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Mae Young

1923 - 2014

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Johnnie Mae Young (March 12, 1923 – January 14, 2014) was an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. She wrestled throughout the United States and Canada and won multiple titles in the National Wrestling Alliance. Young is considered one of the pioneers in women's wrestling as she helped to increase the popularity of the sport throughout the 1940s and during World War II. In 1954, she and Mildred Burke were among the first female competitors to tour post-war Japan. Beginning in 1999, Young had renewed success in her career after joining World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mae Young is the 16,825th most popular politician (down from 16,280th in 2024), the 10,504th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,503rd in 2019) and the 792nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mae Young ranks 16,825 out of 19,576. Before her are Henry Cabot Lodge, Manuel María Ponce Brousset, Stefan Sofiyanski, Anton Siluanov, Jean-François Deniau, and Lokendra Bahadur Chand. After her are Clemente Mastella, Rawya Ateya, Retno Marsudi, Michael D. Griffin, Ntsu Mokhehle, and Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Mae Young ranks 430. Before her are Fernando Campos, Vladimir Tendryakov, Romolo Catasta, Bjørn Paulson, John M. Allegro, and Armand Borel. After her are Ralph Giordano, James Dickey, Bernice Rubens, Robert Craft, John Pulman, and Cathleen Synge Morawetz. Among people deceased in 2014, Mae Young ranks 474. Before her are Edmund Bruggmann, Ernest Mühlen, Maxine Kumin, Lynsey de Paul, Annemarie Buchner, and Çolpan İlhan. After her are Ghiță Licu, Ralph Giordano, Howard Baker, Peter Matthiessen, Patrice Wymore, and Uroš Marović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mae Young ranks 10,506 out of 20,380. Before her are Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919), Derek Jeter (1974), Christian Pulisic (1998), Donny Osmond (1957), Yancy Butler (1970), and John August Anderson (1876). After her are Albert Pyun (1953), Justice Smith (1995), Lee Unkrich (1967), Peter Horton (1953), Michael D. Griffin (1949), and Ellen Ochoa (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Mae Young ranks 792. Before her are Tenskwatawa (1775), Spark Matsunaga (1916), Mike Enzi (1944), Tom McMillen (1952), Thomas Ewing (1789), and Henry Cabot Lodge (1850). After her are Michael D. Griffin (1949), Ben Ray Luján (1972), Frances Perkins (1880), Edward James Roye (1815), Butch Otter (1942), and Amy Klobuchar (1960).

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