1946 - 1993
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André the Giant has received more than 23,744,028 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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Among wrestlers, André the Giant ranks 1 out of 700. After him are Hulk Hogan, The French Angel, Kane, John Cena, Aleksandr Karelin, Masahiko Kimura, Antonio Inoki, Anton Geesink, Dave Bautista, Chyna, and Rocky Johnson.
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 2
1903 - 1954
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 3
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 4
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 5
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 6
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 7
1943 - 2022
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 8
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 9
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10
1969 - 2016
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 11
1944 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1946, André the Giant ranks 51. Before 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 15. Before 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.
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 45
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 46
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 47
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 48
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 49
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 50
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 51
1946 - 2021
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 52
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 53
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 54
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 55
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 56
1946 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 57
1911 - 1993
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 9
1916 - 1993
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 11
1939 - 1993
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 12
1917 - 1993
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 13
1913 - 1993
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 14
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 15
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 16
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 17
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 18
1911 - 1993
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 19
1941 - 1993
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 20
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 21
Among people born in France, André the Giant ranks 691 out of 6,011. Before 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).
1323 - 1382
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 685
1615 - 1680
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 686
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 687
963 - 1026
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 688
1726 - 1795
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 689
1515 - 1560
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 690
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 691
1261 - 1331
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 692
1646 - 1708
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 693
1801 - 1850
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 694
1913 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 695
1806 - 1876
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 696
1664 - 1729
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 697
Among wrestlers born in France, André the Giant ranks 1. After 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).
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1
1943 - 2018
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 2
1874 - 1901
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 3
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 4
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 5
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 6
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 7
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.73
Rank: 8
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.06
Rank: 9
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 10
1974 - Present
HPI: 28.90
Rank: 11
1968 - Present
HPI: 28.60
Rank: 12