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George Steele

1937 - 2017

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William James Myers (April 16, 1937 – February 16, 2017), better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. His career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he made occasional wrestling appearances into the 1990s and 2000s. Steele was known around the world as a professional wrestler for the WWE (then known as the WWF) and portrayed Swedish wrestler and actor Tor Johnson in Tim Burton's film Ed Wood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). George Steele is the 341st most popular wrestler (down from 280th in 2024), the 11,333rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,560th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, George Steele ranks 341 out of 1,027. Before him are Cody Rhodes, Matt Hardy, Don Muraco, Tony Halme, Sushil Kumar, and Vakhtang Blagidze. After him are Mark Schultz, Brandi Rhodes, Asashōryū Akinori, Bo Dallas, Buddy Murphy, and Dan Henderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, George Steele ranks 521. Before him are Barry Mazur, Jenő Kamuti, Isabelle Daniels, Little Willie John, Marlo Thomas, and Michel Stievenard. After him are Chuck Peddle, Paul Stookey, Paul Hawkins, Veniamin Alexandrov, Maryvonne Dupureur, and Yashwant Sinha. Among people deceased in 2017, George Steele ranks 561. Before him are Isabelle Daniels, Don Williams, Zdravko Hebel, Ryszard Parulski, Peter Sallis, and Nils Nilsson. After him are Seija Simola, Thomas Starzl, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, Maria Verónica Reina, Erin Moran, and William H. Gass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Steele ranks 11,335 out of 20,380. Before him are Vincenzo Natali (1969), Tiffany Mynx (1971), Carlos PenaVega (1989), YoungBoy Never Broke Again (1999), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), and Mark Hoppus (1972). After him are Mark Schultz (1960), Sherry Turkle (1948), Wally Cox (1924), Jimmy Carl Black (1938), Charles Eastman (1858), and Ryan Dunn (1977).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, George Steele ranks 142. Before him are Scott Steiner (1962), Jim Neidhart (1955), Brian Christopher (1972), Cody Rhodes (1985), Matt Hardy (1974), and Don Muraco (1949). After him are Mark Schultz (1960), Brandi Rhodes (1983), Bo Dallas (1990), Dan Henderson (1970), Paul Orndorff (1949), and Kamala (1950).

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