Who are the most evil humans in history that most people have never heard of?

(1)Leopold II of Belgium

Leopold II ruled Belgium but is infamous for his personal control over the Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Under his reign, forced labor, mutilations, and mass killings led to the deaths of an estimated 10 million Congolese people. His brutality was driven by the pursuit of wealth from rubber and ivory.

(2)Idi Amin

The Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, ruled from 1971 to 1979, with his rule marked by extreme repression, violence, and human rights abuses. His regime is estimated to have killed between 100,000 and 500,000 people. Known for his erratic behavior and cruelty, Amin's rule plunged Uganda into chaos and terror.

(3)Ante Pavelić

As the leader of the Croatian Ustaše movement during World War II, Pavelić collaborated with Nazi Germany and led the Independent State of Croatia. His regime targeted ethnic Serbs, Jews, and Romani people, orchestrating massacres and operating concentration camps where hundreds of thousands were tortured and killed.

(4)King Herod the Great

Known for the "Massacre of the Innocents" described in the Bible, where he allegedly ordered the killing of all male infants in Bethlehem to eliminate a potential rival, Jesus. Herod was known historically for his ruthlessness, killing his own family members to retain power and ruling his territory with brutality.

(5)Pol Pot

As the leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979, Pol Pot orchestrated a radical plan to create an agrarian utopia, which resulted in the Cambodian genocide. Forced labor, starvation, and execution led to the deaths of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people, a significant portion of Cambodia's population.

(6)Yakub Beg

The 19th-century ruler of Kashgaria, a region in Central Asia, Yakub Beg led a regime of terror, forcibly converting people to Islam and committing acts of mass violence. He was known for his strict, oppressive rule over the Muslim and Buddhist populations, with widespread accounts of killings and torture.

(7)Shiro Ishii

A physician and microbiologist for the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, Shiro Ishii led Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research facility in occupied China. Ishii’s unit conducted inhumane experiments on prisoners, including vivisections and lethal testing of biological weapons. Thousands died in his experiments, many of whom were civilians.

(8)Tomás de Torquemada

The Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, Torquemada led a campaign to enforce Catholic orthodoxy in Spain. His methods included torture and public executions, particularly targeting converted Jews and Muslims suspected of secretly practicing their former religions. His efforts resulted in thousands of deaths and forced exiles.

(9)Jean Kambanda

As the Prime Minister of Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, Kambanda played an active role in the systematic killing of the Tutsi population. His government oversaw massacres that led to the deaths of around 800,000 people in just 100 days. He was later convicted of genocide by an international tribunal.

(10)Francois Duvalier ("Papa Doc")

Ruling Haiti from 1957 to 1971, Duvalier’s government employed terror tactics and a secret police force (the Tonton Macoute) to silence opposition and control the populace. He ordered thousands of deaths, tortured countless others, and instilled a regime of fear that crippled the nation.

(11)Rafael Trujillo

The dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, Trujillo ruled with extreme brutality. His regime was responsible for widespread repression, including the "Parsley Massacre" of 1937, where thousands of Haitians were killed based on their inability to pronounce the Spanish word for "parsley" (perejil) correctly. His authoritarian rule and brutality left a lasting scar on the Dominican Republic.

(12)Lavrentiy Beria

A top Soviet official under Joseph Stalin, Beria was head of the Soviet NKVD (secret police) and oversaw purges, mass executions, and forced labor camps. His role in the Great Purge and the deportation of ethnic minorities led to the deaths of countless Soviet citizens. Known for his personal cruelty, Beria was one of Stalin’s most feared enforcers.

(13)Ferdinand Marcos

The President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, Marcos declared martial law in 1972, leading to widespread human rights abuses, torture, and killings of political opponents. His regime was marked by corruption and the suppression of dissent, leaving the country deeply impoverished and his people traumatized.