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Guy Burgess

1911 - 1963

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Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess (16 April 1911 – 30 August 1963) was a British diplomat and Soviet double agent, and a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring that operated from the mid-1930s to the early years of the Cold War era. His defection in 1951 to the Soviet Union, with his fellow spy Donald Maclean, led to a serious breach in Anglo-United States intelligence co-operation, and caused long-lasting disruption and demoralisation in Britain's foreign and diplomatic services. Born into an upper middle class family, Burgess was educated at Eton College, the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and Trinity College, Cambridge. An assiduous networker, he embraced left-wing politics at Cambridge and joined the British Communist Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Burgess is the 190th most popular extremist (down from 187th in 2019), the 2,744th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,511th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Guy Burgess ranks 190 out of 283. Before him are Dean Corll, Radislav Krstić, Yigal Amir, Béla Kiss, Jan-Carl Raspe, and Aslan Usoyan. After him are Belle Gunness, Herbert Mullin, Bugs Moran, Carl Panzram, Patty Hearst, and Mary Surratt.

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Among people born in 1911, Guy Burgess ranks 169. Before him are Hans Münch, Hume Cronyn, Anatoly Rybakov, Gabriel Almond, Paul Augustin Mayer, and Floyd Council. After him are Heinz von Foerster, René Barjavel, Rafael Arnaiz Barón, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Grote Reber, and Xiao Hong. Among people deceased in 1963, Guy Burgess ranks 105. Before him are Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, Pierre Blanchar, Cilly Aussem, Ivan Bek, and John Farrow. After him are Fernando Tambroni, Vissarion Shebalin, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Mary Agnes Chase, James Kirkwood Sr., and Patsy Cline.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Guy Burgess ranks 2,745 out of 8,785. Before him are Mick Jones (1945), Kit Harington (1986), Henry de Bracton (1210), Al Stewart (1945), Frances Burney (1752), and Nick Kamen (1962). After him are John Madden (1949), Sally Potter (1949), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Cedric Hardwicke (1893), Corin Redgrave (1939), and George Turner (1841).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Guy Burgess ranks 12. Before him are Dennis Nilsen (1945), Fred West (1941), John Adams (1767), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), Mary Bell (1957), and Jonathan Wild (1683). After him are Amelia Dyer (1837), Dick Turpin (1705), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), Tommy Robinson (1982), John Bodkin Adams (1899), and Howard Marks (1945).

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