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Bob Backlund

1949 - Today

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Robert Louis Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American retired amateur and professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation from 1976 to 1984 and in the 1990s, where he held the WWWF/WWF Championship on two occasions. His 2,135-day reign is recognized as the second longest in the championship's history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Backlund has received more than 2,187,099 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Backlund is the 90th most popular wrestler (down from 81st in 2019), the 6,348th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,151st in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Bob Backlund ranks 90 out of 700. Before him are Tevfik Kış, Stan Hansen, Harley Race, Stu Hart, Ferenc Kiss, and Stephanos Christopoulos. After him are Emil Väre, Shota Chochishvili, Ted DiBiase, Enrico Porro, Pedro Morales, and Yokozuna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bob Backlund ranks 377. Before him are Manfred Burgsmüller, John Podesta, Gil Scott-Heron, Leopoldo Brenes, Gates McFadden, and Ivan Kostov. After him are Kayahan, Alan White, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Ireen Sheer, and José Graziano da Silva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Backlund ranks 6,348 out of 18,182. Before him are Markie Post (1950), Aaron Norris (1951), Ron Asheton (1948), Althea Gibson (1927), Kurt Fuller (1953), and Rance Howard (1928). After him are Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Randy Jackson (1961), Helen Thomas (1920), George Moscone (1929), Erik Olin Wright (1947), and Greg Germann (1958).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Bob Backlund ranks 31. Before him are Bobo Brazil (1924), Kurt Angle (1968), Big E (1986), Chris Jericho (1970), Stan Hansen (1949), and Harley Race (1943). After him are Ted DiBiase (1954), Yokozuna (1966), Sting (1959), Big Show (1972), Akebono Tarō (1969), and Rob Van Dam (1970).

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