WRESTLER
Sting
1959 - Today
Sting
Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is under a "Legends deal". Borden is best known for his time spent as the face of two American professional wrestling promotions: World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1988 to 2001 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2006 to 2014, as well as his retirement run in AEW from 2020 to 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sting has received more than 931,260 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sting is the 81st most popular wrestler (up from 98th in 2019), the 6,233rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,617th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Wrestler.
Memorability Metrics
930k
Page Views (PV)
48.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
1.92
Effective Languages (L*)
4.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Sting ranks 81 out of 1,027. Before him are Claes Johanson, Stan Hansen, Edge, The Great Gama, Chris Jericho, and Erik Malmberg. After him are Ted DiBiase, Mahmut Atalay, Ivan Yarygin, Verner Weckman, Shinobu Sekine, and Emam-Ali Habibi.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaes Johanson
1884 - 1949
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 75
Stan Hansen
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 76
Edge
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 77
The Great Gama
1878 - 1960
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 78
Chris Jericho
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 79
Erik Malmberg
1897 - 1964
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 80
Sting
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 81
Ted DiBiase
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 82
Mahmut Atalay
1934 - 2004
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 83
Ivan Yarygin
1948 - 1997
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 84
Verner Weckman
1882 - 1968
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 85
Shinobu Sekine
1943 - 2018
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 86
Emam-Ali Habibi
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Sting ranks 226. Before him are Neal Stephenson, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Thomas Quasthoff, Robert Greene, Raf, and Ricardo Gallego. After him are Stephen Roche, Momoe Yamaguchi, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Sanjay Dutt, Steven Erikson, and Erwin Olaf.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsNeal Stephenson
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 220
Fyodor Yurchikhin
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 221
Thomas Quasthoff
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 222
Robert Greene
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 223
Raf
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 224
Ricardo Gallego
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 225
Sting
WRESTLER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 226
Stephen Roche
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 227
Momoe Yamaguchi
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 228
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 229
Sanjay Dutt
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 230
Steven Erikson
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 231
Erwin Olaf
PHOTOGRAPHER
1959 - 2023
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 232
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sting ranks 6,233 out of 20,380. Before him are Sandy Dennis (1937), Lee Ritenour (1952), Glynn Turman (1947), Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), Gordon Willis (1931), and Marshall Applewhite (1931). After him are Theodore Freeman (1930), Corinne Griffith (1894), Anita Loos (1889), Gary Ross (1956), Robert Lowell (1917), and Elizabeth Roemer (1929).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSandy Dennis
ACTOR
1937 - 1992
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,227
Lee Ritenour
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,228
Glynn Turman
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,229
Laurene Powell Jobs
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,230
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,231
Marshall Applewhite
EXTREMIST
1931 - 1997
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6,232
Sting
WRESTLER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,233
Theodore Freeman
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1964
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,234
Corinne Griffith
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,235
Anita Loos
WRITER
1889 - 1981
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,236
Gary Ross
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,237
Robert Lowell
WRITER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,238
Elizabeth Roemer
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6,239
Among WRESTLERS In United States
Among wrestlers born in United States, Sting ranks 28. Before him are The Ultimate Warrior (1959), Buddy Rogers (1921), Shawn Michaels (1965), Darren Young (1983), Stan Hansen (1949), and Chris Jericho (1970). After him are Ted DiBiase (1954), Bobo Brazil (1924), Kurt Angle (1968), Bob Backlund (1949), Mark Henry (1971), and Yokozuna (1966).
The Ultimate Warrior
1959 - 2014
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 22
Buddy Rogers
1921 - 1992
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 23
Shawn Michaels
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 24
Darren Young
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 25
Stan Hansen
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 26
Chris Jericho
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 27
Sting
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 28
Ted DiBiase
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 29
Bobo Brazil
1924 - 1998
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 30
Kurt Angle
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 31
Bob Backlund
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 32
Mark Henry
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 33
Yokozuna
1966 - 2000
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 34