EXTREMIST

Zodiac Killer

1940 - Today

Photo of Zodiac Killer

Icon of person Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac Killer is the pseudonym of an unidentified serial killer who murdered five known victims in the San Francisco Bay Area between December 1968 and October 1969. The case has been described as "arguably the most famous unsolved murder case in American history," and has become both a fixture of popular culture and a focus for efforts by amateur detectives. The Zodiac's known attacks took place in Benicia, Vallejo, unincorporated Napa County, and the City and County of San Francisco proper. He attacked three young couples and a lone male cab driver. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zodiac Killer is the 7th most popular extremist (down from 3rd in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from United States (down from 47th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Extremist.

The Zodiac Killer is most famous for the murders that occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s in California. He is believed to have killed at least five people, but the number of victims could be as high as 37.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Zodiac Killer by language

Loading...

Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Zodiac Killer ranks 7 out of 283. Before him are Jack the Ripper, John Wilkes Booth, Gavrilo Princip, Elizabeth Báthory, Osama bin Laden, and Charles Manson. After him are Ted Bundy, Abdullah Öcalan, Herostratus, Amon Göth, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Frederick Trump.

Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Zodiac Killer ranks 13. Before him are Saparmurat Niyazov, Wangari Maathai, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Anthony Fauci, Chuck Norris, and Brian Josephson. After him are Constantine II of Greece, Annie Ernaux, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Ringo Starr, and Stuart Sutcliffe.

Others Born in 1940

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Zodiac Killer ranks 148 out of 20,380. Before him are Harrison Ford (1942), Chuck Norris (1940), Patti Smith (1946), Meryl Streep (1949), Rosa Parks (1913), and Anton LaVey (1930). After him are Ted Bundy (1946), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Will Smith (1968), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), John Dewey (1859), and William R. King (1786).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Zodiac Killer ranks 3. Before him are John Wilkes Booth (1838), and Charles Manson (1934). After him are Ted Bundy (1946), Lee Harvey Oswald (1939), Leon Czolgosz (1873), Golden State Killer (1945), Jeffrey Dahmer (1960), Ted Kaczynski (1942), John Wayne Gacy (1942), Ed Gein (1906), and Albert Fish (1870).

American born Extremists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous