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| title | full_name | born | died | nationality | occupation | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Kaufman | Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman | 1949 | 1984 | American | actor, singer, professional wrestler and performance artist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufman |
| Randy Savage | Randy Poffo | 1952 | 2011 | American | professional wrestler and professional baseball player best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Savage |
| Bill Goldberg | William Scott Goldberg | 1966 | n/a | American | professional wrestler, actor, and American former football player | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Goldberg |
| David Arquette | David Arquette | 1971 | n/a | American | actor, former professional wrestler, director, producer, and fashion designer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Arquette |
| Braun Strowman | Adam Scherr | 1983 | n/a | American | professional wrestler and former strongman, currently known under the epithet The Titan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braun_Strowman |
| Raven (wrestler) | Scott Levy | 1964 | n/a | American | professional wrestler, actor, and podcaster better known by his ring name, Raven | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_(wrestler) |
| Dean Malenko | Dean Simon | 1960 | n/a | American | retired professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Malenko |
| Colt Cabana | Scott Colton | 1980 | n/a | American | professional wrestler, color commentator and podcast host, better known by his ring name Colt Cabana | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Cabana |
| Matt Striker | Matthew Kaye | 1974 | n/a | American | professional wrestler, professional wrestling commentator, actor and former high school teacher, using the ring name Matt Striker | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Striker |
| Mark Lewin | Mark Lewin | 1937 | n/a | American | retired professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lewin |
| Kelly Kelly | Barbara Blank Coba | 1987 | n/a | American | professional wrestler and former model | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Kelly |
| Chris Masters | Christopher Todd Mordetzky | 1983 | n/a | American | professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Masters |
| Billy Kidman | Peter Alan Gruner Jr. | 1974 | n/a | American | retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Billy Kidman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Kidman |
| Lisa Marie Varon | Lisa Marie Varon | 1971 | n/a | American | fitness competitor, bodybuilder and retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with WWE under the ring name Victoria and her time spent as an Impact Wrestling Knockout under the ring name Tara | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Marie_Varon |
| Matt Bloom | Matthew Jason Bloom | 1972 | n/a | American | former professional wrestler and professional football player | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bloom |
| Barry Horowitz | Barry Horowitz | 1959 | n/a | American | professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Horowitz |
| Matt Sydal | Matthew Joseph Korklan | 1983 | n/a | American | professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sydal |
| Lanny Poffo | Lanny Mark Poffo | 1954 | n/a | Canadian | professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanny_Poffo |
| Maxwell Jacob Friedman | Maxwell Tyler Friedman | 1996 | n/a | American | professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Jacob_Friedman |
| Drew Gulak | Drew Gulak | 1987 | n/a | American | professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Gulak |
| Missy Hyatt | Melissa Ann Hiatt | 1963 | n/a | American | professional wrestling valet, commentator, and occasional professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missy_Hyatt |
| Karl Gotch | Charles Istaz | 1924 | 2007 | Belgian | professional wrestler and trainer, best known by his ring name Karl Gotch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gotch |
| Scot Mendelson | Scot Mendelson | 1969 | n/a | American | armwrestler and powerlifter, who specializes in the bench press | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scot_Mendelson |
| Simon Gotch | Seth Lesser | 1982 | n/a | American | professional wrestler better known by the ring name Simon Gotch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Gotch |
| Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler) | David Lesley Schultz | 1959 | 1996 | American | Olympic and world champion freestyle wrestler, a seven-time World and Olympic Gold medalist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Schultz_(amateur_wrestler) |
| Boris Malenko | Lawrence J. Simon | 1933 | 1994 | American | professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Malenko |
| Madusa | Debrah Ann Miceli | 1964 | n/a | Italian | monster truck driver and former professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madusa |
| Arik Cannon | Arik Cannon | 1981 | n/a | American | professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, IWA Mid-South, All American Wrestling and Wrestling Society X. Cannon also runs the Minneapolis-based wrestling promotion F1RST Wrestling, and is also the only wrestler officially sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arik_Cannon |
| Noam Dar | Noam Dar | 1993 | n/a | Israeli | professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Dar |
| David Starr (wrestler) | Max Barsky | 1991 | n/a | American | retired professional wrestler best known by his ring name David Starr | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Starr_(wrestler) |
