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Jerry Lawler

1949 - Today

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Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "the King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler signed to WWE under a Legends contract. Prior to joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1992, he wrestled in numerous territories, winning many championships, including multiple World Heavyweight Championships, throughout his career. Lawler is a one-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and a three-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion: he unified the titles by defeating Kerry Von Erich at Superclash III, forming the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, a championship which he held 28 times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Lawler has received more than 5,772,775 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Lawler is the 152nd most popular wrestler (up from 158th in 2019), the 7,846th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,280th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Jerry Lawler ranks 152 out of 1,027. Before him are Robert Van de Walle, Adolf Lindfors, Joseph Olivier, Jorge González, Booker T, and Anders Larsson. After him are Scott Hall, László Papp, Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, The Fabulous Moolah, and Jake Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jerry Lawler ranks 506. Before him are Helmut Kremers, Yuri Baturin, Claude Papi, Larisa Petrik, Iris Marion Young, and Michael Häupl. After him are Christy Walton, Toyokazu Nomura, Heini Hemmi, György Gedó, Parveen Babi, and Hana Mašková.

Others Born in 1949

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Lawler ranks 7,846 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Peters (1942), Helen Gallagher (1926), Dick Durbin (1944), Carl Blegen (1887), Sidney Verba (1932), and Julius J. Epstein (1909). After him are Blanche Sweet (1896), Jane Bowles (1917), Charles A. Beard (1874), Paul Dano (1984), Stuart Hameroff (1947), and Anya Taylor-Joy (1996).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Jerry Lawler ranks 50. Before him are Theodore Long (1947), Rhyno (1975), Superstar Billy Graham (1943), Big Van Vader (1955), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), and Booker T (1965). After him are Scott Hall (1958), Bobby Heenan (1944), Jimmy Hart (1943), The Fabulous Moolah (1923), Jake Roberts (1955), and Rob Van Dam (1970).

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