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The Honky Tonk Man

1953 - Today

The Honky Tonk Man

Roy Wayne Farris (born January 25, 1953) is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1986 to 1991, where he performed under the ring name The Honky Tonk Man. He also performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, and for Stampede Wrestling between 1982 and 1986. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the 2019 induction ceremony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. The Honky Tonk Man is the 442nd most popular wrestler (down from 309th in 2024), the 13,714th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,152nd in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, The Honky Tonk Man ranks 443 out of 1,027. Before him are Guzel Manyurova, Tibor Komáromi, Ron Simmons, Trish Stratus, Apollo Crews, Jushin Liger, and Namig Abdullayev. After him are Lee Kyung-keun, Majlinda Kelmendi, Keith Lee, Jozef Lohyňa, and Vlado Lisjak.

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Guzel Manyurova
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 436
Tibor Komáromi
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 437
Ron Simmons
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 438
Trish Stratus
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 439
Apollo Crews
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 440
Jushin Liger
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 441
Namig Abdullayev
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 442
The Honky Tonk Man
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 443
Lee Kyung-keun
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 444
Majlinda Kelmendi
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 445
Keith Lee
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 446
Jozef Lohyňa
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 447
Vlado Lisjak
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 448

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, The Honky Tonk Man ranks 625. Before him are Géza Szőcs, Lynn Whitfield, Nikolay Bazhukov, Guido Kratschmer, Krzysztof Krauze, and Gabriela Svobodová. After him are Željko Reiner, David Gulpilil, Jasem Yaqoub, Dennis Miller, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, and Michael A. Baker.

Others Born in 1953

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Géza Szőcs
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2020
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 619
Lynn Whitfield
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 620
Nikolay Bazhukov
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 621
Guido Kratschmer
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 622
Krzysztof Krauze
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2014
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 623
Gabriela Svobodová
SKIER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 624
The Honky Tonk Man
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 625
Željko Reiner
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 626
David Gulpilil
ACTOR
1953 - 2021
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 627
Jasem Yaqoub
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 628
Dennis Miller
PRESENTER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 629
Sheila Watt-Cloutier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 630
Michael A. Baker
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 631