WRESTLER

King Kong Bundy

1955 - 2019

Photo of King Kong Bundy

Icon of person King Kong Bundy

Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1955 – March 4, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, King Kong Bundy. Under this gimmick, he portrayed a pugnacious, trash-talking villain character. He appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s and wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania 2 in 1986, facing Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Kong Bundy has received more than 3,092,636 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). King Kong Bundy is the 165th most popular wrestler (down from 153rd in 2019), the 8,455th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,209th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, King Kong Bundy ranks 165 out of 1,027. Before him are Asuka, Angelo Parisi, Tevfik Kış, Rob Van Dam, Mr. Fuji, and Nathan Jones. After him are Axel Grönberg, Stefan Angelov, Walter, Gorilla Monsoon, Paul Bearer, and Stephanie McMahon.

Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, King Kong Bundy ranks 380. Before him are Andy Bechtolsheim, Helge Schneider, Julie Hagerty, Fang Fang, Yōjirō Takita, and Apisai Ielemia. After him are Glynis Barber, Leslie Jordan, Jan Poortvliet, Paul Stoddart, Dimitris Koutsoumpas, and Franco Tancredi. Among people deceased in 2019, King Kong Bundy ranks 412. Before him are Frans Andriessen, D. M. Jayaratne, Raymond Bellot, Sara Danius, Judith Krantz, and Yvette Williams. After him are Klara Guseva, Stefan Angelov, Carlos Squeo, Hal Blaine, Frank Robinson, and Therese Zenz.

Others Born in 1955

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2019

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, King Kong Bundy ranks 8,455 out of 20,380. Before him are Willie Steele (1923), William Bradford (1755), Theobald Smith (1859), Alex Raymond (1909), Tim Keller (1950), and Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829). After him are Julia Morgan (1872), Jeremy Piven (1965), Howard Ashman (1950), Guru (1961), Ashley Greene (1987), and Molly Cheek (1950).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, King Kong Bundy ranks 58. Before him are Bobby Heenan (1944), Jimmy Hart (1943), The Fabulous Moolah (1923), Jake Roberts (1955), Rob Van Dam (1970), and Mr. Fuji (1934). After him are Gorilla Monsoon (1937), Paul Bearer (1954), Stephanie McMahon (1976), John Layfield (1966), Curt Hennig (1958), and Mark Schultz (1960).

American born Wrestlers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous