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Akebono Tarō

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Akebono Tarō (Japanese: 曙 太郎, Hepburn: Akebono Tarō, born Chadwick Haheo Rowan; 8 May 1969 – 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 1,471,395 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 6,987th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,800th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Akebono Tarō by language

Over the past year Akebono Tarō has had the most page views in the with 705,069 views, followed by English (325,485), and German (78,876). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (339.67%), Korean (263.66%), and Japanese (262.98%)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Akebono Tarō ranks 112 out of 1,027Before 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 222Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Akebono Tarō ranks 6,987 out of 20,380Before 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).

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Akebono Tarō ranks 38Before 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).