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Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440

Gilles de Rais
Gilles de Rais, Baron de Rais (French: [ʒil də ʁɛ]; also spelled "Retz"; c. 1405 – 26 October 1440) was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children. An important lord as heir to some great noble lineages of western France, he rallied to the cause of King Charles VII of France and waged war against the English. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gilles de Rais is the 15th most popular extremist (down from 11th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from France (down from 281st in 2019) and the most popular French Extremist.
Gilles de Rais is most famous for being a French nobleman who was accused of kidnapping, torturing, and murdering hundreds of children in the 15th century.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Gilles de Rais ranks 15 out of 283. Before him are Abdullah Öcalan, Herostratus, Amon Göth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Frederick Trump, and Man in the Iron Mask. After him are Leon Czolgosz, Golden State Killer, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ramón Mercader, and Patrizia Reggiani.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbdullah Öcalan
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 9
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 10
Amon Göth
1908 - 1946
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 11
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 12
Frederick Trump
1869 - 1918
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 13
Man in the Iron Mask
1640 - 1703
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 14
Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 15
Leon Czolgosz
1873 - 1901
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 16
Golden State Killer
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 17
Ayman al-Zawahiri
1951 - 2022
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 18
Jeffrey Dahmer
1960 - 1994
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 19
Ramón Mercader
1913 - 1978
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 20
Patrizia Reggiani
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1405, Gilles de Rais ranks 3. Before him are Skanderbeg, and Pope Pius II. After him are John II of Castile, Thomas Malory, Maria of Trebizond, Ulugh Muhammad, Sophia of Halshany, and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Among people deceased in 1440, Gilles de Rais ranks 1. After him are Frances of Rome, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Cennino Cennini, Itzcoatl, Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, and Irene Gattilusio.
Others Born in 1405
Go to all RankingsSkanderbeg
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1468
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 1
Pope Pius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1405 - 1464
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 2
Gilles de Rais
EXTREMIST
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 3
John II of Castile
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1454
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 4
Thomas Malory
WRITER
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 5
Maria of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1439
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 6
Ulugh Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1445
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 7
Sophia of Halshany
POLITICIAN
1405 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 8
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1469
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 9
Others Deceased in 1440
Go to all RankingsGilles de Rais
EXTREMIST
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 1
Frances of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1384 - 1440
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1371 - 1440
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 3
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
POLITICIAN
1365 - 1440
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 4
Cennino Cennini
PAINTER
1360 - 1440
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
Itzcoatl
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1440
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 6
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1390 - 1440
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 7
Irene Gattilusio
COMPANION
1301 - 1440
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 8
In France
Among people born in France, Gilles de Rais ranks 307 out of 6,770. Before him are Alfred Werner (1866), Urbain Le Verrier (1811), Claude Lorrain (1600), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), and Victor Grignard (1871). After him are Robert II of France (972), Josquin des Prez (1450), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Jean Gabin (1904), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), and Germaine de Staël (1766).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlfred Werner
CHEMIST
1866 - 1919
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 301
Urbain Le Verrier
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1877
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 302
Claude Lorrain
PAINTER
1600 - 1682
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 303
Oscar I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1859
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 304
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
PHYSICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 305
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 306
Gilles de Rais
EXTREMIST
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 307
Robert II of France
POLITICIAN
972 - 1031
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 308
Josquin des Prez
COMPOSER
1450 - 1521
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 309
Raynald of Châtillon
NOBLEMAN
1123 - 1187
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 310
Jean Gabin
ACTOR
1904 - 1976
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 311
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
NOBLEMAN
1775 - 1844
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 312
Germaine de Staël
WRITER
1766 - 1817
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 313
Among EXTREMISTS In France
Among extremists born in France, Gilles de Rais ranks 1. After him are Robert-François Damiens (1715), Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Madame de Brinvilliers (1630), Michel Fourniret (1942), Jacques Mesrine (1936), Édouard Vaillant (1840), Zacarias Moussaoui (1968), and Yvan Colonna (1960).
Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 1
Robert-François Damiens
1715 - 1757
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 2
Henri Désiré Landru
1869 - 1922
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 3
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
1409 - 1476
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 4
Madame de Brinvilliers
1630 - 1676
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 5
Michel Fourniret
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 6
Jacques Mesrine
1936 - 1979
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 7
Édouard Vaillant
1840 - 1915
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 8
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 9
Yvan Colonna
1960 - 2022
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 10