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Paul Orndorff

1949 - 2021

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Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr. (October 29, 1949 – July 12, 2021), nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful", was an American professional wrestler and football player, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). After seven years working around the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Orndorff became a star in the 1980s WWF wrestling boom, and featured with manager Bobby Heenan and champion Hulk Hogan extensively, including in the main events of the first WrestleMania and Survivor Series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Paul Orndorff is the 348th most popular wrestler (down from 265th in 2024), the 11,437th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,176th in 2019) and the 147th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Paul Orndorff ranks 348 out of 1,027. Before him are Mark Schultz, Brandi Rhodes, Asashōryū Akinori, Bo Dallas, Buddy Murphy, and Dan Henderson. After him are Makharbek Khadartsev, Ilias Iliadis, Kamala, Ahn Byeong-keun, Jürg Röthlisberger, and Hidehiko Yoshida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Paul Orndorff ranks 678. Before him are Nick Lowe, Mihály Kozma, Jonathan Kellerman, Piero Fassino, Wilhelm Kreuz, and Percy Rojas. After him are Soumaïla Cissé, Osamu Muramatsu, Evgeny Lovchev, Boy Hayje, Jim Starlin, and Aleksandr Salnikov. Among people deceased in 2021, Paul Orndorff ranks 611. Before him are Félix Salinas, Lloyd Price, Anatoly Chukanov, Paddy Moloney, Udo Zimmermann, and Aleksandr Lenyov. After him are Francesc Arnau, Vladimir Shadrin, Leslie Bricusse, Paulias Matane, G. Gordon Liddy, and Lars Høgh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Orndorff ranks 11,439 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonathan Richman (1951), John Allen Nelson (1959), Maurice Stokes (1933), Dan Henderson (1970), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), and Jack Ragland (1913). After him are Bob Uecker (1934), Peter Erskine (1954), Les Baxter (1922), Jim Webb (1946), Jaime Pressly (1977), and Rudy Vallée (1901).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Paul Orndorff ranks 147. Before him are Don Muraco (1949), George Steele (1937), Mark Schultz (1960), Brandi Rhodes (1983), Bo Dallas (1990), and Dan Henderson (1970). After him are Kamala (1950), Gangrel (1969), Chad Gable (1986), Scotty 2 Hotty (1973), John Smith (1965), and Danny Hodge (1932).

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