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Alex Higgins

Northern Irish former professional snooker player, twice world champion

1949 - 2010

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His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Alex Higgins is the 6th most popular snooker (down from 2nd in 2024), the 3,107th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,355th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Snooker.

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Alex Higgins's biography appears in 32 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 79% of all Snookers.

Mar 18

Alex Higgins shares a March 18 birthday with Rudolf Diesel, Neville Chamberlain, and Stéphane Mallarmé.

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Among Snookers

Among snookers, Alex Higgins ranks 6 out of 67. Before him are John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Paul Hunter, and Shaun Murphy. After him are Ali Carter, Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, Stephen Hendry, and Jimmy White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Alex Higgins ranks 347. Before him are Luís Pereira, Paulo César Carpegiani, Zé Mário, Paul Nurse, Trevor Jones, and Patti LuPone. After him are Alfred Riedl, Dutch Mantel, Nené, Francisco Maturana, Yūsaku Matsuda, and John Haglelgam. Among people deceased in 2010, Alex Higgins ranks 224. Before him are Marcel Bigeard, Marina Semyonova, Ed Roberts, Kenneth Noland, Robin Milner, and Vitaly Sevastyanov. After him are Laurent Terzieff, Hank Jones, Chushiro Hayashi, Otmar Suitner, Yuri Ilyenko, and Hans Ørberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Higgins ranks 3,107 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Locke (1621), Laura Mulvey (1941), Janet Baker (1933), Robin Milner (1934), Ronald Speirs (1920), and Philip Stone (1924). After him are Thomas Francis Wade (1818), Terry Venables (1943), Richard Hammond (1969), David Gray (1968), Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640), and Alan Cox (1968).

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Among Snookers In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Alex Higgins ranks 5. Before him are John Higgins (1975), Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975), Paul Hunter (1978), and Shaun Murphy (1982). After him are Ali Carter (1979), Steve Davis (1957), Terry Griffiths (1947), Ray Reardon (1932), Stephen Hendry (1969), Jimmy White (1962), and Mark Williams (1975).

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