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Nikolai Volkoff

1947 - 2018

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Josip Hrvoje Peruzović (October 14, 1947 – July 29, 2018), better known by his ring name Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler from Yugoslavia, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation where he usually played a Soviet heel. In the 1970s, Peruzović was Bepo of the Mongols tag team, one of the masked Executioners and feuded with Bruno Sammartino over the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship as Volkoff. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolai Volkoff has received more than 1,716,311 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nikolai Volkoff is the 142nd most popular wrestler (up from 164th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Croatia (down from 274th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Nikolai Volkoff ranks 142 out of 1,027. Before him are Kaarlo Koskelo, Pat Patterson, Petar Kirov, Superstar Billy Graham, Yrjö Saarela, and Mijaín López. After him are Big Van Vader, Ivan Bohdan, Bubba Ray Dudley, Robert Van de Walle, Adolf Lindfors, and Joseph Olivier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Nikolai Volkoff ranks 573. Before him are Tua Forsström, Larry James, Sara Paretsky, André Heller, Bill Smitrovich, and Richard J. Evans. After him are Ntare V of Burundi, Bilal Philips, Warren Zevon, John Lipsky, Randy Edelman, and Jerónimo de Sousa. Among people deceased in 2018, Nikolai Volkoff ranks 357. Before him are Glenn Branca, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Viktor Kanevskyi, Philippe Gondet, E. C. George Sudarshan, and Doina Cornea. After him are Big Van Vader, Carlo Giuffrè, Roy Bentley, Joseph Bonnel, Per Ahlmark, and Kazimierz Kutz.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Nikolai Volkoff ranks 322 out of 700. Before him are Jadranko Prlić (1959), Daša Drndić (1946), Mišo Cebalo (1945), Damir Šolman (1948), Ulderico Sergo (1913), and Augustin Kažotić (1260). After him are Slaven Zambata (1940), Bruno Belin (1929), Abdon Pamich (1933), Albin Vidović (1943), Ivan Leko (1978), and Stojko Vranković (1964).

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Among WRESTLERS In Croatia

Among wrestlers born in Croatia, Nikolai Volkoff ranks 1. After him are Vlado Lisjak (1962).

Croatian born Wrestlers

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