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Omar Mateen

1986 - 2016

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Omar Mir Seddique Mateen (Pashto: عمر مير صديق متين; born Omar Mir Seddique; November 16, 1986 – June 12, 2016) was an American mass murderer who killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, before he was killed in a shootout with the local police. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history until it was surpassed by the Las Vegas Strip shooting on October 1, 2017, and it is the deadliest known incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history. Born in New York to Afghan-American parents, his family moved to Florida as a child, where he displayed an interest in violence and had behavioral problems in school, including struggling academically and receiving numerous suspensions. As an adult, he drifted through various jobs and a failed marriage before eventually becoming an armed G4S security guard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Omar Mateen is the 281st most popular extremist (down from 279th in 2019), the 17,786th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,766th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Omar Mateen ranks 281 out of 283. Before him are Amy Fisher, Khader Adnan, Hakimullah Mehsud, Ajmal Kasab, Monster of Florence, and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. After him are Takahiro Shiraishi, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Omar Khadr, Samantha Lewthwaite, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Elliot Rodger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Omar Mateen ranks 884. Before him are Ilia Chernousov, Yui Makino, Stacie Orrico, Diane Guerrero, Anouk Dekker, and Denis Halilović. After him are Caio Alves, Ian Mahinmi, Sam Van Rossom, Sanzhar Tursunov, Davide Rigon, and Vic Wild. Among people deceased in 2016, Omar Mateen ranks 629. Before him are Shahram Amiri, Pat Summitt, Gabriel Badilla, Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro, Marek Svatoš, and Santi Duangsawang. After him are Dener, Lucas Gomes, Dave Mirra, Antoine Demoitié, Stefan Henze, and Gwen Ifill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Omar Mateen ranks 17,788 out of 20,380. After him are Cody Linley (1989), Vernon Forrest (1971), Alexandra Botez (1995), Misty May-Treanor (1977), Danny Pudi (1979), Riley Voelkel (1990), Jackie Walorski (1963), Charles Michael Davis (1984), Martin Heinrich (1971), Jessica Hardy (1987), Scott Raynor (1978), and Gyasi Zardes (1991).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Omar Mateen ranks 90. Before him are Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Richard B. Spencer (1978), Eric Rudolph (1966), Jared Fogle (1977), James Holmes (1987), and Amy Fisher (1974). After him are Dylann Roof (1994), and Thomas Matthew Crooks (2003).

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