| Matt Stryker | Brian Woermann | 1979 | n/a | American | former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Matt Stryker | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Stryker |
| Marina Shafir | Marina Shafir | 1988 | n/a | Moldovan | professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Shafir |
| Mark Schultz (wrestler) | Mark Philip Schultz | 1960 | n/a | American | freestyle wrestler, 3-time NCAA, Olympic and 2-time World champion for the U.S., and a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame, the California Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the San Mateo Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Schultz_(wrestler) |
| Hoshitango Imachi | is an Argentine-born Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler. His highest rank | null | null | Argentine | former professional sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshitango_Imachi |
| Wolf Ruvinskis | Wolf Ruvinskis | 1921 | 1999 | null | naturalized Mexican actor and Luchador, or professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Ruvinskis |
| Vasyl Fedoryshyn | Vasyl Petrovych Fedoryshyn | 1981 | n/a | null | male wrestler from Ukraine, who competes in the men's -60 kg freestyle division | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasyl_Fedoryshyn |
| Joe Malenko | Jody Simon | 1956 | n/a | American | retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Joe Malenko | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Malenko |
| Ilana Kratysh | Ilana Kratysh | 1990 | n/a | Israeli | freestyle wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilana_Kratysh |
| Abe Jacobs | Abe Jacobs | 1928 | n/a | New Zealand | retired professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Jacobs |
| Henry Wittenberg | Henry Wittenberg | 1918 | 2010 | American | wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wittenberg |
| Scott L. Schwartz | Scott Leslie Schwartz AKA The Ultimate Bad Guy | 1959 | n/a | American | film and television actor and stuntman, and former professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_L._Schwartz |
| Ric Drasin | Richard Alan Drasin | 1944 | 2020 | American | bodybuilder, personal trainer, actor, stuntman, author, and professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Drasin |
| Moshe Weinberg | Moshe Weinberg | 1939 | 1972 | Israeli | wrestler who was the coach of the national team as well as being the coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Weinberg |
| Lindsey Durlacher | Lindsey Durlacher | 1974 | 2011 | American | Greco-Roman wrestler whose career highlight was a bronze medal at the 2006 FILA Wrestling World Championships at 121 pounds | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Durlacher |
| Samuel Rabin (artist) | Samuel (Sam) Rabin | 1903 | 1991 | English | sculptor, artist, teacher, singer, wrestler and Olympic bronze medalist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Rabin_(artist) |
| Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1937) | Boris Mikhaylovich Gurevich | 1937 | 2020 | Soviet | wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Gurevich_(wrestler,_born_1937) |
| Ariel Levy (actor) | Ariel Levy Dor | 1984 | n/a | Chilean | actor, professional wrestler and singer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Levy_(actor) |
| Gocha Tsitsiashvili | Gocha Tsitsiashvili | 1973 | n/a | null | retired amateur Israeli Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gocha_Tsitsiashvili |
| Bob Levy (comedian) | Bob Levy | 1962 | n/a | American | stand-up comedian, radio personality, writer, actor, and former professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Levy_(comedian) |
| Abraham Kurland | Abraham Kurland | 1912 | 1999 | Danish | wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Kurland |
| Michael Beilin | Michael Beilin | 1976 | n/a | Israeli | former Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Beilin |
| Izzy Slapawitz | Jeff Smith | 1948 | 2019 | American | professional wrestler, manager and color commentator, best known for his time with International Championship Wrestling | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_Slapawitz |
| Ida Mae Martinez | Ida Mae Martinez Selenkow | 1931 | 2010 | American | professional wrestler in the 1950s, known as Ida Mae Martinez | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Mae_Martinez |
| Nickolaus Hirschl | Nickolaus "Mickey" Hirschl | 1906 | 1991 | Austrian | Olympic-medal-winning wrestler, European heavyweight wrestling champion, and for 10 years held the title of Austrian heavyweight wrestling champion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickolaus_Hirschl |
| Mark Slavin | Mark Slavin | 1954 | 1972 | Israeli | Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and victim of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Slavin |
| Eliezer Halfin | Eliezer Halfin | 1948 | 1972 | Latvian | wrestler with the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Halfin |
| Grigory Gamarnik | Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik | 1929 | 2018 | null | world champion wrestler and the first Greco-Roman wrestling world champion from Ukraine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Gamarnik |
| Rafael Halperin | Rafael Halperin | 1924 | 2011 | Israeli | businessman, Orthodox rabbi, bodybuilder and professional wrestler who won the world championship in free wrestling | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Halperin |
| Fred Oberlander | Fred Oberlander | 1911 | 1996 | null | Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Oberlander |
