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Rikishi

1965 - Today

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Solofa Fatu Jr. (born October 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Rikishi and Fatu with the WWE and also competed under the variety of names in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Born in San Francisco, Fatu debuted in the professional wrestling business in 1985 as Prince Alofa and later competed with the Samoan SWAT Team in Japan and multiple wrestling promotions across the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rikishi has received more than 634,773 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Rikishi is the 222nd most popular wrestler (down from 207th in 2019), the 9,761st most popular biography from United States (up from 10,059th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rikishi ranks 222 out of 1,027Before him are Roman Dmitriyev, Mitsuo Ikeda, Armen Nazaryan, Eric Bischoff, Ricky Steamboat, and George Mehnert. After him are Zakaria Chihab, Soslan Andiyev, Bob Orton Jr., Kerry Von Erich, Ken Shamrock, and Arvo Haavisto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Rikishi ranks 369Before him are Georgios Bartzokas, Johnny Ekström, Jessica Hecht, Dyanna Lauren, Denis Irwin, and Hiroshi Mikitani. After him are Graeme Obree, Aleqa Hammond, Stepan Poltorak, Luis Islas, Andreas Thom, and Karin Alvtegen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rikishi ranks 9,761 out of 20,380Before him are George Mehnert (1881), Marguerite Clark (1883), Thomas F. Bayard (1828), Tom Harrell (1946), Magic Sam (1937), and Michael Ritchie (1938). After him are Carol J. Adams (1951), George Washington Goethals (1858), Frederick Sheffield (1902), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Johnnie Ray (1927), and Timothy Kopra (1963).

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Rikishi ranks 78Before him are Lex Luger (1958), Jim Duggan (1954), Don Frye (1965), Eric Bischoff (1955), Ricky Steamboat (1953), and George Mehnert (1881). After 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).