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Road Warrior Animal

1960 - 2020

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Joseph Michael "Joe" Laurinaitis (September 12, 1960 – September 22, 2020), better known by his ring name Road Warrior Animal (or simply Animal), was an American professional wrestler. Along with Road Warrior Hawk, he was one-half of the tag team the Road Warriors (also known as the Legion of Doom). Over the course of his career, Animal appeared with professional wrestling promotions including Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), All Japan Pro Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Road Warrior Animal has received more than 3,475,556 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Road Warrior Animal is the 348th most popular wrestler (down from 268th in 2019), the 13,448th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,981st in 2019) and the 126th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Road Warrior Animal ranks 348 out of 1,027. Before him are Majlinda Kelmendi, Attila Repka, Hardcore Holly, Michelle McCool, The Godfather, and Miriam Blasco. After him are Henry Cejudo, David Musulbes, Shelton Benjamin, Trish Stratus, Pertti Ukkola, and Shamil Serikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Road Warrior Animal ranks 620. Before him are Ulf Bengtsson, Diego Rodríguez, Gurinder Chadha, Gábor Pölöskei, David Nutter, and Wolf Haas. After him are Enex Jean-Charles, Kevin A. Ford, Mohanlal, Julianne Phillips, Sibel Siber, and Gregory Colbert. Among people deceased in 2020, Road Warrior Animal ranks 784. Before him are Billy Evans, Azimzhan Askarov, Ebrahim Alkazi, Jane Dee Hull, Julie Felix, and Nicholas Parsons. After him are Terrence McNally, Polad Hashimov, Hassan Abshir Farah, Gene Reynolds, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Bob Armstrong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Road Warrior Animal ranks 13,448 out of 20,380. Before him are Constance Titus (1873), Tito Ortiz (1975), David Nutter (1960), Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), John Sayles (1950), and Trini Alvarado (1967). After him are Paul LePage (1948), John S. Bull (1934), Charlie Crist (1956), Joyce DeWitt (1949), Chris Henderson (1970), and Chris Colfer (1990).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Road Warrior Animal ranks 126. Before him are Robert Curry (1882), Samoa Joe (1979), Montel Vontavious Porter (1973), Hardcore Holly (1963), Michelle McCool (1980), and The Godfather (1961). After him are Henry Cejudo (1987), Shelton Benjamin (1975), Bob Armstrong (1939), Jon Moxley (1985), John Morrison (1979), and Rick Steiner (1961).

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