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Barry Seal

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Adler Berriman "Barry" Seal (July 16, 1939 – February 19, 1986) was an American commercial airline pilot who became a major drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel. When Seal was convicted of smuggling charges, he became an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration and testified in several major drug trials. He was murdered on February 19, 1986, by contract killers hired by the cartel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Seal is the 81st most popular extremist (up from 103rd in 2019), the 1,895th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,164th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Extremist.

Barry Seal was a drug smuggler who was recruited by the CIA to work as an informant. He was eventually arrested and sentenced to a prison term of ten years.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Barry Seal ranks 81 out of 283. Before him are Emperor Norton, Gudrun Ensslin, Axeman of New Orleans, George Jung, Taha Yassin Ramadan, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. After him are Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Ronald DeFeo Jr., Mohammed Deif, Fritz Honka, Madame de Brinvilliers, and Pedro López.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Barry Seal ranks 83. Before him are Bertrand Blier, Gangubai Kothewali, Kim Jae-ryong, Richard Serra, Fikret Abdić, and Dion DiMucci. After him are Étienne Mourrut, Scott Glenn, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Helmut Haller, Ruggero Deodato, and Fritjof Capra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Seal ranks 1,895 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Johnson (1946), William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), David Cross (1964), Helen Hunt (1963), Lloyd Bridges (1913), and James Dwight Dana (1813). After him are Ben Gazzara (1930), Elliott Gould (1938), Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929), John Foster Dulles (1888), Robert Loggia (1930), and Natalie Clifford Barney (1876).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Barry Seal ranks 31. Before him are Aileen Wuornos (1956), Rodney Alcala (1943), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Jordan Belfort (1962), Axeman of New Orleans (null), and George Jung (1942). After him are Ronald DeFeo Jr. (1951), Susan Atkins (1948), John List (1925), James Earl Ray (1928), Gary Ridgway (1949), and Bobby Joe Long (1953).

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