EXTREMIST
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Today

Edmund Kemper
Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948) is an American serial killer convicted of murdering seven women and one girl between May 1972 and April 1973. Years earlier, at the age of 15, Kemper had murdered his paternal grandparents. Kemper was nicknamed the "Co-ed Killer", as most of his non-familial victims were female college students hitchhiking in the vicinity of Santa Cruz County, California. Most of his murders included necrophilia, decapitation, dismemberment and possibly cannibalism. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Kemper is the 61st most popular extremist (down from 50th in 2019), the 1,566th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,192nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Extremist.
Edmund kemper is most famous for being a serial killer who murdered 10 people, including his mother and grandparents.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Edmund Kemper ranks 61 out of 283. Before him are Pavlik Morozov, Tex Watson, Karl Denke, Friedrich Jeckeln, Gary Gilmore, and Dennis Rader. After him are Fritz Haarmann, Tommaso Buscetta, Henri Désiré Landru, Aileen Wuornos, Rodney Alcala, and Marvin Heemeyer.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPavlik Morozov
1918 - 1932
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 55
Tex Watson
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 56
Karl Denke
1860 - 1924
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 57
Friedrich Jeckeln
1895 - 1946
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 58
Gary Gilmore
1940 - 1977
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 59
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 60
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 61
Fritz Haarmann
1879 - 1925
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 62
Tommaso Buscetta
1928 - 2000
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 63
Henri Désiré Landru
1869 - 1922
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 64
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 65
Rodney Alcala
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 66
Marvin Heemeyer
1951 - 2004
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Edmund Kemper ranks 84. Before him are Radomir Antić, Luis Galván, Brian Eno, William Gibson, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and Svetlana Savitskaya. After him are Jayalalithaa, Ichirou Mizuki, Raymond Leo Burke, Charles Maung Bo, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Dominique Sanda.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsRadomir Antić
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 78
Luis Galván
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2025
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 79
Brian Eno
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 80
William Gibson
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 81
Bernard-Henri Lévy
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 82
Svetlana Savitskaya
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 83
Edmund Kemper
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 84
Jayalalithaa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 85
Ichirou Mizuki
COMPOSER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 86
Raymond Leo Burke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 87
Charles Maung Bo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 88
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 89
Dominique Sanda
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 90
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edmund Kemper ranks 1,566 out of 20,380. Before him are Tess Gerritsen (1953), Richard Smalley (1943), Claudia Goldin (1946), Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), David Duchovny (1960), and Linda McCartney (1941). After him are Mitt Romney (1947), Don Shirley (1927), Daniel Dennett (1942), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Alan Ladd (1913), and George Stinney (1929).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTess Gerritsen
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,560
Richard Smalley
CHEMIST
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,561
Claudia Goldin
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,562
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
CHEMIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,563
David Duchovny
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,564
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,565
Edmund Kemper
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,566
Mitt Romney
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,567
Don Shirley
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2013
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,568
Daniel Dennett
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,569
Raymond Leo Burke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,570
Alan Ladd
ACTOR
1913 - 1964
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,571
George Stinney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1944
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,572
Among EXTREMISTS In United States
Among extremists born in United States, Edmund Kemper ranks 24. Before him are Jim Jones (1931), William Kemmler (1860), Butch Cassidy (1866), Tex Watson (1945), Gary Gilmore (1940), and Dennis Rader (1945). After him are Aileen Wuornos (1956), Rodney Alcala (1943), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Jordan Belfort (1962), Axeman of New Orleans (null), and George Jung (1942).
Jim Jones
1931 - 1978
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 18
William Kemmler
1860 - 1890
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 19
Butch Cassidy
1866 - 1908
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 20
Tex Watson
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 21
Gary Gilmore
1940 - 1977
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 22
Dennis Rader
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 23
Edmund Kemper
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 24
Aileen Wuornos
1956 - 2002
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 25
Rodney Alcala
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 26
Marvin Heemeyer
1951 - 2004
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 27
Jordan Belfort
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 28
Axeman of New Orleans
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 29
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 30