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André the Giant

1946 - 1993

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André René Roussimoff (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁəne ʁusimɔf]; 19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Dubbed "the Eighth Wonder of the World", Roussimoff was known for his great size, which was a result of gigantism caused by excess human growth hormone. Beginning his career in 1966, Roussimoff relocated to North America in 1971. From 1973 to the mid-1980s, Roussimoff was booked by World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) promoter Vincent J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André the Giant has received more than 25,274,699 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). André the Giant is the most popular wrestler, the 616th most popular biography from France (up from 690th in 2019) and the most popular French Wrestler.

André René Roussimoff, better known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. He was born with acromegaly, a disorder that causes abnormal growth of the body. André the Giant is most famous for his wrestling career and his role in The Princess Bride.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, André the Giant ranks 1 out of 1,027. After him are Kane, Hulk Hogan, Antonio Inoki, The French Angel, Aleksandr Karelin, Chyna, Masahiko Kimura, John Cena, Anton Geesink, Dave Bautista, and Mick Foley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, André the Giant ranks 50. Before him are Isaias Afwerki, Boris Berezovsky, Arrigo Sacchi, Talia Shire, Liza Minnelli, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. After him are Jang Song-thaek, Bob Beamon, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Marina Abramović, Charles Dance, and Thongloun Sisoulith. Among people deceased in 1993, André the Giant ranks 15. Before him are Frank Zappa, James Hunt, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Turgut Özal, Anthony Burgess, and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona. After him are Bobby Moore, Hans Jonas, Albert Sabin, Inge Lehmann, Polykarp Kusch, and Kōbō Abe.

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In France

Among people born in France, André the Giant ranks 616 out of 6,770. Before him are Syagrius (430), Léon Blum (1872), Marie-Antoine Carême (1784), Félix Faure (1841), Albert Uderzo (1927), and Lucien Febvre (1878). After him are Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Julie Clary (1771), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Marina Vlady (1938), and Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725).

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Among WRESTLERS In France

Among wrestlers born in France, André the Giant ranks 1. After him are Joseph Olivier (1874), Daniel Robin (1943), David Douillet (1969), Marc Alexandre (1959), Cécile Nowak (1967), Christine Cicot (1964), Catherine Fleury-Vachon (1966), Djamel Bouras (1971), Shirine Boukli (1999), Marie-Claire Restoux (1968), and Steeve Guénot (1985).

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