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Cliff Thorburn

1948 - Today

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Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Grinder" because of his slow, determined style of play, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, defeating Alex Higgins 18–16 in the final. He is generally recognised as the sport's first world champion from outside the United Kingdom—since Australian Horace Lindrum's 1952 title is usually disregarded—and he remains the only world champion from the Americas. He was runner-up in two other world championships, losing 21–25 to John Spencer in the 1977 final and 6–18 to Steve Davis in the 1983 final. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cliff Thorburn is the 22nd most popular snooker (down from 20th in 2019), the 718th most popular biography from Canada (up from 747th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Cliff Thorburn ranks 22 out of 67. Before her are Dennis Taylor, John Pulman, Ryan Day, Judd Trump, Stephen Lee, and Walter Donaldson. After her are John Spencer, Marco Fu, Alan McManus, Stuart Bingham, Ding Junhui, and Peter Ebdon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Cliff Thorburn ranks 703. Before her are Hilarion Kapral, Nina Rocheva, Kristina Hautala, Trevor Brooking, Antonio Biosca, and Lester Bangs. After her are Guy Tunmer, Walter Smith, John Evan, Joachim Mattern, You Si-kun, and Hans van Helden.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Cliff Thorburn ranks 718 out of 1,622. Before her are Hilarion Kapral (1948), Henry Lau (1989), Shawn Drover (1966), Andre De Grasse (1994), Ruby Keeler (1909), and Atiba Hutchinson (1983). After her are Enrico Colantoni (1963), Estella Warren (1978), Brad Wright (1961), Robert Elsie (1950), Maurice LaMarche (1958), and Sam Langford (1886).

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Among SNOOKERS In Canada

Among snookers born in Canada, Cliff Thorburn ranks 1. 

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