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Roddy Piper

1954 - 2015

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Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1984 and 2000. Although he was Canadian, Piper was billed as coming from Glasgow and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music; this was because of his Scottish heritage. Piper earned the nicknames "Rowdy" and "Hot Rod" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" short temper, spontaneity, and quick wit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roddy Piper is the 80th most popular wrestler (down from 53rd in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Canada (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Roddy Piper ranks 80 out of 1,027Before him are Johan Richthoff, Eduard Pütsep, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Rudolf Svensson, Wade Barrett, and Kevin Nash. After him are Vladimir Kozlov, Richárd Weisz, Dave Schultz, The Boogeyman, Yasuhiro Yamashita, and Mustafa Dağıstanlı.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Roddy Piper ranks 217Before him are Kathleen Quinlan, Hary Gunarto, Bouasone Bouphavanh, Iain Banks, Basia, and Abdelaziz Djerad. After him are Pascal Greggory, Christian Gross, Bobby Sands, Ricardo Bochini, Henk ten Cate, and Dora Bakoyannis. Among people deceased in 2015, Roddy Piper ranks 197Before him are Betsy Palmer, James Aldridge, John Henry Holland, Hans Erni, Bernard Maris, and Gerald Götting. After him are Søren Kam, Karl Josef Becker, Elżbieta Krzesińska, Angelo Anquilletti, Veijo Meri, and Daevid Allen.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Roddy Piper ranks 261 out of 1,622Before him are Garou (1972), John T. Dunlap (1957), Robert Paul (1937), Viola Desmond (1914), Gabrielle Roy (1909), and Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886). After him are Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (1975), Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907), Frank Dux (1956), Kenneth Welsh (1942), Earl Thomson (1895), and Gerald Bull (1928).

Among WRESTLERS In Canada

Among wrestlers born in Canada, Roddy Piper ranks 6Before him are Pat Patterson (1941), Rocky Johnson (1944), Christian Cage (1973), Bret Hart (1957), and Chris Benoit (1967). After him are Kevin Owens (1984), Natalya Neidhart (1982), Sami Zayn (1984), Bobby Roode (1977), Owen Hart (1965), and Stu Hart (1915).