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Stephen Hendry

1969 - Today

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Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit. One of the most successful players in snooker history, he turned professional in 1985, aged 16, and rose rapidly through the snooker world rankings, reaching number four in the world by the end of his third professional season. He won his first World Snooker Championship in 1990, aged 21 years and 106 days, making him the sport's youngest world champion, a record he still holds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Hendry has received more than 4,307,068 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Hendry is the 5th most popular snooker (down from 2nd in 2019), the 3,226th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,378th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Snooker.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Stephen Hendry ranks 5 out of 67. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis, and John Pulman. After him are Dennis Taylor, Jimmy White, John Higgins, Ray Reardon, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, and Fred Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Stephen Hendry ranks 175. Before him are Nate Dogg, Amy Ryan, Christopher Scarver, Thomas Linke, Erlend Loe, and Hélène Grimaud. After him are Byron Moreno, Gary Speed, Shawn Crahan, Shawnee Smith, Spike Jonze, and Matthew Settle.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Hendry ranks 3,226 out of 8,785. Before him are Eddie Owen (1886), Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944), Stuart Baxter (1953), George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923), Nevile Henderson (1882), and Mark Gatiss (1966). After him are Chris Blackwell (1937), Thomas Francis Wade (1818), Paul Day (1956), Marc Almond (1957), Noddy Holder (1946), and Peter R. Hunt (1925).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Hendry ranks 5. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975), Alex Higgins (1949), Steve Davis (1957), and John Pulman (1923). After him are Dennis Taylor (1949), Jimmy White (1962), John Higgins (1975), Ray Reardon (1932), Mark Selby (1983), Mark Williams (1975), and Fred Davis (1913).

British born Snookers

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