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Stephen Hendry

1969 - Today

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Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who is best known for dominating the sport during the 1990s, when he became one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry 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, surpassing Alex Higgins as 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 4,076,875 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Stephen Hendry is the 2nd most popular snooker, the 2,384th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,432nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Snooker.

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  • 42

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  • 5.86

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  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Stephen Hendry ranks 2 out of 56Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan. After him are Alex Higgins, Steve Davis, John Higgins, Ray Reardon, Jimmy White, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, John Pulman, Neil Robertson, and Dennis Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Stephen Hendry ranks 105Before him are Gedeon Burkhard, Antônio Carlos Zago, Roy Jones Jr., Tanita Tikaram, Erika Eleniak, and Thomas Jane. After him are Pedro Castillo, Terrence Howard, Faye Wong, Răzvan Lucescu, Faustino Asprilla, and Fernando Couto.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Hendry ranks 2,384 out of 7,765Before him are Walter Map (1140), Henry Peach Robinson (1830), James Nasmyth (1808), Nevil Shute (1899), Al Stewart (1945), and John Terry (1980). After him are James Braid (1795), Joss Ackland (1928), Rupert Brooke (1887), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), John Pell (1611), and Bob Anderson (1931).

Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Hendry ranks 2Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975). After him are Alex Higgins (1949), Steve Davis (1957), John Higgins (1975), Ray Reardon (1932), Jimmy White (1962), Mark Selby (1983), Mark Williams (1975), John Pulman (1923), Dennis Taylor (1949), and Fred Davis (1913).

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