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* Elisabeth Bathory: 17th century countess, who murdered young women and supposedly bathed in their blood. One of the inspirations for [[/index]]''Literature/{{Dracula}}''[[index]].
* Billy The Kid: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Bonnie & Clyde: 1930s bank robbers. The most famous ''romantic criminal duo'' ever.
* AnneBonny: 17th century female pirate.
* John Wilkes Booth: Assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
* Lizzie Borden: 19th century parental assassin. May have been innocent, but his reputation lives on in songs.
* Ted Bundy: 20th century serial killer, rapist, necrophile and kidnapper.
* UsefulNotes/AlCapone: 1920s and 1930s gangster boss.
* Blackbeard: Notorious 17th century pirate.
* Jeffrey Dahmer: 20th century serial killer, necrophile and cannibal.
* John Dillinger: 1930s bank robber.
* Guy Fawkes: 17th century terrorist who tried to blow up English Parliament. The British still celebrate the day the plot was uncovered as ''Bonfire Night''. In recent popular culture he also inspired V in ''[[/index]]ComicStrip/VForVendetta[[index]]''.
* John Wayne Gacy: American serial killer and rapist of young children, who dressed up as a clown for children's parties.
* Ed Gein: Serial killer who decorated his household with the skin of his victims. Inspired countless movies from Hitchcock's ''[[/index]]Film/{{Psycho}}[[index]]'' to ''[[/index]]Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre[[index]]''.
* Gilles de Rais: 14th century French nobleman accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering dozens of children.
* JackTheRipper: 19th century serial killer.
* JesseJames: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Jim Jones: 20th century cult leader who ordered his followers to drink a cyanide cocktail, thus killing off about 800 people in the Guyan jungle.
* UsefulNotes/{{Lampiao}}: Early 20th century Brazilian outlaw.
* Lucky Luciano: 20th century gangster boss.
* NedKelly: 19th century Australian outlaw
* Henri Désire Landru: Early 20th century French serial killer of women. Inspired the film ''[[/index]]Film/MonsieurVerdoux[[index]]'' by Charlie Chaplin.
* UsefulNotes/CharlesManson
* Lee Harvey Oswald: Popularly assumed to be the assassin of John F. Kennedy.
* UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk
* Elisabeth Bathory: 17th century countess, who murdered young women and supposedly bathed in their blood. One of the inspirations for [[/index]]''Literature/{{Dracula}}''[[index]].
* Billy The Kid: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Bonnie & Clyde: 1930s bank robbers. The most famous ''romantic criminal duo'' ever.
* AnneBonny: 17th century female pirate.
* John Wilkes Booth: Assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
* Lizzie Borden: 19th century parental assassin. May have been innocent, but his reputation lives on in songs.
* Ted Bundy: 20th century serial killer, rapist, necrophile and kidnapper.
* UsefulNotes/AlCapone: 1920s and 1930s gangster boss.
* Blackbeard: Notorious 17th century pirate.
* Jeffrey Dahmer: 20th century serial killer, necrophile and cannibal.
* John Dillinger: 1930s bank robber.
* Guy Fawkes: 17th century terrorist who tried to blow up English Parliament. The British still celebrate the day the plot was uncovered as ''Bonfire Night''. In recent popular culture he also inspired V in ''[[/index]]ComicStrip/VForVendetta[[index]]''.
* John Wayne Gacy: American serial killer and rapist of young children, who dressed up as a clown for children's parties.
* Ed Gein: Serial killer who decorated his household with the skin of his victims. Inspired countless movies from Hitchcock's ''[[/index]]Film/{{Psycho}}[[index]]'' to ''[[/index]]Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre[[index]]''.
* Gilles de Rais: 14th century French nobleman accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering dozens of children.
* JackTheRipper: 19th century serial killer.
* JesseJames: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Jim Jones: 20th century cult leader who ordered his followers to drink a cyanide cocktail, thus killing off about 800 people in the Guyan jungle.
* UsefulNotes/{{Lampiao}}: Early 20th century Brazilian outlaw.
* Lucky Luciano: 20th century gangster boss.
