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Rocky Johnson

1944 - 2020

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Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler. Among many National Wrestling Alliance titles, he was the first Black NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion as well as the NWA Television Champion (2 times). He won the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1983, along with his partner Tony Atlas, to become the first black champions in WWE history. He was the father of actor and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and the grandfather of wrestler Simone "Ava" Johnson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rocky Johnson is the 35th most popular wrestler (down from 23rd in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Canada and the 2nd most popular Canadian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rocky Johnson ranks 35 out of 1,027. Before him are Dave Finlay, Aleksandr Medved, Bruno Sammartino, Big Van Vader, Ric Flair, and Sid Eudy. After him are Khabib Nurmagomedov, The Great Gama, Goldust, Triple H, John Layfield, and Sheamus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Rocky Johnson ranks 213. Before him are Ian Wilmut, Oleg Yankovsky, Igor Mitoraj, Michel Polnareff, Jim Abrahams, and Bernard Tschumi. After him are Péter Eötvös, Steve Fossett, Patrick Sercu, Mordechai Spiegler, Phillip Allen Sharp, and Terry Cooper. Among people deceased in 2020, Rocky Johnson ranks 148. Before him are Charles Moore, Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, Mory Kanté, Adolfo Nicolás, Ben Cross, and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. After him are Bill Withers, Jānis Lūsis, Kang Kek Iew, Vera Lynn, Mario Bunge, and James E. Gunn.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Rocky Johnson ranks 136 out of 1,622. Before him are Norman Bethune (1890), Bonar Law (1858), Ian Stevenson (1918), Walter Huston (1883), David Morrell (1943), and Bruce Greenwood (1956). After him are Tommy Burns (1881), William Osler (1849), Louis Riel (1844), Ryan Gosling (1980), Rachel McAdams (1978), and Stephen Harper (1959).

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Among WRESTLERS In Canada

Among wrestlers born in Canada, Rocky Johnson ranks 2. Before him are Pat Patterson (1941). After him are Christian Cage (1973), Bret Hart (1957), Chris Benoit (1967), Roddy Piper (1954), Kevin Owens (1984), Natalya Neidhart (1982), Sami Zayn (1984), Bobby Roode (1977), Owen Hart (1965), and Stu Hart (1915).

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