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Billy Blanks

1955 - Today

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William Wayne Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American actor, martial artist, boxing champion and fitness personality. He was a nationally ranked competitor in semi-contact and point karate during the 1980s, winning a bronze medal at the 1981 World Games, before creating the Tae Bo exercise program. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Blanks is the 26th most popular martial arts (down from 22nd in 2019), the 4,371st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,464th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Billy Blanks ranks 26 out of 179. Before him are Cynthia Rothrock, Andy Hug, Randy Couture, Hironori Ōtsuka, Motobu Chōki, and Higaonna Kanryō. After him are Koichi Tohei, Alex Pereira, Frank Dux, Yoel Romero, Khamzat Chimaev, and Morihiro Saito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Billy Blanks ranks 178. Before him are Tomas Arana, Yasmina Khadra, Sándor Puhl, Takayoshi Yamano, Wayne Knight, and Herbert Prohaska. After him are Katsuyuki Kawachi, Svetozar Marović, Ildikó Enyedi, Huh Jung-moo, Laurie Metcalf, and Jane Kaczmarek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Blanks ranks 4,371 out of 20,380. Before him are Sammy Hagar (1947), Mildred Natwick (1905), Jackie Gleason (1916), Robert Lansing (1864), Richard Hamming (1915), and Mack Swain (1876). After him are Rudolph Rummel (1932), Todd Howard (1971), Sarah Paulson (1974), Randy Savage (1952), Greg Kinnear (1963), and Angélica María (1943).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Billy Blanks ranks 5. Before him are Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), Jon Jones (1987), Cynthia Rothrock (1957), and Randy Couture (1963). After him are Benny Urquidez (1952), Nate Diaz (1985), Tony Ferguson (1984), Demetrious Johnson (1986), Ronda Rousey (1987), Justin Gaethje (1988), and Eric Esch (1966).

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