* NedKelly: 19th century Australian outlaw
* Henri Désire Landru: Early 20th century French serial killer of women. Inspired the film ''[[/index]]Film/MonsieurVerdoux[[index]]'' by Charlie Chaplin.
* UsefulNotes/CharlesManson
* Lee Harvey Oswald: Popularly assumed to be the assassin of John F. Kennedy.
* UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk
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*Billy '''Billy The Kid: Kid''': 19th century Wild West outlaw.
*Bonnie '''Bonnie & Clyde: Clyde''': 1930s bank robbers. The most famous ''romantic criminal duo'' ever.
*AnneBonny: '''AnneBonny''': 17th century female pirate.
*John '''John Wilkes Booth: Booth''': Assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
*Lizzie Borden: '''Lizzie Borden''': 19th century parental assassin. May have been innocent, but his her reputation lives on in songs.
*Ted Bundy: '''Ted Bundy''': 20th century serial killer, rapist, necrophile and kidnapper.
*UsefulNotes/AlCapone: '''UsefulNotes/AlCapone''': 1920s and 1930s gangster boss.
*Blackbeard: '''Blackbeard''': Notorious 17th century pirate.
*Jeffrey Dahmer: '''Jeffrey Dahmer''': 20th century serial killer, necrophile and cannibal.
*John Dillinger: '''John Dillinger''': 1930s bank robber.
*Guy Fawkes: '''Guy Fawkes''': 17th century terrorist who tried to blow up English Parliament. The British still celebrate the day the plot was uncovered as ''Bonfire Night''. In recent popular culture he also inspired V in ''[[/index]]ComicStrip/VForVendetta[[index]]''.
*John '''John Wayne Gacy: Gacy''': American serial killer and rapist of young children, who dressed up as a clown for children's parties.
*Ed Gein: '''Ed Gein''': Serial killer who decorated his household with the skin of his victims. Inspired countless movies from Hitchcock's ''[[/index]]Film/{{Psycho}}[[index]]'' to ''[[/index]]Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre[[index]]''.
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*JackTheRipper: '''JackTheRipper''': 19th century serial killer.
*JesseJames: '''JesseJames''': 19th century Wild West outlaw.
*Jim Jones: '''Jim Jones''': 20th century cult leader who ordered his followers to drink a cyanide cocktail, thus killing off about 800 people in the Guyan jungle.
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*Lucky Luciano: '''Lucky Luciano''': 20th century gangster boss.
*NedKelly: '''NedKelly''': 19th century Australian outlaw
*Henri '''Henri Désire Landru: Landru''': Early 20th century French serial killer of women. Inspired the film ''[[/index]]Film/MonsieurVerdoux[[index]]'' by Charlie Chaplin.
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TV Tropes also wants to make clear that it in no way wants to glorify these people's crimes. Their presence on this site has usually to do with their dominant appearances in popular culture and/or legendary reputation. Most of the articles about the criminals listed below are here to separate myth from reality and to indicate in which media they have become a staple of popular culture.
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* Ma Barker: 1930s criminal gang matriarch, who has inspired many similar characters in comedy, song, animation and comic strips. Despite that she had probably nothing to do with her family members' crimes.
* Elisabeth Bathory: 17th century countess, who murdered young women and supposedly bathed in their blood. One of the inspirations for [[/index]]''Literature/{{Dracula}}''[[index]].
* Billy The Kid: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Bonnie & Clyde: 1930s bank robbers. The most famous ''romantic criminal duo'' ever.
* AnneBonny: 17th century female pirate.
* John Wilkes Booth: Assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
* Lizzie Borden: 19th century parental assassin. May have been innocent, but his reputation lives on in songs.
* Ted Bundy: 20th century serial killer, rapist, necrophile and kidnapper.
* UsefulNotes/AlCapone: 1920s and 1930s gangster boss.
* Blackbeard: Notorious 17th century pirate.
* Jeffrey Dahmer: 20th century serial killer, necrophile and cannibal.
* John Dillinger: 1930s bank robber.
