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Big John Studd

1948 - 1995

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John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Studd is best known for his appearances with the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and 1980s. Studd held a number of championships over his career, including the NWA American Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship, NWA Canadian heavyweight title and was the winner of the 1989 Royal Rumble. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big John Studd has received more than 2,222,930 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Big John Studd is the 103rd most popular wrestler (up from 130th in 2019), the 6,810th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,446th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Big John Studd ranks 103 out of 1,027. Before him are Yokozuna, József Csatári, Bayram Şit, Harley Race, Big Show, and Pedro Morales. After him are Väinö Kokkinen, Stu Hart, Buvaisar Saitiev, Owen Hart, Osamu Watanabe, and Shota Chochishvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Big John Studd ranks 446. Before him are Alex Ribeiro, Dave Cowens, Vera Nikolić, James Nachtwey, Jozef Čapkovič, and Johan De Muynck. After him are Patrick Moraz, Kenney Jones, Diane Ackerman, Fred Hampton, Avery Brooks, and Chantal Lauby. Among people deceased in 1995, Big John Studd ranks 225. Before him are Carlos Lapetra, Nicolas Slonimsky, Robert Bolt, Emmanuel Roblès, René Bader, and Elizabeth Roboz Einstein. After him are Bruno Junk, Carlo Pavesi, Mira Lobe, Joe Slovo, Elisha Cook Jr., and Fabio Casartelli.

Others Born in 1948

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big John Studd ranks 6,810 out of 20,380. Before him are Camille Keaton (1947), Irving Kristol (1920), Samuel Berger (1884), Wyomia Tyus (1945), Joe Spano (1946), and Kaʻiulani (1875). After him are Dylan Baker (1959), Jeffrey Donovan (1968), Mal Waldron (1925), Laura Johnson (1957), Bill Monroe (1911), and Carmen Barth (1912).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Big John Studd ranks 37. Before him are Kurt Angle (1968), Bob Backlund (1949), Mark Henry (1971), Yokozuna (1966), Harley Race (1943), and Big Show (1972). After him are Akebono Tarō (1969), CM Punk (1978), Roman Reigns (1985), Big E (1986), Sgt. Slaughter (1948), and Jeff Hardy (1977).

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