| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frank Abagnale |
Criminal |
27-Apr-1948 |
|
Catch Me If You Can |
| Mehmet Ali Agca |
Assassin |
9-Jan-1958 |
|
In 1981, shot Pope John Paul II |
| Cornelius Agrippa |
Magician |
14-Sep-1486 |
18-Feb-1535 |
Three Books of Occult Philosophy |
| Reinaldo Arenas |
Novelist |
16-Jul-1943 |
7-Dec-1990 |
El Mundo Alucinante |
| Mikhail Bakunin |
Anarchist |
30-May-1814 |
1-Jul-1876 |
Pioneer of the Anarchist movement |
| Doc Barker |
Criminal |
1899 |
13-Jan-1939 |
Son of Ma Barker |
| Robert Barnes |
Religion |
1495 |
30-Jul-1540 |
English reformer and martyr |
| Clyde Barrow |
Criminal |
24-Mar-1909 |
23-May-1934 |
Bonnie and Clyde |
| Mary Flora Bell |
Criminal |
1957 |
|
Killed two boys as a 10-year-old |
| Ahmed Ben Bella |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1918 |
11-Apr-2012 |
President of Algeria, 1963-65 |
| Ronnie Biggs |
Criminal |
8-Aug-1929 |
18-Dec-2013 |
UK Great Train Robber |
| Billy the Kid |
Criminal |
23-Nov-1859 |
14-Jul-1881 |
Frontier outlaw |
| Cesare Borgia |
Religion |
Sep-1476 |
12-Mar-1507 |
Cardinal of Valencia |
| Willie Bosket |
Criminal |
9-Dec-1962 |
|
Inspired the Juvenile Offender Act of 1978 |
| Christopher Boyce |
Spy |
16-Feb-1953 |
|
The Falcon |
| Edwin Alonzo Boyd |
Criminal |
2-Apr-1914 |
17-May-2002 |
Notorious Canadian bank robber |
| Ted Bundy |
Criminal |
24-Nov-1946 |
24-Jan-1989 |
Serial killer, blamed pornography |
| Luis Posada Carriles |
Terrorist |
c. 1928 |
|
Cuban terrorist in US custody |
| Hurricane Carter |
Boxing |
6-May-1937 |
20-Apr-2014 |
Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder |
| Giacomo Casanova |
Author |
2-Apr-1725 |
4-Jun-1798 |
World-renowned paramour |
| King Charles I |
Royalty |
19-Nov-1600 |
30-Jan-1649 |
King of England, Scotland, Ireland 1625-49 |
| Kevin Cooper |
Criminal |
c. 1958 |
|
Hatcheted four people, awaiting execution |
| Thomas Dangerfield |
Criminal |
1650 |
1685 |
English conspirator |
| Sir William Davenant |
Poet |
1606 |
7-Apr-1668 |
Gondibert |
| Richard Allen Davis |
Criminal |
2-Jun-1954 |
|
Murderer of Polly Klaas |
| Bud Day |
Activist |
24-Feb-1925 |
27-Jul-2013 |
Former POW |
| Donald DeFreeze |
Criminal |
16-Nov-1943 |
17-May-1974 |
Symbionese Liberation Army |
| John Dillinger |
Criminal |
22-Jun-1903 |
22-Jul-1934 |
Public Enemy Number One |
| King Edward I |
Royalty |
17-Jun-1239 |
7-Jul-1307 |
Conquered Wales, persecuted Jews |
| Pablo Escobar |
Criminal |
1-Dec-1949 |
2-Dec-1993 |
Head of the Medellin Cartel |
| Gary Evans |
Criminal |
7-Oct-1954 |
14-Aug-1998 |
New York state burglar, serial killer |
| Pretty Boy Floyd |
Criminal |
3-Feb-1904 |
22-Oct-1934 |
Bank robber |
| Squeaky Fromme |
Assassin |
22-Oct-1948 |
|
Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford |
| Clarence Earl Gideon |
Criminal |
30-Aug-1910 |
18-Jan-1972 |
Gideon v. Wainwright |
| Joaquín Guzmán |
Criminal |
4-Apr-1957 |
|
"El Chapo," Head of the Sinaloa Cartel |
| Heinrich Harrer |
Author |
6-Jul-1912 |
7-Jan-2006 |
Subject of biopic Seven Years in Tibet |
| Bruno Hauptmann |
Criminal |
26-Nov-1899 |
3-Apr-1936 |
Lindbergh Baby kidnapper |
| Billy Hayes |
Criminal |
3-Apr-1947 |
|
Hashish smuggler, Midnight Express |
| Erich Honecker |
Head of State |
25-Aug-1912 |
29-May-1994 |
East German leader, 1971-89 |
| George Jackson |
Criminal |
23-Sep-1941 |
21-Aug-1971 |
Soledad Brother |
| King James II |
Royalty |
14-Oct-1633 |
16-Sep-1701 |
King of England, 1685-88 |
| Joan of Arc |
Religion |
6-Jan-1412 |
30-May-1431 |
Maid of Orleans, burned at the stake |
| Ed Kemmer |
Actor |
29-Oct-1921 |
9-Nov-2004 |
Cmdr. Buzz Corry on Space Patrol |
| Noor Inayat Khan |
Spy |
1-Jan-1914 |
13-Sep-1944 |
