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Yokozuna

1966 - 2000

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Rodney Agatupu Anoaʻi (October 2, 1966 – October 23, 2000) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna. He was also known for his appearances with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Great Kokina. Anoa'i's character was portrayed as a champion sumo wrestler, with his ring name being a reference to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yokozuna is the 193rd most popular wrestler (down from 97th in 2019), the 7,894th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,609th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Yokozuna ranks 193 out of 1,027. Before him are Petar Kirov, Emam-Ali Habibi, Robert Maillet, Osvald Käpp, Gorilla Monsoon, and Katsutoshi Naito. After him are Claes Johanson, Cesaro, Big E, Tamina Snuka, Joseph Olivier, and Ferenc Kiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Yokozuna ranks 236. Before him are Ramón Medina Bello, Tigran Keosayan, Emiko Kubo, Ana Torrent, Alberto Acosta, and Vladimir Voevodsky. After him are Henrik Larsen, Shirley Manson, Lisa Stansfield, Chiaki Yamada, Karin Viard, and Polly Walker. Among people deceased in 2000, Yokozuna ranks 241. Before him are Edward Battell, Benjamin Orr, Vincentas Sladkevičius, Laila Kinnunen, Lepo Sumera, and Jean Dotto. After him are Ji Pengfei, Paul Van den Broeck, Annie Palmen, Kenneth Nichols, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, and Alfred Bohrmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yokozuna ranks 7,896 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry O'Brien (1917), Jamey Sheridan (1951), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), Al St. John (1892), Peter Pace (1945), and Oscar Pettiford (1922). After him are Julian Jaynes (1920), Catherine Oxenberg (1961), David Souter (1939), Janet Reno (1938), Tori Spelling (1973), and Warren E. Burger (1907).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Yokozuna ranks 76. Before him are Damian Priest (1982), Chris Jericho (1970), Tazz (1967), Sasha Banks (1992), Tyrus (1973), and Gorilla Monsoon (1937). After him are Big E (1986), Tamina Snuka (1978), Curtis Axel (1979), Rob Van Dam (1970), Theodore Long (1947), and Titus O'Neil (1977).

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