# Peter Hurkos

> Pieter van der Hurk known as Peter Hurkos, was a Dutchman who claimed he manifested extrasensory perception (ESP) after recovering from a head injury and coma caused by a fall from a ladder when aged 30. He went to the United States in 1956 for psychic experiments, later becoming a professional psychic who sought clues in the Manson Family murders and the Boston Strangler case. With the help of businessman Henry Belk and parapsychologist Andrija Puharich, Hurkos became a popular entertainer known for performing psychic feats before live and television audiences.

*Dutch ESP medium (1911–1988)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Born:** 1911-05-21
- **Died:** 1988-06-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.6 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403381/ (@nm0403381)

## Sources
- [Peter Hurkos](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hurkos)
- [Peter Hurkos](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hurkos)
- [Peter Hurkos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hurkos)
- [Peter Hurkos](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hurkos)
- [Peter Hurkos](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hurkos)
- [פטר הורקוס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1920016)
- [Peter Hurkos](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/137945)

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