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Rick Rude

1958 - 1999

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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 4,782,053 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Rude is the 239th most popular wrestler (down from 199th in 2019), the 10,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,799th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rick Rude ranks 239 out of 1,027. Before him are Artur Taymazov, Valentin Yordanov, Don Muraco, Davey Boy Smith, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Diamond Dallas Page. After him are Lars-Erik Skiöld, Shohachi Ishii, Bray Wyatt, Vickie Guerrero, Imre Hódos, and Scott Steiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Rick Rude ranks 447. Before him are Mariem Hassan, Mark King, Veselin Vuković, Neville Southall, Satoshi Tezuka, and Gianni Alemanno. After him are Scott Rudin, Gar Samuelson, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Arsinée Khanjian, Romy Müller, and Mariya Pinigina. Among people deceased in 1999, Rick Rude ranks 282. Before him are Jill Dando, Basil Hume, Man Mohan Adhikari, Jorge Góngora, Thelma Kalama, and Arvo Viitanen. After him are Akhtar Hameed Khan, Gar Samuelson, Władysław Hasior, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Alphonse Matejka, and Roger Rio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Rude ranks 10,333 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Namath (1943), Jeanie MacPherson (1886), Gloria DeHaven (1925), Dave Franco (1985), Magic Slim (1937), and Jeff Ament (1963). After him are Joey Belladonna (1960), George Woods (1943), Louis Sachar (1954), Michael Lewis (1960), Lily Rabe (1982), and Robert Blust (1940).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Rick Rude ranks 85. Before him are Bob Orton Jr. (1950), Kerry Von Erich (1960), Ken Shamrock (1964), A.J. Styles (1977), Don Muraco (1949), and Diamond Dallas Page (1956). After him are Bray Wyatt (1987), Vickie Guerrero (1968), Scott Steiner (1962), Bruce Baumgartner (1960), Mike Rotunda (1958), and Dan Henderson (1970).

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