







The Most Famous
Martial Arts from United States
Trending Martial Arts from United States This Week
The top 10 Martial Arts from United States trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Billy Blanks
b. 1955
Trending in Dutch (#21) Wikipedia (443 views, on Jun 1).
- #2

Linda Lee Cadwell
b. 1945
Trending in Polish (#87) and Hungarian (#144) Wikipedia (551 views, on Jun 2).
- #3

Sean Strickland
b. 1991
Trending in English (#253) Wikipedia (9,816 views, on Jun 4).
This page contains a list of the greatest Americans Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 84 of which were born in United States.
Top 10 American Martial Arts
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Americans Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Americans Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Americans Martial Arts.
- #1

Linda Lee Cadwell
b. 1945
HPI 68.0121 langsAmerican teacher, martial artist and writer; widow of Bruce Lee
- #2

Jon Jones
b. 1987
HPI 63.7238 langsAmerican mixed martial arts fighter
- #3

Cynthia Rothrock
b. 1957
HPI 61.8230 langsAmerican actress and martial artist
- #4

Randy Couture
b. 1963
HPI 61.0432 langsAmerican Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist
- #5

Billy Blanks
b. 1955
HPI 60.3020 langsAmerican fitness guru
- #6

Benny Urquidez
b. 1952
HPI 58.0920 langsAmerican kickboxer, martial artist
- #7

Nate Diaz
b. 1985
HPI 57.3428 langsAmerican mixed martial arts fighter
- #8

Tony Ferguson
b. 1984
HPI 56.9324 langsAmerican mixed martial arts fighter
- #9

Demetrious Johnson
b. 1986
HPI 55.5122 langsAmerican mixed martial arts fighter
- #10

Ronda Rousey
b. 1987
HPI 54.0151 langsAmerican professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Americans Martial Arts grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.




























