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Davey Boy Smith

1962 - 2002

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Davey Boy Smith ranks 193 out of 700Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Davey Boy Smith ranks 373Before 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 288Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 4,713 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among WRESTLERS In United Kingdom

Among wrestlers born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 2Before 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).