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Hulk Hogan is the single most famous, most popular, and most recognizable figure in wrestling history, period.

More people around the world know who Hogan is, over The Rock (who is rising in recognizability because of his movie career, but it's still not close), Austin, or anyone else on that list. Andre was close, Andre was well known all over the world before wrestling even went mainstream. He was popular in the late 70s and even graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, in an age when no one covered wrestling because it was "for rednecks".

But beyond that, Hogan is still the most known and enduring figure of wrestling. It's really not even a debate.