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Dave Meltzer

1959 - Today

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David Allen Meltzer (born October 24, 1959) is an American journalist, author and historian who reports on professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Since 1983, he has been the publisher and editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON), a dirtsheet primarily addressing professional wrestling. He has also written for the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo! Sports, SI.com, and The National Sports Daily. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 15 in 2024). Dave Meltzer is the 6,946th most popular writer (down from 6,792nd in 2024), the 15,074th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,011th in 2019) and the 1,067th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dave Meltzer ranks 6,946 out of 7,302. Before him are Conrad Richter, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Arabella Kiesbauer, Ayu Utami, David Ignatius, and Sara Shepard. After him are Paul Lynch, Al Jean, Qiu Miaojin, Rupi Kaur, Adania Shibli, and Seth Meyers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Dave Meltzer ranks 710. Before him are Josef Reiter, Mary Crosby, Jody Watley, Koenraad Elst, Marek Ostrowski, and Sergei Alifirenko. After him are Hirokazu Yagi, William Joyce, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Alain Bondue, José Figueroa, and Julia Sweeney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Meltzer ranks 15,079 out of 20,380. Before him are John Cooper (1975), Billy Ray (2000), Donald Henderson (1928), Polly Draper (1955), Stephen Gaghan (1965), and Sara Shepard (1977). After him are Tuc Watkins (1966), Henry M. Morris (1918), Dan Bucatinsky (1965), Kali Rocha (1971), Stuart Erwin (1903), and Mike Henry (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dave Meltzer ranks 1,067. Before him are Charles Krauthammer (1950), Valerie Plame (1963), Russell Hoban (1925), Conrad Richter (1890), David Ignatius (1950), and Sara Shepard (1977). After him are Al Jean (1961), Seth Meyers (1973), Adam Curry (1964), Charles Frazier (1950), Faye Kellerman (1952), and J. Hillis Miller (1928).

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