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Anders Behring Breivik

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Anders Behring Breivik (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂nːəʂ ˈbêːrɪŋ ˈbræ̂ɪviːk] ; born 13 February 1979), officially Far Skaldigrimmr Rauskjoldr av Northriki and formerly Fjotolf Hansen , is a Norwegian neo-Nazi terrorist and mass murderer. He perpetrated the 2011 Norway attacks in which he killed 8 people by detonating a van bomb at Regjeringskvartalet in Oslo, and 2 hours later he committed a massacre that killed 69 participants (33 of the victims being under the age of 18) of a Workers' Youth League (AUF) summer camp, in a mass shooting on the island of Utøya. After Breivik was found psychologically competent to stand trial, his criminal trial was held in 2012. That year, Breivik was found guilty of mass murder, causing a fatal explosion, and terrorism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2024). Anders Behring Breivik is the 36th most popular extremist (up from 87th in 2024), the 57th most popular biography from Norway (up from 79th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Extremist.

Anders Behring Breivik is most famous for the terrorist attack he carried out in Norway on July 22, 2011. He killed 77 people and injured 319 people.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Anders Behring Breivik ranks 36 out of 283. Before him are Carlos the Jackal, Machine Gun Kelly, Ulrike Meinhof, Frank Sheeran, Cleon, and Charles Ponzi. After him are John Hinckley Jr., H. H. Holmes, Robert-François Damiens, Luis Carrero Blanco, Timothy McVeigh, and Otto Ohlendorf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Anders Behring Breivik ranks 2. Before him is Chris Pratt. After him are Heath Ledger, Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Hart, Andrea Pirlo, Markus Persson, Valentino Rossi, Diego Forlán, Kimi Räikkönen, Roberta Metsola, and Alice Weidel.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Anders Behring Breivik ranks 57 out of 1,039. Before him are Magnus IV of Sweden (1316), Gunnar Sønsteby (1918), Jon Fosse (1959), Hans Egede (1686), Inge II of Norway (1185), and Eystein I of Norway (1088). After him are Trygve Haavelmo (1911), Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Ivar Giaever (1929), and Sonja Henie (1912).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Norway

Among extremists born in Norway, Anders Behring Breivik ranks 1. After him are Belle Gunness (1859).

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