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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 1,063,453 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Finkel is the 423rd most popular wrestler, the 14,512th most popular biography from United States and the 157th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Howard Finkels by language


Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Howard Finkel ranks 423 out of 700. Before him are Maryse Ouellet, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, Yusup Abdusalomov, Kisenosato Yutaka, Lana, and Irakli Tsirekidze. After him are Hana Kimura, Driulis González, Sagid Murtazaliev, Rosa Mendes, Hornswoggle, and Kia Stevens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Howard Finkel ranks 638. Before him are Carl J. Meade, David Frawley, Daniel Benzali, Caldwell Jones, Jimmie Wilson, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. After him are Sheila Jackson Lee, Charlie George, Liz Chase, Todd McCarthy, Alan Keyes, and Winston E. Scott. Among people deceased in 2020, Howard Finkel ranks 750. Before him are Sarah Hegazi, Ahmed Patel, Kevin Burnham, Vasil Yakusha, Khamis Al-Owairan, and Albert Quixall. After him are Hana Kimura, Slade Gorton, Maksim Tsyhalka, Andy Gill, Fabrice Philipot, and Adam Schlesinger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Finkel ranks 14,512 out of 18,182. Before him are Lawton Chiles (1930), Faith Ford (1964), Wynonna Judd (1964), Alyson Stoner (1993), O. J. Mayo (1987), and Steve Cherundolo (1979). After him are Tamara McKinney (1962), Johnny Lewis (1983), Michael Irby (1972), Maurice Cheeks (1956), Chris Savino (1962), and Paul Lockhart (1956).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Howard Finkel ranks 157. Before him are AJ Lee (1987), The Sandman (1963), Tommy Dreamer (1971), Melina Perez (1979), Jack Swagger (1982), and Lana (1985). After him are Hornswoggle (1986), Kia Stevens (1977), Candice Michelle (1978), Road Dogg (1969), Lisa Marie Varon (1971), and Shayna Baszler (1980).

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