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Akebono Tarō

1969 - 2024

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Akebono Tarō (Japanese: 曙 太郎, Hepburn: Akebono Tarō, born Chadwick Haheo Rowan; 8 May 1969 – 6 April 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akebono Tarō has received more than 1,770,071 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Akebono Tarō is the 112th most popular wrestler (down from 105th in 2019), the 6,988th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,800th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Akebono Tarō ranks 112 out of 1,027. Before him are Buvaisar Saitiev, Owen Hart, Osamu Watanabe, Shota Chochishvili, Kustaa Pihlajamäki, and Alfred Asikainen. After him are CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Aydin Ibrahimov, Big E, Ignazio Fabra, and İsmail Ogan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Akebono Tarō ranks 222. Before him are José Chamot, Ken Jeong, Andrej Panadić, Anies Baswedan, Jennifer Ehle, and Lee Jae-yong. After him are Toby Stephens, Stefan Schwarz, Sheryl Sandberg, Kim Rossi Stuart, Georgiy Gongadze, and Louis Aliot. Among people deceased in 2024, Akebono Tarō ranks 305. Before him are James C. Scott, Yehuda Bauer, Jean-Claude Gaudin, Basdeo Panday, Richard Simmons, and Akira Endo. After him are Carolyn Schuler, Ron Ely, Zdeněk Pecka, Barbara Rush, Jacques Roubaud, and Mokhtar Hasni.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Akebono Tarō ranks 6,988 out of 20,380. Before him are Kenny Johnson (1963), Peter Friedman (1949), Richard Marcinko (1940), Joseph Bologna (1934), Julia Faye (1892), and John Eisenhower (1922). After him are Jack Dorsey (1976), Anikka Albrite (1988), William Lane Craig (1949), Albertson Van Zo Post (1866), Kenneth Copeland (1936), and Carolyn Schuler (1943).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Akebono Tarō ranks 38. Before him are Bob Backlund (1949), Mark Henry (1971), Yokozuna (1966), Harley Race (1943), Big Show (1972), and Big John Studd (1948). After him are CM Punk (1978), Roman Reigns (1985), Big E (1986), Sgt. Slaughter (1948), Jeff Hardy (1977), and Theodore Long (1947).

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