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Chris Benoit

1967 - 2007

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Christopher Michael Benoit ( bə-NWAH; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for murdering his wife and youngest son. Bearing the nicknames The (Canadian) Crippler alongside The Rabid Wolverine throughout his career, Benoit held 30 championships between World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW – all United States), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW – Japan), and Stampede Wrestling (Canada). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Benoit has received more than 16,287,653 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Chris Benoit is the 43rd most popular wrestler (down from 29th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Chris Benoit ranks 43 out of 1,027. Before him are The Iron Sheik, Bret Hart, Ivar Johansson, Eddie Guerrero, Ibrahim Moustafa, and Mustafa Dağıstanlı. After him are Brock Lesnar, Rudolf Svensson, Wilfried Dietrich, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Kevin Nash, and Yasuhiro Yamashita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Chris Benoit ranks 114. Before him are Sandrine Bonnaire, Ai Yazawa, Satya Nadella, Naser Orić, Yordan Letchkov, and Sue Gardner. After him are Layne Staley, Michael Johnson, Ardem Patapoutian, Melanie Thornton, Olafur Eliasson, and Steve Zahn. Among people deceased in 2007, Chris Benoit ranks 180. Before him are Alice Coltrane, Igor Moiseyev, Michael Brecker, Miyoshi Umeki, Ian Richardson, and Hans Wegner. After him are Gian Carlo Menotti, Aaron Russo, Alfons Maria Stickler, Bruno Mattei, Tosiwo Nakayama, and Egon Bondy.

Others Born in 1967

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Chris Benoit ranks 203 out of 1,622. Before him are Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Harold Innis (1894), Tommy Chong (1938), Peter North (1957), Jean Béliveau (1931), and Maud Menten (1879). After him are Henry Clinton (1730), Philip Guston (1913), Joanna Shimkus (1943), Ethel Smith (1907), Dave Foley (1963), and Gabrielle Roy (1909).

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Among WRESTLERS In Canada

Among wrestlers born in Canada, Chris Benoit ranks 3. Before him are Rocky Johnson (1944), and Bret Hart (1957). After him are Roddy Piper (1954), Edge (1973), Stu Hart (1915), Owen Hart (1965), Pat Patterson (1941), Ivan Koloff (1942), Santino Marella (1974), Christian Cage (1973), and Trish Stratus (1976).

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