* Guy Fawkes: 17th century terrorist who tried to blow up English Parliament. The British still celebrate the day the plot was uncovered as ''Bonfire Night''. In recent popular culture he also inspired V in ''[[/index]]ComicStrip/VForVendetta[[index]]''.
* John Wayne Gacy: American serial killer and rapist of young children, who dressed up as a clown for children's parties.
* Ed Gein: Serial killer who decorated his household with the skin of his victims. Inspired countless movies from Hitchcock's ''[[/index]]Film/{{Psycho}}[[index]]'' to ''[[/index]]Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre[[index]]''.
* Gilles de Rais: 14th century French nobleman accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering dozens of children.
* JackTheRipper: 19th century serial killer.
* JesseJames: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Jim Jones: 20th century cult leader who ordered his followers to drink a cyanide cocktail, thus killing off about 800 people in the Guyan jungle.
* UsefulNotes/{{Lampiao}}: Early 20th century Brazilian outlaw.
* Lucky Luciano: 20th century gangster boss.
* NedKelly: 19th century Australian outlaw
* Henri Désire Landru: Early 20th century French serial killer of women. Inspired the film ''[[/index]]Film/MonsieurVerdoux[[index]]'' by Charlie Chaplin.
* UsefulNotes/CharlesManson
* Lee Harvey Oswald: Popularly assumed to be the assassin of John F. Kennedy.
* UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk
[[/index]]
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TV Tropes also wants to make clear that it in no way wants to glorify these people's crimes. Their presence on this site has usually to do with their dominant appearances in popular culture and/or legendary reputation. Most of the articles about the criminals listed below are here to separate myth from reality and to indicate in which media they have become a staple of popular culture.
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[[index]]
* Ma Barker: 1930s criminal gang matriarch, who has inspired many similar characters in comedy, song, animation and comic strips. Despite that she had probably nothing to do with her family members' crimes.
* Elisabeth Bathory: 17th century countess, who murdered young women and supposedly bathed in their blood. One of the inspirations for [[/index]]''Literature/{{Dracula}}''[[index]].
* Billy The Kid: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Bonnie & Clyde: 1930s bank robbers. The most famous ''romantic criminal duo'' ever.
* AnneBonny: 17th century female pirate.
* John Wilkes Booth: Assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
* Lizzie Borden: 19th century parental assassin. May have been innocent, but his reputation lives on in songs.
* Ted Bundy: 20th century serial killer, rapist, necrophile and kidnapper.
* UsefulNotes/AlCapone: 1920s and 1930s gangster boss.
* Blackbeard: Notorious 17th century pirate.
* Jeffrey Dahmer: 20th century serial killer, necrophile and cannibal.
* John Dillinger: 1930s bank robber.
* Guy Fawkes: 17th century terrorist who tried to blow up English Parliament. The British still celebrate the day the plot was uncovered as ''Bonfire Night''. In recent popular culture he also inspired V in ''[[/index]]ComicStrip/VForVendetta[[index]]''.
* John Wayne Gacy: American serial killer and rapist of young children, who dressed up as a clown for children's parties.
* Ed Gein: Serial killer who decorated his household with the skin of his victims. Inspired countless movies from Hitchcock's ''[[/index]]Film/{{Psycho}}[[index]]'' to ''[[/index]]Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre[[index]]''.
* Gilles de Rais: 14th century French nobleman accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering dozens of children.
* JackTheRipper: 19th century serial killer.
* JesseJames: 19th century Wild West outlaw.
* Jim Jones: 20th century cult leader who ordered his followers to drink a cyanide cocktail, thus killing off about 800 people in the Guyan jungle.
* UsefulNotes/{{Lampiao}}: Early 20th century Brazilian outlaw.
* Lucky Luciano: 20th century gangster boss.
* NedKelly: 19th century Australian outlaw
* Henri Désire Landru: Early 20th century French serial killer of women. Inspired the film ''[[/index]]Film/MonsieurVerdoux[[index]]'' by Charlie Chaplin.
* UsefulNotes/CharlesManson
* Lee Harvey Oswald: Popularly assumed to be the assassin of John F. Kennedy.
* UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk
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