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Hardcore Holly

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Robert William Howard (born January 29, 1963) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Hardcore Holly. After debuting in 1987, Holly worked for World Organization of Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and other independent promotions, before joining WWE full-time in 1994. Initially portraying the character of a NASCAR driver, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, his name was soon changed to Bob "Spark Plug" Holly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hardcore Holly is the 53rd most popular wrestler (up from 345th in 2019), the 4,156th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,316th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hardcore Holly ranks 53 out of 1,027. Before him are Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, Daniel Bryan, Ivan Poddubny, Buvaisar Saitiev, and Big Boss Man. After him are Wim Ruska, Bray Wyatt, El Santo, Seth Rollins, Randy Savage, and Gholamreza Takhti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Hardcore Holly ranks 142. Before him are James Mangold, John van 't Schip, Benjamin Bratt, Linda Yaccarino, Big Boss Man, and Antoni Martí. After him are Conan O'Brien, Miroslav Lajčák, Martin Fowler, Karl Markovics, Zurab Zhvania, and Greg Kinnear.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hardcore Holly ranks 4,156 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Sapolsky (1957), Q-Tip (1970), Edward Bunker (1933), David Duke (1950), Robert H. Jackson (1892), and Sean Flynn (1941). After him are Jane Alexander (1939), Letitia Christian Tyler (1790), Dan Blocker (1928), Lucretia Mott (1793), Patty Duke (1946), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Hardcore Holly ranks 29. Before him are John Layfield (1966), A.J. Styles (1977), The Miz (1980), Eddie Guerrero (1967), Daniel Bryan (1981), and Big Boss Man (1963). After him are Bray Wyatt (1987), Seth Rollins (1986), Randy Savage (1952), Jon Moxley (1985), Viscera (1971), and Lita (1975).

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