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Terry Funk

1944 - 2023

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Terrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler. Widely considered one of the most influential and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his career – which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements – and the influential hardcore wrestling style he pioneered in the latter part of his career. Over the course of his career, Funk wrestled for numerous major promotions, among them All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and multiple National Wrestling Alliance territories including Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Funk has received more than 4,242,584 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Funk is the 41st most popular wrestler (up from 59th in 2019), the 4,441st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,089th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Terry Funk ranks 41 out of 700Before him are Bill Goldberg, Ivar Johansson, Yaşar Doğu, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, and Eduard Pütsep. After him are Lou Thesz, The Great Khali, Ibrahim Moustafa, The Ultimate Warrior, Kevin Nash, and Martin Klein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Terry Funk ranks 303Before him are Wolfgang Weber, Jim Gray, Karel Kryl, Oleksandr Moroz, Chung Hong-won, and Robert Mueller. After him are Vlastimil Hort, Orhan Gencebay, John Tavener, Günter Verheugen, Enrique Barón Crespo, and Nikolai Karachentsov. Among people deceased in 2023, Terry Funk ranks 172Before him are Joss Ackland, Inna Churikova, Rita Lee, Ignacio López Tarso, Carmen Sevilla, and Ray Stevenson. After him are Suzanne Somers, Robbie Robertson, Martin Amis, Lance Reddick, David Albahari, and Paul Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Funk ranks 4,441 out of 18,182Before him are John R. Commons (1862), Robert Mueller (1944), Elizabeth Monroe (1768), Alexis Bledel (1981), David Robinson (1965), and Rocky Graziano (1919). After him are Jack DeJohnette (1942), Suzanne Somers (1946), Preston Tucker (1903), Lillian Hellman (1905), Lou Thesz (1916), and Justin Theroux (1971).

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Terry Funk ranks 14Before him are Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964), Triple H (1969), The Miz (1980), Randy Savage (1952), Brock Lesnar (1977), and Bill Goldberg (1966). After him are Lou Thesz (1916), The Ultimate Warrior (1959), Kevin Nash (1959), Randy Orton (1980), Buddy Rogers (1921), and Rey Mysterio (1974).