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Howard Finkel

1950 - 2020

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Howard Finkel (June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestling ring announcer, backstage worker, and occasional professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in WWE. He began working for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975, and was a Madison Square Garden ring announcer since 1977. Finkel was WWE's longest-serving employee (40 years) and was widely regarded as the greatest ring announcer of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Finkel has received more than 1,127,194 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Finkel is the 413th most popular wrestler (up from 423rd in 2019), the 14,617th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,473rd in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Howard Finkel ranks 413 out of 1,027. Before him are Kofi Kingston, Carístico, Kevin Owens, Raven, Kōsei Inoue, and Kevin Jackson. After him are Lana, Sean Waltman, Suren Nalbandyan, Vyacheslav Oliynyk, Robert Maillet, and Kye Sun-hui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Howard Finkel ranks 722. Before him are Parveen Sultana, Filippos Petsalnikos, Joseph R. Tanner, Mitch Kapor, Megumi Torigoe, and Mike Johanns. After him are Carl J. Meade, Anna Tibaijuka, Charles Krauthammer, Pawan Kumar Chamling, Phoebe Snow, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Among people deceased in 2020, Howard Finkel ranks 825. Before him are Khamis Al-Owairan, June Foulds, Sushant Singh Rajput, Kelly Asbury, Tony Rice, and Anele Ngcongca. After him are Zoltan Sabo, Ruhollah Zam, Ann E. Todd, Sergey Belyayev, Attila Horváth, and Dick Thornburgh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Finkel ranks 14,617 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Jackson (1964), Roger Goodell (1959), Karen McDougal (1971), Kim Richards (1964), Camille Guaty (1976), and Liam Aiken (1990). After him are Dave Abbruzzese (1968), Kristen Cloke (1968), Ed Schafer (1946), Jay Arnette (1938), Samuel Bodman (1938), and Wendy Williams (1964).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Howard Finkel ranks 148. Before him are Brutus Beefcake (1957), Brian Pillman (1962), Junkyard Dog (1952), Jordan Burroughs (1988), Raven (1964), and Kevin Jackson (1964). After him are Lana (1985), Sean Waltman (1972), Josh Barnett (1977), Al Snow (1963), Beth Phoenix (1980), and Alexa Bliss (1991).

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