1962 - 2002
David Smith (27 November 1962 – 18 May 2002) was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog. Smith won titles within the WWF in three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s. Though he was never a world champion, Smith nevertheless headlined multiple pay-per-view events in the WWF and WCW, in which he challenged for the WWF and WCW World Heavyweight championships. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Davey Boy Smith has received more than 4,705,812 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Davey Boy Smith is the 193rd most popular wrestler (down from 161st in 2019), the 4,713th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,338th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Davey Boy Smith ranks 193 out of 700. Before him are Ricky Steamboat, Jim Duggan, Ștefan Rusu, Umaga, Teddy Riner, and Eric Bischoff. After him are Asuka, Scott Steiner, Cain Velasquez, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Shinsuke Nakamura, and Rick Rude.
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 187
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 188
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 189
1973 - 2009
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 190
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 191
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 192
1962 - 2002
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 193
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 194
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 195
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 196
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 197
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 198
1958 - 1999
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 199
Among people born in 1962, Davey Boy Smith ranks 373. Before him are Néstor Clausen, Héctor Enrique, Ivan Jovanović, Anvar Chingizoglu, Pavel Černý, and Sakina Jaffrey. After him are Fatma Samoura, Paul Feig, Erika Salumäe, Nasko Sirakov, Piyapong Pue-on, and Scott Steiner. Among people deceased in 2002, Davey Boy Smith ranks 288. Before him are Jack Shea, Sylvia Rivera, Sam Snead, Kaifi Azmi, Francisco Cabañas, and Desmond Hoyte. After him are Geoffrey Crossley, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Salman Raduyev, Ward Kimball, Jam Master Jay, and George Alec Effinger.
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 367
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 368
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 369
1962 - 2022
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 370
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 371
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 372
1962 - 2002
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 373
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 374
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 375
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 376
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 377
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 378
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 379
1910 - 2002
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 282
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 283
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 284
1919 - 2002
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 285
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 286
1929 - 2002
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 287
1962 - 2002
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 288
1921 - 2002
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 289
1973 - 2002
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 290
1967 - 2002
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 291
1914 - 2002
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 292
1965 - 2002
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 293
1947 - 2002
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 294
Among people born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 4,713 out of 7,765. Before him are Andrea Riseborough (1981), Kenneth Connor (1918), John Barbour (1316), Roger C. Field (1945), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), and Joe Spence (1898). After him are Ronald Drever (1931), Lancelot Hogben (1895), John Pendry (1943), Allan McNish (1969), Spottiswoode Aitken (1868), and Hattie Jacques (1922).
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 4,707
1918 - 1993
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 4,708
1316 - 1395
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 4,709
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 4,710
1823 - 1917
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 4,711
1898 - 1966
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 4,712
1962 - 2002
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 4,713
1931 - 2017
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 4,714
1895 - 1975
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 4,715
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 4,716
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 4,717
1868 - 1933
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 4,718
1922 - 1980
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 4,719
Among wrestlers born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 2. Before him are Dave Finlay (1958). After him are Paige (1992), William Regal (1968), Drew McIntyre (1985), Wade Barrett (1980), Layla El (1977), Charlotte Dujardin (1985), Neil Adams (1958), Flávio Canto (1975), Mason Ryan (1982), and Nikki Cross (1989).
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 1
1962 - 2002
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 2
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 3
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 4
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.84
Rank: 6
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.20
Rank: 7
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.34
Rank: 8
1958 - Present
HPI: 31.45
Rank: 9
1975 - Present
HPI: 29.95
Rank: 10
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.25
Rank: 11
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.06
Rank: 12