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Jacques Mesrine

1936 - 1979

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Jacques Mesrine (French pronunciation: [ʒak mɛʁin, mɛsʁin]; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits included trying to kidnap the judge who had previously sentenced him. An aptitude for disguise earned him the moniker "The Man of a Thousand Faces" and enabled him to remain at large while receiving massive publicity as a wanted man. Mesrine was widely seen as an anti-establishment Robin Hood figure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Mesrine is the 138th most popular extremist (down from 94th in 2019), the 2,536th most popular biography from France (down from 1,844th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Jacques Mesrine ranks 138 out of 283. Before him are Delphine LaLaurie, Wilhelm Boger, Robert Hansen, Charles Sobhraj, Aldrich Ames, and Jalaluddin Haqqani. After him are Eugen Weidmann, Frank Nitti, Baruch Goldstein, Patricia Krenwinkel, Dennis Nilsen, and Sante Geronimo Caserio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jacques Mesrine ranks 171. Before him are Shirley Knight, Adem Demaçi, Frederic Forrest, Amr Moussa, Hans van den Broek, and Dacia Maraini. After him are Ken Mattingly, Frank Serpico, Frankétienne, Savitri, Eliahu Inbal, and Juliette Mayniel. Among people deceased in 1979, Jacques Mesrine ranks 82. Before him are Carlo Abarth, Joseph Kessel, Dirk Stikker, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Jan de Klerk, and Santos Urdinarán. After him are Larisa Shepitko, Helmut Hasse, Ahmad Zahir, Philippe Halsman, Yvonne de Gaulle, and Antonio Caggiano.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Mesrine ranks 2,536 out of 6,770. Before him are Jérôme Eugène Coggia (1849), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711), Jean François de Troy (1679), Bernadette Lafont (1938), Pierre Renoir (1885), and Antoine Pinay (1891). After him are Daniel Gélin (1921), Sébastien Érard (1752), Pierre Pflimlin (1907), Philip of Milly (1120), Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682), and Roman Opałka (1931).

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Among EXTREMISTS In France

Among extremists born in France, Jacques Mesrine ranks 7. Before him are Gilles de Rais (1405), Robert-François Damiens (1715), Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Madame de Brinvilliers (1630), and Michel Fourniret (1942). After him are Édouard Vaillant (1840), Zacarias Moussaoui (1968), and Yvan Colonna (1960).

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