New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

Occupation

SNOOKERS

Icon of occupation

With 56 biographies, Snookers are the 78th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Golfers, Geologists, and Game Designers.

Pantheon has 61 people classified as snookers born between 1913 and 2000. Of these 61, 55 (90.16%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living snookers include Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, and Steve Davis. The most famous deceased snookers include Alex Higgins, John Pulman, and Fred Davis. As of April 2022, 5 new snookers have been added to Pantheon including Fred Davis, Anthony Hamilton, and Yan Bingtao.

Living Snookers

Go to all Rankings

Deceased Snookers

Go to all Rankings

Newly Added Snookers (2022)

Go to all Rankings

Most snookers were born in United Kingdom (48), China (3), and Ireland (2). By city, the most common birth places were Belfast (3), Glasgow (2), and Bangkok (2).The most common death places of snookers were United Kingdom (5) and Spain (1). By city, these were Belfast (1), Northampton (1), and Denbighshire (1).

The earliest biographies classified as snookers in Pantheon are Ray Reardon, John Pulman, and Fred Davis.  The concentration of snookers was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier snookers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Which Snookers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 6 most globally memorable Snookers since 1700.

Snookers are found within the Sports domain which also includes Soccer Players, Athletes, Basketball Players, Cyclists, and Tennis Players.