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Alex Higgins

1949 - 2010

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Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgins" for his rapid play, and known as the "People's Champion" for his popularity and charisma, he is often credited as a key factor in snooker's success as a mainstream televised sport in the 1980s. Higgins turned professional in 1971 and won the World Snooker Championship in 1972, defeating John Spencer 37–31 in the final to become the first qualifier to win the world title, a feat that only two other players—Terry Griffiths in 1979 and Shaun Murphy in 2005—have achieved since. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Higgins has received more than 2,726,178 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Alex Higgins is the 2nd most popular snooker (up from 3rd in 2019), the 2,355th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,709th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Snooker.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Alex Higgins ranks 2 out of 67. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan. After him are Steve Davis, John Pulman, Stephen Hendry, Dennis Taylor, Jimmy White, John Higgins, Ray Reardon, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, and Fred Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Alex Higgins ranks 255. Before him are Mustafa Denizli, Veronica Cartwright, Jim Carroll, Kiran Bedi, Rob Cohen, and Trevor Jones. After him are Mari Alkatiri, Jean Petit, Henning Jensen, Nancy Meyers, Tony Cragg, and Flora Brovina. Among people deceased in 2010, Alex Higgins ranks 170. Before him are Kevin McCarthy, Bernard Giraudeau, Bruno S., Allan Sandage, Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, and Zilda Arns. After him are Magda Frank, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Juan Carlos González, Gary Coleman, Palle Huld, and Iryna Melnykova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Higgins ranks 2,355 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), Phil Taylor (1954), Frances Burney (1752), Snowy White (1948), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), and Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458). After him are John Owen (1616), Phil Read (1939), John Michell (1724), Derek Warwick (1954), Trevor Francis (1954), and Abraham Darby I (1678).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Alex Higgins ranks 2. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975). After him are Steve Davis (1957), John Pulman (1923), Stephen Hendry (1969), Dennis Taylor (1949), Jimmy White (1962), John Higgins (1975), Ray Reardon (1932), Mark Selby (1983), Mark Williams (1975), and Fred Davis (1913).

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