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Willie Thorne

1954 - 2020

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William Joseph Thorne (4 March 1954 – 17 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player. He won one ranking title, the 1985 Classic. He also reached the final of the 1985 UK Championship, losing 16–14 to Steve Davis after leading 13–8. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Thorne has received more than 926,031 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Willie Thorne is the 50th most popular snooker (down from 48th in 2019), the 7,346th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,611th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Snooker.

Memorability Metrics

  • 930k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Willie Thorne ranks 50 out of 67. Before him are Nigel Bond, Robert Milkins, Tom Ford, Mark King, Gary Wilson, and Anthony Hamilton. After him are Kyren Wilson, Ryan Day, David Gilbert, Jack Lisowski, Zhang Anda, and Martin Gould.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Willie Thorne ranks 750. Before him are Quinn Buckner, Gina McCarthy, John Cygan, Helen Volk, Scott May, and Thomas DiLorenzo. After him are David Wilkie, Mark Foley, Frank Gray, Kalpana Lajmi, Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, and Mary Hanna. Among people deceased in 2020, Willie Thorne ranks 884. Before him are Tony Hsieh, Miljan Mrdaković, Hana Kimura, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Lynn Shelton, and Kizito Mihigo. After him are Execution of Navid Afkari, Yahya Hassan, Shad Gaspard, Tom Lester, Arianne Caoili, and Joe Diffie.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Willie Thorne ranks 7,346 out of 8,785. Before him are Maurice Malpas (1962), Liv Boeree (1984), Ben Gordon (1983), Nell Hudson (1990), Noel Clarke (1975), and Derek Johnstone (1953). After him are David Mitchell (1974), Tommy Robinson (1982), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987), James Tavernier (1991), Oliver Turvey (1987), and Fran Healy (1973).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Willie Thorne ranks 41. Before him are Nigel Bond (1965), Robert Milkins (1976), Tom Ford (1983), Mark King (1974), Gary Wilson (1985), and Anthony Hamilton (1971). After him are Kyren Wilson (1991), Ryan Day (1980), David Gilbert (1981), Jack Lisowski (1991), Martin Gould (1981), and Matthew Selt (1985).

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