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Ivan Koloff

1942 - 2017

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Oreal Donald Perras (August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "the Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, where he was billed from Russia and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine. He was the third wrestler to hold the WWWF Championship. In April 2025, it was announced that Koloff would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Koloff is the 292nd most popular wrestler (down from 186th in 2019), the 583rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 489th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Canadian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Ivan Koloff ranks 292 out of 1,027. Before him are Martti Nieminen, The Fabulous Moolah, Shaban Trstena, Lou Albano, Vítězslav Mácha, and Yaşar Erkan. After him are Shohachi Ishii, Bianca Belair, Jim Duggan, Vickie Guerrero, Jon Heidenreich, and Pelle Svensson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ivan Koloff ranks 604. Before him are Danny Ongais, Robert L. Stewart, Hugo Simon, Mike Summerbee, Norman Greenbaum, and Reinhold Durnthaler. After him are František Ševčík, Bob Hayes, Jerry Jones, Meave Leakey, Lesley Turner Bowrey, and Antonio Munguía. Among people deceased in 2017, Ivan Koloff ranks 507. Before him are David Storey, Egon Günther, Uli Vos, Eugenio Bersellini, Türkân Akyol, and Reinhold Durnthaler. After him are František Ševčík, Peter Sarstedt, George Mostow, Walter Becker, Bernie Casey, and Ivan Stoyanov.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ivan Koloff ranks 583 out of 1,622. Before him are Patrick J. Adams (1981), Christopher Heyerdahl (1963), Norm Macdonald (1959), Gordon Tootoosis (1941), Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), and Eva Dawes (1912). After him are Dorothy Stratten (1960), Marie Yovanovitch (1958), Rachelle Lefevre (1979), Jack Layton (1950), Mac DeMarco (1990), and Norman Lane (1919).

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Among WRESTLERS In Canada

Among wrestlers born in Canada, Ivan Koloff ranks 18. Before him are Stu Hart (1915), Edge (1973), Robert Maillet (1969), Test (1975), Maryse Ouellet (1983), and Val Venis (1971). After him are Santino Marella (1974), Tye Dillinger (1981), Renee Young (1985), Trish Stratus (1976), Viktor (1980), and Davey Boy Smith Jr. (1985).

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