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Lou Thesz

1916 - 2002

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Aloysius Martin Thesz (April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002), known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters (legitimate wrestlers) in professional wrestling and described as the "quintessential athlete" and a "polished warrior who could break a man in two if pushed the wrong way", Thesz is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers and wrestling world champions in history, and possibly the last globally accepted world champion. Thesz won various version of the World Heavyweight Championship seven times, including three reigns as NWA World Heavyweight Champion, which he held for a combined total of ten years, three months and nine days (3,749 days) – longer than anyone else in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Thesz is the 133rd most popular wrestler (down from 65th in 2019), the 6,682nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,732nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Lou Thesz ranks 133 out of 1,027. Before her are Axel Grönberg, Kevin Owens, Adolf Lindfors, Ivan Yarygin, Natalya Neidhart, and Yrjö Saarela. After her are AJ Lee, Eino Leino, Yaşar Doğu, Akebono Tarō, Randy Orton, and Carl Westergren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Lou Thesz ranks 205. Before her are Guglielmo Gabetto, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Einar Englund, Evelyn Keyes, Bernard Heuvelmans, and Franco Fabrizi. After her are Rostislav Alexeyev, Arie van Vliet, Runer Jonsson, Dinah Shore, Van Johnson, and John D. MacDonald. Among people deceased in 2002, Lou Thesz ranks 205. Before her are Leo Ornstein, John Thaw, Raoul Diagne, Jeff Corey, Tita Merello, and Abdel Rahman Badawi. After her are Jean Dockx, Indra Devi, Bill Bruce, Georges Beaucourt, Kaisa Parviainen, and Raymond Firth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Thesz ranks 6,684 out of 20,380. Before her are Sylvester (1947), Tracy Chevalier (1962), C. J. Cherryh (1942), Gailard Sartain (1946), Harry Partch (1901), and Clive Davis (1932). After her are David Mamet (1947), Renée Elise Goldsberry (1971), Wilfred Jackson (1906), Beulah Bondi (1889), AJ Lee (1987), and Elvin Hayes (1945).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Lou Thesz ranks 56. Before her are Braun Strowman (1983), Charlotte Flair (1986), Road Dogg (1969), Buddy Rogers (1921), Brutus Beefcake (1957), and Ted DiBiase (1954). After her are AJ Lee (1987), Akebono Tarō (1969), Randy Orton (1980), Bob Backlund (1949), Stan Hansen (1949), and Kurt Angle (1968).

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