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Gorilla Monsoon

1937 - 1999

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Robert James Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999), better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as a villainous super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorilla Monsoon has received more than 2,096,070 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gorilla Monsoon is the 171st most popular wrestler (down from 119th in 2019), the 8,725th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,365th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gorilla Monsoons by language


Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Gorilla Monsoon ranks 171 out of 700. Before him are Ivan Koloff, Superstar Billy Graham, Pelle Svensson, Frithiof Mårtensson, The Fabulous Moolah, and John Layfield. After him are Khalil Taha, Curt Hennig, Dan Henderson, Bob Orton Jr., Bobby Heenan, and Aleksandar Tomov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Gorilla Monsoon ranks 418. Before him are Martin Litchfield West, Fred Akuffo, Vilmos Varjú, Imerio Massignan, David Bedford, and Alexandra Zabelina. After him are Tony Barton, Garrett Morris, Francis George, Eddie Floyd, Chuck Peddle, and Tesfaye Gebre Kidan. Among people deceased in 1999, Gorilla Monsoon ranks 233. Before him are Irving Rapper, Toninho, Ernest Gold, Marie Kraja, Peter Seeberg, and Alfred Raoul. After him are Augustus Pablo, John Bromwich, Man Mohan Adhikari, Willy Bandholz, Georges Gandil, and Roberto Bussinello.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gorilla Monsoon ranks 8,725 out of 18,182. Before him are Christopher Young (1958), John Layfield (1966), Kathy Hochul (1958), Stith Thompson (1885), Annette Rogers (1913), and George Montgomery (1916). After him are David Burtka (1975), Joe Roth (1948), M. Scott Peck (1936), Wes Bentley (1978), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), and Julian Casablancas (1978).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Gorilla Monsoon ranks 65. Before him are Jerry Lawler (1949), Mr. Fuji (1934), Jake Roberts (1955), Superstar Billy Graham (1943), The Fabulous Moolah (1923), and John Layfield (1966). After him are Curt Hennig (1958), Dan Henderson (1970), Bob Orton Jr. (1950), Bobby Heenan (1944), Vickie Guerrero (1968), and Scott Hall (1958).

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