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George Steele

1937 - 2017

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William James Myers (April 16, 1937 – February 16, 2017), better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Steele has received more than 2,044,433 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). George Steele is the 278th most popular wrestler (down from 217th in 2019), the 11,557th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,691st in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, George Steele ranks 278 out of 1,027. Before him are Shinsuke Nakamura, Frederick Humphreys, Teddy Riner, Fandango, Takanohana Kōji, and Frank Andersson. After him are Daniel Bryan, Santiago Lange, Viscera, Thierry Rey, Toshihiko Koga, and Kazimierz Lipień.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, George Steele ranks 519. Before him are Bob Schul, Dee Palmer, Alv Gjestvang, Benjamin Whitrow, Arthur Kopit, and Tom Paxton. After him are Peter Kreeft, Oleg Kopayev, Tony Waiters, Peter Ueberroth, Maryvonne Dupureur, and Robert Paul. Among people deceased in 2017, George Steele ranks 564. Before him are Mario Tullio Montano, Richard Wilbur, Benjamin Whitrow, John B. Anderson, Jim Nabors, and Howard Hodgkin. After him are Carlos Gómez, Valery Asapov, Zdravko Hebel, Ed Lee, Connie Hawkins, and Muhal Richard Abrams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Steele ranks 11,557 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Barnet (1913), Juliet Landau (1965), Esther Ralston (1902), Jimmy Witherspoon (1920), Marcell Jacobs (1994), and Harry Carney (1910). After him are Susan Seidelman (1952), Charles Shyer (1951), Mark Boal (1973), Ira Davenport (1887), Colman Domingo (1969), and Chris Hedges (1956).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, George Steele ranks 101. Before him are Paul Orndorff (1949), Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970), Rulon Gardner (1971), Kamala (1950), Cody Rhodes (1985), and Fandango (1981). After him are Daniel Bryan (1981), Viscera (1971), Goldust (1969), Big Boss Man (1963), Jeff Jarrett (1967), and Luke Harper (1979).

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