WRESTLER
Lou Albano
1933 - 2009

Lou Albano
Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1969, before becoming a manager until 1996. Over the course of his 42-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and three singles competitors to championship gold. Albano was one of the "Triumvirate of Terror", a threesome of nefarious WWF managers which included The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Albano is the 289th most popular wrestler (down from 214th in 2019), the 4,055th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,048th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Wrestler.
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Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Lou Albano ranks 289 out of 1,027. Before him are Søren Marinus Jensen, Ahmet Kireççi, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Martti Nieminen, The Fabulous Moolah, and Shaban Trstena. After him are Vítězslav Mácha, Yaşar Erkan, Ivan Koloff, Shohachi Ishii, Bianca Belair, and Jim Duggan.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSøren Marinus Jensen
1879 - 1965
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 283
Ahmet Kireççi
1914 - 1979
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 284
Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
1938 - 2000
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 285
Martti Nieminen
1891 - 1941
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 286
The Fabulous Moolah
1923 - 2007
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 287
Shaban Trstena
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 288
Lou Albano
1933 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 289
Vítězslav Mácha
1948 - 2023
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 290
Yaşar Erkan
1911 - 1986
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 291
Ivan Koloff
1942 - 2017
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 292
Shohachi Ishii
1926 - 1980
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 293
Bianca Belair
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 294
Jim Duggan
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Lou Albano ranks 465. Before him are Ahmed al-Senussi, Charles Vinci, Nicette Bruno, Ingrid Jonker, Chris Lawrence, and David Storey. After him are Constand Viljoen, Maigonis Valdmanis, Tom Price, Conway Twitty, Ann Richards, and Gilberto Penayo. Among people deceased in 2009, Lou Albano ranks 337. Before him are John Keel, George Russell, Zygmunt Chychła, Arturo Gatti, Zena Marshall, and Kristina Brenk. After him are Chris Connor, Dave Arneson, Eva Dawes, Gino Munaron, Ernst Benda, and Ricardo Londoño.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsAhmed al-Senussi
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 459
Charles Vinci
ATHLETE
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 460
Nicette Bruno
ACTOR
1933 - 2020
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 461
Ingrid Jonker
WRITER
1933 - 1965
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 462
Chris Lawrence
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 463
David Storey
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 464
Lou Albano
WRESTLER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 465
Constand Viljoen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 466
Maigonis Valdmanis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 467
Tom Price
ATHLETE
1933 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 468
Conway Twitty
SINGER
1933 - 1993
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 469
Ann Richards
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2006
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 470
Gilberto Penayo
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 471
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsJohn Keel
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 331
George Russell
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 332
Zygmunt Chychła
ATHLETE
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 333
Arturo Gatti
BOXER
1972 - 2009
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 334
Zena Marshall
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 335
Kristina Brenk
WRITER
1911 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 336
Lou Albano
WRESTLER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 337
Chris Connor
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 338
Dave Arneson
GAME DESIGNER
1947 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 339
Eva Dawes
ATHLETE
1912 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 340
Gino Munaron
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 2009
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 341
Ernst Benda
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2009
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 342
Ricardo Londoño
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 343
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Lou Albano ranks 4,056 out of 5,161. Before him are Luca Marchegiani (1966), Carlo Mattrel (1937), Katie Boyle (1926), Marco Tullio Giordana (1950), Italo Galbiati (1937), and Eugenio Bersellini (1936). After him are Giovanni Micheletto (1889), Giorgio Faletti (1950), Corrado Fabi (1961), Sergio Brighenti (1932), Giovanni De Prà (1900), and Alberto Aquilani (1984).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLuca Marchegiani
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 4,050
Carlo Mattrel
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1976
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 4,051
Katie Boyle
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 4,052
Marco Tullio Giordana
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 4,053
Italo Galbiati
COACH
1937 - 2023
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 4,054
Eugenio Bersellini
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 4,055
Lou Albano
WRESTLER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 4,056
Giovanni Micheletto
CYCLIST
1889 - 1958
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 4,057
Giorgio Faletti
WRITER
1950 - 2014
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4,058
Corrado Fabi
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 4,059
Sergio Brighenti
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2022
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 4,060
Giovanni De Prà
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 4,061
Alberto Aquilani
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 4,062
Among WRESTLERS In Italy
Among wrestlers born in Italy, Lou Albano ranks 6. Before him are Bruno Sammartino (1935), Enrico Porro (1885), Antonino Rocca (1921), Ignazio Fabra (1930), and Angelo Parisi (1953). After him are Ezio Gamba (1958), Vincenzo Maenza (1962), Andrea Minguzzi (1982), Giuseppe Maddaloni (1976), Odette Giuffrida (1994), and Alice Bellandi (1998).
Bruno Sammartino
1935 - 2018
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 1
Enrico Porro
1885 - 1967
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 2
Antonino Rocca
1921 - 1977
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 3
Ignazio Fabra
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4
Angelo Parisi
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5
Lou Albano
1933 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 6
Ezio Gamba
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 7
Vincenzo Maenza
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 8
Andrea Minguzzi
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 9
Giuseppe Maddaloni
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 10
Odette Giuffrida
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 11
Alice Bellandi
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 12