Snooker

John Higgins

Scottish professional snooker player, 4-time world champion (last 2011)

1975 - today

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John Higgins

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. John Higgins is the most popular snooker (up from 8th in 2024), the 1,524th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,805th in 2019) and the most popular British Snooker.

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64.39

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#1

John Higgins is the top-ranked of all 67 Snookers in Pantheon worldwide.

43

John Higgins's biography appears in 43 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 96% of all Snookers.

May 18

John Higgins shares a May 18 birthday with Pope John Paul II, Omar Khayyam, and Bertrand Russell.

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Among Snookers

Among snookers, John Higgins ranks 1 out of 67. After him are Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Paul Hunter, Shaun Murphy, Alex Higgins, Ali Carter, Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, Stephen Hendry, and Jimmy White.

Most Popular Snookers in Wikipedia

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John Higgins
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 2
Neil Robertson
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 3
Paul Hunter
1978 - 2006
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4
Shaun Murphy
1982 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5
Alex Higgins
1949 - 2010
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 6
Ali Carter
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 7
Steve Davis
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 8
Terry Griffiths
1947 - 2024
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 9
Ray Reardon
1932 - 2024
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 10
Stephen Hendry
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 11
Jimmy White
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, John Higgins ranks 31. Before him are Juninho Pernambucano, DJ Khaled, Denys Shmyhal, Peter Pellegrini, Eiichiro Oda, and Eva Longoria. After him are Juan Sebastián Verón, Ralf Schumacher, Casey Affleck, Lee Sun-kyun, Ana Brnabić, and Roy Makaay.

Others Born in 1975

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Juninho Pernambucano
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 25
DJ Khaled
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 26
Denys Shmyhal
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 27
Peter Pellegrini
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 28
Eiichiro Oda
COMIC ARTIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 29
Eva Longoria
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 30
John Higgins
SNOOKER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 31
Juan Sebastián Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 32
Ralf Schumacher
RACING DRIVER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 33
Casey Affleck
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 34
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 35
Ana Brnabić
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 36
Roy Makaay
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 37

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Higgins ranks 1,524 out of 8,785. Before him are Clarke Abel (1780), Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), Andy Summers (1942), Susan Boyle (1961), and Karen Armstrong (1944). After him are Phil Neville (1977), Simon Rattle (1955), Dave Holland (1946), Pattie Boyd (1944), Ebenezer Howard (1850), and Geezer Butler (1949).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Clarke Abel
PHYSICIAN
1780 - 1826
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,518
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
POLITICIAN
1287 - 1330
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 1,519
Harthacnut I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
880 - 1000
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,520
Andy Summers
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,521
Susan Boyle
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,522
Karen Armstrong
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,523
John Higgins
SNOOKER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,524
Phil Neville
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,525
Simon Rattle
CONDUCTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,526
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,527
Pattie Boyd
MODEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,528
Ebenezer Howard
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1928
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1,529
Geezer Butler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1,530