1962 - 2002
David Smith (27 November 1962 – 18 May 2002) was a British professional wrestler. Born in Golborne, Lancashire, Smith is 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. He was trained by Ted Betley in Winwick, England before relocating to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to further his training under Stu Hart. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Davey Boy Smith has received more than 2,840,144 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Davey Boy Smith is the 161st most popular wrestler (down from 136th in 2019), the 4,347th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,840th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Davey Boy Smith ranks 161 out of 703. Before him are Diamond Dallas Page, Ricky Steamboat, Rikishi, Vickie Guerrero, Nikolai Volkoff, and Rustam Kazakov. After him are Ștefan Rusu, Eric Bischoff, Dan Henderson, Vasile Andrei, Rick Rude, and The Boogeyman.
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 155
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 156
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 157
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 158
1947 - 2018
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 159
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 160
1962 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 161
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 162
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 163
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 164
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 165
1958 - 1999
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 166
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 167
Among people born in 1962, Davey Boy Smith ranks 325. Before him are Erika Hess, Sara Danius, Nasko Sirakov, Ben Browder, Robin Campillo, and Thomas Hylland Eriksen. After him are Primož Ulaga, Janine Turner, Stephen Keshi, Álvaro García Linera, Margherita Buy, and Chuck Billy. Among people deceased in 2002, Davey Boy Smith ranks 254. Before him are Sergei Bodrov Jr., Harry Hay, John Gorton, Alex Hannum, Jerome Biffle, and Desmond Hoyte. After him are Ward Kimball, Mary Brian, George Alec Effinger, Tom Dowd, Katya Paskaleva, and Jam Master Jay.
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 319
1962 - 2019
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 320
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 321
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 322
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 323
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 324
1962 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 325
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 326
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 327
1962 - 2016
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 328
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 329
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 330
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 331
1971 - 2002
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 248
1912 - 2002
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 249
1911 - 2002
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 250
1923 - 2002
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 251
1928 - 2002
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 252
1929 - 2002
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 253
1962 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 254
1914 - 2002
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 255
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 256
1947 - 2002
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 257
1925 - 2002
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 258
1945 - 2002
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 259
1965 - 2002
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 260
Among people born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 4,347 out of 6,924. Before him are Colin Groves (1942), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Mark Catesby (1683), John Claudius Loudon (1783), James Allison (1968), and Talulah Riley (1985). After him are Henry De la Beche (1796), Stuart Baird (1947), Stephen Wiltshire (1974), William Gemmell Cochran (1909), Jeremy Hunt (1966), and Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860).
1942 - 2017
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,341
1998 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,342
1683 - 1749
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,343
1783 - 1843
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,344
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,345
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4,346
1962 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4,347
1796 - 1855
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4,348
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,349
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,350
1909 - 1980
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4,351
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4,352
1860 - 1935
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4,353
Among wrestlers born in United Kingdom, Davey Boy Smith ranks 2. Before him are Dave Finlay (1958). After him are William Regal (1968), Drew McIntyre (1985), Paige (1992), Wade Barrett (1980), Layla El (1977), Mason Ryan (1982), Flávio Canto (1975), Charlotte Dujardin (1985), Neville (1986), and Nikki Cross (1989).
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1
1962 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 4
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 7
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 8
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 9
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 10
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 11
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 12