| Ray Stern | Ray "Thunder" Stern | 1933 | 2007 | American | professional wrestler, bodybuilder and entrepreneur | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Stern |
| Abe Coleman | Abe Kelmer / Abba Kelmer | 1905 | 2007 | Polish | professional wrestler, promoter and referee, known by the ring names Abe Coleman, Hebrew Hercules, and Jewish Tarzan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Coleman |
| Donn Lewin | Donn Lewin | 1926 | 2010 | American | professional wrestler, marine and tropical fish breeder | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donn_Lewin |
| Aleksandr Kolchinsky | Oleksandr Leonidovych Kolchynskyy | 1955 | 2002 | Soviet | heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler of Jewish-Ukrainian descent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Kolchinsky |
| David Zilberman (wrestler) | David Zilberman | 1982 | n/a | Canadian | Olympic freestyle wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zilberman_(wrestler) |
| Yakov Springer | Yakov Springer | 1921 | 1972 | null | wrestler and a weightlifting coach and judge, but is best known as one of the victims of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Springer |
| Ari Taub (wrestler) | Ari Michael Taub | 1971 | n/a | Canadian | Greco-Roman wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Taub_(wrestler) |
| Bert Ruby | Bert Ruby | 1910 | 1968 | null | Hungarian/American professional wrestler, professional wrestling trainer, and wrestling promoter | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Ruby |
| Yasha Manasherov | Yasha Manasherov | 1980 | n/a | null | retired amateur Israeli Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasha_Manasherov |
| Nik Zagranitchni | Nik Zagranitchni | 1969 | n/a | Israeli | Olympic wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Zagranitchni |
| Oleg Karavayev | Oleg Nikolayevich Karavayev | 1936 | 1978 | Soviet | bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Karavayev |
| David Rudman (wrestler) | David Rudman | 1943 | 2022 | Russian | wrestler, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudman_(wrestler) |
| Tomer Shalom | Tomer Shalom | null | null | Israeli | professional wrestler who was trained by Rob Fuego in Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomer_Shalom |
| Sam Gerson | Samuel Norton Gerson | 1895 | 1972 | Ukrainian | wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Gerson |
| Rami Miron | Rami Miron | 1957 | n/a | Israeli | former Olympic wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rami_Miron |
| Yakiv Punkin | Yakov Grigrorievich Punkin | 1921 | 1994 | null | featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Ukraine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakiv_Punkin |
| John R. Branca | John Ralph Branca | 1924 | 2010 | American | Democratic politician who was elected to two terms in the New York State Assembly, and was appointed as Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission in 1983, where he sought to implement changes to enhance the safety of boxers and wrestlers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Branca |
| Louis Baise | Louis Joseph Baise | 1927 | n/a | South African | former Olympic wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Baise |
| Fred Meyer (wrestler) | Frederick Julius "Fred" Meyer | 1900 | 1983 | American | wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Meyer_(wrestler) |
| Lior Ben-David | Leeor Brooks, mostly known by his ring name "The Chutzpah" Lior Ben-David | null | null | Israeli | professional wrestler who wrestles on the independent circuit | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lior_Ben-David |
| Dov Groverman | Dov Groverman | 1965 | n/a | Israeli | former Olympic wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dov_Groverman |
| Yakov Kozalchik | Yakov Kozalchik | 1902 | 1953 | null | known Polish-Israeli strongman and professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Kozalchik |
| Blimp Levy | Martin Levy | 1903 | 1961 | American | professional wrestler who was a major attraction on the wrestling circuit in the 1930s and 40s | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blimp_Levy |
| Samuel Burmister | Samuel (Sam) Burmister | null | null | null | professional wrestler from Estonia who represented Russia in the 1912 Olympic games as a lightweight | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Burmister |
| Max Geller (wrestler) | Maksim "Max" Geller | 1971 | n/a | Israeli | former Olympic wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Geller_(wrestler) |
| Soleyman Binafard | Soleyman Binafard | 1933 | n/a | Iranian | former sport wrestler who is the only Jew in Iran to join its national wrestling team | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soleyman_Binafard |
| Ruffy Silverstein (American wrestler) | Ralph "Ruffy" Silverstein | 1914 | 1980 | American | amateur and professional wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruffy_Silverstein_(American_wrestler) |
| Jacob van Moppes | Jacob van Moppes | 1876 | 1943 | Dutch | wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Moppes |
| Evan Bernstein (athlete) | Evan Bernstein | 1960 | n/a | Israeli | former Olympic wrestler for Israel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Bernstein_(athlete) |
| Arje Nadbornik | Arje Nadbornik | 1935 | 2008 | Finnish | wrestler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arje_Nadbornik |
| Moshe Morgenstern | Moshe (Moritz) Morgenstern | 1906 | 1962 | null | Jewish Greco-Roman style wrestler, active in Germany and Israel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Morgenstern |