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John Pulman

1923 - 1998

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Herbert John Pulman (12 December 1923 – 25 December 1998) was an English professional snooker player who was the World Snooker Champion from 1957 to 1968. He first won the title at the 1957 Championship and retained it across seven challenges from 1964 to 1968, three of them against Fred Davis and two against Rex Williams. When the tournament reverted to a knockout event in 1969, he lost 18–25 in the first round to the eventual champion John Spencer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Pulman has received more than 301,677 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). John Pulman is the 4th most popular snooker (up from 10th in 2019), the 3,189th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,286th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Snooker.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

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  • 49.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, John Pulman ranks 4 out of 67. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan, Alex Higgins, and Steve Davis. After him are Stephen Hendry, Dennis Taylor, Jimmy White, John Higgins, Ray Reardon, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, and Fred Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, John Pulman ranks 296. Before him are Geoff Duke, Paul Xuereb, Ladislav Fuks, Sara Lidman, Palden Thondup Namgyal, and Pierre Chaunu. After him are Karl-Heinz Metzner, Juan Acuña, Stefan Bozhkov, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Xie Jin, and Red Garland. Among people deceased in 1998, John Pulman ranks 200. Before him are William Gaddis, Johannes Kotkas, Consalvo Sanesi, Fred Alderman, Vladimir Dudintsev, and Junior Wells. After him are Lamberto Gardelli, Lounès Matoub, Clara Calamai, Åke Seyffarth, André Bonin, and Mikio Oda.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Pulman ranks 3,189 out of 8,785. Before him are Joseph Grimaldi (1778), Mike Parkes (1931), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Alicia Moreau de Justo (1885), Robert Greene (1558), and Charles Shaughnessy (1955). After him are Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402), Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879), Eddie Marsan (1968), David Sylvian (1958), Nicholas Hoult (1989), and Lonnie Donegan (1931).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, John Pulman ranks 4. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975), Alex Higgins (1949), and Steve Davis (1957). After him are Stephen Hendry (1969), Dennis Taylor (1949), Jimmy White (1962), John Higgins (1975), Ray Reardon (1932), Mark Selby (1983), Mark Williams (1975), and Fred Davis (1913).

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