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André the Giant

1946 - 1993

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André René Roussimoff (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁəne ʁusimɔf]; 19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Dubbed "the Eighth Wonder of the World", Roussimoff was known for his great size, which was a result of gigantism caused by excess human growth hormone. Beginning his career in 1966, Roussimoff relocated to North America in 1971. From 1973 to the mid-1980s, Roussimoff was booked by World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) promoter Vincent J. McMahon as a roving "special attraction" who wrestled for promotions throughout the United States, as well as in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André the Giant is the 5th most popular wrestler (down from 1st in 2019), the 669th most popular biography from France (down from 616th in 2019) and the most popular French Wrestler.

André René Roussimoff, better known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. He was born with acromegaly, a disorder that causes abnormal growth of the body. André the Giant is most famous for his wrestling career and his role in The Princess Bride.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, André the Giant ranks 5 out of 1,027. Before him are The Undertaker, Dusty Rhodes, Dave Bautista, and Antonio Inoki. After him are Darren Young, The Iron Sheik, The French Angel, Hulk Hogan, Kane, Sting, and Shawn Michaels.

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Among people born in 1946, André the Giant ranks 55. Before him are Arrigo Sacchi, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Boris Berezovsky, John Waters, Sally Field, and Thongloun Sisoulith. After him are Jang Song-thaek, Bolo Yeung, Naoto Kan, Danny Glover, N. R. Narayana Murthy, and Marisa Paredes. Among people deceased in 1993, André the Giant ranks 17. Before him are Turgut Özal, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Polykarp Kusch, Inge Lehmann, and Anthony Burgess. After him are Robert W. Holley, Bobby Moore, Wolfgang Paul, Brandon Lee, Kōbō Abe, and Hans Jonas.

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In France

Among people born in France, André the Giant ranks 669 out of 6,770. Before him are Johnny Hallyday (1943), Paul Dukas (1865), Alain Resnais (1922), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), François-André Danican Philidor (1726), and Anne of Foix-Candale (1484). After him are Maurice Utrillo (1883), Auguste de Marmont (1774), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753), Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786), and Frontinus (30).

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Among WRESTLERS In France

Among wrestlers born in France, André the Giant ranks 1. After him are Daniel Robin (1943), Joseph Olivier (1874), Marc Alexandre (1959), David Douillet (1969), Catherine Fleury-Vachon (1966), Christine Cicot (1964), Cécile Nowak (1967), Marie-Claire Restoux (1968), Djamel Bouras (1971), Séverine Vandenhende (1974), and Céline Lebrun (1976).

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