Have you ever thought about who the most evil people in human history might be? Nearly all civilizations have witnessed a great deal of evil and cruelty inflicted upon helpless lives over a long period of time, as if this were a universal cycle of humankind.
Evil nature is present in those who have wandered off the path of humanity. Likewise, history is full of examples of such evil people. They made a negative impact and left a painful memory.
The reason for tragedies and misfortunes has always been the utter brutality displayed by dictators, rulers, and emperors in their pursuit of greatness and power. The intelligent lives have suffered greatly as a result of those evil deeds.
Here are the ten most evil people in human history, to name a few.
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| Name | |
| 10. Saddam Hussein | Former President of Iraq |
| 9. Osama Bin Laden | Leader of a terrorist organization “Al-Quaeda” |
| 8. Idi Amin | Former President of Uganda |
| 7. Pol Pot | Former Prime Minister of Cambodia |
| 6. Heinrich Himmler | Lead Member of Nazi party during World War II |
| 5. Kim II Sung | Founder of North Korea |
| 4. Adolf Hitler | Former Dictator of Germany |
| 3. Mao Zedong | Former Dictator of China |
| 2. Vlad Tepes | Prince of Wallachia |
| 1. Joseph Stalin | Former Dictator of Soviet Union |
10. Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) ruled Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He is the most evil dictator in history. He was the most horrific of his kind. Hussein executed nearly 400 thousand Iraqis. Similarly, he is responsible for the chemical attack on the Kurdish village, which killed nearly 5,000 people.
During his regime, the people of Iraq experienced torture and many hardships. He not only caused terror in his country but also in the rival countries.
Saddam Hussein was found guilty of his crime. The judge hanged him on 30 December 2006.
Finally, his brutal regime ended at last.
9. Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed Bin Awad bin Laden (March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011) was an Islamic terrorist.
He is famous as the leader of a terrorist organization called Al-Quaeda.
Bin Laden was behind the various terrorist attacks. He is responsible for the deaths of about 1.2 million people.
Not only that, he even caused terror in the US.
He was in charge of the 9-11 attack on 11 September 2001, thereby resulting in the deaths of almost three thousand or more people.
Similarly, he also promoted other terrorist organizations to cause havoc.
Therefore, Osama Bin Laden is an evil person who caused many deaths by the bombings and various killings.
8. Idi Amin
Idi Amin (1924/25 – 16 August 2003) was the president of Uganda between 1971 to 1979.
He is the evilest dictator to ever live in human history.
Idi Amin is the reason behind the poor and stabilizing the economy of the country. He massacred the people of his own country.
The people of Uganda faced great horror during his regime.
Moreover, he announced himself as a cannibal and forced others to eat the human flesh too.
The children of Uganda experienced the worst fate among all. He starved, tortured, and executed people for his entertainment purpose.
Idi Amin was found guilty of his crimes against human rights and announced exile to Saudi Arabia in 1979.
7. Pol Pot
Pol Pot (19 May 1925 – 15 April 1998), the prime minister of Cambodia, is one of the evil people.
He governed the country between 1975 to 1979.
During his regime, the country saw the worst horror and nightmare.
His revolution to create a new age of Cambodia caused the worst fate of the country.
About 33 percent of deaths of Cambodians, Vietnamese, captivities, and many others made the country a killing field.
Pol Pot is responsible for the mass murder and the genocide of the Cambodians.
He tortured the civilized people, stripping off their positions, forcing them to do labor works.
Similarly, he killed many babies like a toy. He even made people drink their urine. Likewise, he starved people on the verge of eating man’s flesh.
His hatred towards the Vietnamese caused the death of anyone who spoke of that country. So, he even killed people who looked similar to Vietnamese.
Hence, Idi Amin was the worst nightmare as he made the country a living hell for its people.
6. Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler or Heincrich Luitpold Himmler (7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was the lead member of the Nazi party. He is one of the evil people to exist.
Himmler is the main reason for the holocaust. He had the most power as the head of the SS during World War II.
The torture inflicted on Jews was most of his idea. Likewise, many people suffered the worst fate under his regime.
The sadistic and evil nature of Himmler will make you despise him even more.
Himmler even had the accessories of his house made from the skins and the bones of the murdered victims.
That is to say, Himmler is the worst human being.
The cruel behavior carried out by Himmler is sickening.
He is responsible for the deaths of about 14 million citizens. They were from different backgrounds, such as Jews, Polish, Soviet, and many more.
