# Dick Turpin

> Richard Turpin was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief, and killer. He is also known for a fictional 200-mile (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.

*English highwayman (1705–1739)*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1705-09-21
- **Died:** 1739-04-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 16.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 30.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Дік Терпін](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%96%D0%BA_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BD)
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- [Дик Търпин](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%A2%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD)
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- [Турпин, Дик](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q977890)

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