ATHLETE
Hossein Vafaei
1994 - Today

Hossein Vafaei
Hossein Vafaei (Persian: حسین وفایی; born 15 October 1994) is an Iranian professional snooker player. He is the first professional player from Iran. He won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final. Vafaei made his Crucible debut at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 4–10 to Judd Trump in the first round. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hossein Vafaei is the 5,266th most popular athlete (down from 4,658th in 2019), the 600th most popular biography from Iran (down from 592nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Iranian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Hossein Vafaei ranks 5,266 out of 6,025. Before him are DeeDee Trotter, Irakli Turmanidze, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Denise Lewis, Matej Beňuš, and Matteo Castaldo. After him are Kim Jong-hyun, Innocent Egbunike, Zhang Jin, Kim Su-ji, Zibane Ngozi, and Erik Varga.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDeeDee Trotter
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 5,260
Irakli Turmanidze
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 5,261
Annemarieke van Rumpt
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,262
Denise Lewis
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,263
Matej Beňuš
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,264
Matteo Castaldo
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,265
Hossein Vafaei
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 5,266
Kim Jong-hyun
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 5,267
Innocent Egbunike
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 5,268
Zhang Jin
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 5,269
Kim Su-ji
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 5,270
Zibane Ngozi
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 5,271
Erik Varga
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 5,272
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1994, Hossein Vafaei ranks 748. Before him are Jannik Huth, Anthony Limbombe, Joshua Brenet, Wang Yafan, Valériane Vukosavljević, and Valerian Gvilia. After him are Samir, Kim So-hui, Johannes Thiemann, Cameron McEvoy, Simon Hald, and Alejandra Valencia.
Others Born in 1994
Go to all RankingsJannik Huth
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 742
Anthony Limbombe
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 743
Joshua Brenet
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 744
Wang Yafan
TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 745
Valériane Vukosavljević
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 746
Valerian Gvilia
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 747
Hossein Vafaei
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 748
Samir
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 749
Kim So-hui
POLITICIAN
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 750
Johannes Thiemann
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 751
Cameron McEvoy
SWIMMER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 752
Simon Hald
HANDBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 753
Alejandra Valencia
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 754
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 600 out of 631. Before him are Omid Alishah (1992), Milad Beigi (1991), Lee Mi-gyeong (null), Hassan Roudbarian (1978), Ahmad Nourollahi (1993), and Sabah Shariati (1989). After him are Mojtaba Abedini (1984), Mehdi Torabi (1994), Hossein Mahini (1986), Shervin Hajipour (1997), Mehrdad Pooladi (1987), and Mohammad Mohebi (1998).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsOmid Alishah
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 594
Milad Beigi
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 595
Lee Mi-gyeong
ATHLETE
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 596
Hassan Roudbarian
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 597
Ahmad Nourollahi
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 598
Sabah Shariati
WRESTLER
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 599
Hossein Vafaei
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 600
Mojtaba Abedini
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 601
Mehdi Torabi
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 602
Hossein Mahini
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 603
Shervin Hajipour
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 604
Mehrdad Pooladi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 605
Mohammad Mohebi
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 606
Among ATHLETES In Iran
Among athletes born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 19. Before him are Kimia Alizadeh (1998), Sohrab Moradi (1988), Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (1986), Kamia Yousufi (1996), Milad Beigi (1991), and Lee Mi-gyeong (null). After him are Martin Thomas (null), Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (1983), Mohammad Mousavi (1987), Nahid Kiani (1998), Amin Mirzazadeh (1998), and Navab Nassirshalal (1989).
Kimia Alizadeh
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 13
Sohrab Moradi
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 14
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 15
Kamia Yousufi
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 16
Milad Beigi
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 17
Lee Mi-gyeong
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 18
Hossein Vafaei
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 19
Martin Thomas
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 20
Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 21
Mohammad Mousavi
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 22
Nahid Kiani
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.46
Rank: 23
Amin Mirzazadeh
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.93
Rank: 24
Navab Nassirshalal
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.85
Rank: 25