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Nguyễn Văn Trỗi

1940 - 1964

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Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1 February 1940 – 15 October 1964) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and member of the NLF (National Liberation Front). He gained notoriety after being captured by ARVN forces while trying to assassinate United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. who were visiting South Vietnam in May 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Nguyễn Văn Trỗi is the 239th most popular extremist (down from 221st in 2024), the 97th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 91st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Vietnamese Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi ranks 239 out of 283. Before him are Ottis Toole, Robert Pickton, John Bodkin Adams, Édouard Vaillant, Dawood Ibrahim, and Abubakar Shekau. After him are Marshall Applewhite, Warren Jeffs, Richard Jewell, Zacarias Moussaoui, Joseph Paul Franklin, and Francis Parker Yockey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi ranks 433. Before him are Marju Lauristin, Jacques Duquesne, Slaven Zambata, Barbara Boxer, Richard D. Ryder, and Wolfgang Clement. After him are Michael Herr, Fred Hansen, Mary Ellen Mark, Mary Beth Peil, Sotsha Dlamini, and Kōkichi Tsuburaya. Among people deceased in 1964, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi ranks 164. Before him are Consuelo Vanderbilt, Axel Norling, Edith Sitwell, Luiz Gervazoni, Kate Gillou, and William Garbutt. After him are Carlos Quintanilla, Georg Jacoby, Paul A. Baran, Karl Johan Svensson, Frederick Grace, and Diana Wynyard.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi ranks 97 out of 136. Before him are Dương Thu Hương (1947), Trần Văn Trà (1919), Phan Thanh Giản (1796), Phạm Hùng (1912), Gaston Aumoitte (1884), and Yvon Petra (1916). After him are Trịnh Công Sơn (1939), Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970), Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905), Phạm Nhật Vượng (1968), Ngô Bảo Châu (1972), and Dany Carrel (1932).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Vietnam

Among extremists born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi ranks 2. Before him are Charles Sobhraj (1944).

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