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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 1,085,410 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). El Santo is the 22nd most popular wrestler (down from 16th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 88th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of El Santos by language


Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, El Santo ranks 22 out of 700. Before him are Ivan Poddubny, Bruno Sammartino, Rikidōzan, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Isao Inokuma, and Giant Baba. After him are Eddie Guerrero, George Hackenschmidt, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Wim Ruska, and The Miz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, El Santo ranks 121. Before him are Paul Frère, Yakov Pavlov, Cyrus Vance, Petar Brzica, John Connally, and Carlos Puebla. After him are Katharine Graham, Samael Aun Weor, Kirk Kerkorian, Văn Tiến Dũng, Heinrich Ehrler, and Semyon Kurkotkin. Among people deceased in 1984, El Santo ranks 81. Before him are Jean Prouvé, Vladimir Chelomey, Josyf Slipyj, Peter Lawford, Lionel Robbins, and Souvanna Phouma. After him are Lee Krasner, Jüri Lossmann, Cigerxwîn, Richard Basehart, Sergei Salnikov, and Motoo Tatsuhara.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, El Santo ranks 95 out of 585. Before him are Manuel Ponce (1886), Emilio Fernández (1904), Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947), Miguel Alemán Valdés (1900), Adolfo López Mateos (1909), and Adolfo de la Huerta (1881). After him are Jorge Campos (1966), Jacob Bekenstein (1947), Lupe Vélez (1908), Juan Gabriel (1950), Manuel Uribe (1965), and Jorge Negrete (1910).

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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), and Gran Metalik (1988).

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