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Terry Funk

1944 - 2023

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Terrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler and actor. Widely considered one of the most influential and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his career – which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements – and the influential hardcore wrestling style he pioneered in the latter part of his career. Over the course of his career, Funk wrestled for numerous major promotions, among them All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and multiple National Wrestling Alliance territories including Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling. He was the promoter of the Amarillo-based Western States Sports promotion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Funk is the 66th most popular wrestler (down from 17th in 2019), the 4,503rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,481st in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Terry Funk ranks 66 out of 1,027. Before him are Jon Moxley, Viscera, Lita, Emil Väre, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Stone Cold Steve Austin. After him are Luke Harper, R-Truth, Chris Benoit, The Great Khali, Giant Baba, and Jimmy Snuka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Terry Funk ranks 328. Before him are Raoul Lambert, Gregory Jarvis, Connie Booth, Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Enrique Barón Crespo, and David Rasche. After him are Alexander Vencel, Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Roberto Miranda, Miruts Yifter, and Polycarp Pengo. Among people deceased in 2023, Terry Funk ranks 209. Before him are Deniz Baykal, Andre Braugher, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Natalie Zemon Davis, Kadriye Nurmambet, and Richard G. Hovannisian. After him are Concha Velasco, Hubert Reeves, Paul de Senneville, Friedrich Cerha, Geraldo Majella Agnelo, and Sandra Day O'Connor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Funk ranks 4,503 out of 20,380. Before him are Gregory Benford (1941), David Butler (1894), Abel Ferrara (1951), Tonya Harding (1970), Stan Winston (1946), and Larry Niven (1938). After him are Gore Verbinski (1964), Evelyn Berezin (1925), Nikos Galis (1957), Dorothy McGuire (1916), Jim Rohn (1930), and Lori Lightfoot (1962).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Terry Funk ranks 38. Before him are Randy Savage (1952), Jon Moxley (1985), Viscera (1971), Lita (1975), Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970), and Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964). After him are Luke Harper (1979), R-Truth (1972), Kevin Nash (1959), Dave Schultz (1959), The Boogeyman (1964), and The Godfather (1961).

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