WRESTLER

Bob Backlund

1949 - Today

Photo of Bob Backlund

Icon of person Bob Backlund

Robert Louis Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American retired amateur and professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation from 1976 to 1984 and in the 1990s, where he held the WWWF/WWF Championship on two occasions. His 2,135-day reign is recognized as the second longest in the championship's history. Backlund was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Backlund is the 141st most popular wrestler (down from 94th in 2019), the 6,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,513th in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Bob Backlund by language

Loading...

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Bob Backlund ranks 141 out of 1,027. Before him are Eino Leino, Yaşar Doğu, Akebono Tarō, Randy Orton, Carl Westergren, and Anders Larsson. After him are Erik Malmberg, Sami Zayn, Alberto Del Rio, Voldemar Väli, Tevfik Kış, and Stan Hansen.

Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bob Backlund ranks 409. Before him are Emanuel Ax, Mohamed Akid, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Jupp Kapellmann, Bonnie Raitt, and Ian Stewart. After him are Chrisye, Randall Wallace, Volodymyr Onyshchenko, Tom Verlaine, Peter Maffay, and Jessica Harper.

Others Born in 1949

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Backlund ranks 6,789 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Barretto (1929), Duane Hanson (1925), Erik Olin Wright (1947), Gina Torres (1969), Debra Jo Rupp (1951), and Jane Bowles (1917). After him are Timothy Pickering (1745), Jack Lord (1920), Dinah Shore (1916), James Agee (1909), Zoey Deutch (1994), and Candy Clark (1947).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Bob Backlund ranks 60. Before him are Brutus Beefcake (1957), Ted DiBiase (1954), Lou Thesz (1916), AJ Lee (1987), Akebono Tarō (1969), and Randy Orton (1980). After him are Stan Hansen (1949), Kurt Angle (1968), Bobo Brazil (1924), Matt Bloom (1972), Big John Studd (1948), and Harley Race (1943).

American born Wrestlers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous