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Bret Hart
1957 - Today

Bret Hart
Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler, he has an amateur wrestling background at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College. A major international draw within professional wrestling, he is credited with changing the perception of mainstream North American professional wrestling in the early 1990s by bringing technical wrestling to the fore. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time; Sky Sports noted that his legacy is that of "one of, if not the greatest, to have ever graced the squared circle". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bret Hart is the 48th most popular wrestler (down from 38th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Canada (down from 188th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Wrestler.
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Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Bret Hart ranks 48 out of 1,027. Before him are A.J. Styles, Isao Inokuma, The Miz, Christian Cage, Oskari Friman, and Eddie Guerrero. After him are Daniel Bryan, Ivan Poddubny, Buvaisar Saitiev, Big Boss Man, Hardcore Holly, and Wim Ruska.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsA.J. Styles
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 42
Isao Inokuma
1938 - 2001
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 43
The Miz
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 44
Christian Cage
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 45
Oskari Friman
1893 - 1933
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 46
Eddie Guerrero
1967 - 2005
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 47
Bret Hart
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 48
Daniel Bryan
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 49
Ivan Poddubny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 50
Buvaisar Saitiev
1975 - 2025
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 51
Big Boss Man
1963 - 2004
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 52
Hardcore Holly
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 53
Wim Ruska
1940 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 54
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Bret Hart ranks 131. Before him are Marlon Jackson, Shane MacGowan, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Nellie Kim, Steve Harvey, and Patrick Battiston. After him are Monte Melkonian, Dan Castellaneta, María Conchita Alonso, Robert Sapolsky, Nery Pumpido, and Zhao Leji.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsMarlon Jackson
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 125
Shane MacGowan
SINGER
1957 - 2023
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 126
Oliver Hirschbiegel
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 127
Nellie Kim
GYMNAST
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 128
Steve Harvey
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 129
Patrick Battiston
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 130
Bret Hart
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 131
Monte Melkonian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 1993
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 132
Dan Castellaneta
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 133
María Conchita Alonso
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 134
Robert Sapolsky
BIOLOGIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 135
Nery Pumpido
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 136
Zhao Leji
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 137
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Bret Hart ranks 191 out of 1,622. Before him are Wilfrid Laurier (1841), Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914), Alex Wilson (1905), Vanity (1959), Maynard Ferguson (1928), and Robert Langlands (1936). After him are Henry Czerny (1959), John van 't Schip (1963), Marie Dressler (1868), Jeff Wall (1946), John Tuzo Wilson (1908), and Ian Hacking (1936).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsWilfrid Laurier
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1919
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 185
Frances Oldham Kelsey
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 2015
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 186
Alex Wilson
ATHLETE
1905 - 1994
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 187
Vanity
ACTOR
1959 - 2016
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 188
Maynard Ferguson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 189
Robert Langlands
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 190
Bret Hart
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 191
Henry Czerny
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 192
John van 't Schip
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 193
Marie Dressler
ACTOR
1868 - 1934
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 194
Jeff Wall
PAINTER
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 195
John Tuzo Wilson
GEOLOGIST
1908 - 1993
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 196
Ian Hacking
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 197
Among WRESTLERS In Canada
Among wrestlers born in Canada, Bret Hart ranks 4. Before him are Pat Patterson (1941), Rocky Johnson (1944), and Christian Cage (1973). After him are Chris Benoit (1967), Roddy Piper (1954), Kevin Owens (1984), Natalya Neidhart (1982), Sami Zayn (1984), Bobby Roode (1977), Owen Hart (1965), and Stu Hart (1915).
Pat Patterson
1941 - 2020
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1
Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 2
Christian Cage
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3
Bret Hart
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 4
Chris Benoit
1967 - 2007
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 5
Roddy Piper
1954 - 2015
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 6
Kevin Owens
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 7
Natalya Neidhart
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 8
Sami Zayn
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 9
Bobby Roode
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 10
Owen Hart
1965 - 1999
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 11
Stu Hart
1915 - 2003
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 12