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El Santo

1917 - 1984

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Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (23 September 1917 – 5 February 1984), best known by his ring name El Santo (English: "The Saint"), was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler), actor and folk hero. He is one of the most famous and iconic Mexican luchadores, and has been referred to as one of "the greatest legends in Mexican sports". His wrestling career spanned nearly five decades, during which he became a folk hero and a symbol of justice for the common man through his appearances in luchador films and comic books telling fictionalized stories of El Santo fighting for justice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of El Santo has received more than 1,159,726 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). El Santo is the 18th most popular wrestler (up from 22nd in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 95th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, El Santo ranks 18 out of 1,027. Before him are Mick Foley, The Undertaker, Rikidōzan, Aleksandr Medved, Bruno Sammartino, and Terry Funk. After him are Giant Baba, Triple H, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ric Flair, Rocky Johnson, and The Miz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, El Santo ranks 116. Before him are Džemal Bijedić, László Szabó, Petar Brzica, Phaedon Gizikis, Henri Salvador, and Barry Nelson. After him are Kirk Kerkorian, Robert Manzon, Đỗ Mười, Carlos Puebla, Wilhelm Brasse, and Paul Frère. Among people deceased in 1984, El Santo ranks 76. Before him are Trygve Bratteli, Louis Réard, Faina Ranevskaya, Kim Sung-gan, Richard Brautigan, and Lionel Robbins. After him are Walter Tevis, Fikret Amirov, Josyf Slipyj, Vladimir Chelomey, Christa Schroeder, and Jean Prouvé.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, El Santo ranks 96 out of 729. Before him are Chimalpopoca (1397), José Sánchez del Río (1913), Manuel Ponce (1886), Pedro Rodríguez (1940), Juan Gabriel (1950), and Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947). After him are Miguel Alemán Valdés (1900), Rosie Reyes (1939), Marcial Maciel (1920), Ramon Novarro (1899), Agustín Lara (1897), and Jacob Bekenstein (1947).

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Among WRESTLERS In Mexico

Among wrestlers born in Mexico, El Santo ranks 1. After him are Alberto Del Rio (1977), Carístico (1982), Perro Aguayo Jr. (1979), Andrade Cien Almas (1989), Gran Metalik (1988), and Giorgi Sardalashvili (2003).

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