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Howard Finkel

1950 - 2020

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Howard Finkel (June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestling ring announcer, backstage worker, and occasional professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in WWE. He began working for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975, and was a Madison Square Garden ring announcer since 1977. Finkel was WWE's longest-serving employee (40 years) and is widely regarded as the greatest ring announcer of all time. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Finkel is the 555th most popular wrestler (down from 404th in 2024), the 15,557th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,624th in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Howard Finkel ranks 555 out of 1,027. Before him are Akinobu Osako, Hamza Yerlikaya, Juan Marén, Torrie Wilson, Tina Trstenjak, and Uta Abe. After him are Giorgi Gogshelidze, Harri Koskela, Revaz Mindorashvili, Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan, Josh Barnett, and Akaki Chachua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Howard Finkel ranks 742. Before him are Dave Freudenthal, Linda Bassett, Mary Tamm, Megumi Ogawa, Edward P. Jones, and Charlie George. After him are Howard Rollins, Jackie Speier, David C. Hilmers, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Jimmie Wilson, and Cynthia Myers. Among people deceased in 2020, Howard Finkel ranks 849. Before him are John Sessions, Tony Rice, Ki Daophet Niuhuang, Albert Quixall, Tom Coburn, and Isidora Žebeljan. After him are Sushant Singh Rajput, Vasili Kulkov, Stan Kirsch, Fabrice Philipot, Maurice Setters, and Pete Stark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Finkel ranks 15,564 out of 20,380. Before him are Dylan Ryder (1981), Gonzalo Lira (1968), Jencarlos Canela (1988), Zelmo Beaty (1939), Hal Linden (1931), and Lucille Bremer (1917). After him are Ariana Marie (1993), Kim Chambers (1974), Brian Goodell (1959), Jenny Han (1980), Brody Jenner (1983), and Patrick Ness (1971).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Howard Finkel ranks 224. Before him are Raven (1964), Christopher Daniels (1970), The Sandman (1963), Marty Jannetty (1960), Lacey Evans (1990), and Torrie Wilson (1975). After him are Josh Barnett (1977), Mickie James (1979), Kacy Catanzaro (1990), Alexa Bliss (1991), Dax Harwood (1984), and Tommy Dreamer (1971).

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