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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 4,540,917 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Terry Funk is the 17th most popular wrestler (up from 41st in 2019), the 2,481st most popular biography from United States (up from 4,429th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Terry Funk ranks 17 out of 1,027. Before him are Dave Bautista, Mick Foley, The Undertaker, Rikidōzan, Aleksandr Medved, and Bruno Sammartino. After him are El Santo, Giant Baba, Triple H, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ric Flair, and Rocky Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Terry Funk ranks 188. Before him are Michael Rosbash, Ton Koopman, Craig T. Nelson, Pierre Deligne, Kim Yong-il, and Leif Segerstam. After him are Steve Fossett, Robert Powell, Peter Cetera, Kay Parker, Dennis Farina, and Oqil Oqilov. Among people deceased in 2023, Terry Funk ranks 164. Before him are Ruslan Khasbulatov, Salif Keïta, Joss Ackland, Ken Block, Ralph Boston, and Ion Druță. After him are Vera Krepkina, Carlo Mazzone, Chaim Topol, Richard Roundtree, Tom Sizemore, and Earl Boen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Funk ranks 2,481 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric F. Wieschaus (1947), James Whitmore (1921), Geraldine Page (1924), Jerry Orbach (1935), Jamie Foxx (1967), and Frank Grillo (1965). After him are Paul Bowles (1910), David Lane (1938), Jeff Daniels (1955), Aaron Eckhart (1968), Jesse Livermore (1877), and George Antheil (1900).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Terry Funk ranks 7. Before him are Hulk Hogan (1953), Chyna (1969), John Cena (1977), Dave Bautista (1969), Mick Foley (1965), and The Undertaker (1965). After him are Triple H (1969), Ric Flair (1949), The Miz (1980), Seth Rollins (1986), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964), and Randy Savage (1952).

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