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Rick Rude

American professional wrestler (1958–1999)
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Rick Rude
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
December 7, 1958
Date of death
April 20, 1999
Place of birth
St. Peter
Place of death
Alpharetta
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
professional wrestler, actor
Educated at
Anoka-Ramsey Community College[10]
Award received
WWE Hall of Fame[11]
Sibling
Raven Rude[23]
Cause of death
cardioplegia[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Country for sport
United States[19]
Family name
Rood[15]
Given name
Richard[16]
Height
+191[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Mass
+114[22]
Native language
English[9]
Place of burial
Green Lawn Cemetery[7]
Sport
professional wrestling[14]
Start of work period
1983[20]
Writing language
English[24]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 16
CageMatch worker ID
630
Comic Vine ID
4005-63695
Film.ru person ID
rick-rude
Find a Grave memorial ID
5798
Freebase ID
/m/04bzb5
HAND ID
6E61-3D29-771A-2BE4-10BD
IMDb ID
nm0748687
Internet Wrestling Database ID
rick-rude-87
Kinobox person ID
902686
Online World of Wrestling ID
rick-rude, r/rick-rude
TMDB person ID
568587
Trading Card Database name ID
39147
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WWE superstar ID
rick-rude
WikiTree person ID
Rood-895
Wrestlingdata person ID
287
ČSFD person ID
306251

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
actor, professional wrestler
Award received 1
WWE Hall of Fame
Belongs to 1
D-Generation X
Cause of death 1
cardioplegia
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
St. Peter
Place of death 1
Alpharetta
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
professional wrestling
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
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Summary

Rick Rude was born on December 7, 1958[1], in St. Peter[2]. He died on April 20, 1999[3], in Alpharetta[4]. He worked as a professional wrestler[5] and actor[6].

FAQs

Where was Rick Rude born?

Rick Rude's place of birth was St. Peter[2].

Where did Rick Rude die?

Rick Rude passed away in Alpharetta[4].

What did Rick Rude do for work?

Rick Rude worked as a professional wrestler[5] and actor[6].

Where did Rick Rude go to school?

Rick Rude was educated at Anoka-Ramsey Community College[10].

What awards did Rick Rude receive?

Honors received include WWE Hall of Fame[11].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Richard
    Family name → Rood
    Place of death → Alpharetta
    HAND ID → 6E61-3D29-771A-2BE4-10BD
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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