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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 274,736 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Pulman is the 10th most popular snooker (up from 11th in 2019), the 4,295th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,124th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, John Pulman ranks 10 out of 56. Before him are Steve Davis, John Higgins, Ray Reardon, Jimmy White, Mark Selby, and Mark Williams. After him are Neil Robertson, Dennis Taylor, Fred Davis, Judd Trump, Marco Fu, and Shaun Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, John Pulman ranks 359. Before him are Armand Borel, Monica Lovinescu, Hedy Schlunegger, Ron Flockhart, Sumner Redstone, and Donald Nicol. After him are Leonid Shamkovich, Vladimir Tendryakov, Boris Sagal, Paavo Lonkila, Inge Keller, and Latifa al-Zayyat. Among people deceased in 1998, John Pulman ranks 242. Before him are Hendrik Timmer, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Ernst Ising, Louis Chaillot, Henry Spira, and Max Streibl. After him are James Lighthill, Richard Denning, Hilla Limann, Clark Clifford, Erling Evensen, and Eldridge Cleaver.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Pulman ranks 4,295 out of 7,765. Before him are Matthew Carter (1937), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), David Garnett (1892), Richard Knill Freeman (1840), and Dave Mackay (1934). After him are Barbara Bodichon (1827), Gina McKee (1964), Anthony Powell (1905), Sam Tingle (1921), Elizabeth Spriggs (1929), and Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, John Pulman ranks 10. Before him are Steve Davis (1957), John Higgins (1975), Ray Reardon (1932), Jimmy White (1962), Mark Selby (1983), and Mark Williams (1975). After him are Dennis Taylor (1949), Fred Davis (1913), Judd Trump (1989), Shaun Murphy (1982), Paul Hunter (1978), and Stuart Bingham (1976).

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