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Doyle Brunson

1933 - 2023

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Doyle Frank Brunson (August 10, 1933 – May 14, 2023) was an American poker player who played professionally for over 60 years. He was a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker. Brunson was the first player to win $1 million in poker tournaments. He won ten WSOP bracelets throughout his career, tied with Johnny Chan and Erik Seidel for third all time, behind Phil Hellmuth's seventeen and Phil Ivey's eleven. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Doyle Brunson is the most popular poker player, the 5,416th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,727th in 2019) and the most popular American Poker Player.

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Among POKER PLAYERS

Among poker players, Doyle Brunson ranks 1 out of 15. After him are Johnny Moss, Dan Bilzerian, Phil Hellmuth, Dan Harrington, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Scotty Nguyen, and Liv Boeree.

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Among people born in 1933, Doyle Brunson ranks 260. Before him are Nicolae Rainea, Ela Bhatt, Gene Kranz, Elly Ameling, Evaristo de Macedo, and Ilya Kabakov. After him are Ivan Passer, Gloria Foster, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Carol Burnett, Máté Fenyvesi, and Dom DeLuise. Among people deceased in 2023, Doyle Brunson ranks 255. Before him are Dariush Mehrjui, Tengiz Kitovani, Lowell Weicker, Colin Burgess, Ilya Kabakov, and Ernst Tugendhat. After him are Nadja Tiller, Margit Carstensen, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Meir Shalev, Elisabeth Kopp, and Tatjana Patitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doyle Brunson ranks 5,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Keith David (1956), Charles David Keeling (1928), Harry Guardino (1925), Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Mae Jemison (1956), and George Catlin (1796). After him are Cecil Taylor (1929), Black Elk (1863), Howard Stern (1954), Courtney Hodges (1887), Chelsea Field (1957), and Cotton Mather (1663).

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Among POKER PLAYERS In United States

Among poker players born in United States, Doyle Brunson ranks 1. After him are Johnny Moss (1907), Dan Bilzerian (1980), Phil Hellmuth (1964), Dan Harrington (1945), Phil Ivey (1977), Chris Ferguson (1963), Tom Dwan (1986), and Joe Cada (1987).

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