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Kōzō Okamoto
1947 - Today

Kōzō Okamoto
Kōzō Okamoto (岡本 公三, Okamoto Kōzō; born 7 December 1947) is a Japanese communist and member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), responsible for the massacre of 26 passengers at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kōzō Okamoto is the 126th most popular extremist (down from 115th in 2019), the 704th most popular biography from Japan (down from 600th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Extremist.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Kōzō Okamoto ranks 126 out of 283. Before him are Anwar al-Awlaki, Jack Unterweger, Saif al-Adel, Dokka Umarov, Kang Kek Iew, and Rafael Caro Quintero. After him are Albert Anastasia, Luciano Leggio, Dinko Šakić, David Berkowitz, Omar Abdel-Rahman, and Delphine LaLaurie.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnwar al-Awlaki
1971 - 2011
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 120
Jack Unterweger
1951 - 1994
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 121
Saif al-Adel
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 122
Dokka Umarov
1964 - 2013
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 123
Kang Kek Iew
1942 - 2020
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 124
Rafael Caro Quintero
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 125
Kōzō Okamoto
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 126
Albert Anastasia
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 127
Luciano Leggio
1925 - 1993
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 128
Dinko Šakić
1921 - 2008
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 129
David Berkowitz
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 130
Omar Abdel-Rahman
1938 - 2017
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 131
Delphine LaLaurie
1787 - 1849
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 132
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Kōzō Okamoto ranks 217. Before him are Nobuo Kawakami, David Patterson, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jaume Cabré, Jeff Lynne, and Karol Dobiaš. After him are Aleksander Krupa, Mia Martini, Harry Reems, Włodzimierz Lubański, Chris Wallace, and Larry David.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsNobuo Kawakami
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 211
David Patterson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 212
Hou Hsiao-hsien
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 213
Jaume Cabré
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 214
Jeff Lynne
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 215
Karol Dobiaš
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 216
Kōzō Okamoto
EXTREMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 217
Aleksander Krupa
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 218
Mia Martini
SINGER
1947 - 1995
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 219
Harry Reems
ACTOR
1947 - 2013
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 220
Włodzimierz Lubański
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 221
Chris Wallace
PRESENTER
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 222
Larry David
COMEDIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 223
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kōzō Okamoto ranks 704 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Sanjō (976), Yoshida Kenkō (1283), Ōtani Yoshitsugu (1559), Gunichi Mikawa (1888), Hōjō Sōun (1432), and Toru Iwatani (1955). After him are Nitobe Inazō (1862), Toyohiro Akiyama (1942), Osami Nagano (1880), Hōnen (1133), Taro Kagawa (1922), and Shusaku Hirasawa (1949).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Sanjō
POLITICIAN
976 - 1017
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 698
Yoshida Kenkō
WRITER
1283 - 1350
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 699
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 700
Gunichi Mikawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1981
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 701
Hōjō Sōun
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1519
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 702
Toru Iwatani
GAME DESIGNER
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 703
Kōzō Okamoto
EXTREMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 704
Nitobe Inazō
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 705
Toyohiro Akiyama
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 706
Osami Nagano
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1947
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 707
Hōnen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1133 - 1212
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 708
Taro Kagawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 709
Shusaku Hirasawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 710
Among EXTREMISTS In Japan
Among extremists born in Japan, Kōzō Okamoto ranks 3. Before him are Issei Sagawa (1949), and Sada Abe (1905). After him are Tsutomu Miyazaki (1962).
Issei Sagawa
1949 - 2022
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 1
Sada Abe
1905 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 2
Kōzō Okamoto
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 3
Tsutomu Miyazaki
1962 - 2008
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 4