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Troy Davis

1968 - 2011

Troy Davis

Troy Anthony Davis (October 9, 1968 – September 21, 2011) was a man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Burger King restaurant and was intervening to defend a man being assaulted in a nearby parking lot when he was murdered. At Davis's 1991 trial, seven witnesses testified that they had seen him shoot MacPhail, and two others testified that Davis had confessed the murder to them. There were 34 witnesses who testified for the prosecution, and six others for the defense, including Davis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Troy Davis is the 68th most popular mafioso (down from 66th in 2024), the 14,531st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,539th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Troy Davis ranks 68 out of 70. Before him are Rakhat Aliyev, Steven Avery, Abu Hamza al-Masri, Aafia Siddiqui, Salah Abdeslam, and Sabrina Harman. After him are Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini, Charles Graner, Ram Bahadur Bomjon, Delara Darabi, Murder of Adam Walsh, and Kulbhushan Jadhav.

Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia

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Rakhat Aliyev
1962 - 2015
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 62
Steven Avery
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 63
Abu Hamza al-Masri
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 64
Aafia Siddiqui
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 65
Salah Abdeslam
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 66
Sabrina Harman
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 67
Troy Davis
1968 - 2011
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 68
Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini
1978 - 2009
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 69
Charles Graner
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 70
Ram Bahadur Bomjon
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 71
Delara Darabi
1986 - 2009
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 72
Murder of Adam Walsh
1974 - 1981
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 73
Kulbhushan Jadhav
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 74

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Troy Davis ranks 640. Before him are Takahiro Endo, Anne Briand, Patrick Blondeau, Knut Tore Apeland, Scott Putesky, and Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven. After him are Magnus Erlingmark, Nate Mendel, Bjarne Goldbæk, Erik Palladino, Marc Rieper, and Dira Paes. Among people deceased in 2011, Troy Davis ranks 492. Before him are Margo Dydek, Pete Lovely, Laura Ziskin, Ronald Searle, Roberta Cowell, and Mike Doyle. After him are Mălina Olinescu, Sonia Pierre, David Kato, Poly Styrene, Don Kirshner, and Len Lesser.

Others Born in 1968

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Takahiro Endo
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 634
Anne Briand
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 635
Patrick Blondeau
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 636
Knut Tore Apeland
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 637
Scott Putesky
MUSICIAN
1968 - 2017
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 638
Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
NOBLEMAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 639
Troy Davis
MAFIOSO
1968 - 2011
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 640
Magnus Erlingmark
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 641
Nate Mendel
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 642
Bjarne Goldbæk
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 643
Erik Palladino
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 644
Marc Rieper
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 645
Dira Paes
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 646