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Fred Davis

1913 - 1998

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Fred Davis (14 August 1913 – 16 April 1998) was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards. He was an eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956, and a two-time winner of the World Billiards Championship. He was the brother of 15-time world snooker champion Joe Davis; the pair were the only two players to win both snooker and English billiards world championships, and Fred is second on the list of those holding most world snooker championship titles, behind Joe. Davis' professional career started in 1929 at the age of 15 as a billiards player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Davis is the 15th most popular snooker (down from 12th in 2019), the 4,896th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,754th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Fred Davis ranks 15 out of 67. Before him are Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, Mark Williams, and Mark Selby. After him are Dennis Taylor, John Pulman, Ryan Day, Judd Trump, Stephen Lee, and Walter Donaldson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Fred Davis ranks 349. Before him are Michael Foot, Fritz Fromm, Walter Susskind, Douglas Slocombe, Harry Voigt, and Mary Frizzell. After him are Dave Albritton, Lawrence H. Aller, Rafael Gil, Ioachim Moldoveanu, Humberto Mariles, and Balraj Sahni. Among people deceased in 1998, Fred Davis ranks 276. Before him are Givi Kartozia, Max Streibl, James Lighthill, Anna J. Harrison, Duncan White, and Leo Buscaglia. After him are René Ferrier, Ricardo Tormo, Eleanor Garatti, Persis Khambatta, Naim Talu, and Ardalion Ignatyev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fred Davis ranks 4,897 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Hoggart (1918), Alice Eve (1982), Stephen Moyer (1969), Stuart Baxter (1953), John Pendry (1943), and Curtis Jones (2001). After him are Peter Hall (1930), Paula Yates (1959), Mischa Barton (1986), Jamie Bell (1986), Lynn Fontanne (1887), and James Wilson (1805).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Fred Davis ranks 14. Before him are Terry Griffiths (1947), Ray Reardon (1932), Stephen Hendry (1969), Jimmy White (1962), Mark Williams (1975), and Mark Selby (1983). After him are Dennis Taylor (1949), John Pulman (1923), Ryan Day (1980), Judd Trump (1989), Stephen Lee (1974), and Walter Donaldson (1907).

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