British spy, children's author, captured by Nazis |
| Yahya Khan |
Head of State |
4-Apr-1917 |
10-Aug-1980 |
President of Pakistan, ordered Bengali genocide |
| Ronnie Kray |
Criminal |
24-Oct-1933 |
17-Mar-1995 |
Kray brothers |
| Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa |
Author |
23-Dec-1896 |
23-Jul-1957 |
Il gattopardo |
| Maxim Litvinov |
Government |
17-Jul-1876 |
31-Dec-1951 |
Soviet foreign minister, ousted in nod to Hitler |
| Louis XVI |
Royalty |
23-Aug-1754 |
21-Jan-1793 |
King of France, 1774-91 |
| Henry Lee Lucas |
Criminal |
23-Aug-1936 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Serial killer, served a life sentence in Texas |
| Charles Manson |
Criminal |
12-Nov-1934 |
|
Helter Skelter |
| Mary I of Scotland |
Royalty |
8-Dec-1542 |
8-Feb-1587 |
Mary, Queen of Scots |
| Cosimo de Medici |
Government |
27-Sep-1389 |
1-Aug-1464 |
Uncrowned king of Florence |
| Marie de Medici |
Royalty |
26-Apr-1573 |
3-Jul-1642 |
Regent of France, 1610-17 |
| Anastas Mikoyan |
Politician |
25-Nov-1895 |
21-Oct-1978 |
Knew where the shrimps stay in winter |
| Sara Jane Moore |
Assassin |
15-Feb-1930 |
|
Tried to kill President Ford |
| Robert Mugabe |
Head of State |
21-Feb-1924 |
|
President of Zimbabwe |
| Jose Mujica |
Head of State |
20-May-1934 |
|
President of Uruguay, 2010-15 |
| Baby Face Nelson |
Criminal |
6-Dec-1908 |
27-Nov-1934 |
Public Enemy Number One |
| Brian Nichols |
Criminal |
10-Dec-1971 |
|
Allegedly killed judge, deputy during escape |
| Titus Oates |
Criminal |
15-Sep-1649 |
12-Jul-1705 |
Popish Plot |
| William of Ockham |
Philosopher |
c. 1285 |
9-Apr-1348 |
Occam's Razor |
| Clifford Olson |
Criminal |
1-Jan-1940 |
30-Sep-2011 |
Killed 11 youths in British Columbia |
| Felice Orsini |
Assassin |
1819 |
13-Mar-1858 |
Attempted assassin of Napoleon III |
| Alferd Packer |
Criminal |
21-Nov-1842 |
23-Apr-1907 |
Celebrated cannibal killer |
| Carl Panzram |
Criminal |
28-Jun-1891 |
5-Sep-1930 |
Relentless sociopath, serial killer |
| James Earl Ray |
Assassin |
10-Mar-1928 |
23-Apr-1998 |
Pled guilty in Martin Luther King's assassination |
| Anwar Sadat |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1918 |
6-Oct-1981 |
President of Egypt, 1970-81 |
| Michael Servetus |
Religion |
c. 1511 |
27-Oct-1553 |
De Trinitatis Erroribus |
| Jack Sheppard |
Criminal |
1702 |
16-Nov-1724 |
English scoundrel, escapee |
| Claude Simon |
Novelist |
10-Oct-1913 |
6-Jul-2005 |
Le Tricheur |
| Otto Skorzeny |
Military |
12-Jun-1908 |
5-Jul-1975 |
Most dangerous man in Europe |
| Iceberg Slim |
Criminal |
4-Aug-1918 |
28-Apr-1992 |
Pimp-turned-author |
| Hans Speidel |
Military |
28-Oct-1897 |
28-Nov-1984 |
German general, NATO commander |
| Willie Sutton |
Criminal |
30-Jun-1901 |
2-Nov-1980 |
Because that's where the money is |
| Charles Taylor |
Head of State |
28-Jan-1948 |
|
Former Liberian president, war criminal |
| Josip Broz Tito |
Head of State |
7-May-1892 |
4-May-1980 |
Communist dictator of Yugoslavia |
| Leon Trotsky |
Activist |
26-Oct-1879 |
21-Aug-1940 |
Bolshevik exile, murdered by Stalin |
| Boss Tweed |
Politician |
3-Apr-1823 |
12-Apr-1878 |
Boss of Tammany Hall |
| Guadalupe Victoria |
Head of State |
29-Sep-1786 |
21-Mar-1843 |
First President of Mexico |
| Eugène François Vidocq |
Government |
23-Jul-1775 |
11-May-1857 |
Criminal-turned-criminologist |
| Varg Vikernes |
Musician |
11-Feb-1973 |
|
Norwegian black metallurgist |
| Wilfrid Voynich |
Activist |
31-Oct-1865 |
19-Mar-1930 |
Voynich manuscript |
| William Wallace |
Military |
1272 |
23-Aug-1305 |
Basis of fictional biopic Braveheart |
| Simon Wiesenthal |
Activist |
31-Dec-1908 |
20-Sep-2005 |
Nazi hunter |
| Sir Thomas Wyat |
Poet |
1503 |
6-Oct-1542 |
Introduced sonnet to England |
