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Howard Marks

1945 - 2016

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Dennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases. At his peak he claimed to have been smuggling consignments of the drug as large as 30 tons, and was connected with groups as diverse as the CIA, the IRA, MI6, and the Mafia. He was eventually charged by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, convicted and given a 25-year prison sentence; he was released in April 1995 after serving seven years. Though he had up to 43 aliases, he became known as "Mr Nice" after he bought a passport from convicted murderer Donald Nice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Marks is the 248th most popular extremist (down from 238th in 2019), the 5,322nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,251st in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Howard Marks ranks 248 out of 283. Before him are Francis Parker Yockey, Javed Iqbal, Abdul Quader Molla, Yang Xinhai, Richard B. Spencer, and Yvan Colonna. After him are Ramzi Yousef, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Eric Rudolph, Charles Ng, and Vlado Taneski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Howard Marks ranks 610. Before him are Baudilio Jáuregui, Gülsün Sağlamer, Terence Davies, Paul Le Mat, Marianne Mendt, and J. P. Mallory. After him are Elizabeth Moon, Terry Callier, Chris Dreja, Rick Berman, August Wilson, and Vladimir Maksimov. Among people deceased in 2016, Howard Marks ranks 508. Before him are Rita Barberá, Eddie Keizan, Mr. Fuji, Väinö Huhtala, Van Williams, and Ernestine Anderson. After him are Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, William Schallert, Sverre Kjelsberg, Medea Jugeli, Alfonso Portugal, and Kimbo Slice.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Marks ranks 5,324 out of 8,785. Before him are John James (1914), Asa Butterfield (1997), Tommy Flowers (1905), Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), Jan Morris (1926), and Nigella Lawson (1960). After him are Janet Simpson (1944), Adebayo Akinfenwa (1982), Sheila Hancock (1933), Fiona May (1969), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), and Christopher Fry (1907).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Howard Marks ranks 18. Before him are Guy Burgess (1911), Amelia Dyer (1837), Dick Turpin (1705), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), Tommy Robinson (1982), and John Bodkin Adams (1899). After him are Stuart Christie (1946), Colin Pitchfork (1960), Beverley Allitt (1968), Samantha Lewthwaite (1983), Elliot Rodger (1991), and Lucy Letby (1990).

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