jr.
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.69
Joseph Kony
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Tex Watson
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Deceased Extremists
Go to all RankingsJack the Ripper
1850 - Present
HPI: 87.14
John Wilkes Booth
1838 - 1865
HPI: 83.65
Gavrilo Princip
1894 - 1918
HPI: 80.84
Elizabeth Báthory
1560 - 1614
HPI: 80.77
Osama bin Laden
1957 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Charles Manson
1934 - 2017
HPI: 80.31
Ted Bundy
1946 - 1989
HPI: 79.00
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 77.45
Amon Göth
1908 - 1946
HPI: 77.38
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Frederick Trump
1869 - 1918
HPI: 76.82
Man in the Iron Mask
1640 - 1703
HPI: 76.42
Newly Added Extremists (2025)
Go to all RankingsMilorad Ulemek
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Richard Jewell
1962 - 2007
HPI: 54.34
Hiroshi Maeue
1968 - 2009
HPI: 50.19
Gary Ray Bowles
1962 - 2019
HPI: 48.40
Ramzi bin al-Shibh
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Aliaskhab Kebekov
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.23
Mohand al-Shehri
1979 - 2001
HPI: 45.63
Nawaf al-Hazmi
1976 - 2001
HPI: 45.45
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
1976 - 2015
HPI: 44.96
Qasim al-Raymi
1978 - 2020
HPI: 44.19
Ronald Dominique
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Places
Most extremists were born in United States (98), United Kingdom (24), and Germany (22). By city, the most common birth places were Chicago (5), 'Asir Province (4), and Al-Bahah Province (4).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as extremists in Pantheon are Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, Herostratus, and Cleon. The concentration of extremists was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier extremists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Extremists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Extremists since 1700.




























