Sawney Bean

Summary

Sawney Bean is a human^[1]. Born in East Lothian^[2], he… he was born on +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a criminal^[5] and serial killer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month, #6,122 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in East Lothian^[2], Sawney Bean…
• Sawney Bean was born on +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Sawney Bean died on +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Sawney Bean held citizenship in Kingdom of Scotland^[8].
• Sawney Bean worked as a criminal^[5].
• Sawney Bean's professions included serial killer^[6].
• Sawney Bean's image is recorded as Sawney Beane and his wife outside their cave in Scotland. Engraving by I. Basire after J. Nicholls.jpg^[9].
• Sawney Bean is recorded as male^[10].
• Sawney Bean's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Sawney Bean's Commons category is recorded as Sawney Beane^[12].
• The cause of death was death by burning^[13].
• Sawney Bean's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04b7jn^[14].
• Sawney Bean's family name is recorded as Bean^[15].
• Sawney Bean's given name is recorded as Alexander^[16].
• Sawney Bean's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment^[17].
• Sawney Bean's convicted of is recorded as murder^[18].
• Sawney Bean's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 51222^[19].
• Sawney Bean's British Executions ID is recorded as 137^[20].
• Sawney Bean's Gazetteer for Scotland person ID is recorded as 1131^[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Sawney Bean's place of birth was East Lothian^[2]. He was born on +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include criminal^[5] and serial killer^[6].

Death and Burial

Sawney Bean died on +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. The cause of death was death by burning^[13].

Why It Matters

Sawney Bean ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month, #6,122 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

FAQs

Where was Sawney Bean born?

Sawney Bean was born in East Lothian^[2].

What did Sawney Bean do for work?

Sawney Bean worked as criminal^[5] and serial killer^[6].