Andre the Giant
Professional wrestler and actor whose extraordinary presence helped turn territorial wrestling into a global television spectacle.
Life, work & what’s documented
Andre the Giant was born 1946-05-19 and died 1993-01-28 at age 46. Professional wrestler and actor whose extraordinary presence helped turn territorial wrestling into a global television spectacle. A once-in-a-generation attraction who became both a wrestling legend and a beloved film figure.
Why They’re Fucking Awesome
A once-in-a-generation attraction who became both a wrestling legend and a beloved film figure.
Essential works: WrestleMania III · The Princess Bride · WWF Championship
Meaningful connections
- WWEWorked For / Andre the Giant's career is documented by WWE and its predecessor promotion history.Relationship source / confidence: high
- Professional wrestlingContributed To / Andre the Giant was a globally important professional-wrestling performer.Relationship source / confidence: high
Positive impact
No discrete Good Deed Watch claim is asserted. Positive legacy can focus on peer testimony, fan memory and his place in wrestling history.
Evidence and disposition
Celebrate documented work and impact. Do not imply the scoped search proves an absence of controversy or harm.
Context is not destiny
Born 1946-05-19; died 1993-01-28; age at death 46. These dates provide historical context, not a mortality model.
Death context: Andre the Giant died on 1993-01-28 at age 46. This profile states only the sourced date and age until a reviewed cause or circumstance source is attached.
Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.
The cosmic file
No reliable birth time was established in this review, so the profile uses an astrology exemption and presents no Ascendant or houses.
Birth-data confidence: no reliable time verified in this pass; No claim made beyond calendar-date sun sign already present in the prior pack.; Do not calculate or publish houses, Moon, or ascendant until a rated time source is reviewed.. Astrology is interpretive and is never medical prediction. A rising-sign link requires reviewed AA, A or B-rated birth-time evidence without an uncertainty qualifier.
Sources & provenance
- Wikidata item Q44368Wikidata / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: mediumSource ID andre-the-giant:discovery_index:1. Verification: identity_discovery_only. Claims: identity.
- Official website candidateOfficial site / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID andre-the-giant:official_site_candidate:2. Verification: selected_for_editorial_use. Claims: career summary, official legacy.
- Andre the Giant profileWWE / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID andre-the-giant:official-legacy:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: good deed or positive legacy, legacy treatment.
Official links
- Official siteOfficial Site
- WWEOfficial Site
Batch adw-publication-batch-2026-08-26-01. Research package completeness 96/100. Claims are linked to the source IDs retained in source notes.
Research last updated 2026-08-26.
Portrait provenance
Andre the Giant photo by David Fitzgerald; Pro Wrestling Illustrated, March 1989 issue; Public domain.
Exact source file · Public domain · Retrieved 2026-08-27.
Editorial identification only. No endorsement is implied.