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Alexander Pichushkin
1974 - Today

Alexander Pichushkin
Alexander Yuryevich Pichushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ю́рьевич Пичу́шкин; born 9 April 1974), also known as the Chessboard Killer (Убийца с шахматной доской) and the Bitsa Park Maniac (Битцевский маньяк), is a Russian serial killer who is believed to have killed at least forty-nine people, and possibly as many as sixty, between 1992 and 2006. Pichushkin was active in Moscow's Bitsa Park, where a number of the victims' bodies were found. In 2007 he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Pichushkin is the 225th most popular extremist (down from 218th in 2019), the 1,698th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,706th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Russian Extremist.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Alexander Pichushkin ranks 225 out of 283. Before him are Amparo Poch y Gascón, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, Mikhail Popkov, Mildred Gillars, Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, and Abdullah Çatlı. After him are Frank James, Donato Bilancia, Christopher Scarver, Tommy Robinson, Ottis Toole, and Robert Pickton.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmparo Poch y Gascón
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 219
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
1979 - 2023
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 220
Mikhail Popkov
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 221
Mildred Gillars
1900 - 1988
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 222
Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 223
Abdullah Çatlı
1956 - 1996
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 224
Alexander Pichushkin
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 225
Frank James
1843 - 1915
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 226
Donato Bilancia
1951 - 2020
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 227
Christopher Scarver
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 228
Tommy Robinson
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 229
Ottis Toole
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 230
Robert Pickton
1949 - 2024
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 231
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Alexander Pichushkin ranks 120. Before him are Romain Duris, Angela Gossow, Mr Lordi, Josh Radnor, Matthew Macfadyen, and Julio Ricardo Cruz. After him are Guillaume Musso, Tosca Musk, Sylvinho, Dado Pršo, Hidetaka Miyazaki, and Aneela Mirza.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsRomain Duris
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 114
Angela Gossow
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 115
Mr Lordi
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 116
Josh Radnor
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 117
Matthew Macfadyen
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 118
Julio Ricardo Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 119
Alexander Pichushkin
EXTREMIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 120
Guillaume Musso
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 121
Tosca Musk
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 122
Sylvinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 123
Dado Pršo
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 124
Hidetaka Miyazaki
GAME DESIGNER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 125
Aneela Mirza
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 126
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexander Pichushkin ranks 1,698 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Petrov (1947), Vladimir Gusinsky (1952), Irina Khakamada (1955), Leonid Spirin (1932), Aleksandr Khanzhonkov (1877), and Grigory Leps (1962). After him are Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov (1851), Yunus-bek Yevkurov (1963), Petr Aven (1955), Mikhail Tikhonravov (1900), Alexander Tikhonov (1947), and Yakov Sannikov (1780).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Petrov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,692
Vladimir Gusinsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,693
Irina Khakamada
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,694
Leonid Spirin
ATHLETE
1932 - 1982
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,695
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1945
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,696
Grigory Leps
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,697
Alexander Pichushkin
EXTREMIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,698
Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1919
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,699
Yunus-bek Yevkurov
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,700
Petr Aven
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,701
Mikhail Tikhonravov
ENGINEER
1900 - 1974
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,702
Alexander Tikhonov
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,703
Yakov Sannikov
EXPLORER
1780 - 1825
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,704
Among EXTREMISTS In Russia
Among extremists born in Russia, Alexander Pichushkin ranks 7. Before him are Pavlik Morozov (1918), Shamil Basayev (1965), Wilhelm Voigt (1849), Dokka Umarov (1964), Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov (1874), and Mikhail Popkov (1964).
Pavlik Morozov
1918 - 1932
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 1
Shamil Basayev
1965 - 2006
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Voigt
1849 - 1922
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 3
Dokka Umarov
1964 - 2013
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 4
Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
1874 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 5
Mikhail Popkov
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 6
Alexander Pichushkin
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 7