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Gary Anderson

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}} Gary James Grant Anderson (born 22 December 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number thirteen; he reached a peak ranking of world number two from 2015 to 2017. Anderson is a former British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) world number one. Nicknamed "the Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam train, he is a two-time, back-to-back PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2015 and 2016, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Before switching to the PDC following the 2009 BDO World Championship, Anderson won four BDO major titles: the International Darts League, World Trophy and Finder Masters in 2007 as well as the 2008 Finder Masters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Anderson is the 3,310th most popular athlete, the 6,839th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 127th most popular British Athlete.

Gary Anderson, the Scottish darts player born in 1970, is most famous for winning multiple PDC World Darts Championships, specifically in 2015 and 2016. He is known for his distinctive throwing style and has earned a reputation as one of the top players in professional darts.

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Among athletes, Gary Anderson ranks 3,312 out of 6,025. Before him are Gerda Weissensteiner, Steve Riddick, Ioamnet Quintero, Deon Hemmings, Domingos Castro, Artur Partyka, Ingo Appelt, and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn. After him are Sybille Schmidt, Anjelika Krylova, Anastasia Kelesidou, and Oh Kyo-moon.

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Among people born in 1970, Gary Anderson ranks 779. Before him are José Luis Calderón, Emmanuel Mouret, Basarab Panduru, Klaudia Tanner, Carl Frode Tiller, and Mikael Ljungberg. After him are Fiona Dolman, Rasa Polikevičiūtė, Dmitry Malikov, Øyvind Leonhardsen, Jiří Novotný, and Joumana Haddad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Anderson ranks 6,841 out of 8,785. Before him are Little Simz (1994), George Osborne (1971), Ben Hardy (1991), John Mortimer (1923), KT Tunstall (1975), and Jeff Astle (1942). After him are Emma Rigby (1989), Fiona Dolman (1970), Billy Gilmour (2001), Maurice Setters (1936), Sarah Lucas (1962), and Grant Shapps (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Gary Anderson ranks 127. Before him are Josh Kerr (1997), Sheila Sherwood (1945), Jo Pavey (1973), Simmone Jacobs (1966), Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), and David Broome (1940). After him are Lizzy Yarnold (1988), Charlie Spedding (1952), Holly Bradshaw (1991), Angela Bailey (1962), David Thompson (1977), and Leroy Watson (1965).

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