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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 2,570,871 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Alex Higgins is the 3rd most popular snooker (up from 7th in 2019), the 2,716th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,508th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Snooker.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Alex Higgins ranks 3 out of 56. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry. After him are Steve Davis, John Higgins, Ray Reardon, Jimmy White, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, John Pulman, Neil Robertson, and Dennis Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Alex Higgins ranks 272. Before him are Steven Williams, Hamadi Jebali, Shelley Long, Ed O'Ross, Abdullah Senussi, and Luigi Serafini. After him are Caroline Munro, Adrian Belew, Ricardo Zunino, Guillaume Faye, Robert Berdella, and Sotiris Kaiafas. Among people deceased in 2010, Alex Higgins ranks 202. Before him are Mary Daly, Mohammed Mzali, Steingrímur Hermannsson, Zoltán Varga, Yvonne Loriod, and Sandro de América. After him are Tzannis Tzannetakis, Salvador Jorge Blanco, Marina Semyonova, Mariya Dolina, Giuseppe Taddei, and George C. Williams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Higgins ranks 2,716 out of 7,765. Before him are Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), John Christie (1899), Edmund Campion (1540), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Cathleen Nesbitt (1888), and Dougray Scott (1965). After him are James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838), John Peel (1939), Paul Simonon (1955), Caroline Munro (1949), Brendan Rodgers (1973), and Patsy Kensit (1968).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Alex Higgins ranks 3. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975) and Stephen Hendry (1969). After him are Steve Davis (1957), John Higgins (1975), Ray Reardon (1932), Jimmy White (1962), Mark Selby (1983), Mark Williams (1975), John Pulman (1923), Dennis Taylor (1949), and Fred Davis (1913).

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