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Hardcore Holly

1963 - Today

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Robert William Howard (born January 29, 1963) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Hardcore Holly or Bob Holly. He is best known for his 16-year career with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/E) where he also worked under the ring names Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, Bob "Spark Plug" Holly, and Bombastic Bob.After debuting in 1987, Holly worked for World Organization of Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and other independent promotions, before joining WWE full-time in 1994. Initially portraying the character of a NASCAR driver, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, his name was soon changed to Bob "Spark Plug" Holly. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hardcore Holly has received more than 1,932,938 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Hardcore Holly is the 344th most popular wrestler (down from 294th in 2019), the 13,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,513th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Hardcore Hollies by language

Over the past year Hardcore Holly has had the most page views in the with 276,797 views, followed by Italian (10,276), and Spanish (9,708). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (245.21%), Czech (74.18%), and Southern Azerbaijani (63.57%)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hardcore Holly ranks 344 out of 1,027. Before him are David Khakhaleishvili, Lee Kyung-keun, Johan Olin, Ryoko Tani, Majlinda Kelmendi, and Attila Repka. After him are Michelle McCool, The Godfather, Miriam Blasco, Road Warrior Animal, Henry Cejudo, and David Musulbes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Hardcore Holly ranks 669. Before him are Corinne Maier, Rajmond Debevec, Charles Ingram, Marty Natalegawa, Tudor Casapu, and Douglas Wakiihuri. After him are Christian Perez, Sławomir Skrzypek, Daniel Mojon, Stephen Elop, Derrick May, and Miriam Blasco.

Others Born in 1963

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hardcore Holly ranks 13,307 out of 20,380. Before him are Tino Insana (1948), Leonard Maltin (1950), Joan Taylor (1929), Peggy McCay (1927), Joseph Story (1779), and Kelli Giddish (1980). After him are Barbara Nichols (1928), Kate Siegel (1982), Bruce Timm (1961), Ted Ligety (1984), Julie Sommars (1942), and Johnny Kerr (1932).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Hardcore Holly ranks 123. Before him are Ron Simmons (1958), The Boogeyman (1964), Sid Eudy (1960), Robert Curry (1882), Samoa Joe (1979), and Montel Vontavious Porter (1973). After him are Michelle McCool (1980), The Godfather (1961), Road Warrior Animal (1960), Henry Cejudo (1987), Shelton Benjamin (1975), and Bob Armstrong (1939).

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