1972 - Today
Fergal O'Brien (born 8 March 1972) is an Irish retired professional snooker player who competed on the World Snooker Tour from 1991 to 2024. He won one ranking title during his career, defeating Anthony Hamilton 9–7 in the final of the 1999 British Open. He was runner-up at the 2001 Masters, where he lost the final 9–10 to Paul Hunter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fergal O'Brien has received more than 215,546 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Fergal O'Brien is the 43rd most popular snooker (up from 46th in 2019), the 420th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 401st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Snooker.
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Among snookers, Fergal O'Brien ranks 43 out of 56. Before him are Joe Perry, Joe Johnson, Ricky Walden, Anthony Hamilton, Mark Davis, and Tony Drago. After him are Liang Wenbo, Dominic Dale, Martin Gould, Stephen Lee, Willie Thorne, and Kyren Wilson.
1974 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 37
1952 - Present
HPI: 31.23
Rank: 38
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.18
Rank: 39
1971 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 40
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.19
Rank: 41
1965 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 42
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.61
Rank: 43
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.26
Rank: 44
1971 - Present
HPI: 29.14
Rank: 45
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.04
Rank: 46
1974 - Present
HPI: 28.22
Rank: 47
1954 - 2020
HPI: 27.99
Rank: 48
1991 - Present
HPI: 27.84
Rank: 49
Among people born in 1972, Fergal O'Brien ranks 833. Before him are Elena Baranova, Matthew Gilmore, Tsuyoshi Otsuki, Charlie Haas, Jean Louisa Kelly, and Sylvie Lubamba. After him are Julissa Villanueva, Milton Wynants, Valdeci Basílio da Silva, Shane Meadows, Marco Aurelio Silva Businhani, and D-Von Dudley.
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.79
Rank: 827
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 828
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 829
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.72
Rank: 830
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.69
Rank: 831
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.63
Rank: 832
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.61
Rank: 833
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.57
Rank: 834
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 835
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 836
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.45
Rank: 837
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.45
Rank: 838
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 839
Among people born in Ireland, Fergal O'Brien ranks 420 out of 501. Before him are Kevin Moran (1956), Victoria Smurfit (1974), Matt Doherty (1992), Patrick McCabe (1955), Jonas Armstrong (1981), and Michelle Smith (1969). After him are Stefan Molyneux (1966), Ian Harte (1977), Anthony Stokes (1988), Aisling Franciosi (1993), Stephen Ireland (1986), and Pádraig Harrington (1971).
1956 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 414
1974 - Present
HPI: 30.66
Rank: 415
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.61
Rank: 416
1955 - Present
HPI: 30.28
Rank: 417
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.12
Rank: 418
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.85
Rank: 419
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.61
Rank: 420
1966 - Present
HPI: 29.59
Rank: 421
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.42
Rank: 422
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.27
Rank: 423
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.22
Rank: 424
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.91
Rank: 425
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 426
Among snookers born in Ireland, Fergal O'Brien ranks 2. Before him are Ken Doherty (1969).