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Rikishi

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Solofa Fatu Jr. (born October 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Rikishi and Fatu with the WWE and under a variety of names in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Born in San Francisco, Fatu debuted in the professional wrestling business in 1985 as Prince Alofa and later competed with the Samoan SWAT Team in Japan and multiple wrestling promotions across the United States. In 1992, Fatu made his debut for the World Wrestling Federation, he had employed multiple gimmicks during his early run. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Rikishi is the 323rd most popular wrestler (down from 222nd in 2024), the 11,017th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,761st in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rikishi ranks 323 out of 1,027. Before him are Rick Rude, Hitoshi Saito, Mr. Fuji, Marc Alexandre, Hakuhō Shō, and Don Frye. After him are Soslan Andiyev, Diamond Dallas Page, Pavel Pinigin, Frederick Humphreys, Scott Steiner, and Ezio Gamba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Rikishi ranks 437. Before him are Tim Cain, Christian Streich, Gwen Torrence, Don Frye, Alessandro Gassmann, and Claudia Koll. After him are Marjan Mrmić, Luis Islas, Larisa Lazutina, Igor Jijikine, Andrii Deshchytsia, and Radion Gataullin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rikishi ranks 11,019 out of 20,380. Before him are Todd Field (1964), Martha Mansfield (1899), Peter Kreeft (1937), Robert Spitzer (1932), Lou Harrison (1917), and Louis Sachar (1954). After him are Charles Dumas (1937), Edward Egan (1932), Evelyn Venable (1913), Sam Balter (1909), Robert Creeley (1926), and Richard Garfield (1963).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Rikishi ranks 134. Before him are Matt Sydal (1983), Kevin Von Erich (1957), D-Von Dudley (1972), Rick Rude (1958), Mr. Fuji (1934), and Don Frye (1965). After him are Diamond Dallas Page (1956), Scott Steiner (1962), Jim Neidhart (1955), Brian Christopher (1972), Cody Rhodes (1985), and Matt Hardy (1974).

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