1958 - 1999
Richard Erwin Rood (December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999), better known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, was an American professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, including World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Rude wrestled from 1982 until his 1994 retirement due to injury, with a final match following in 1997. Among other accolades, he was a four-time world champion, a three-time WCW International World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Rude has received more than 4,488,150 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Rude is the 199th most popular wrestler (down from 166th in 2019), the 9,821st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,249th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Rick Rude ranks 199 out of 700. Before him are Davey Boy Smith, Asuka, Scott Steiner, Cain Velasquez, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Shinsuke Nakamura. After him are A.J. Styles, Dave Schultz, Vasile Andrei, Kamala, Diamond Dallas Page, and Georgi Markov.
1962 - 2002
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 193
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 194
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 195
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 196
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 197
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 198
1958 - 1999
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 199
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 200
1959 - 1996
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 201
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 202
1950 - 2020
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 203
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 204
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 205
Among people born in 1958, Rick Rude ranks 373. Before him are John Metgod, John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Roxann Dawson, Mauro Maur, Eshaq Jahangiri, and Tony Cox. After him are Peter Watts, Grigol Vashadze, Tim Kaine, Mark Mazower, Monica Guerritore, and Arto Bryggare. Among people deceased in 1999, Rick Rude ranks 257. Before him are Brian Moore, Basil Hume, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Yakov Rylsky, João Carlos de Oliveira, and Elliot Richardson. After him are Akhtar Hameed Khan, Maria Sander, Roderick Chisholm, Davor Dujmović, Clayton Moore, and Umyar Mavlikhanov.
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 367
1958 - 2021
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 368
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 369
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 370
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 371
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 372
1958 - 1999
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 373
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 374
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 375
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 376
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 377
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 378
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 379
1921 - 1999
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 251
1923 - 1999
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 252
1915 - 1999
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 253
1928 - 1999
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 254
1954 - 1999
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 255
1920 - 1999
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 256
1958 - 1999
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 257
1914 - 1999
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 258
1924 - 1999
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 259
1916 - 1999
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 260
1969 - 1999
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 261
1914 - 1999
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 262
1937 - 1999
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 263
Among people born in United States, Rick Rude ranks 9,821 out of 18,182. Before him are Catherine Coleman (1960), Susan Collins (1952), Madeline Miller (1978), Matthew Daddario (1987), Joseph Stadler (1880), and Albertson Van Zo Post (1866). After him are Kathleen Kinmont (1965), Mary L. Good (1931), Ron Gilbert (1964), Kenneth Rogoff (1953), Yasmine Bleeth (1968), and Carly Chaikin (1990).
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 9,815
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,816
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,817
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,818
1880 - 1950
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,819
1866 - 1938
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,820
1958 - 1999
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,821
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,822
1931 - 2019
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 9,823
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 9,824
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 9,825
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 9,826
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 9,827
Among wrestlers born in United States, Rick Rude ranks 78. Before him are Ricky Steamboat (1953), Jim Duggan (1954), Eric Bischoff (1955), Scott Steiner (1962), Cain Velasquez (1982), and Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970). After him are A.J. Styles (1977), Dave Schultz (1959), Kamala (1950), Diamond Dallas Page (1956), Rikishi (1965), and Rulon Gardner (1971).
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 72
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 73
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 74
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 75
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 76
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 77
1958 - 1999
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 78
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 79
1959 - 1996
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 80
1950 - 2020
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 81
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 82
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 83
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 84