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Stan Hansen

1949 - Today

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John Stanley Hansen II (born August 29, 1949), best known as Stan "the Lariat" Hansen, is an American retired professional wrestler. Hansen is known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributed to his poor eyesight, and for his gimmick as a loud, violent cowboy who wanted to fight everybody, which he further emphasized by appearing in interviews with a cowboy hat, leather vest and bullrope while often chewing on tobacco. Considered one of the most successful and popular gaijin in Japanese professional wrestling history, he became more well-known and revered in Japan than in his native United States. In Japan's AJPW promotion, he held seven different championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Hansen is the 147th most popular wrestler (down from 76th in 2019), the 6,895th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,038th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Stan Hansen ranks 147 out of 1,027. Before him are Bob Backlund, Erik Malmberg, Sami Zayn, Alberto Del Rio, Voldemar Väli, and Tevfik Kış. After him are Kurt Angle, Bobo Brazil, Osamu Watanabe, Becky Lynch, Shozo Sasahara, and Alfred Asikainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Stan Hansen ranks 416. Before him are Chrisye, Randall Wallace, Volodymyr Onyshchenko, Tom Verlaine, Peter Maffay, and Jessica Harper. After him are Ebi, José Graziano da Silva, William Shepherd, Wendy O. Williams, William Lane Craig, and Gil Scott-Heron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stan Hansen ranks 6,897 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Arizin (1928), Jim Reeves (1923), Pretty Boy Floyd (1904), Sonny Stitt (1924), Gregg Toland (1904), and Bobby Helms (1933). After him are Michael Cudlitz (1964), Fred Gwynne (1926), Bill Richardson (1947), Bill Medley (1940), Louis Calhern (1895), and José Graziano da Silva (1949).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Stan Hansen ranks 61. Before him are Ted DiBiase (1954), Lou Thesz (1916), AJ Lee (1987), Akebono Tarō (1969), Randy Orton (1980), and Bob Backlund (1949). After him are Kurt Angle (1968), Bobo Brazil (1924), Matt Bloom (1972), Big John Studd (1948), Harley Race (1943), and Sgt. Slaughter (1948).

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