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Kamala

1950 - 2020

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James Arthur Harris (May 28, 1950 – August 9, 2020), better known by his ring name Kamala, was an American professional wrestler. Nicknamed "The Ugandan Giant", Kamala portrayed a fearsome and simpleminded Ugandan. He wrestled barefoot, clad only in a loincloth, his face painted with war paint and two stars painted on his chest and a moon painted on his stomach. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kamala has received more than 246,020 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kamala is the 270th most popular wrestler (down from 203rd in 2019), the 11,362nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,966th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Kamala ranks 270 out of 1,027Before him are Chavo Guerrero Jr., Héctor Rodríguez, Charles Ericksen, Katsutoshi Naito, Rulon Gardner, and Hitoshi Saito. After him are Cody Rhodes, Shinsuke Nakamura, Frederick Humphreys, Teddy Riner, Fandango, and Takanohana Kōji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Kamala ranks 615Before him are Tomás Herrera Martínez, Harald Hein, Wilner Nazaire, Jorge Del Castillo, Phil Alden Robinson, and Christina Hoff Sommers. After him are Mario Osbén, Xu Rongmao, Gregory Harrison, Bob Kulick, José Marín, and Rod Milburn. Among people deceased in 2020, Kamala ranks 698Before him are Ellis Marsalis Jr., Timothy Ray Brown, Dimitar Largov, Maxim Martsinkevich, Soumaïla Cissé, and Herman Cain. After him are Alexander Gusev, Mridula Sinha, James Dunn, Ann Reinking, Aytaç Yalman, and Bob Kulick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kamala ranks 11,362 out of 20,380Before him are John Bartram (1699), Ross Alexander (1907), Elliot Richardson (1920), Corey Burton (1955), Edwin H. Colbert (1905), and Jerry Rice (1962). After him are Edgar Buchanan (1903), George Siegmann (1882), Cody Rhodes (1985), Carl Levin (1934), DeHart Hubbard (1903), and Michael W. Smith (1957).

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Kamala ranks 98Before him are Matt Hardy (1974), Jim Neidhart (1955), Danny Hodge (1932), Paul Orndorff (1949), Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970), and Rulon Gardner (1971). After him are Cody Rhodes (1985), Fandango (1981), George Steele (1937), Daniel Bryan (1981), Viscera (1971), and Goldust (1969).