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Rikidōzan
1924 - 1963
Rikidōzan
Mitsuhiro Momota (Japanese: 百田 光浩) (born Kim Sin-rak; Korean: 김신락; November 14, 1924 – December 15, 1963), better known as Rikidōzan (力道山), was a Korean-born Japanese wrestler who competed in sumo and professional wrestling. He was known as The Father of Puroresu, and one of the most influential persons in professional wrestling history. Initially, he had moved from his native country Korea to Japan to become a rikishi (sumo wrestler). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rikidōzan has received more than 916,463 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Rikidōzan is the 18th most popular wrestler (down from 17th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
920k
Page Views (PV)
55.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.36
Effective Languages (L*)
3.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Rikidōzans by language
Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Rikidōzan ranks 18 out of 700. Before him are Rocky Johnson, The Undertaker, Aleksandr Medved, Ric Flair, Ivan Poddubny, and Bruno Sammartino. After him are Khabib Nurmagomedov, Isao Inokuma, Giant Baba, El Santo, Eddie Guerrero, and George Hackenschmidt.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
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Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 12
The Undertaker
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13
Aleksandr Medved
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 14
Ric Flair
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 15
Ivan Poddubny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 16
Bruno Sammartino
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 17
Rikidōzan
1924 - 1963
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 18
Khabib Nurmagomedov
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 19
Isao Inokuma
1938 - 2001
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 20
Giant Baba
1938 - 1999
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 21
El Santo
1917 - 1984
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 22
Eddie Guerrero
1967 - 2005
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 23
George Hackenschmidt
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Rikidōzan ranks 123. Before him are Paisios of Mount Athos, Dawda Jawara, Gene Deitch, Daniel Inouye, Jean Girault, and Khamtai Siphandon. After him are E. P. Thompson, Aman Andom, William Auld, Allan Edwall, Carlo Bergonzi, and Cicely Tyson. Among people deceased in 1963, Rikidōzan ranks 59. Before him are Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Fritz Reiner, Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, Georg Lindemann, Jacob Gade, and Ferenc Fricsay. After him are Garrett Morgan, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Ernst Kantorowicz, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Gustaf Gründgens, and Fazlollah Zahedi.
Others Born in 1924
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Paisios of Mount Athos
1924 - 1994
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 117
Dawda Jawara
1924 - 2019
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 118
Gene Deitch
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 119
Daniel Inouye
1924 - 2012
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 120
Jean Girault
1924 - 1982
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 121
Khamtai Siphandon
1924 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 122
Rikidōzan
1924 - 1963
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 123
E. P. Thompson
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 124
Aman Andom
1924 - 1974
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 125
William Auld
1924 - 2006
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 126
Allan Edwall
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 127
Carlo Bergonzi
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 128
Cicely Tyson
1924 - 2021
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 129
Others Deceased in 1963
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Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
1870 - 1963
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 53
Fritz Reiner
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 54
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
1891 - 1963
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 55
Georg Lindemann
1884 - 1963
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 56
Jacob Gade
1879 - 1963
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 57
Ferenc Fricsay
1914 - 1963
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 58
Rikidōzan
1924 - 1963
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 59
Garrett Morgan
1877 - 1963
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 60
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
1905 - 1963
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 61
Ernst Kantorowicz
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 62
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 63
Gustaf Gründgens
1899 - 1963
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 64
Fazlollah Zahedi
1897 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 65
