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Brian Pillman

1962 - 1997

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Brian William Pillman (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional wrestler and professional football player best known for his appearances in Stampede Wrestling in the 1980s and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1990s. Pillman created a legacy as "The Loose Cannon", a wrestling gimmick that would see him do a series of worked shoots that would gain him a degree of infamy for his unpredictable character. He was also known for being extremely agile in the ring, although a car accident on April 15, 1996, from which he received extensive ankle injuries limited his in-ring ability. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Pillman has received more than 3,772,048 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Pillman is the 390th most popular wrestler (down from 324th in 2019), the 14,093rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,194th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Brian Pillman ranks 390 out of 1,027. Before him are Braun Strowman, Tammy Lynn Sytch, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka, John Smith, Brutus Beefcake, and Mikhail Mamiashvili. After him are Udo Quellmalz, Almudena Muñoz, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Irakli Tsirekidze, Vladimir Kozlov, and Mikael Ljungberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Brian Pillman ranks 692. Before him are Phedon Papamichael, Poonam Dhillon, Andy Green, Paddy Lowe, Nadezhda Neynsky, and Michael Jace. After him are Barry E. Wilmore, Ángel Comizzo, Tamara McKinney, Kaija Kärkinen, Maryna Bazanova, and Om Birla. Among people deceased in 1997, Brian Pillman ranks 322. Before him are Fyodor Simashev, Chuck Arnold, Floyd Cramer, Polly Ann Young, Eddie Arcaro, and Barry Evans. After him are William J. Brennan Jr., Chetan Anand, Laurie Lee, Paul Tsongas, Marjorie Reynolds, and Jermaine Stewart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Pillman ranks 14,093 out of 20,380. Before him are Bryan Greenberg (1978), Steve Lewis (1969), Zelmo Beaty (1939), Gaten Matarazzo (2002), Barbara Bedford (1903), and Karen Nyberg (1969). After him are Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), J. B. Pritzker (1965), Lloyd Blankfein (1954), David Vincent (1965), Ulis Williams (1941), and Taryn Manning (1978).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Brian Pillman ranks 143. Before him are Christopher Daniels (1970), Sin Cara (1977), Braun Strowman (1983), Tammy Lynn Sytch (1972), John Smith (1965), and Brutus Beefcake (1957). After him are Junkyard Dog (1952), Jordan Burroughs (1988), Raven (1964), Kevin Jackson (1964), Howard Finkel (1950), and Lana (1985).

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