1942 - 2023
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (Persian: حسین خسرو علی وزیری, romanized: Hossein Xosrô 'Ali Vaziri; March 15, 1942 – June 7, 2023), better known by his ring name the Iron Sheik, was an Iranian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. He was the first, and so far only, Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. This villainous character peaked during the 1980s WWF wrestling boom and his rivalry with Hulk Hogan turned Hogan into one of the greatest television heroes of the decade. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of The Iron Sheik has received more than 4,553,727 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. The Iron Sheik is the 59th most popular wrestler (down from 56th in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from Iran (down from 286th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, The Iron Sheik ranks 59 out of 700. Before him are Mithat Bayrak, Randy Orton, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Buddy Rogers, Bayram Şit, and Olle Anderberg. After him are Rey Mysterio, Darren Young, Dusty Rhodes, Väinö Kokkinen, Alfred Asikainen, and Claes Johanson.
1929 - 2014
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 53
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 54
1931 - 2022
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 55
1921 - 1992
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 56
1930 - 2019
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 57
1919 - 2003
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 58
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 59
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 60
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 61
1945 - 2015
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 62
1899 - 1967
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 63
1888 - 1942
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 64
1884 - 1949
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 65
Among people born in 1942, The Iron Sheik ranks 373. Before him are Béla Károlyi, Beverly Aadland, Arthur Brown, Aritatsu Ogi, José Serra, and Shukri Ghanem. After him are Willis Reed, Madeline Kahn, Irm Hermann, Modibo Keita, Bo Hopkins, and Lupe Ontiveros. Among people deceased in 2023, The Iron Sheik ranks 215. Before him are Ruth Fuchs, Greta Andersen, Josephine Chaplin, Alfredo M. Bonanno, Meir Shalev, and Frances Sternhagen. After him are Willis Reed, Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Bo Larsson, Giuliano Montaldo, Karl-Josef Rauber, and Marouf al-Bakhit.
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 367
1942 - 2010
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 368
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 369
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 370
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 371
1942 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 372
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 373
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 374
1942 - 1999
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 375
1942 - 2020
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 376
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 377
1942 - 2022
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 378
1942 - 2012
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 379
1946 - 2023
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 209
1927 - 2023
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 210
1949 - 2023
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 211
1937 - 2023
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 212
1948 - 2023
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 213
1930 - 2023
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 214
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 215
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 216
1936 - 2023
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 217
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 218
1930 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 219
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 220
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 221
Among people born in Iran, The Iron Sheik ranks 312 out of 528. Before him are Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), Ali Akbar Velayati (1945), Ivan Galamian (1903), Ali-Morad Khan Zand (1779), Abdullah Mirza (1433), and Sami Yusuf (1980). After him are Mohsen Rezaee (1954), Al-Nayrizi (865), Jalil Zandi (1951), Kazim Rashti (1793), Bozorg Alavi (1904), and Maryam Rajavi (1953).
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 306
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 307
1903 - 1981
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 308
1779 - 1785
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 309
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 310
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 311
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 312
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 313
865 - 922
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 314
1951 - 2001
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 315
1793 - 1843
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 316
1904 - 1997
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 317
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 318
Among wrestlers born in Iran, The Iron Sheik ranks 2. Before him are Gholamreza Takhti (1930). After him are Emam-Ali Habibi (1931), Matt Ghaffari (1961), Hassan Yazdani (1994), Saeid Mollaei (1992), Alireza Dabir (1977), Hamid Sourian (1985), Komeil Ghasemi (1988), Ghasem Rezaei (1985), Ehsan Lashgari (1985), and Omid Norouzi (1986).
1930 - 1968
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 1
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 2
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 3
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 5
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 6
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.13
Rank: 7
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.31
Rank: 8
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.79
Rank: 9
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.72
Rank: 10
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 11
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.52
Rank: 12