List of famous serial killers in the world. The most notorious serial killers are found on this page. This list of murderers is alphabetical by first name and can be sorted by any column. There's UK serial killers and American serial killers here. This list of the most well-known serial killers can be copied to make your very own list of the most famous serial killers in history, should you be so morbidly inclined.
Who are the most famous serial killers in history? Celebrity serial killers are few and far between, so the world's most well-known serial killers aren't something to be taken lightly. Take a look at this list and you'll see who is considered amongst the worst serial killers ever.
Famous Serial Killers in History,
Abdul Latif Sharif
Mexico, Egyptian national alleged to be responsible for dozens of murders in Ciudad Juárez
Adolfo Constanzo
Mexico, AKA "The Godfather of Matamoros"; serial killer and cult leader in Mexico; committed suicide in 1989
Ahmad Suradji
Indonesia, admitted to killing 42 women; sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on July 10, 2008
Alexander Pichushkin
Russia, AKA "The Chessboard Killer"; convicted of 48 murders; confessed to killing 63
Allan Legere
Canada, AKA "Monster of the Miramichi"; killer of five individuals
Amelia Dyer
UK, murdered infants in her care; executed in 1896
Anatoly Onoprienko
Ukraine, AKA "The Terminator"; murdered 59 people from 1989 until his capture in 1996
Andrei Chikatilo
Russia, AKA "The Rostov Ripper"; killed 52 women and children throughout the Soviet Union; arrested, convicted and executed in 1994
Anna Maria Zwanziger
Germany, Bavarian poisoner; killer of four people; executed in 1811
Anthony Hardy
UK, AKA the "Camden Ripper"; convicted of three murders; suspected of at least four