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Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
Rocky Johnson
Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler. Among many National Wrestling Alliance titles, he was the first Black Georgia Heavyweight Champion as well as the NWA Television Champion (2 times). He won the World Tag Team Championship in 1983, along with his partner Tony Atlas, to become the first black champions in WWE history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rocky Johnson has received more than 12,028,811 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Rocky Johnson is the 12th most popular wrestler (up from 23rd in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 152nd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Wrestler.
Memorability Metrics
12M
Page Views (PV)
56.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.28
Effective Languages (L*)
2.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Rocky Johnsons by language
Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Rocky Johnson ranks 12 out of 700. Before him are Aleksandr Karelin, Masahiko Kimura, Antonio Inoki, Anton Geesink, Dave Bautista, and Chyna. After him are The Undertaker, Aleksandr Medved, Ric Flair, Ivan Poddubny, Bruno Sammartino, and Rikidōzan.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
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Aleksandr Karelin
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 6
Masahiko Kimura
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 7
Antonio Inoki
1943 - 2022
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 8
Anton Geesink
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 9
Dave Bautista
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10
Chyna
1969 - 2016
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 11
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Rocky Johnson ranks 145. Before him are Pattie Boyd, Agnes Baltsa, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jon Anderson, Terry Brooks, and Pat Martino. After him are Mary Robinson, Igor Mitoraj, Sirhan Sirhan, Marie-Christine Barrault, James Heckman, and Michael Rosbash. Among people deceased in 2020, Rocky Johnson ranks 110. Before him are Amadou Toumani Touré, Sergio Rossi, Jānis Lūsis, Nikolai Kapustin, Claude Brasseur, and Fred Willard. After him are Ivry Gitlis, Harry Gregg, Mamadou Tandja, Amfilohije Radović, Georg Ratzinger, and Miloš Jakeš.
Others Born in 1944
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Pattie Boyd
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 139
Agnes Baltsa
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 140
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 141
Jon Anderson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 142
Terry Brooks
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 143
Pat Martino
1944 - 2021
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 144
Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 145
Mary Robinson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 146
Igor Mitoraj
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 147
Sirhan Sirhan
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 148
Marie-Christine Barrault
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 149
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 150
Michael Rosbash
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 151
Others Deceased in 2020
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Amadou Toumani Touré
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 104
Sergio Rossi
1935 - 2020
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 105
Jānis Lūsis
1939 - 2020
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 106
Nikolai Kapustin
1937 - 2020
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 107
Claude Brasseur
1936 - 2020
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 108
Fred Willard
1939 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 109
Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 110
Ivry Gitlis
1922 - 2020
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 111
Harry Gregg
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 112
Mamadou Tandja
1938 - 2020
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 113
Amfilohije Radović
1938 - 2020
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 114
Georg Ratzinger
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 115
Miloš Jakeš
1922 - 2020
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 116
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Rocky Johnson ranks 93 out of 1,350. Before him are Jack L. Warner (1892), Graham Greene (1952), Rudolph A. Marcus (1923), Brian Tracy (1944), Norma Shearer (1902), and Lester B. Pearson (1897). After him are Jacques Villeneuve (1971), Joe Weider (1919), Donna Strickland (1959), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874), Denny Doherty (1940), and Ian Stevenson (1918).
Others born in Canada
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Jack L. Warner
1892 - 1978
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 87
Graham Greene
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 88
Rudolph A. Marcus
1923 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 89
Brian Tracy
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 90
Norma Shearer
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 91
Lester B. Pearson
1897 - 1972
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 92
Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 93
Jacques Villeneuve
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 94
Joe Weider
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 95
Donna Strickland
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 96
William Lyon Mackenzie King
1874 - 1950
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 97
Denny Doherty
1940 - 2007
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 98
Ian Stevenson
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 99
Among WRESTLERS In Canada
Among wrestlers born in Canada, Rocky Johnson ranks 1. After him are Chris Benoit (1967), Bret Hart (1957), Roddy Piper (1954), Pat Patterson (1941), Edge (1973), Stu Hart (1915), Owen Hart (1965), Ivan Koloff (1942), Santino Marella (1974), Trish Stratus (1976), and Christian Cage (1973).
Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1
Chris Benoit
1967 - 2007
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2
Bret Hart
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3
Roddy Piper
1954 - 2015
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 4
Pat Patterson
1941 - 2020
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 5
Edge
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6
Stu Hart
1915 - 2003
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 7
Owen Hart
1965 - 1999
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 8
Ivan Koloff
1942 - 2017
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 9
Santino Marella
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 10
Trish Stratus
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 11
Christian Cage
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 12
