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Ken Doherty

1969 - Today

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Ken Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player who also works as a commentator and pundit on televised snooker broadcasts. From Ranelagh in Dublin, he is the sport's only world champion from the Republic of Ireland, having won the title in 1997, and one of only four players from outside the United Kingdom to have won the title in the modern era. He is the only player to have won the world amateur and world professional title, having also been world U-21 champion. After moving from Dublin to London to pursue his snooker career, Doherty won the World Under-21 Amateur Championship and the World Amateur Championship in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Doherty has received more than 1,188,186 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Doherty is the 22nd most popular snooker (up from 24th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 371st in 2019) and the most popular Irish Snooker.

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  • 28

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Ken Doherty ranks 22 out of 67. Before him are Terry Griffiths, Walter Donaldson, Alan McManus, Ali Carter, Cliff Thorburn, and Peter Ebdon. After him are Shaun Murphy, Ding Junhui, John Spencer, Stuart Bingham, Graeme Dott, and Luca Brecel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Ken Doherty ranks 560. Before him are Ashley Jensen, Petra Kronberger, Chin Han, Jason Blum, Motohiro Yamaguchi, and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. After him are David Hayter, Earnie Stewart, John Tobias, Ivana, Tate Taylor, and Mark Millar.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ken Doherty ranks 376 out of 549. Before him are Finn Bálor (1981), Frank Stapleton (1956), Kian Egan (1980), Henry Grattan (1746), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), and Éamonn Ceannt (1881). After him are Joe Kinnear (1946), Dominique McElligott (1986), James Mitchel (1864), John Redmond (1856), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), and T. P. McKenna (1929).

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Among SNOOKERS In Ireland

Among snookers born in Ireland, Ken Doherty ranks 1. After him are Fergal O'Brien (1972).

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