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Junkyard Dog

1952 - 1998

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Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 1, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD), a nickname he received while working in a wrecking yard. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Junkyard Dog has received more than 2,135,285 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Junkyard Dog is the 399th most popular wrestler, the 14,408th most popular biography from United States and the 144th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Junkyard Dog ranks 399 out of 1,027. Before him are Yoshihiro Tajiri, Irakli Tsirekidze, Vladimir Kozlov, Mikael Ljungberg, Frank Wieneke, and Vlado Lisjak. After him are Zhuang Xiaoyan, Ha Hyung-joo, Park Jang-soon, Jordan Burroughs, Maik Bullmann, and Becky Lynch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Junkyard Dog ranks 744. Before him are Dalip Tahil, Clemente Rojas, Miguel Ángel Neira, Howie Hawkins, Faye Kellerman, and Bill Frist. After him are Segun Odegbami, Angela Farrell, Carlo Montano, Jesús Martínez, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Mark C. Lee. Among people deceased in 1998, Junkyard Dog ranks 329. Before him are Fred Wacker, Gene Raymond, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Eddie Rabbitt, Syd Owen, and Peter Sillett. After him are Keith Newton, Matthew Shepard, Tron, Irene Hervey, Barbara Acklin, and Ram Swarup.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Junkyard Dog ranks 14,408 out of 20,380. Before him are Kendall Schmidt (1990), Ryan Miller (1980), Steve Brodie (1919), Morgan Brittany (1951), Lillian Roth (1910), and Daryl Sabara (1992). After him are Nancy Lynch (1948), Randy Travis (1959), Dorothy Height (1912), Frank Klepacki (1974), Frankie Carle (1903), and Jerry Coyne (1949).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Junkyard Dog ranks 144. Before him are Sin Cara (1977), Braun Strowman (1983), Tammy Lynn Sytch (1972), John Smith (1965), Brutus Beefcake (1957), and Brian Pillman (1962). After him are Jordan Burroughs (1988), Raven (1964), Kevin Jackson (1964), Howard Finkel (1950), Lana (1985), and Sean Waltman (1972).

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