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Gary Anderson

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Gary James Grant Anderson (born 22 December 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number fourteen; he reached a peak ranking of world number two from 2015 to 2017. Anderson is a former British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) world number one. Nicknamed "the Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam train, he is a two-time, back-to-back PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2015 and 2016. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Anderson is known for his heavy scoring and smooth throwing style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Anderson is the 3,359th most popular athlete, the 6,855th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 127th most popular British Athlete.

Gary Anderson, the Scottish darts player born in 1970, is most famous for winning multiple PDC World Darts Championships, specifically in 2015 and 2016. He is known for his distinctive throwing style and has earned a reputation as one of the top players in professional darts.

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Among athletes, Gary Anderson ranks 3,359 out of 6,025. Before him are Ioamnet Quintero, Deon Hemmings, Domingos Castro, Artur Partyka, Ingo Appelt, and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn. After him are Sybille Schmidt, Anjelika Krylova, Anastasia Kelesidou, Oh Kyo-moon, Natalya Antyukh, and Anja Kluge.

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Among people born in 1970, Gary Anderson ranks 779. Before him are José Luis Calderón, Emmanuel Mouret, Basarab Panduru, Klaudia Tanner, Carl Frode Tiller, and Mikael Ljungberg. After him are Fiona Dolman, Rasa Polikevičiūtė, Dmitry Malikov, Øyvind Leonhardsen, Jiří Novotný, and Joumana Haddad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Anderson ranks 6,857 out of 8,785. Before him are Little Simz (1994), George Osborne (1971), Ben Hardy (1991), John Mortimer (1923), KT Tunstall (1975), and Jeff Astle (1942). After him are Emma Rigby (1989), Fiona Dolman (1970), Billy Gilmour (2001), Maurice Setters (1936), Sarah Lucas (1962), and Jeremy Swift (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Gary Anderson ranks 127. Before him are Josh Kerr (1997), Sheila Sherwood (1945), Jo Pavey (1973), Simmone Jacobs (1966), Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), and David Broome (1940). After him are Lizzy Yarnold (1988), Charlie Spedding (1952), Holly Bradshaw (1991), Angela Bailey (1962), David Thompson (1977), and Leroy Watson (1965).

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