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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, including most notably the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in the United States of America, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in Japan, and Stampede Wrestling in his native Canada. In a three-day double-murder and suicide, Benoit murdered his wife in their residence on June 22, 2007, killed his 7-year-old son on June 23, and committed suicide on June 24. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Benoit has received more than 15,213,195 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Benoit is the 29th most popular wrestler (up from 43rd in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 213th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chris Benoits by language


Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Chris Benoit ranks 29 out of 700. Before him are Eddie Guerrero, George Hackenschmidt, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Wim Ruska, and The Miz. After him are Gholamreza Takhti, Randy Savage, Brock Lesnar, Bret Hart, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, and Bill Goldberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Chris Benoit ranks 72. Before him are Amélie Nothomb, Noel Gallagher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Tia Carrere, Gigi D'Agostino, and Mamoru Hosoda. After him are Valérie Pécresse, Gheorghe Popescu, Özlem Türeci, Paul Giamatti, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Naser Orić. Among people deceased in 2007, Chris Benoit ranks 132. Before him are Malietoa Tanumafili II, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Marais Viljoen, Max Roach, Bo Yibo, and François-Xavier Ortoli. After him are Ivica Račan, Osvaldo Cavandoli, Alfonso López Michelsen, George Tabori, Evel Knievel, and Holden Roberto.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Chris Benoit ranks 153 out of 1,350. Before him are Joe Shuster (1914), Deanna Durbin (1921), Raymond Burr (1917), Marie Dressler (1868), Arthur Hiller (1923), and Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914). After him are Robert D. Hare (1934), Shulamith Firestone (1945), James Doohan (1920), Brian Mulroney (1939), Terry Sawchuk (1929), and Stephen Harper (1959).

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Among WRESTLERS In Canada

Among wrestlers born in Canada, Chris Benoit ranks 2. Before him are Rocky Johnson (1944). After him are Bret Hart (1957), Roddy Piper (1954), Pat Patterson (1941), Edge (1973), Stu Hart (1915), Owen Hart (1965), Ivan Koloff (1942), Santino Marella (1974), Trish Stratus (1976), and Christian Cage (1973).

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