SNOOKER
Cliff Thorburn
1948 - Today
Cliff Thorburn
Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Grinder" because of his slow, determined style of play, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, defeating Alex Higgins 18–16 in the final. He is generally recognised as the sport's first world champion from outside the United Kingdom—since Australian Horace Lindrum's 1952 title is usually disregarded—and he remains the only world champion from the Americas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cliff Thorburn has received more than 880,141 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Cliff Thorburn is the 20th most popular snooker (up from 23rd in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from Canada (down from 726th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Snooker.
Memorability Metrics
880k
Page Views (PV)
47.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
1.71
Effective Languages (L*)
4.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SNOOKERS
Among snookers, Cliff Thorburn ranks 20 out of 67. Before her are Marco Fu, Neil Robertson, Terry Griffiths, Walter Donaldson, Alan McManus, and Ali Carter. After her are Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, Shaun Murphy, Ding Junhui, John Spencer, and Stuart Bingham.
Most Popular Snookers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarco Fu
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 14
Neil Robertson
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 15
Terry Griffiths
1947 - 2024
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 16
Walter Donaldson
1907 - 1973
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 17
Alan McManus
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 18
Ali Carter
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 19
Cliff Thorburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 20
Peter Ebdon
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 21
Ken Doherty
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 22
Shaun Murphy
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 23
Ding Junhui
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 24
John Spencer
1935 - 2006
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 25
Stuart Bingham
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Cliff Thorburn ranks 713. Before her are Tom Scott, Oleg Dolmatov, Aleksandr Timoshinin, Lynne Thigpen, István Szívós, and David Davis. After her are Csaba Hegedűs, Brian Stableford, El Kazovsky, Dick Quax, Tamás Wichmann, and Mario Aldo Montano.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsTom Scott
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 707
Oleg Dolmatov
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 708
Aleksandr Timoshinin
ATHLETE
1948 - 2021
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 709
Lynne Thigpen
ACTOR
1948 - 2003
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 710
István Szívós
ATHLETE
1948 - 2019
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 711
David Davis
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 712
Cliff Thorburn
SNOOKER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 713
Csaba Hegedűs
WRESTLER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 714
Brian Stableford
WRITER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 715
El Kazovsky
PAINTER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 716
Dick Quax
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 717
Tamás Wichmann
ATHLETE
1948 - 2020
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 718
Mario Aldo Montano
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 719
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Cliff Thorburn ranks 747 out of 1,622. Before her are Robbie Amell (1988), Lorne Loomer (1937), Joe Sakic (1969), Henry Lau (1989), Alice Eastwood (1859), and Horst Bulau (1962). After her are Christian Cage (1973), Gilles Brassard (1955), Jeremy Ratchford (1965), Montgomery Wilson (1909), George Eaton (1945), and Chris Bumstead (1995).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsRobbie Amell
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 741
Lorne Loomer
ATHLETE
1937 - 2017
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 742
Joe Sakic
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 743
Henry Lau
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 744
Alice Eastwood
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1953
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 745
Horst Bulau
SKIER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 746
Cliff Thorburn
SNOOKER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 747
Christian Cage
WRESTLER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 748
Gilles Brassard
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 749
Jeremy Ratchford
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 750
Montgomery Wilson
SKATER
1909 - 1964
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 751
George Eaton
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 752
Chris Bumstead
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 753
Among SNOOKERS In Canada
Among snookers born in Canada, Cliff Thorburn ranks 1.