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Sting

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Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he continues to make sporadic appearances since his retirement. Borden is best known for his time spent as the face of two American professional wrestling promotions: World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1988 to 2001 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2006 to 2014, as well as his retirement run in AEW from 2020 to 2024. Although the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in 2002) purchased WCW in 2001, Borden did not sign with them at the time; he would later sign with WWE from 2014 to 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sting is the 11th most popular wrestler (up from 81st in 2019), the 1,178th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,232nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Sting ranks 11 out of 1,027. Before him are André the Giant, Darren Young, The Iron Sheik, The French Angel, Hulk Hogan, and Kane. After him are Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Jerry Lawler, Big Show, The Ultimate Warrior, and Aleksandr Karelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Sting ranks 22. Before him are Bryan Adams, Hugh Laurie, Robert Smith, Milorad Dodik, Drew Weissman, and Bernd Schuster. After him are Abdulla Yameen, Alberto Fernández, Gerhard Berger, Sean Bean, Boris Nemtsov, and Ken Watanabe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sting ranks 1,178 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Zuckerberg (1984), Clifford Geertz (1926), Bill Evans (1929), L. Ron Hubbard (1911), Robert Wagner (1930), and James Cromwell (1940). After him are John J. Pershing (1860), Florence Foster Jenkins (1868), Ray Manzarek (1939), Ginger Rogers (1911), John Brown (1800), and Tony Bennett (1926).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Sting ranks 6. Before him are The Undertaker (1965), Dusty Rhodes (1945), Dave Bautista (1969), Darren Young (1983), and Hulk Hogan (1953). After him are Shawn Michaels (1965), Rey Mysterio (1974), Jerry Lawler (1949), Big Show (1972), The Ultimate Warrior (1959), and Chyna (1969).

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