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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 growth hormones.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. McMahon as a roving "special attraction" who wrestled for promotions throughout the United States, as well as in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André the Giant has received more than 23,526,683 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. André the Giant is the most popular wrestler (up from 3rd in 2019), the 691st most popular biography from France (up from 803rd 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.

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  • 24M

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  • 65.18

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  • 41

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  • 5.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, André the Giant ranks 1 out of 700After him are Hulk Hogan, The French Angel, Kane, John Cena, Aleksandr Karelin, Masahiko Kimura, Antonio Inoki, Anton Geesink, Dave Bautista, Chyna, and Rocky Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, André the Giant ranks 51Before him are Liza Minnelli, Robert Fripp, Masoud Barzani, Charles Dance, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, and Arrigo Sacchi. After him are Lars Vilks, Talia Shire, Sally Field, Bob Beamon, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, and Jang Song-thaek. Among people deceased in 1993, André the Giant ranks 15Before him are William Golding, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Turgut Özal, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Anthony Burgess, and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona. After him are Inge Lehmann, Hans Jonas, Brandon Lee, Polykarp Kusch, Bobby Moore, and W. Edwards Deming.

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In France

Among people born in France, André the Giant ranks 691 out of 6,011Before him are Nicole Oresme (1323), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), François-André Danican Philidor (1726), and Mary of Guise (1515). After him are Bernard Gui (1261), Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), Roger Garaudy (1913), Catherine Labouré (1806), and Jean Meslier (1664).

Among WRESTLERS In France

Among wrestlers born in France, André the Giant ranks 1After him are Daniel Robin (1943), Joseph Olivier (1874), David Douillet (1969), Marc Alexandre (1959), Cécile Nowak (1967), Catherine Fleury-Vachon (1966), Djamel Bouras (1971), Christine Cicot (1964), Steeve Guénot (1985), Séverine Vandenhende (1974), and Marie-Claire Restoux (1968).