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James Wattana
1970 - Today
James Wattana
James Wattana (Thai: เจมส์ วัฒนา; born January 17, 1970, as วัฒนา ภู่โอบอ้อม Wattana Pu-Ob-Orm, then renamed รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm in 2003) is a Thai former professional snooker player. A professional between 1989 and 2008, and from 2009 to 2020, Wattana reached his highest ranking position – world number 3 – for the 1994–95 season. He has won three ranking tournaments, the 1992 Strachan Open and the Thailand Open in 1994 and 1995, and has finished as the runner-up in a further five ranking events. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Wattana has received more than 360,250 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). James Wattana is the 32nd most popular snooker (down from 28th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 109th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Snooker.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
35.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of James Wattanas by language
Over the past year James Wattana has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 29,806 views, followed by Thai (12,400), and German (2,417). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (231.76%), Bulgarian (36.07%), and Romanian (31.71%)
Among SNOOKERS
Among snookers, James Wattana ranks 32 out of 67. Before him are Stuart Bingham, Graeme Dott, Luca Brecel, Mark Allen, Paul Hunter, and Matthew Stevens. After him are Barry Hawkins, Mark Davis, Stephen Maguire, John Parrott, Stephen Lee, and Dominic Dale.
Most Popular Snookers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStuart Bingham
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 26
Graeme Dott
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 27
Luca Brecel
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 28
Mark Allen
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 29
Paul Hunter
1978 - 2006
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 30
Matthew Stevens
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 31
James Wattana
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 32
Barry Hawkins
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 33
Mark Davis
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 34
Stephen Maguire
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 35
John Parrott
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.84
Rank: 36
Stephen Lee
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.64
Rank: 37
Dominic Dale
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, James Wattana ranks 710. Before him are Perrey Reeves, Tayfur Havutçu, Salvador del Solar, Otilia Bădescu, Alysia Reiner, and Andrey Tikhonov. After him are Cenk Uygur, Chi Cheng, Ramya Krishnan, Mike Modano, R. Madhavan, and Master P.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsPerrey Reeves
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 704
Tayfur Havutçu
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 705
Salvador del Solar
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.93
Rank: 706
Otilia Bădescu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 707
Alysia Reiner
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 708
Andrey Tikhonov
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 709
James Wattana
SNOOKER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 710
Cenk Uygur
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 711
Chi Cheng
MUSICIAN
1970 - 2013
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 712
Ramya Krishnan
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 713
Mike Modano
HOCKEY PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 714
R. Madhavan
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 715
Master P
PRESENTER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.73
Rank: 716
In Thailand
Among people born in Thailand, James Wattana ranks 124 out of 186. Before him are Ten (1996), Urassaya Sperbund (1993), Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (1978), BamBam (1997), Rhatha Phongam (1983), and Sanchai Ratiwatana (1982). After him are Vachirawit Chivaaree (1997), Tammy Duckworth (1968), Ranee Campen (1989), Nadech Kugimiya (1991), Parinya Charoenphol (1981), and Metawin Opas-iamkajorn (1999).
Others born in Thailand
Go to all RankingsTen
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 118
Urassaya Sperbund
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 119
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 120
BamBam
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 121
Rhatha Phongam
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 122
Sanchai Ratiwatana
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 123
James Wattana
SNOOKER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 124
Vachirawit Chivaaree
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 125
Tammy Duckworth
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 126
Ranee Campen
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 127
Nadech Kugimiya
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 128
Parinya Charoenphol
BOXER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 129
Metawin Opas-iamkajorn
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 130
Among SNOOKERS In Thailand
Among snookers born in Thailand, James Wattana ranks 1. After him are Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (1985).