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Wim Ruska

1940 - 2015

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Willem "Wim" Ruska (29 August 1940 – 14 February 2015) was a Dutch judoka and professional wrestler. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wim Ruska has received more than 75,674 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Wim Ruska is the 31st most popular wrestler (down from 27th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 381st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Wim Ruska ranks 31 out of 1,027. Before him are Isao Inokuma, Gholamreza Takhti, Seth Rollins, Ivan Poddubny, George Hackenschmidt, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. After him are Ferenc Seres, The Great Khali, Jimmy Snuka, Randy Savage, Dusty Rhodes, and The Iron Sheik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Wim Ruska ranks 218. Before him are Ali Nasir Muhammad, Berit Mørdre, Gigi Proietti, Marcelino Martínez, Franz Müntefering, and David Koch. After him are Manuel Ojeda, Angela Carter, Silvio Marzolini, Ken Jenkins, Clive Sinclair, and Aracy Balabanian. Among people deceased in 2015, Wim Ruska ranks 151. Before him are Percy Sledge, André Glucksmann, Johanna Quandt, Mile Mrkšić, Geoffrey Lewis, and Erik De Vlaeminck. After him are Jørgen Ingmann, James Aldridge, Renzo Zorzi, Dean Jones, Dusty Rhodes, and Władysław Bartoszewski.

Others Born in 1940

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wim Ruska ranks 481 out of 1,646. Before him are Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), Cornelis Ketel (1548), Jacob Moleschott (1822), Isaac van Ostade (1621), Dick van Dijk (1946), and Caesar van Everdingen (1616). After him are Adri van der Poel (1959), Pieter Pourbus (1523), Gerard Reve (1923), Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau (1637), Willem de Vlamingh (1640), and Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856).

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Among WRESTLERS In Netherlands

Among wrestlers born in Netherlands, Wim Ruska ranks 2. Before him are Anton Geesink (1934). After him are Mark Huizinga (1973), Edith Bosch (1980), Dennis van der Geest (1975), Ruben Houkes (1979), Anicka van Emden (1986), Aleister Black (1985), Sanne van Dijke (1995), Diamantino Iuna Fafé (2001), Abiba Abuzhakynova (1997), and Ölziibayaryn Düürenbayar (1994).

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