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Jack Sheppard

1702 - 1724

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John Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724), nicknamed "Honest Jack", was a notorious English thief and prison escapee of early 18th-century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter, but began committing theft and burglary in 1723 with little more than a year of his training to complete. He was arrested and imprisoned five times in 1724, but escaped four times from prison, making him notorious, though popular with the poorer classes. Ultimately, he was caught, convicted, and hanged at Tyburn, ending his brief criminal career after less than two years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Sheppard is the 494th most popular social activist (down from 469th in 2019), the 3,798th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,299th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jack Sheppard ranks 494 out of 840. Before him are Pingali Venkayya, Mary Toft, Sam Childers, Selena Rocky Malone, Josué de Castro, and Gertrud Adelborg. After him are Giuseppe Impastato, Shireen Abu Akleh, Danuta Wałęsa, Malalai of Maiwand, Joseph Wresinski, and Kim Ok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1702, Jack Sheppard ranks 14. Before him are Francesco Zuccarelli, Enrichetta d'Este, William Fermor, Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Jacques Aved, and Sava Petrović.  Among people deceased in 1724, Jack Sheppard ranks 15. Before him are Marie of Lorraine, Edward Low, Benedetto Luti, Glückel of Hameln, Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and Johann Theile.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Sheppard ranks 3,799 out of 8,785. Before him are Taylor Caldwell (1900), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Andrew Davis (1944), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), Richard O'Brien (1942), and Trevor Bolder (1950). After him are Roger Ascham (1515), C. V. Boys (1855), Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), Jim Bellamy (1881), Giuseppe Wilson (1945), and Simon Gallup (1960).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Jack Sheppard ranks 32. Before him are Robert Catesby (1573), James Guillaume (1844), Mirabehn (1892), Hereward the Wake (1035), Donald Watson (1910), and Mary Toft (1703). After him are Annie Kenney (1879), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), Emily Davies (1830), Thomas Clarkson (1760), Emily Hobhouse (1860), and Grey Owl (1888).

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