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Big Van Vader

1955 - 2018

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Leon Allen White (May 14, 1955 – June 18, 2018), better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. Throughout his career, he performed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Catch Wrestling Association (CWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH) during the 1990s and 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Van Vader has received more than 4,045,942 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Big Van Vader is the 143rd most popular wrestler (down from 141st in 2019), the 7,703rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,859th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Big Van Vader ranks 143 out of 1,027. Before him are Pat Patterson, Petar Kirov, Superstar Billy Graham, Yrjö Saarela, Mijaín López, and Nikolai Volkoff. After him are Ivan Bohdan, Bubba Ray Dudley, Robert Van de Walle, Adolf Lindfors, Joseph Olivier, and Jorge González.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Big Van Vader ranks 346. Before him are Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Gilles Kepel, Moctar Ouane, Güler Sabancı, Lars Bastrup, and Philip Hammond. After him are Gabriele Zimmer, Christian Estrosi, Leyla Yunus, Enric Miralles, Juliusz Machulski, and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa. Among people deceased in 2018, Big Van Vader ranks 358. Before him are Jóhann Jóhannsson, Viktor Kanevskyi, Philippe Gondet, E. C. George Sudarshan, Doina Cornea, and Nikolai Volkoff. After him are Carlo Giuffrè, Roy Bentley, Joseph Bonnel, Per Ahlmark, Kazimierz Kutz, and Houmane Jarir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big Van Vader ranks 7,703 out of 20,380. Before him are Hal David (1921), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), Charles Darrow (1889), Nils Lofgren (1951), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), and James Darren (1936). After him are Noah Hathaway (1971), Sam Lloyd (1963), Walter Davis (1954), Gil Gerard (1943), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), and Mary Alden (1883).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Big Van Vader ranks 47. Before him are Big E (1986), Sgt. Slaughter (1948), Jeff Hardy (1977), Theodore Long (1947), Rhyno (1975), and Superstar Billy Graham (1943). After him are Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), Booker T (1965), Jerry Lawler (1949), Scott Hall (1958), Bobby Heenan (1944), and Jimmy Hart (1943).

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