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Giant Baba

1938 - 1999

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Shohei Baba (馬場 正平, Baba Shōhei; January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999), best known by his ring name Giant Baba (ジャイアント馬場, Jaianto Baba), was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter, and professional baseball player. He is best known as a co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972 along with Mitsuo Momota and Yoshihiro Momota, the sons of his mentor Rikidōzan. For the first 10 years of its existence, Baba was the top star of All Japan, while also serving as the booker, promoter, head trainer and president of the promotion from its inception in 1972 till his death in 1999. Baba was also responsible for recruiting much of the talent for All Japan, and was the public face of the promotion for much of his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giant Baba is the 71st most popular wrestler (down from 19th in 2019), the 967th most popular biography from Japan (down from 632nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Giant Baba ranks 71 out of 1,027. Before him are Stone Cold Steve Austin, Terry Funk, Luke Harper, R-Truth, Chris Benoit, and The Great Khali. After him are Jimmy Snuka, Ivar Johansson, Johan Richthoff, Eduard Pütsep, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, and Rudolf Svensson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Giant Baba ranks 256. Before him are Nieves Navarro, Michael Löwy, Emile Griffith, Perry Anderson, Alan Dershowitz, and Marinella. After him are Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria, Tiziano Terzani, Ieronymos II of Athens, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Chas Chandler, and Ingrid Caven. Among people deceased in 1999, Giant Baba ranks 119. Before him are Milt Jackson, Moondog, Flávio Costa, Grete Stern, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, and Vazgen Sargsyan. After him are Paul Sacher, Ian Bannen, Mario Soldati, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Muhammad al-Sadr, and Bob Peck.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Giant Baba ranks 967 out of 6,245. Before him are Jien (1155), Keisuke Honda (1986), Akio Toyoda (1956), Noriaki Kasai (1972), Yasutaka Tsutsui (1934), and Takeshi Urata (1947). After him are Genichi Taguchi (1924), Keiko Abe (1937), Takashi Umezawa (1972), Ogyū Sorai (1666), Tsutomu Miyazaki (1962), and Akashi Motojiro (1864).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Giant Baba ranks 4. Before him are Antonio Inoki (1943), Masahiko Kimura (1917), and Isao Inokuma (1938). After him are Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955), Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957), Takehide Nakatani (1941), Osamu Watanabe (1940), Shozo Sasahara (1929), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), and Jiichiro Date (1952).

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