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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 886,033 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Willie Thorne is the 48th most popular snooker (down from 17th in 2019), the 6,628th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,820th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Snooker.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 27.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Willie Thorne ranks 48 out of 56. Before him are Tony Drago, Fergal O'Brien, Liang Wenbo, Dominic Dale, Martin Gould, and Stephen Lee. After him are Kyren Wilson, David Gilbert, Tom Ford, Ryan Day, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, and Robert Milkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Willie Thorne ranks 651. Before him are Greta Van Susteren, Brad Sherman, Lindiwe Sisulu, Thomas DiLorenzo, John Gregory, and John Cygan. After him are Scott May, Quinn Buckner, Gina McCarthy, Mark Foley, and David Wilkie. Among people deceased in 2020, Willie Thorne ranks 782. Before him are Lynn Shelton, Yahya Hassan, Miljan Mrdaković, Alex Pullin, Tom Forsyth, and Kizito Mihigo. After him are Robert Archibald, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Shad Gaspard, Helin Bölek, and Nick Cordero.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Willie Thorne ranks 6,628 out of 7,765. Before him are James Tarkowski (1992), Phoebe Fox (1987), Jo Frost (1970), Alan McLoughlin (1967), Jim Holton (1951), and Nick Barmby (1974). After him are Gordon Durie (1965), Karl Pilkington (1972), Emma Corrin (1995), Kele Okereke (1981), Dominic Solanke (1997), and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (1985).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Willie Thorne ranks 38. Before him are Ricky Walden (1982), Anthony Hamilton (1971), Mark Davis (1972), Dominic Dale (1971), Martin Gould (1981), and Stephen Lee (1974). After him are Kyren Wilson (1991), David Gilbert (1981), Tom Ford (1983), Ryan Day (1980), Robert Milkins (1976), and Michael Holt (1978).

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