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Big John Studd

1948 - 1995

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John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Studd is best known for his appearances with the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and 1980s. Studd held a number of championships over his career, including the NWA American Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship, NWA Canadian heavyweight title and was the winner of the 1989 Royal Rumble. He was posthumously inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1995 and the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Big John Studd is the 159th most popular wrestler (down from 103rd in 2019), the 7,068th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,809th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Big John Studd ranks 159 out of 1,027. Before him are Alfred Asikainen, Paige, Rusev, Matt Bloom, Bobby Roode, and Shota Chochishvili. After him are László Papp, Harley Race, Owen Hart, Sgt. Slaughter, Erick Rowan, and Stu Hart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Big John Studd ranks 447. Before him are Eliyahu Rips, Franciszek Smuda, Alex Ribeiro, Oliver Shanti, Banjō Ginga, and Eddie Meduza. After him are Donald Fagen, Ernst Jean-Joseph, José Luis Capón, Karen Wetterhahn, Ron Asheton, and Jozef Čapkovič. Among people deceased in 1995, Big John Studd ranks 226. Before him are Nancy Kelly, Julio Caro Baroja, Maksim Tank, Víctor Ugarte, Giorgio Bocchino, and Albert W. Tucker. After him are Vic Buckingham, Kalpana Datta, Jean Tardieu, Nanni Loy, Riccardo Carapellese, and Erich Hof.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big John Studd ranks 7,070 out of 20,380. Before him are Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Jane Powell (1929), Richard Lugar (1932), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Johnny Knoxville (1971), and Rachel Bilson (1981). After him are Solomon W. Golomb (1932), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Billy Paul (1934), Ludacris (1977), Mark Forest (1933), and Rachael Harris (1968).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Big John Studd ranks 65. Before him are Randy Orton (1980), Bob Backlund (1949), Stan Hansen (1949), Kurt Angle (1968), Bobo Brazil (1924), and Matt Bloom (1972). After him are Harley Race (1943), Sgt. Slaughter (1948), Erick Rowan (1981), Robert Curry (1882), Damian Priest (1982), and Chris Jericho (1970).

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