# Richard Reid

> Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the "Shoe Bomber", is a British terrorist who perpetrated the failed shoe bombing attempt against a transatlantic flight in 2001. Born to a career criminal father, Reid ended up in prison after years of committing petty crimes. While in prison, he was influenced by Muslim inmates he met there and converted to Islam. Later he became radicalised and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda.

*British terrorist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/richard-reid-q1930632

## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1974-08-12
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 11.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Richard Reid](https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid)
- [ريتشارد ريد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF)
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- [ریچارد رید](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF)
- [Richard Reid](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid)
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- [Richard Reid](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid)
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- [Рид, Ричард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B4%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [Richard Reid](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930632)

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