# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/buddy-rogers
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:48:24.285Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/buddy-rogers"
name: "Buddy Rogers"
slug: "buddy-rogers"
description: "Buddy Rogers, better known by the ring name \"Nature Boy\" Buddy Rogers, was an American professional wrestler who was one of the biggest professional wrestling stars in the beginning of the television era. His performances influenced future professional wrestlers, including \"Nature Boy\" Ric Flair, who used Rogers's nickname, as well as his look, attitude and finishing hold, the figure-four leglock. He was also known for his rivalry with Lou Thesz, both in and out of the ring."
tagline: "American professional wrestler (1921-1992)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddy_Rogers_Classic_Wrestling.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1921-02-20"
deathDate: "1992-06-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.27
  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.066688
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1446201/"
    handle:    "nm1446201"
sources:
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    title: "巴迪·羅渣士"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rogers"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rogers_(catch)"
    title: "Buddy Rogers (catch)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "버디 로저스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rogers_(worstelaar)"
    title: "Buddy Rogers (worstelaar)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rogers"
    title: "Buddy Rogers"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rogers"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2610274"
    title: "Buddy Rogers"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump