BOXER

Rocky Graziano

1919 - 1990

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Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch. He was ranked 23rd on The Ring magazine list of the greatest punchers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rocky Graziano has received more than 1,606,599 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Rocky Graziano is the 50th most popular boxer (down from 45th in 2019), the 4,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,428th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Rocky Graziano ranks 50 out of 496. Before him are Éder Jofre, Ernesto Hoost, Roy Jones Jr., Georges Carpentier, James J. Corbett, and José Nápoles. After him are Emile Griffith, Buster Douglas, Gene Tunney, Oliver Kirk, Tyson Fury, and Oleksandr Usyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Rocky Graziano ranks 170. Before him are Laila Schou Nilsen, Eva Gabor, Fazlur Rahman Malik, Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Pál Losonczi, and Tatyana Baramzina. After him are Angelo Felici, John Ljunggren, George Shearing, Hans Hass, Gayatri Devi, and Arthur Cronquist. Among people deceased in 1990, Rocky Graziano ranks 140. Before him are Štefan Čambal, Rodolfo Orlandini, Xu Xiangqian, Terry-Thomas, James M. Gavin, and Gordon Bunshaft. After him are Gordon Jackson, Magda Julin, Alfred Sauvy, Sabicas, Erkki Aaltonen, and Vladimir Stoychev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rocky Graziano ranks 4,522 out of 20,380. Before him are Sara Teasdale (1884), Keenan Wynn (1916), Zeppo Marx (1901), Robert Kerman (1947), Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892), and Kevin Nash (1959). After him are Francis Collins (1950), Rob Zombie (1965), Lydia Clarke (1923), Sasha Grey (1988), Amanda Plummer (1957), and George Segal (1924).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Rocky Graziano ranks 31. Before him are Earnie Shavers (1944), Leon Spinks (1953), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), Tommy Morrison (1969), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), and James J. Corbett (1866). After him are Buster Douglas (1960), Gene Tunney (1897), Oliver Kirk (1884), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), Michael Spinks (1956), and Carmen Basilio (1927).

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