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Bobo Brazil

1924 - 1998

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Houston Harris (July 10, 1924 – January 20, 1998) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bobo Brazil. Credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling, Harris is considered one of the first black professional wrestlers to be a marquee name in North America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobo Brazil is the 149th most popular wrestler (down from 89th in 2019), the 6,922nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,433rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Bobo Brazil ranks 149 out of 1,027. Before him are Sami Zayn, Alberto Del Rio, Voldemar Väli, Tevfik Kış, Stan Hansen, and Kurt Angle. After him are Osamu Watanabe, Becky Lynch, Shozo Sasahara, Alfred Asikainen, Paige, and Rusev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Bobo Brazil ranks 331. Before him are Frank Havens, Roger Marche, Sonny Stitt, Paruyr Sevak, Karel Kachyňa, and Robert Bolt. After him are Freddie Bartholomew, John Love, Abdulah Gegić, Rudy Van Gelder, Billy Barty, and César Lattes. Among people deceased in 1998, Bobo Brazil ranks 216. Before him are Jack Lord, Pino Dordoni, Lounès Matoub, Consalvo Sanesi, Ferenc Sidó, and Norah Borges. After him are Władysław Komar, Erich Mende, Héctor Vilches, Wendy O. Williams, Vladimir Dudintsev, and Hendrik Timmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobo Brazil ranks 6,924 out of 20,380. Before him are Hal Brown (1898), Kurt Angle (1968), Vince Lombardi (1913), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), Stanley G. Payne (1934), and Virginia E. Johnson (1925). After him are Mary McCarthy (1912), Hendrik Wade Bode (1905), Luther Vandross (1951), Jeanne Eagels (1890), Patricia Wettig (1951), and David White (1916).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Bobo Brazil ranks 63. Before him are AJ Lee (1987), Akebono Tarō (1969), Randy Orton (1980), Bob Backlund (1949), Stan Hansen (1949), and Kurt Angle (1968). After him are Matt Bloom (1972), Big John Studd (1948), Harley Race (1943), Sgt. Slaughter (1948), Erick Rowan (1981), and Robert Curry (1882).

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