Comparatively, Heinrich Himmler might have been even crueler than Hitler himself.
5. Kim II Sung
Kim’s political dynasty started with Kim II Sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994).
He was the dictator and leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1972.
Similarly, Kim II Sung is also the founder of North Korea.
Kim II Sung is responsible for the war in Korea and the deaths of more than three million people.
Many people suffered from torture and severe brainwash under his rule.
He is the reason for the deaths of more than 35 million people due to starvation.
Like Stalin, he also executed most people for being disrespectful and disobedient to him.
Till today, his cruel policy remains in North Korea.
Similarly, his grandson Kim Jong-un is the current leader of the nation, who succeeded after his father, Kim Jong-il.
Everyone despises their cruel leadership.
The oppressed leadership and the domination all over the country are some of the greatest concerns.
The people of North Korea suffered many hardships.
Therefore, Kim’s Dynasty is one of the cruel dynasties. No one should experience such a fate.
4. Adolf Hitler
Hitler (20 April 1889-30 April 1945) is one of the evilest people to walk on the face of the earth. His heinous crime is unforgivable and vile.
He is the reason for World War II, mass murder and, the holocaust. Much worse events took place during World War II.
The ultimate german nationalism led him to the hatred of the Jews.
He almost wiped out the Jew’s descendants from the globe.
He is responsible for the genocide of nearly 6 million Jew victims and the suffering of many more people.
Similarly, the Nazi’s soldiers raped, killed and, burned many people alive under Hitler’s regiment.
They psychologically tortured their victims. People were living in fear every day.
Moreover, Hitler’s soldiers even murdered small children. They forcefully abducted the family members and punished the victims in terrible ways.
Hitler’s commands were purely merciless and brutal. For this reason, Adolf Hitler is one of the evil people.
Ironical fact: He wanted to become a priest.
He was the nominee for the Nobel peace prize in 1939?
3. Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976), famously known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist. He was a dictator from 1943 to 1976.
He is one of the evil dictators of all time.
Mao had a merciless strategy to make China the most powerful nation.
Therefore, he is one of the evil dictators of all time.
Mao’s approach to make China a great nation turned into a mass disaster and genocide. The people of China suffered the worse economic loss.
Similarly, many people died due to starvation (about 45-50 million deaths) during that time. It is the worst mass murder in history.
Moreover, the people of China worked till they collapsed. There was no exception for them. They either worked, or they got executed.
The aim and idea of Mao Zedong or the policy of Maoism caused severe pain to the people of China.
Therefore, it is one of the worst revolutions in history, which cost of million lives.
Mao might have killed more than 70 million people due to his idealism to make the nation great.
2. Vlad Tepes
Vlad Tepes, known as Vlad the Impale, is the worst nightmare of human history.
As the prince of Wallachia, he did the evilest things to his people.
His cruel actions and treatment make him one of the evil spirits to exist. Most of the stories about evil are based on him.
Vlad Tepes had some gruesome ways of killing and torturing people. He got his name ‘Impaler’ because he liked to impale even children and animals.
Similarly, he tortured people in many unthinkable forms.
He tore people’s flesh, burned them alive, and even skinned them.
The evil prince killed many people of Wallachia (around 100,000) just for his pure entertainment.
Moreover, he burnt and roasted children so that their parents could eat them.
There were rumors about him liking to drink blood.
He is the worst horror as though from some fantasy, but the people of Wallachia experienced this living hell.
Therefore, Vlad Tepes is the evil Prince and the evil person of all time.
1. Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin, original name Ioseb Besarionis Jughashivili ( 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953), is the evil dictator of all time.
Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union. As a matter of fact, his policy named “Stalinism” was merciless and cold-blooded to an extreme of inhuman nature.
Similarly, Who could forget the “Five-Year-Plan” which took place between 1928 to 1941 under the command of Stalin? As a consequence of that plan, millions of people were famine-stricken and died.
Moreover, Stalin made “The Gulag” prison camps which was an extremely dreadful place. He held almost 14 million people captive in the prison camps.
Joseph Stalin perceived people as an enemy if they point at the authority of his dictatorship.
Likewise, he never let people question his authority. Furthermore, he executed most people for being disrespectful and disobedient to his policy.
Even the simplest mistake was punishable by death.
Stalin’s leadership was pure evil and merciless. Therefore, he is famous for his evil deeds and crimes.
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