WRESTLER
Road Dogg
1969 - Today

Road Dogg
Brian Girard James (born May 20, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as the Senior Vice President of Live Events, and head of creative/lead writer for SmackDown. James was best known for his initial tenure with World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as The Roadie from 1994 to 1995 and as "Road Dogg" Jesse James from 1996 to 2001. He is also known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as B.G. James from 2002 to 2009, and has also made appearances for several other promotions. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Road Dogg is the 113th most popular wrestler (up from 536th in 2024), the 6,212th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,254th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Wrestler.
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Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Road Dogg ranks 113 out of 1,027. Before him are Braun Strowman, Olle Anderberg, Väinö Kokkinen, Charlotte Flair, Antonino Rocca, and Martin Klein. After him are Buddy Rogers, Ignazio Fabra, Verner Weckman, Mijaín López, Hamit Kaplan, and Kalle Anttila.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBraun Strowman
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 107
Olle Anderberg
1919 - 2003
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 108
Väinö Kokkinen
1899 - 1967
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 109
Charlotte Flair
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 110
Antonino Rocca
1921 - 1977
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 111
Martin Klein
1884 - 1947
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 112
Road Dogg
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 113
Buddy Rogers
1921 - 1992
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 114
Ignazio Fabra
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 115
Verner Weckman
1882 - 1968
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 116
Mijaín López
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 117
Hamit Kaplan
1934 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 118
Kalle Anttila
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 119
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Road Dogg ranks 168. Before him are Terrence Howard, Manu Bennett, Vladimir Jugović, Tate Taylor, Germán Burgos, and Louis Aliot. After him are Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Andrej Panadić, Hernán Gaviria, Kyoko Kuroda, Jason Becker, and Shawn Crahan.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsTerrence Howard
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 162
Manu Bennett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 163
Vladimir Jugović
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 164
Tate Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 165
Germán Burgos
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 166
Louis Aliot
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 167
Road Dogg
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 168
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
PHILOSOPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 169
Andrej Panadić
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 170
Hernán Gaviria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 171
Kyoko Kuroda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 172
Jason Becker
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 173
Shawn Crahan
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 174
In United States
Among people born in United States, Road Dogg ranks 6,213 out of 20,380. Before him are Joan Mitchell (1925), Theodore Roszak (1933), John Mulcahy (1876), Shelley Long (1949), Thomas Say (1787), and Abbey Lincoln (1930). After him are Paul Chambers (1935), John Agar (1921), Janet Jagan (1920), Edmund Gettier (1927), Herbert Friedman (1916), and Lee Falk (1911).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoan Mitchell
PAINTER
1925 - 1992
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,207
Theodore Roszak
WRITER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,208
John Mulcahy
ATHLETE
1876 - 1942
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,209
Shelley Long
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,210
Thomas Say
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1834
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,211
Abbey Lincoln
SINGER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,212
Road Dogg
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,213
Paul Chambers
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1969
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6,214
John Agar
ACTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 6,215
Janet Jagan
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2009
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 6,216
Edmund Gettier
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2021
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 6,217
Herbert Friedman
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 6,218
Lee Falk
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 6,219
Among WRESTLERS In United States
Among wrestlers born in United States, Road Dogg ranks 52. Before him are Billy Gunn (1963), Ryback (1981), Dutch Mantel (1949), Bill Goldberg (1966), Braun Strowman (1983), and Charlotte Flair (1986). After him are Buddy Rogers (1921), Brutus Beefcake (1957), Ted DiBiase (1954), Lou Thesz (1916), AJ Lee (1987), and Akebono Tarō (1969).
Billy Gunn
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 46
Ryback
1981 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 47
Dutch Mantel
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 48
Bill Goldberg
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 49
Braun Strowman
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 50
Charlotte Flair
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 51
Road Dogg
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 52
Buddy Rogers
1921 - 1992
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 53
Brutus Beefcake
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 54
Ted DiBiase
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 55
Lou Thesz
1916 - 2002
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 56
AJ Lee
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 57
Akebono Tarō
1969 - 2024
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 58













































