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John Spencer

1935 - 2006

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John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player. One of the most dominant players of the 1970s, he won the World Snooker Championship three times, in 1969, 1971 and 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Spencer has received more than 71,907 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Spencer is the 25th most popular snooker (down from 21st in 2019), the 6,138th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,467th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Snooker.

Memorability Metrics

  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, John Spencer ranks 25 out of 67. Before him are Ali Carter, Cliff Thorburn, Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, Shaun Murphy, and Ding Junhui. After him are Stuart Bingham, Graeme Dott, Luca Brecel, Mark Allen, Paul Hunter, and Matthew Stevens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John Spencer ranks 533. Before him are Lyle Waggoner, Rajmohan Gandhi, Gail Fisher, Mel Charles, Jane Dee Hull, and Bobby Bare. After him are Manuel Aaron, Harry B. Gray, John Inman, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Dorothy Masuka, and Shyama. Among people deceased in 2006, John Spencer ranks 394. Before him are Naushad, Ellen Willis, Ed Bradley, Mervyn Wood, Isaac Gálvez, and Irving Kaplansky. After him are Esther Victoria Abraham, Gernot Jurtin, Surinder Kaur, Mihály Fülöp, Sarah Caldwell, and Jesús Rollán.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Spencer ranks 6,138 out of 8,785. Before him are Elizabeth Carter (1717), Cheryl (1983), Henry Banks (1913), Josh O'Connor (1990), Jacquetta Hawkes (1910), and Barbara Castle (1910). After him are Jack O'Connell (1990), John Keble (1792), John Rennie the Elder (1761), William Alwyn (1905), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), and Frederic Moore (1830).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, John Spencer ranks 20. Before him are Terry Griffiths (1947), Walter Donaldson (1907), Alan McManus (1971), Ali Carter (1979), Peter Ebdon (1970), and Shaun Murphy (1982). After him are Stuart Bingham (1976), Graeme Dott (1977), Mark Allen (1986), Paul Hunter (1978), Matthew Stevens (1977), and Barry Hawkins (1979).

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